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Handful of Laughs

by The Doctors Fox

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1.
Gauge 05:30
Can you hear me? Can you see me? A meager fence divides our yards I am the keeper of the Pony stable Cross my path and I’ll eat your heart Yea, I’ll eat your heart I’m all bark and all bite I can taste your fright Every day and night Once a month, maybe more Rorschach lies on the floor And I cry when I want something more Yea, I need some thing more I know you know I could bite your hand off I can see it in your eyes Who’ll make the first move in this awkward stand-off I can wait, I’ve got the time. I don’t mind I can wait, I’ve got time. I’m all bark and all bite I can taste your fright Every day and night Once a month, maybe more Rorschach lies on the floor And I cry when I want something more Yea, I need some thing more And you grin with satisfaction As you gaze at our reactions You could put us all in traction Have you thought about your actions Why hate bicycles? They’re so benign. Cold like icicles runs down my spine. And Gauge, you're a pretty, pretty, girl.
2.
Diva 03:26
Diva, won’t you see the light Show me, that you’ll treat me right Every time I be, you change on me Every day or two, I love you Every day or so, I need to know That you love me, too. Diva, won’t you see the light Show me, that you’ll treat me right Every now and then, I need a friend, Every time you care, I smile, knowing that you’re there Every waking hour, I feel your power In my underwear. Diva, won’t you see the light Show me, that you’ll treat me right Diva Diva
3.
Lately I’ve been pressed to find my individuality Friendly brands extend their hands I wonder what they’ll offer me. You tell me your satisfied So how come you buy all the thing they provide Obsolete within three years Isn’t it clear, isn’t it obvious that maybe they are robbing us Now tell me what’ ms stopping us From living simple I think I’d be better off without their new technology They pretend to care but I know, they play our insecurities. Click Click, the Channels Change I run from commercials. They’re running in circles Around my sense of self-confidence Something inside keeps telling me to buy A piece of plastic paradise I think it would be mighty nice Living simple
4.
Dictionary 03:51
Home is just a frame of mind When I’m with you I find it’s true I kick off my shoes And lose my blues I’m at home when I’m with you Love is just another word It’s really quite absurd to see That your mind and soul can lose control ‘cause you’re in love with me Won’t you please define the world for me You’re just the girl to make me see I need no dictionary We implies there’s more than one It really would be fun to be In a we of two, just me and you We’d live so happily Won’t you please define the world for me You’re just the girl to make me see I need no dictionary How convivial I would be if you just loved me from A to Z I would carry on loquaciously if you'd be my dictionary I don't need no spelling be or a lesson in vocabulary our love would be like poetry if you'd be my dictionary Won’t you please define the world for me You’re just the girl to make me see I need no dictionary (I don't need no thesaurus you define the world for us)
5.
Carly 05:09
You knit me gloves and I’ll write you this song Oh its been to long And though I’m still cynical I thank technology for bringing you back to me Flimsy it fall to the wayside so fast I want to know Where did you go Left all alone just to freeze off my ass The song goes unsung The knitting undone Thank goodness the summer is nigh I look through the window Just to see your face floating far way Many days have passed since I checked last And though summer was sweet I know that the heat Will depart as autumn comes I could use another scarf to keep from the cold I wanna know Where did you go I’ve got my side of our deal to uphold The song goes unsung The knitting undone I wish that the sun would return. Ca – rly, I don’t want to be impatient, But, I have the tendency to be com-pla-cent I let things slide though I’ve tried all along my routine set aside just to finish the bridge to the song.
6.
Zonkers 03:27
The screaming yellow rubs his nose while lions eat the man in charge. The clown plays for the royalty confined in glass jars The angel in the big green dress, she dances as she sings her songs I’m running from a brick wall I can’t get too far Which came first, the mother or the motherless? Leaving behind me just an empty garage Flying high about the crazy circumference Something tells me this is just a mirage Real life phenomenon, Estelle and Little Lupo climb to heights of new absurdity with flying giraffes And stoic Mr. Frederick stands in line behind the man who leads the band that plays for nothing but a handful of laughs Which came first, the mother or the motherless? Leaving behind me just an empty garage Flying high about the crazy circumference Something tells me this is just a mirage Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Welcome to the greatest show on earth!!!! All life is meat, from your head to your feet. All life is meat, from your head to your feet. Real life phenomenon, Estelle and Little Lupo climb to heights of new absurdity with flying giraffes And stoic Mr. Frederick stands in line behind the man who leads the band that plays for nothing but a handful of laughs
7.
Kiguru 04:55
Close the door don’t look behind it. Close your mouth I truly mind it Close the tube I’m nearly blinded Close your eyes You just might find it He walks in the room Just a moment to soon To catch the lingering words of conversation I don’t understand a word they’ve said He walks through the gate Just a moment to late She checks him with distrustful hesitation Don’t you mess with daddy’s flowers Don’t spill water for your showers Don’t regret your missing hours Don’t forget who has the power He walks in the room Just a moment to soon To catch the lingering words of conversation He walks through the gate Just a moment to late She checks him with distrustful hesitation
8.
Annabelle 03:19
As the sun retires over rocky mountain skies I think of you and look towards the west It was many years ago now when we said goodbye I remember you whom I have loved best My memory is haunted by a muse so fair. Remnants of her fragrance, still linger in the air I would bear the arctic winter I would face the ocean’s swell Still I’d climb the highest mountain To the deepest depths of hell Just to hold you once again My Annabelle From town to town I wander searching for lost love I make my home where I lay my head Finding solace in my sleep, escaping from the cold I wake up, alone in my bed Endlessly I ruminate on a life without your smile I’m never one to contemplate if this is all worthwhile I would bear the arctic winter I would face the ocean’s swell Still I’d climb the highest mountain To the deepest depths of hell Just to hold you once again My Annabelle Most men would know when it’s time to give in Most men would know not even to begin Most men are most men and I think that you’d agree That most men are smarter than me. As the weeks turn into months and the months turn into years My love for you grows stronger every day Though you’ve probably moved on now with a family of your own I can’t let go, much to my dismay I’ll search the country side for you till the day I die And when that day comes I’ll smile, knowing that I’ve tried I would bear the arctic winter I would face the ocean’s swell Still I’d climb the highest mountain To the deepest depths of hell Just to hold you once again My Annabelle
9.
A warm September evening When I found this yellow button on the ground I sewed it to my sleave, I do believe This button wanted to be found To pass the time she turned and smiled at me She spent a while with me Until the morning sun And when she woke up for her dream The world around her seemed a bit less fun As the time went by The knot I tied began to lose its grip As the world revolved my thread dissolved And my button began to slip To pass the time she turned and smiled at me She spent a while with me Until the morning sun And when she woke up for her dream The world around her seemed a bit less fun A bitter afternoon, The tune she sang began to fade away And though I still ask why I find that she’s got nothing more to say To pass the time she turned and smiled at me She spent a while with me Until the morning sun And when she woke up for her dream The world around her seemed a lot less fun
10.
It’s hard to wait For seeds to germinate But still I watch ‘em everyday And soon they’ll grow Too slow for me to notice It’s becoming quite apparent That its hard to be a parent. And even though my children don’t talk back I know that it won’t be long Until the forces of nature attack them all Be it pest or beast or squall (pest or beast or squall we’ll beat them all you’ll see next fall) May arrives The morning frost subsides It’s time to move outside Oh how you’ve grown So quickly I have noticed I hope the bees will pollinate So I can eat like Michael Pollen ate And even though my children don’t talk back I know that it won’t be long Until the forces of nature attack them all Be it pest or beast or squall (pest or beast or squall we’ll beat them all you’ll see next fall) Summer Comes and brings a cloudy sky My little ones are calling out for light Yellow leaves have led me to believe That a nasty case of blight Will be our final fight Oh we’ll fight back (oh we’ll fall back) No we won’t slack (no, we won’t slack) Till autumn harvest is here My squash tastes great With heirloom toma-toes I can’t wait to get started on my garden next year.
11.
Lazing in my yard Life was sweet not hard Then your tractor beams Came chasing after me But who am I? To monsters in the sky? A silly man doing Everything he can just to survive Outside a vacuum lies I can’t relax about the gravity Of my situation If I return, who will believe me Either way I’m damned to isolation Woooooooooooo I had no chance to resist them I’m not beyond reproach But I’m beyond our solar system This isn’t right. I’ve seen no natural light For days on end beware my friend Or you may share my plight Outside its always night Accepting my fate, I feel a great weight lifted My new home looks like a seder plate My attitude has shifted This gift of knowing space Alone from my race I’ll never see your face again.

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Our second album features our eclectic brand of genre-bending rock - blending rock, jazz, bluegrass, reggae, pop, klezmer, ska, bossa nova, and funk into a refreshing new sound

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released April 14, 2012

David Ladon - Bass, Vocals, Mandolin
Ryan Aylward - Violin, Vocals
Daniel Harris - Guitar, Vocals, Glockenspiel
Jonathan Dashkoff - Guitar, Vocals
Josh Kiggans - Drums

All songs written by David Ladon
Arranged by The Doctors Fox
Engineered at Blue Jay Studios by James Zaner
Additional Engineering by Luke Sullivan
Mixed and Mastered by Luke Sullivan

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With genre-bending song writing, detailed arrangements, and vocal harmonies to make you weak in the knees, The Doctors Fox catch you off guard with their eclectic brand of rock. Not easy to categorize, these Boston pranksters are known for an explosive mash-up of styles, offering everything from funk and disco to frenetic klezmer turmoil, bossa nova beats to guitar-driven rock. ... more

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