Appalachian Song - Dan Cunningham

Track 1

-song and track info

I Ain't No Pretty Boy No More acknowledges this unpleasant reality: We ain't as fresh looking as we used to be and eventually we all end up a little worse for wear

The setting takes us back a few years - a little time travelling

Verse 2 - the 1950's with the Korean "Police Action" (most usually called a war)

"retreating to the south" refers to the Allied forces fleeing south after the Chinese entered the fray

“I Iiked Ike” in the song refers to the Presidential election of 1956 - Dwight Eisenhower vs Adlai Stevenson

Verse 3 brings us closer to the present day in the 1980's or 90's - life in the barroom scene

"Logan" is Logan, West Virginia

here are the lyrics:

(verse1) After all those years away

Your letter came today

your picture - I nailed it to the door

But before you think of visiting

and how it used to be

Truth be told, no one can ignore

--I ain't no pretty boy no more

(verse 2) I took one in Korea

retreating to the south

they dragged me on a blanket thru the snow

I flirted with the nurses

I broke some hearts as well

But I wasn't quite so frisky as before

(bridge) I liked Ike in '56

but Bud liked Adali

and as you know, I never liked to fight

But beer, black eyes, and barstools

they wove their magic spell

we had the same discussion every night

(verse 3)

I thought myself a ladies man

but as the years went by

Times were tough but still I had to spend

I brought them drinks and compliments

they flashed their eyes and smiled

and leave with some hippie in the end

(v3 extension) When you get back to Logan

Here's what you got in store...

Its been a hard life.. and..

I ain't no pretty boy no more

-(tag) forget about those memories from the past you may adore

I ain't no pretty boy....

c2010 pickndawg music

words and music by Dan Cunningham

—who is doing what—

Dan Cunningham: guitars, bass, percussion and vocal

Daria Jones: background vocal

recording info :

guitars: Yamaha LJX6C - Larrivee SD50

bass: 1960 Fender Precision

Mics: Rode NT-1 (rebuilt) - RodeNTK

preamp: Art Digital MPA Gold

recorded in the BOOM CLOSET Morgantown WV

mixed and mastered at Zone 8 Studio Morgantown WV by Mark Poole

VIDEO - CD Version



VIDEO - guitar and vocal only


Appalachian Song CD on Amazon

Appalachian Song CD on Apple Music

There is also an alternate "SINGLE" version available