Marcus King - "Virginia" (Live From The Big House)

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Lyrics:

She like a shot of ginger in her whiskey

Drink moonshine to wash it on down

She not the kinda women

Ya momma want hangin round

But I love my sweet Virginia

But she dont do me no damn good

Tryin take everything I love from me

She wanna kill me cause she knew she could

Tried to take us all down in one night

Turn a friend of mine against another

left cold on the pavement, naw

Tried to lead me away from my lover

I may see u again my Virginia

But I won't let u bring me down

Tryin take everything I love from me

Leave me cold on the ground

Can't remember a damn thing from last night

Take the honey, drop sugar in my tea

I hear I tied on a pretty good one

And the honey ain't helpin me

But I love my sweet Virginia

But she dont do me no damn good

Tryin take everything I love from me

She wanna kill me cause she knew she could

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Songwriter. Guitarist. Singer. Bandleader. At only 20 years of age, Marcus King’s dazzling musical ability is evident throughout The Marcus King Band, the young phenom’s 2nd full-length LP and first for Fantasy Records. Operating within the fiery brand of American roots music that King calls "soul-influenced psychedelic southern rock," the album highlights King’s gorgeous, rough-hewn vocals, soaring guitar work and heartfelt songwriting all amidst a group of masterful musicians who, together, are quickly becoming one of the country’s most sought after live acts.

Raised in Greenville, South Carolina, King was brought up on the blues, playing shows as a pre-teen sideman with his father—bluesman Marvin King, who himself was the son of a regionally-known guitarist—before striking out on his own. Going beyond the sonic textures of his acclaimed 2015 debut album, Soul Insight; The Marcus King Band broadens his sound, touching upon everything from funky R&B to Southern soul and Americana in the process. His band gets in on the action too, stacking the songs with blasts of swampy brass, a lock-step rhythm section and swirling organ. Ever the multi-tasker, King bounces between several instruments, handling electric and acoustic guitar — as well as pedal and lap steel — while driving each track home with his soulful, incendiary voice.