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A lifetime of accomplishments of which the dirt knows none,
only in death can one truly return
Return the carrots, the apples and potatoes,
The chickens, the cows, the fish and tomatoes.
In one glorious swoop, let the deed be done
and bury me deep so that I can be one...
And all around my muscle and all around my bone,
don't incinerate me or seal me from
the dirt which bore me, the bed that which from
the rain falls upon and the fruit comes from
For the dirt is a blanket, no fiery tomb,
No punishment, reward, or pearly white room
And you who say that in death we will pay,
The dead they can't hear a word that you say
Your words are not kind, sober or giving,
they only put fear in the hearts of the living
So put away your tongues and roll up your sleeves,
and pick up your shovel and bury me deep.
| coachc (Madison, WI) | Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 13:58 Takes me back to my Chicago days.  |
| The_Enemy (...is within) | Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 13:58 Sorry. Not digging this. |
| jhorton (Trailer Park on Cape Cod) | Posted: Nov 12, 2012 - 16:07 I gotta' say, I really enjoy this despite the fact that the singing is so poor. The band has a nice tight Waterboys kind of groove going. |
| Stranglersfan (Revelstoke, B.C.) | Posted: Oct 12, 2012 - 07:35 I have enjoyed this album immensely since it came out, its very special to me. Thanks for playing |
| DanO-1 (Over a mile high, New Mexico) | Posted: Oct 12, 2012 - 07:34 I need more Poi in my life. |
| hippiechick (topsy turvy land) | Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 06:21 Sure wish you would play some newer PDP, they are an awesome band and Frank Orell is amazing! |
| Hoosfoos | Posted: Jul 09, 2012 - 19:51 *yawns* |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 02:36 Nice segue from "Please don't bury me" but shame about the excruciating (to these ears) song. I wonder what's coming next in the 'interment' sequence? |
| DanO-1 (Sandia Park, New Mexico) | Posted: May 07, 2012 - 08:40 Thanks Bill. More Poi please. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: May 07, 2012 - 08:25 yclept wrote: bloody awful..too many words crammed in Is it that difficult to get the phrasing right? "Too Many Words Crammed In" - now there's a good band name and/or album title. His phrasing sounds fine, though if there were too many words then that would likely make it "difficult to get the phrasing right". |
| idavido (Fairfax, Northern California, USA) | Posted: May 07, 2012 - 08:24 I've already buried this song deep in my "sucko barfo" file. |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Apr 05, 2012 - 15:00 Love this, especially right after John Prine's 'Please Don't Bury Me'. Two sides of the same coin... |
| jhorton | Posted: Nov 30, 2011 - 17:59 I kinda' dig the overall sound here, kind of a, " Waterboys," thing going on, but with a very different sounding vocalist. |
| Tippster (Washington, DC) | Posted: Nov 30, 2011 - 17:51 Wow - surprised at the low score of this one... |
| jules44 (Sunny North Carolina) | Posted: Oct 06, 2011 - 09:35 Very poignant tribute Bill....thanks for causing me to reflect... |
| hippiechick (topsy turvy land) | Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 09:59 Sure wish Bill would play some newer stuff. We are going to see them at Durty Nelly's in Palatine on Saturday |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 09:55 james_of_tucson wrote: I did not know that. When I knew them, they were an Austin upstart. We used to go see them at Fitzgerald's in Houston. Stage full of musicians, floor full of people. Good times. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Aug 28, 2011 - 00:20 Both the CDs I have of them are keepers.  |
| james_of_tucson (Tucson AZ) | Posted: Jul 27, 2011 - 15:02 rdo wrote: Poi Dog is a Chicago institution. They never really broke out as a national band though. I did not know that. When I knew them, they were an Austin upstart. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: May 25, 2011 - 12:29 Poi Dog is a Chicago institution. They never really broke out as a national band though. |
| Onthebus | Posted: Mar 23, 2011 - 09:52 Yes, some Poi! Love this band!!! More pretty please. |
| clarabowdo | Posted: Mar 23, 2011 - 09:50 Haven't heard PDP in a long time, really enjoyed this, thanks! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Mar 23, 2011 - 09:48 Nice band name, shame about the sound. Yer man's tuneless voice gave me a headache in 10 seconds flat. Mute and back in 5. |
| Dgradeworkunit (Shenandoah Valley) | Posted: Jul 13, 2010 - 05:22 Bury it deeper please. |
| DoctorHooey (/etc) | Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 08:53 Fun facts corner! Poi! mmmm....  Tastes like it looks. Poi Dog, from wikipedia: "The Hawaiian Poi Dog or ʻīlio (ʻīlio mākuʻe for brown individuals) is an extinct breed of pariah dog from Hawaiʻi which was used by Native Hawaiians as a spiritual protector of children and as a source of food." That is all. |
| dougmbrown (Denver) | Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 08:50 Fun to hear "Bury Me Deep" by Poi Dog after so many years. First ran across this almost 20 years ago on the Theodore Sampler. Great reach in to the archives. |
| scottdburnett (Boise) | Posted: May 10, 2010 - 15:14 What do I know? I like this song and enjoyed hearing Poi Dog again. |
| tribeca18 | Posted: Mar 08, 2010 - 07:07 thrilled to hear this song again... |
| yclept (left of here, right of there) | Posted: Nov 02, 2009 - 14:32 bloody awful..too many words crammed in Is it that difficult to get the phrasing right? |
| Wizzuvvoz (Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.) | Posted: Aug 31, 2009 - 12:40 mattc296 wrote: Prainful; would sound great on Gray's Anatomy. LOL. Ouch! That's a stinger |
| lmic (Narrow Minded Couch Potato) | Posted: Aug 22, 2009 - 15:02 The_Enemy wrote: 2 —> 1 9 —> 10 |
| orthomd (scottsdale, arizona) | Posted: Jul 30, 2009 - 23:32 uggggh this song sucks bigtime   |
| The_Enemy (The Sewer) | Posted: May 28, 2009 - 10:24 1 —-> -1 |
| Pyro | Posted: Apr 26, 2009 - 17:55  and to think...I BOUGHT this CD. Sigh. |
| jedley (milan, italy) | Posted: Mar 26, 2009 - 05:18 These guys were great when I used to throw coins into their guitar case on the UC Berkeley campus in '88-89, bristling with eccentric energy. Then they got a record deal and totally, utterly lost the magic. Or maybe they still have it, but it certainly doesn't translate well in the recording studio. |
| dedawson (You never know where you're going til you get there (TOaks, CA)) | Posted: Feb 22, 2009 - 16:37 Quick note for all those that are running this down You need to hear the whole cd (well, except for the last cut anyway). Then you'll appreciate this too! |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Feb 22, 2009 - 16:34 Wow.  This is bad. |
| The_Enemy (The Sewer) | Posted: Feb 03, 2009 - 12:54 2 —> 1 |
| Kdubba (Some-where out-there) | Posted: Feb 03, 2009 - 12:44 Dristan will clear that clogged nose right up...... |
| Tim_in_N_FL (Florida) | Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 12:26 Man this sounds Irish to me. I thought Frank Orrall was from Hawaii?  |
| cathenley (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Dec 11, 2008 - 22:00  |
| KitKat (Chicago & Kenosha) | Posted: Oct 09, 2008 - 18:18 Wow, ANOTHER band I used to dance to when I went to school in Hawaii. Of course, back then they were playing slap-dash reggae. I liked them a lot better after the move to Austin and to my home town, Chi-town. So, Taj, Poi Dog — can the Pagan Babies be far behind?  |
| Stingray (Cologne, Germany) | Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 13:06 do what they ask for! BURRY THEM DEEP!!! DEEPEST!!!!! |
| Stingray (Cologne, Germany) | Posted: Aug 07, 2008 - 13:05 go away cowboy! NIGHTMARISH! pffffffff....!!!! |
| top20 (Felixstowe (England)) | Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 13:52 Quite the worst thing I've heard all day! |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 13:50 wally42 wrote: I love this entire CD!
How about "Spending the Day in the Shirt That You Wore"? Outstanding. I love this band. Saw them live a few times. What a show. |
| squidish (Swimming in the SF Bay around cargo ships and sailboats) | Posted: Jul 16, 2008 - 13:50 handyrae wrote: Question: What is a poi dog and what is it pondering? Poi Dog is slang for a Hawaiian citizen of mixed race. Not sure what he/she is pondering. Maybe pondering how this song has not stood the test of time very well. I think this is a fantastic live performance gone bad in the translation to recording. |
| Rotterdam | Posted: Jun 15, 2008 - 01:20 Crawlmeister wrote: Why do I find this plain annoying?
Um. Maybe because it is. I find this guy's voice reedy, the song a bit too country-music-ish, and I am completely bored by it. |
| The_Enemy (The Sewer) | Posted: Jun 05, 2008 - 11:06 Tech question: is it possible to "un-upload" a file? I'm not the one who uploaded this song but I don't know if that matters. I've tried: # mkfs.radioparadise /playlist/pdp_burymedeep But I get back: "ERROR 516 - Song is clinging like mold in your basement" Thanks for your help. |
| Crawlmeister (Alaska) | Posted: Jun 05, 2008 - 10:50 Why do I find this plain annoying? |