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Dead Railroad Line Chronicles (Nigeria Farewell)

by Ale Ponti

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"Her ghost came to me one night, long after she was gone, and told me her story on the dead railroad line"

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Come here sweet Conny, sit down on my knees
Come here sweet Conny, right on your papa knees
I want you to tell me your story, sweet Conny if you please
spoken: and she started to tell me about her life and those railroads too
Conny: Have you ever been sleeping papa, on a dead railroad line (x2)
concrete to be your pillow, red lights to be your moonshine

spoken: and I used to hear those morning trains running by, but none was
going my way, none was going back home, they use to come up like this,

listen the train a-running and the whistle blowing to...here's the train a-
runnin'...and the whistle blowin' too...guitar as a train

I've been on the game, papa, since I left my mama home (x2)
I've been rolling and I've been tumbling, drifting from door to door
spoken: and she started to tell me about her crying child and the song she

used to sing...guitar as a carillon

Conny sings: “oh my child, please don't cry, mama will drive away
mosquitos and flies, she will kiss your rosy chicks, glove your hands and

shoe your little feet...yeah...”

Nigeria farewell, I'm gon' die on a dead railroad line...repeat 'till the end...

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released November 9, 2020
releases November 9, 2020

Ale Ponti: vocals, guitars and songwriting

Recorded at home in april 2020 during the lockdown time
Mixing: Fabio Intraina at Trai Studio Inzago (Mi)
Mastering: Paolo Palmieri/Trulletto Records (Ba)
Lyrics revision: Lara Hewitt

All song is written, composed and performed by Ale Ponti
Produced by Ale Ponti & Trulletto Records

Photo: Marta Elan Rossetti
Artwork: Lvés

Thanks to: Conny wherever she's now, Central Station abandoned wagons' angels, Silvia Zanaboni, Lara Hewitt & Bruce, Fabio “Trai” Intraina, my family and all my friends.

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Ale Ponti Milan, Italy

Ale Lone Ol' Dog Ponti is an italian guitarist/vocalist of old-fashioned acoustic blues, ragtime and gospel. Born in the working class outskirts of Milan, Ale grew up listening to the masters of the genre. He has been playing in New Orleans in 2014 and in 2018 in the Chicago Blues Festival. 2020 found Ale playing in a tour with Corey Harris, one of the best acoustic blues performers worldwide. ... more

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