Episode 3 Rudy Got Caught Again

Tales From the Homestead

Rudy Got Caught Again is the 3rd track on Tallsome Tales by The Carnivaleros. Björgvin Benediktsson interviews songwriter Gary Mackender and mixing/mastering engineer Karl Hoffmann about the inspirations behind the song and how it came to be. Rudy got caught in the barbed wire again He was running from the man with a bottle of gin They took back the bottle but left him on the hook So he could think about all the things he done took Rudy got caught again He'd been flirting with the law since the day he turned ten About the same time his pappy got sent to the pen His days turned into nights and his nights turned into days Might take an act of God to change his wicked ways In his dreams he was a different man Had a home, some kids, and a wife But that path was never meant to be A life of crime was his only life Now he's serving five to ten in the federal pen He was in the right place but the wrong time again He swears he didn't know after all of this time His buddies in the bank were committing a crime Rudy got caught in the barbed wire again He was running from the man with a bottle of gin They took back the bottle but left him on the hook So he could think about all the things he done took Rudy got caught again Rudy got caught in the crossfire Rudy stumbled over the tripwire Rudy thought he was a high flyer Rudy got caught again Rudy got caught again Gary Mackender - drums, accordion, vocals Karl Hoffmann - bass Joe Fanning - electric and acoustic guitars Björgvin Benediktsson - harmony vocals