Crime to be Poor

Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Steve Simpson and Chuck Farley have been Ash Griggs’s main influences throughout his career, and it show’s in his music. Unity…freedom…peace…love, its all positive man, just like the reviews he’s received. The Melody Maker predicted great things for Ash after reviewing his first solo gig at The Mean Fiddler in Harlesden. This prompted Ash to go on tour, and tour he did, packing-out venues across The UK, America, Belgium and Germany. Ash followed-up his tour with his first album, “Evolver”, released in 2003, which was well received by The UK press and regional radio stations. It also got rave reviews from the French radio station Val, and GLR, with Lucy Longhurst inviting Ash, to perform a live acoustic set on her show. Ash has just finished recording and producing his second studio album Playing the Edge featuring Steve Simpson on mandolin, once again it is a heady mix of unity…freedom… peace…and…love….its all positive man.

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I saw deadwood laying in the water when I went down to New Orleans. 
They had bad times but not like this before.
I thought about the people they give it all for the family.
Here’s to the people of New Orleans.


I saw dead streets but a lot of meek people.
When I went down to New Orleans
After the storm nobody came for days
They give it all for music the tourists come to see
All the beautiful people of New Orleans

Sometimes in this world it’s a crime being poor 
Sometimes in this world it’s a crime.
Sometimes in this world it’s a crime being poor 
Sometimes in this world well that’s a crime


Louisiana could be the richest state in the USA 
There’s oil in the Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans I walked those streets and I happened to meet 
Some beautiful people there


I saw fear in the eyes of the brave
When I went down to New Orleans
Desperation makes a man a man
Finding food to eat well that ain’t a crime
Everybody rise up down in New Orleans

Sometimes in this world it’s a crime being poor 
Sometimes in this world it’s a crime.
Sometimes in this world it’s a crime being poor 
Sometimes in this world well that’s a crime

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Submitted on March 06, 2021

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