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    1. Goin' Up to the Country

    From the recording Moonlit Rambles (2011)

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    A love song for the North Country Fair in Driftpile, Alberta.

    Lyrics

    Goin up to the country
    Come on along

    We're gonna leave behind our phones and watches
    Slip into our beards and moustaches
    Swim in our birthday suits
    Dance and get a little loose
    If you got the gin, I got the juice, come on along
    All this staring at a screen can't be good
    Let's go out into the trees and burn some wood
    We're gonna dirty up our hands
    Abandon our elaborate plans
    If you hear me, and you understand, come on along

    We're gonna learn things that can't be put in books
    Hang our hats on mother nature's hook
    Sit by a stream, and have a think
    Wash my face in mother nature's sink
    We got lots to eat and drink, come on along
    Good people, I believe, for what it's worth
    We're gonna make a little heaven right here on earth
    The New Best Friends will be swinging
    Carolyn Mark will be singing
    I got a big tent I'm bringing, come on along

    But I gotta warn ya,
    I've been known to hold hands and dance around in a circle
    You know I might even wear purple
    There'll be cowboys and hippies waltzing together
    There'll be a whole lot of "I haven't seen you in forever"
    If you can take the weather, come on along
    And it must be fifteen years ago by now
    A light went on in my head that never went out
    Saw how it all fit together with room for me
    Knew I'd always find family
    Ain't that a lucky place to be? Come on along
    If you still don't understand
    Somebody's gonna take you by the hand
    And they'll say, welcome home, my friend, welcome home

    Ain't this just about all there is to life?
    The mornings, the days, the evenings and the nights
    If you got love, you don't need a lot
    Every day is a gift you got
    So whether you're s'posed to work or not, come on along

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