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Songs for Minnesota (2008) All songs: lyrics and music by Ann Reed with the exception of "Betty Crocker" for which Ann wrote lyrics but not the music.
Don't forget: Using a songwriter's lyrics and/or music without permission is very bad indeed. Frowned upon. Quite disrespectful. Creates icky stuff in the universe. Hey, Minnesota Lyrics and music: Ann Reed • © 2008 Turtlecub Publishing Wintertime I'm on the road Hearing from all kinds of folks It's not a great debate They're talkin' about their state Starts out With tall pine trees Fertile fields and prairie streams Bullheads, walleyes, trout Y'don't fish, y'might feel left out Hey, hey Minnesota All your people got somethin' to say Hey, hey Minnesota You're our home and we think you're okay Don't forget 10 below, the wind, The late, late April snows We say we don't mind much To tell the truth it sucks - mosquitoes and Black flies are just our curse Thing is, it could be worse But when you wake up to a great sunrise Ev'rything's alright (chorus) Winter coats Post-It Notes End of the road You can find it or You can leave it behind The light on a summer night Geese in flight and they're flying over Minnesota The North Shore A lake that feels like an ocean It's so unreal The rivers, if you please Without 'em where would we be? Mississippi fly-away Another thing you maybe could say To see the state let's run Down highway 61 (chorus - last line: the North Star State) My Minnesota State Fair Lyrics and music: Ann Reed • © 1993 Turtlecub Publishing Once a year I'm sittin' here Stuck in one long line Momma's up for a bungee jump And the kids begin to whine I see the crowds I'm all worn out All I can do is yawn While I pay ten bucks To park my truck on some fair neighbor's lawn If you ask me why I go I would answer I don't know I guess like Mt. Everest 'cause it's there I can't miss it god forbid I've been goin' since I was a kid That hot, cheesy, way greasy My Minnesota State Fair Seems to me there used to be More tractors on the hill Used to be when I was small More fun, more valued thrills I used to hit the midway I just couldn't get enough Now I spend my time Exploring home improvement stuff (chorus: last lines - sorta flashy, way trashy) I'm steppin' in somethin' used to be somebody's supper I'm gonna need somethin' bigger than a quicker picker upper It took some time but now I find The heartbreak of this place The shocked and frozen look Upon some FFA kid's face If her pig should lose I s'pose that's only pure dumb luck But if her pig's a winner Then she's next year's Pronto Pup (chorus: last line - bee infested, food ingested) Marching Back To School Lyrics and music: Ann Reed • © 2001 Turtlecub Publishing My parents take a photograph When I'm in college they won't do that When I'm in college, I'll have it made But for now, I'm in second grade My mom is cryin' and I'm tryin' not to really mind But I'm marchin' back to school And mom, you gotta stay behind Autumn looms, summer fades I'm starting in a higher grade It's okay, I'll make new friends To tell the truth I'm a little tense I've got a new fixation on my locker combination There are higher expectations As I'm marching back to school Heigh-ho! It's off to school we go And for sure we know this year We'll do it better Three cheers to start a brand new year Here's a song to march us back to school Power books, PDAs The University starts today I'll fill the space inside my head But first I gotta get out of bed One class of mine, it really sucks The textbook costs a hundred bucks! And I don't know where to park my truck And go marching back to school (chorus) Give a big hooray for teachers here today Overworked and underpaid but we appreciate them And in their hands the mighty lesson plan Just like us they're marching back to school Here I am at 53 going for my first degree September I remember as a very special time I've got pencils and some shiny pens Brand new clothes and estrogen I'm as happy as I've ever been To be marching back to school (chorus) Try Lutefisk Lyrics and music: Ann Reed • © 2008 Turtlecub Publishing If you're bored with dinners you are eating If you're searching for something more completing Food for home - Or bringing to a meeting Take a risk - try lutefisk! It's a little odd, but you get a little cod And you soak it in some lye Only God knows why Lots of salt and steam it well A ton of sauce but still it smells Give that fish a kiss - it's lutefisk! Love At The Fair Lyrics and music: Ann Reed • © 1999 Turtlecub Publishing Standing in line for whatever the ride With about 18 friends and you're standing back The cars'll seat two so now what can I do To wind up with you by my side I wish I had paid more attention to math 'cause I'm tryin' hard to figure & count So I'll say Go ahead for as long as I can And I think somehow it'll work out Love at the Fair let's go on ev'ry ride I'll scream your name as I sail down the Giant Slide Oh what we share riding the Ferris Wheel Up in the air we feel love at the Fair They worked side by side in a room not as wide As a broom closet handing out maps and such Second shift there was she and he knew this would be His last bachelor days at the Fair He said If I thought you'd have me I'd marry you right now She replied How's next Wednesday for you? It all goes to show how a great big love grows From a gig in a small info booth Love at the Fair blooming like flowers will Up on Machinery Hill floating on Ye Olde Mill Oh what we share food placed upon a stick Tell me you're mine real quick, love at the Fair So modern a pair when it came to the Fair Their schedule were never compatible So they went different times he the day she the night And that's how they worked it all out She crawled into bed to her loved one she said I'm home now and cuddled right up He mumbled he missed her, sighed as he whispered: You smell just like a Pronto Pup Love at the Fair stroll through the Piggy Barn We can walk arm in arm watching our step, oh darn Oh what we share all the milk you can drink A restroom nearby we think, love at the Fair Love at the Fair blooming like flowers will Up on Machinery Hill floating on Ye Olde Mill Oh what we share fine arts & butterheads I'll buy you a Paula Red, love at the Fair Hole In The Day Lyrics and music: Ann Reed • © 1992 Turtlecub Publishing There's a hole in the day The light peekin' through And I'm on familiar ground The colors all say "Hey, don't we know you & how come you ain't been around?" I've been too far too long I figured it out on my own It's now in my sight Dorothy was right It's true there is no place like home There's a hole in the day The trees are on fire They're burnin' but not consumed They're findin' a way Brighter, higher and higher Tonight they will color the moon (chorus) Pine trees sway and whisper: "Oh welcome home" Back trails wind and twist You're almost to the main road There's a hole in the day Where spirits arrive To dance on the rollin' waves It's to and away They leap and they fly Go back through the hole in the day (chorus) Northern Star Lyrics and music: Ann Reed • © 2000 Turtlecub Publishing You're my east my south and west You're the one who gives me rest And I know no matter near or far You will be my northern star You're the one when I'm at sea You are there the land for me When I've lost my way and day goes dark You are still my northern star You're the one I want to be holding When the sun has wandered along And the sky begins it's unfolding There's no where else we belong, oh Like the cardinal in the snow When the trees are bare and low The reward of spring is slow to start You are still my northern star One Fair Fair Lyrics and music: Ann Reed • © 1994 Turtlecub Publishing When I go visiting the Fair I want my favorites waiting there Honey ice cream, judging bread, Ye Olde Mill & Butterheads No matter what I know I'll find the restroom with it's endless line Kids on leashes, dining halls better than a great big mall One fair Fair in Minnesota after county fairs are through One fair Fair for us to go to (go ta) Ride the Ferris Wheel a time or two It's not far off I know they will have skinny cows with skinny milk Fries with no cholesterol no-fat ice cream I recall Eating my way through the Fair didn't know & I didn't care In the future there will be nothing left to clog our arteries One fair Fair in Minnesota it all happens sorta quick We all want to get our quota & have a day to eat until we're sick There used to be a Hippodrome a big ol' place where hippos roamed Cows & horses where you see 'em This ain't Rome what's with this Coliseum? I hope that I will never find a future barn with swineless swine Human surgery, hmm, maybe liposuction what a treat I'm almost sure we're going to see some virtual reality Info highway, Internet man, we ain't seen nothin' yet Computers like a magic wand MPR@The Fair.com Keyword: cheesecurds got no taste, mini doughnuts go to waste One fair Fair in Minnesota clothes in drawers that I have saved I don't care not one iota I cannot wear this any other place & as the baby boomers grey I guess each day is Senior's Day See the Grandstand, see the stage, god those Beach Boys just don't age One fair Fair in Minnesota with the fireworks at the end You could leave with just a load-a Stuff you had to buy but couldn't win One fair Fair in Minnesota find that good ol' Pronto Pup One fair Fair I wanna go to (go ta) Change is good I'll go no matter what Betty Crocker (to the tune of Davy Crockett) Lyrics: Ann Reed • © 2008 Turtlecub Publishing Born in a kitchen in the great Midwest All of her recipes put to the test Grew up strong, grew up free Bake her first cake when she was only three Betty, Betty Crocker Queen of the wild frontier Forever young and a little bit shy Keeps a tight lid on her personal life Has us guessin', she always will Did Betty shack up with General Mills? Betty, Betty Crocker Queen of the wild frontier Had a hard day or in a bad mood And all you want is some comfort food The lady in red is on your team 'Cause Betty believes in butter and cream Betty, Betty Crocker Queen of the wild frontier Where the Earth Is Round Lyrics and music: Ann Reed • © 2008 Turtlecub Publishing From here, I can see that the Earth is round blessed by the bones in the sacred ground I can see where the rivers flow, oh, they flow I can touch the brilliant sky the sun and the moon and the northern lights Oh, the dancing stars they feel so close I am here because of souls Who walked before and called this home Bowed their heads on a trail of tears Falling down and now, today They're resting here within this place Where the Earth is round [Where the seasons change] From here is the scent of seasons change before the snow and after the rain Leaves releasing, waltzing with the wind I hear the sound of magic, oh the loons calling out, my heart is full Sounds of where I am and where I've been Land holds the lakes Lakes reflect the sky Sky holds our dreams Tumbles down in light Somewhere At The Fair Tango Lyrics and music: Ann Reed • © 2006 Turtlecub Publishing My little sister was in her stroller Her fav'rite blanket slipped away as they rolled her Past all the tractors and big compactors When the wind is right her cries can still be heard: Somewhere at the fair near the slow kiddie rides Did someone see there that dear blanket of mine? It's blue with a few mini-donut-sized tears Somewhere at the fair I was uprooted from New York City And I moved to St. Paul well, of course it's very pretty A while later my brand new neighbors Gave me a lovely invitation to the…where?? I said "You're kidding! You must be joking! All that grease and fat and hay? I'd be choking Air you can chew on that's what I grew on So I went and I will never be the same." Somewhere at the fair amid cows and crop art Patience lay there with a Midwestern heart And gone then for good my superior air Somewhere at the fair Cell 'phones and shoes Little children, the blues, fiancés Will power lost But found true love at least for 10 days She was his girlfriend, his mind was made up He'd win that big stuffed dog for her he never gave up She found five pounds there hanging around there She fin'ly ran off, when he noticed then he cried: Somewhere at the fair is a piece of my pride And 35 bucks sitting there side by side I must get them back! might take years, I don't care Somewhere at the fair Somewhere at the fair with a smile on it's face Summer prepares to head for the gate We'll wave as we ask "Well…what shall we wear? Next year at the fair?" I Love My State Lyrics and music: Ann Reed • © 2008 Turtlecub Publishing (call and response) I love my state (I love my state) Through flood or drought … And the bitter cold … Keeps the riff-raff out … We seem reserved … Don't get riled up … 'Cause the weather is … Extreme enough … Oh, Minnesota … Fer heaven's sake … Oh, Minnesota … That land o' lakes … You ask me why … Oh I'll begin … I love my state … It's the state I'm in … In summertime There's fish and dirt In wintertime There's fish and snirt Oh, city life We got that too Or you can go up north With your canoe (chorus) The best darn place I've ever been I love my state It's the state I'm in The Fair Lyrics and music: Ann Reed • © 1991 Turtlecub Publishing Minnesota, Minnesota - We are south of Manitoba We are east of North Dakota We've got something really rare It's fulfilling, entertaining It's true culture you'll be gaining Accept no imitations it's the Fair Saw a friend from Wisconsin and he said "Yah hey You gotta see the crop art it'll blow you away" "Yah sure, you bet, boy, they don't know when to quit I'm goin' to see the butterheads y'wanna come with?" (refrain) At the Fair there's no lack of food you simply take your pick You can find almost anything sittin' on a stick Pronto Pups, mini-doughnuts & an ice cold beer I've gotta get my cheese curds I've been waiting all year (refrain) After all the food I've eaten now I only have a hunch I'll go out on the Midway and I'll prob'ly lose my lunch The Tilt-A- Whirl is one thing but I just cannot conceal My heart'll stop right at the top of the double Ferris wheel (refrain) Oh you gotta see Piggy Mama The biggest sow that you have ever seen It's a giglet for a piglet And in the swine barn Piggy Mama is the queen Now the combines are waiting on machinery hill Kids are climbing on the tractors on their tires and on their grills You may live inside a townhouse in the suburbs make your home You've always wanted a tractor you could call your very own (refrain) Now I need some relaxation or a soundproof room A place to soak my achin' feet that's quiet as a tomb All that's left inside my pocket is some lint and half a pack Of Tums but next year you can bet I'll be comin' back (refrain) Tag to last refrain: There's deals and demonstrations and chicks in incubation The whole population's at the Fair. |