Name: the dutch elm rag
Duration: P00H03M52S
Description: this is a song about life and death from a tree's perspective. In this particular case, a tree with dutch elm disease.

the dutch elm rag

from Speeding Up the Process by -k

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this is a song about life and death from a tree's perspective. In this particular case, a tree with dutch elm disease.

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The Dutch Elm Rag
Well got that Dutch elm disease coursing through my veins
And I fear the ice of coming winter days
Well when you stand next to me oh so tall and green
My barren leafless branches stand out for all to see
Well when you go down that old road to the Elephant Rock down where the Fabi overflows
You can see me leaning on that old hedge fence; I’m rotting and decaying from the inside out
When you stand next to me, oh so tall and green, my branches never looked so dead
[Refrain]
Well when I’m old- and tired of living
And my body starts to decay
Well when my feet can’t keep a walking
My head can’t keep a talking
Take that axe, clear me out, start a chopp’n

Well the other trees start swaying when that chilly north wind blows
but my limbs just ain’t as limber as they used to be one day
the ground beneath me’s littered with the branches that are broke
and I cannot help but wonder if I’m bout to fall apart
I can’t help but fear, the ice of coming years, come next winter, good, good bye
[Refrain]

I got that Dutch elm disease coursing through my limbs, like cancer through the veins
And that fence line running next to me’s been sitting there for years, when I fall I’ll take it out with me
No it ain’t no spiteful vengeance, I just wanna be remembered when I die, think of me
[Refrain]

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from Speeding Up the Process, released August 28, 2014

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-k Hurdland, Missouri

i sing songs that pop in my head.
I record them so i can forget them.
Here they are.
Enjoy.

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