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Date:         Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:07:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: going up the country
Comments: To: John <jcunning@ROCHESTER.RR.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <000c01c7c3f7$497373f0$ed7d454a@johnzuq1rrbs7n>
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From Wikipedia: "Goin' Up the Country", a song built around Henry "Ragtime Texas" Thomas' reed fife riff from the late 1920s recording "Bull Doze Blues" (often mis-cited as 'Bulldozer Blues').

Stephen

--- John <jcunning@ROCHESTER.RR.COM> wrote:

> The lyrics were written by Canned Heat. The music > was written by an older > Blues band, can't remember who. Heard the original > song the other day and > was very surprised to hear the tune. > > John > 89 Bluestar > 64 Hot Rod Bug > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Buese" <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: going up the country > > > > On Jul 11, 2007, at 8:12 AM, Jeff Lincoln wrote: > > > >> Enjoy your trip John...........great song. > > > > By Canned Heat, saw 'em play that live many a moon > ago(1967+-)?. > > > > Tom B.-dam I'm getting old > >> > >> On 7/11/07, John C... <Trvlr2001@comcast.net> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi All, > >>> SLC, UT to PDX, OR to Beverly Beach to > Humbolt Redwoods. > >>> & back ???? ;o) > >>> Goin to Get My Soul Massaged !!! > >>> Give us a wave :o) > >>> John C... > >>> > >>> I'm going up the country, baby, don't you wanna > go > >>> I'm going up the country, baby, don't you wanna > go > >>> I'm going to some place where I've never been > before > >>> > >>> I'm going, I'm going where the water tastes like > wine > >>> I'm going where the water tastes like wine > >>> We can jump in the water, stay drunk all the > time > >>> > >>> I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away > >>> I'm gonna leave this city, got to get away > >>> > >>> All this fussing and fighting, man, you know I > sure can't stay > >>> > >>> Now, Baby, pack your leaving trunk, you know we > got to leave today > >>> Just exactly where we going I can not say > >>> > >>> But we might even leave the U.S.A. > >>> > >>> 'Cause it's a brand new game, and I dont want to > play > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Jeff > >> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now > sporting a very unstylish > >> brown > >> interior taken from the parts bus) > >> 86' (We call this one Parts) > >> 85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected) > > >

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