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| Lyric Credits: |
Dan Gribbin |
| Music Credits: |
Dan Gribbin |
| Producer Credits: |
Dan Gribbin |
| Publisher Credits: |
Dan Gribbin |
| Performance Credits: |
Dan Gribbin |
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Anhinga Harmonics Music |
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Short Song Description:
Upbeat song about leaving cares behind.
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| Song Length |
4:10 |
| Primary Genre |
Folk-General |
| Tempo / Feel |
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| Tempo / Feel |
Slow (71 - 90) |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
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RED-WING PHILOSOPHY © Daniel V. Gribbin 2006
There’s a red-wing in the tall reeds, playing tag with me.
Swaying in the fall breeze, my canoe he sees.
Brought some troubles with me, the red-wing’s got no cares.
Gliding loose and carefree, happy anywhere.
I’ll try that red-wing philosophy.
I’m gonna hang my troubles
On the third branch of that tree.
With a red-wing kind of outlook,
Sending bad times on the run.
I’m gonna drift among these lily pads
And have some red-wing fun.
The red-wing’s got a girlfriend with stripes and speckled breast,
And though she’s called a blackbird, she’s dusky brown at best.
She weaves a nest of marsh grass within a mangrove bush.
When I spied her little nestlings, she gave my nose a push.
I’ll try that red-wing philosophy.
I’m gonna hang my troubles
On the third branch of that tree.
With a red-wing kind of outlook,
Sending bad times on the run.
I’m gonna drift among these lily pads
And have some red-wing fun.
Now, the red-wing’s on the lookout for a certain kind of day
In the autumn when the leaves are turning brown.
He’ll ply those swaying grasses to while the time away,
Nothing ever seems to get that red-wing down.
Hey, I’m sure not an Einstein--I’ve got a lot to learn.
And I don’t see why a fellow couldn’t learn things from a bird.
Watching red-wings riding cat-tails as only red-wings can,
If I could ply the wind among those reeds, I’d be a happy man.
I’ll try that red-wing philosophy.
I’m gonna hang my troubles
On the third branch of that tree.
With a red-wing kind of outlook,
Sending bad times on the run.
Gonna drift among these lily pads . . . make a great blue heron hopping mad . . .
Find a duck decoy and paint it plaid . . .
And have some red-wing fun.
© Daniel V. Gribbin/386-760-8226
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