tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post8266204497215724559..comments2024-02-28T11:29:36.860-05:00Comments on just up the pike: it's christmas eve in washingtonDan Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-26858409296259858542009-12-28T17:39:52.396-05:002009-12-28T17:39:52.396-05:00Great Minds Hugo! Great Minds :)Great Minds Hugo! Great Minds :)chippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853701426607869416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-82880443962893847532009-12-28T17:32:31.254-05:002009-12-28T17:32:31.254-05:00I also came in to post the lyrics to Steve Earle&#...I also came in to post the lyrics to Steve Earle's Christmas in Washington!Hugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17565690513435179255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-31178068133604833422009-12-24T17:37:09.339-05:002009-12-24T17:37:09.339-05:00No holiday could be complete without Root Boy Slim...No holiday could be complete without Root Boy Slim's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X96Un6POoo8" rel="nofollow">Christmas at K-Mart</a>. <br /><br />I actually knew this guy, who was definitely <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCh0CXgTxbk" rel="nofollow">a fixture</a> in what would eventually become DTSS. He had a heck of a band, too.<br /><br />I hope everyone had a Super Solstice and will have a Merry Christmas and the best of New Years.Thomas Hardmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951423786343852055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-38362459750673183632009-12-24T16:55:03.985-05:002009-12-24T16:55:03.985-05:00Christmas Time in Washington
By Steve Earle
It&#...Christmas Time in Washington <br />By Steve Earle<br /><br />It's Christmastime in Washington<br />The Democrats rehearsed<br />Gettin' into gear for four more years<br />Things not gettin' worse<br />The Republicans drink whiskey neat<br />And thanked their lucky stars<br />They said, 'He cannot seek another term<br />They'll be no more FDRs'<br />I sat home in Tennessee<br />Staring at the screen<br />With an uneasy feeling in my chest<br />And I'm wonderin' what it means<br /><br />Chorus:<br />So come back Woody Guthrie<br />Come back to us now<br />Tear your eyes from paradise<br />And rise again somehow<br />If you run into Jesus<br />Maybe he can help you out<br />Come back Woody Guthrie to us now<br /><br />I followed in your footsteps once<br />Back in my travelin' days<br />Somewhere I failed to find your trail<br />Now I'm stumblin' through the haze<br />But there's killers on the highway now<br />And a man can't get around<br />So I sold my soul for wheels that roll<br />Now I'm stuck here in this town<br /><br />Chorus<br /><br />There's foxes in the hen house<br />Cows out in the corn<br />The unions have been busted<br />Their proud red banners torn<br />To listen to the radio<br />You'd think that all was well<br />But you and me and Cisco know<br />It's going straight to hell<br /><br />So come back, Emma Goldman<br />Rise up, old Joe Hill<br />The barracades are goin' up<br />They cannot break our will<br />Come back to us, Malcolm X<br />And Martin Luther King<br />We're marching into Selma<br />As the bells of freedom ring<br /><br />Chip Py<br />Silver Springchippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853701426607869416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-24234698122983968402009-12-24T12:31:20.586-05:002009-12-24T12:31:20.586-05:00Congrats Dan on # 1000. We may have to modify the...Congrats Dan on # 1000. We may have to modify the lyrics to include something about the Senators voting on Christmas Eve Day.Bowie Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656054601003840365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-31393191657746344822009-12-24T10:23:31.129-05:002009-12-24T10:23:31.129-05:00I do like the "America's home town" ...I do like the "America's home town" line. DC really should pick hat up and market the hell out of that.WashingtonGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950523974356540767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-91066853109455308752009-12-24T10:10:11.351-05:002009-12-24T10:10:11.351-05:00Awww....that's so sweet! Have a Happy Sappy C...Awww....that's so sweet! Have a Happy Sappy Christmas Dan!Cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787927933858782267noreply@blogger.com