1st song ... Inspired by friends Mo & Stan who, quite separately, do this kind of thing.

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The Open Road
(Steve Parkes)

I could never be tied down
In the country or the town,
And though my friends might bid me stay
It's pack my bags and on my way.

(chorus:)
Then it's hey-ho for the open road,
Not for me a fixed abode.
I'll play my tunes and sing my songs
Hey-ho for the open road!

I'll come and stay a little while,
I'll tease the girls and make them smile;
But when it's time for me to part
Don't grow too fond, I'll break your heart!

If there's a festival or fair
It's ten to one you'll find me there,
Whenever folks are gathering
To tell a tale or play or sing.

As I move on from place to place
There's many an old familiar face;
And ev'ry stranger that I've met
Was just a friend I didn't know yet.

Goodbye to care, goodbye to sorrow,
I'm here today and gone tomorrow.
I'll play a tune and sing a song
And then I must be moving on.