The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #4846 Message #2607790
Posted By: robinia
08-Apr-09 - 11:18 PM
Thread Name: Parody: 7 Joys of Oregon
Subject: RE: Parody: 7 Joys of Oregon
Here it is (a bit closer to the Xmas song, I now see, than Barbara's, and I never quite settled on the last verse --- sing what you will)
The first good joy of of Puget Sound, it is the joy of one, To see the friendly clouds o'erhead, a-shielding us from the sun, Shielding us from the sun, good Lord, and happy may we be, The rain it raineth every day through all eternity.
The next good joy . . . To see our sky all colors of gray, with occasional patches of blue . . .
To know that Mt. Rainier is there, though its summit we rarely see . . .
With gaiters and gortex and silicone wax, the rain forest to explore . . .
To be cold and wet in the high Cascades and still come down alive . . .
The Skagit, Skykomish, Snoqualmie, Stillaquamish, playing their springtime tricks . .
To see our own sun, glory be, shine forth just once in God's heaven . .