The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #118230 Message #2760322
Posted By: dwditty
05-Nov-09 - 03:23 PM
Thread Name: New Jersey State Song
Subject: RE: New Jersey State Song
I posted a link to THIS SONG above - Garden State Stomp (as recorded by Dave Van Ronk). There is certainly no argument that it is pure NJ as every word is the name of a place in the Garden State::
^^
1st Verse
Allamuchy
Hacklebarney
Rockaway
Piscataway.
HoHoKus
Secaucus
Lower Squankum
Fair Play.
Wanamassa
Succasunna
Manumuskin
Plumbsock.
BiValve
Buckshutem
Turkey Foot
Macanippock.
Jugtown
Feebletown
Nummytown
Rahway...
2
2nd Verse
Wickatunk
Manunka Chunk
Mantua
Mizpah.
Manasquan
Raritan
Matawan
Totowa.
Whippany
Parsippany
Penny Pot
Hackensack.
Batsto
Nesco
Metedeconk
Peapack.
Loch Arbour
Egg Harbor
Swinesburg
Caviar?
3
3rd Verse (A little faster)
Cheesequake
Boy Scout Lake
Moonachie
Tenafly.
Netcong
Watchung
Pluckemin
Mount Misery.
Bardonia
Ironia
Colonia
Weehawken.
Manahawkin
Mantoloking
Mahalala
Pennsauken.
Dutchtown
Ironbound
Frelinghuysen
and Lodi...
4
4th Verse (Still faster)
Hardscrabble
Double Trouble
Picatinny
Montague.
Muckshaw Pond
Oakanickon
Espanong
Ocean View.
Navesink
Shabakunk
Ongs Hat
Jumbo.
Wortendyke
Waterwitch Park
Blue Ball
Ringoes.
Matchaponix
Delawanna
Wawayanda