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Thread #32161   Message #3271855
Posted By: Jim Dixon
10-Dec-11 - 11:11 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords Req: Garden State Stomp (Dave Van Ronk)
Subject: Lyr Add: GARDEN STATE STOMP (Dave Van Ronk)
Lyrics found in Sing Out!, 1993, and checked (as far as possible) against the recording at Spotify:


GARDEN STATE STOMP
Written by Dave Van Ronk
As sung by Dave Van Ronk on "Going Back to Brooklyn" (1994)

1. Allamuchy, Hacklebarney, Rockaway, Piscataway.
Ho-Ho-Kus, Secaucus, Lower Squankum, Fair Play.
Wanamassa, Succasunna, Manumuskin, Plumbsock.
Bivalve, Buckshutem, Turkey Foot, Macanippock.
Jugtown, Feebletown, Nummytown, Rahway.

2. 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. Cheesequake, Boy Scout Lake, Moonachie, Tenafly.
Netcong, Watchung, Pluckemin, Mount Misery.
Bardonia, Ironia, Colonia, Weehawken.
Manahawkin, Mantoloking, Mahalala, Pennsauken.
Dutchtown, Ironbound, Frelinghuysen, Lodi.

4. 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, Timbuctoo.


[For another song in this very small genre—songs made up entirely of town names—see CHAPSTICKS by Lou & Peter Berryman.]