ADD: Spook Handy - VOTE!!

Subject: RE: ADD: Spook Handy - VOTE!!
From: EBarnacle
Date: 21 Oct 20 - 02:08 PM

Spook has requested that this song should be spread far and wide. the message is very important.
Too many politicians have brown rings around their noses.

Subject: ADD: Spook Handy - VOTE!!
From: Joe Offer
Date: 18 Oct 20 - 05:46 PM

Ah, here's the 2020 version, with an All-Star (folkie) cast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60XqEpsZcpI

Posted by Spook Handy October 15, 2020:

Voting is no laughing matter. Well, actually, it is in this video. But it contains a serious message: Elections have consequences! So share this uplifting, fun and important message. It will be one more way to let our voices be heard! Almost as if you're voting twice.   {LYRICS ARE BELOW}

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Artists: Spook Handy, Tom Paxton, Noel Paul Stookey, Christine Lavin, John McCutcheon, Guy Davis, Tret Fure, Emma’s Revolution, Friction Farm, Tom Florek, Dave Rimelis, Dennis Warner, Pat Lamanna, Ron Greenstein, Bob Harris & Cyndy Huang, Eric Lambert, Cheryl Prashker, Carla Ulbrich, Diane Perry, Debra Cowan, Carol Crittenden, Tommy Strazza, Lauren Mayer, Chris Birmingham, Shanna in a Dress, Mya Byrne, Rik Palieri, Carl Alderson, Gregg Cagno, Dave Sherman, Sharon & Greg Metz, Tracy Colletto

VOTE   -   © 2001 Spook Handy, BMI
When politicians come to town
And kiss babies ‘til their noses turns brown
You can bet your bottom dollar they want your vote

So speak your mind ‘cause believe it or not
This world has become a big melting pot
It's easy to get yourself lost in the lot
‘Cause the world's made up of all kinds of people, so

Vote! Don't you never mind the weather
Get your butt in the booth and pull down the lever
Vote! For worse or for better
Let your voice be heard

We got fuzzy headed peace loving carrot chomping farmer boys
Skin headed neo-nazi face slapping paranoids
Fat cats sitting back scoffing at the tabloids. Yup!

And there’s cross burning, homophobic, church going family types
Flag burning, anti-war, give the poor more types
Out of school, know it all, Cliff Clavin prototypes
The world's made up of all kinds of people, so

chorus

We’ve got hard working, wisdom sharing, ceiling braking feminists
Pro-life clinic burning gospel preaching terrorists
City dwelling unemployed folks who can't stand it no more

Sky choking river killing free market advocates
Tree loving owl hugging pro-environmentalists
Urban folk high on hope raising up their clenched fists
The world's made up of all kinds of people, so

chorus

Now Farmer Josh lives up on the mountain.
Grows his own food drinks from Mother Nature's fountain
And only gets down into town around once a week

And all the pretty young gals from the near by high school
Stop by his farm ‘cause they think he's so cool
Chewing on wheat grass and spitting out philosophy

He says, "Looking at life cosmologically,
We're all cells in the body of the Almighty
And with God-like nature we create our own reality

But down here on Earth, now that's a different ball of wax
We've got to eat - pay all kinds of taxes
And form governments that have laws to pass
‘Cause the world's made up of all kinds of people, so

Vote! Don't you never mind the weather.
Get your butt in the booth and pull down the lever.
Vote! For worse or for better
Vote!

chorus

Additional verse by Pat Lamanna:

Now, you can vote as early as the law allows
Avoid the long lines, avoid the crowds
And you won’t have worry ‘bout Covid-19

Even better yet put your ballot in the mail
Don’t listen to no politician’s tale
But whatever you do, do it without fail
‘cause the world’s made up of all kinds of people

Vote! Don’t let the country go to rubble
Take a look at the ballot and file in the bubbles
Vote! It’s really worth the trouble
Let your voice be heard

www.spookhandy.com
Appears on the CDs:
"Breakfast at Bill's" © 2001 Spook Handy
"Breakfast by Myself" ©2001 Spook Handy
"Pete, Woody & Me, Volume I - Keep the Flame Alive" © 2016 Spook Handy

International Folk Radio Charts:
No. 2 single – Nov 2018; No. 7 song of the year - 2016; No. 2 single - Nov 2016; No. 6 single - Nov 2012; No. 10 single – Nov, 2008

Subject: ADD: VOTE!! (Spook Handy)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 18 Oct 20 - 05:39 PM

Spook Handy came out with a great song for the 2008 election. It's called simply "VOTE!!

There's a version for the current election, but I haven't found it yet other than about 20 minutes into this Facebook Video Concert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiM6eHZP7qQ

VOTE!!
(Spook Handy, 2008 version)

1. When politicians come to town
    and kiss babies til their noses turns brown
    you can bet your bottom dollar they want your vote.
So speak your mind, cause believe it or not
this world has become a big melting pot.
It's easy to get yourself lost in the lot
cause the world's made up of all kinds of people, so

Chorus:

2. We've got fuzzy headed peace loving carrot chomping farmer boys,
    Skin headed neo-nazi face bashing paranoids,
    Fat cats sitting back scoffing at the tabloids, yup.
And theres cross burning, homophobic, church going family types,
Flag burning, anti-war, give the poor more types,
Out of school, know it all, Cliff Clavin prototypes,.....

Chorus:

3. Weve got men hating aggravating right wing feminists
    Pro-life clinic burning gospel preaching terrorists
    City dwelling unemployed folks who can't stand it no more,
Sky choking river killing free market advocates
Tree loving owl hugging pro-environmentalists
Urban folk high on dope raising up their clenched fists.........

Chorus:

4. Now Farmer Josh lives up on the mountain.
    grows his own food drinks from Mother Nature's fountain
    and only gets down into town around once a week.
And all the pretty young gals from the near by high school
stop by his farm cause they think he's so cool
chewing on wheat grass and spitting out philosophy.
    He says, "Looking at life cosmologically,
    we're all cells in the body of the Almighty
    and with God-like nature we create our own reality.
But down here on Earth - that's a different ball of wax
We've got to eat, pay all kinds of taxes,
and form governments that have laws to pass cause the world's made up of all kinds of people, so Vote!

Here's a 2016 Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v35EiC8Qiw4

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Subject: Spook Handy
From: Rapparee
Date: 29 May 09 - 01:25 PM

I'm trying to get up a venue for Spook Handy here in Pocatello in September. At the least I hope to get him an hour here in the Library.

Just a heads-up for anyone who might be interested. More as events develop.