Lyr Add: Country Boy

Subject: Lyr Add: Country Boy
From: GUEST,NamFrank
Date: 04 Dec 02 - 08:12 AM

Country Boy
In a quaint lil' town,with woods gathered `round,
Lived a young boy of Irish decent.
Full of young man's schemes and "pipe-cloud dreams",
But mostly of honest intent.
He liked quiet places and wide open spaces,
He liked to walk all alone.
So,oh,what a pity,that he yearned for the city,
For the country was always his home.
In his eighteenth year,giving way to his fear,
He gave two years to "Uncle Sam".
And with all of his might,he learned how to fight,
Staying a year in Vietnam.
Now this "military hell",with it's screaming shells,
It frightened him to the bone.
After the heat and the fear,for nearly a year,
This "country boy" finally came home.
Then he sat down in thought,but it all came to naught,
For he had been such a fool.
With your high IQ,some are wiser than you,
For some things aren't learned in a school.
                                           K.F.Leight (NamFrank)
Aine,I hope this set of lyrics,finally finds it's way to you! LOL
I'm just another generation of Celtic warrior,gone off to fight,back to hearth & home. Wowaste Mitanka (Blessings my Sister)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Country Boy
From: Áine
Date: 07 Dec 02 - 04:39 AM

Hey Kerry!

Well, all things come to those that wait, and wait, and finally come to the Mudcat . . . ;-) I'm happy to see ALL the words to your song -- at long last -- and I will be post them to the Songbook later this morning, as you can tell from time of this posting that it's very, very early here (and I'm going back to sleep when the child with the cold goes back to sleep . . . yawn).

Thank you so much for your patience AND your persistance -- and I would love to hear this song performed. The words really found a place in me, having seen too many of my high school friends go through the same experience. So, just a few more hours of patience from yourself and you'll be in the Book.

All the best to you, Áine