Red

by Spectator Bird

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Marsha FitzGerald It captures my imagination. The tune is up and sticks with me all day. It makes me feel happy.

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lyrics

When I was still a kid
I had a dog named Red
That no matter what I did
Did not do what I said

He was always killing chickens
And then repenting good and true
Til he tangled with a raccoon
Laced with rabies through and through

I didn't hang around
I left town that very day
I heard they had to put him down
From blowing every which-a-way

No, no lovelorn crying
For wild, wild, wild, white dandelions

There's something 'bout a nickname
That makes a girl feel good
I pulled mine up over my head
Like old Red Riding Hood

That's how you got so tall
I made myself small
I let you roll me in a ball out of clay
And then you popped me in your pocket so I couldn't blow away

Now Red is up in doggie heaven
Clothes are blowing on the line
And I am bound to show you how
I don't pay you any mind

No, no lovelorn crying
For wild, wild, wild, white dandelions

My friends are getting married
Red is buried in the clay
If you look for me, I'll be here
Blowing every which-a-way

credits

released January 13, 2019
Lindsey FitzGerald: Vocals, guitar
Rachel FitzGerald: Vocals
Chad Altenberger: Electric guitar, bass, percussion
Written by Lindsey FitzGerald
Photo: 35 mm by Lindsey FitzGerald

Recorded by Gabriel Taylor at Packing Shed Records in Lovingston, VA. Thanks to Rapunzel's 15th Annual Songwriting Competition and the Further Ado Foundation for making the recording time possible.

Mixed and mastered by Chad Altenberger at Three Arrows Sound in Harrisonburg, VA.

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