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Long Ago Connections
02:46
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Tell me the tales that to me were so dear
Long, long ago, long, long ago
Sing me the songs I delighted to hear
Long, long ago, long ago
Oh, the baby's connected to the Mama
And the Mama's connected to the Papa
And they're both connected to the Grandma
And the Grandma's connected to the Grandpa
And they're all connected to each other,
And they're all part of family.
So, tell me the tales that to me were so dear
Long, long ago, long, long ago
Sing me the songs I delighted to hear
Long, long ago, long ago
Long, long ago, long ago
Long, long ago, long ago
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Old Country Fair
04:00
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There’s an old country road where my grandfather stood
And an old country flower that brightened the air
There’s an old country song that my heart has always known
And it’s calling me home to the old country fair.
When I see the sun that shines, well I know its shining there
And all the breezes that do blow also kiss its valleys rare
And that old country song that my heart has always known
It keeps calling me home,
Yes, it’s calling me home,
Oh, it’s calling me home to the old country fair.
When I turn and look behind down the path that others walked
And I see the footsteps there, hear the echoes of their talk
And the melody’s the one that my heart has always known
And it’s calling me home to the old country fair.
When I see the sun that shines, well I know its shining there
And all the breezes that do blow also kiss its valleys rare
And that old country song that my heart has always known
It keeps calling me home,
Yes, it’s calling me home,
Oh, it’s calling me home to the old country fair.
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Clearances
03:13
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How I wish they could stand in the heather
And to drink from a clear highland stream
Oh, I wish they could stand in the heather
But to them bonnie Scotland's a dream.
Though America's free with her prosperity
Caledonia's face they won't know.
From the highlands of Scotland I've traveled
Trading heather for my children to grow.
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The rain at the window looked like it was crying
And we said goodbye as the geese they were a-flying.
The little old town where we all started out.
The place called "Used To Be Home."
Oh, Mama! Oh, Papa! I still remember
The way that old door used to rub upon the eave
And I wonder, I wonder if you closed all the windows.
Did you lock all the doors when it came time to leave?
Sometimes it was the land and the crops that were a-dying
Sometimes it was a war and we couldn't live in peace
Some times there were no jobs and that's why we had to leave
The place called “Used To Be Home.”
Oh, Mama! Oh, Papa! I still remember
The way that old door used to rub upon the eave
And I wonder, I wonder if you closed all the windows.
Did you lock all the doors when it came time to leave?
We walked down the road and Papa pulled the wagon
and baby sister slept as we went towards the sea.
The wind sang a song of the journey to come
And a new place we would call Home.
Oh, Mama! Oh, Papa! I still remember
The way that old door used to rub upon the eave
And I wonder, I wonder if you closed all the windows.
Did you lock all the doors when it came time to leave?
We traveled on a ship with so many, many others,
Across the ocean wide to a place we didn't know
And we came to Ellis Island and they wrote.down all our names
In America, our new home!
Oh, Mama! Oh, Papa! I still remember
The way that old door used to rub upon the eave
And I wonder, I wonder if you closed all the windows.
Did you lock all the doors when it came time to leave?
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Travelers' Song
03:20
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Over mountains, over valleys,
'Cross the oceans wide and blue.
We will travel. We will travel
Till we find a home that's true!
Oh, the road goes on before us
And it seems to never end.
Billowed sails and wheels of wagons,
A new life waits around the bend.
Over mountains, over valleys,
'Cross the oceans wide and blue.
We will travel. We will travel
Till we find a home that's true!
Spring and summer, fall and winter,
Through war and faith and poverty,
To a new land we must travel
For our children to be free!
Over mountains, over valleys,
'Cross the oceans wide and blue.
We will travel. We will travel
Till we find a home that's true!
Far away from our beginning,
Moving through uncertainty.
Silent snow and rolling thunder
Are the travelers' harmony.
Over mountains, over valleys,
'Cross the oceans wide and blue.
We will travel. We will travel
Till we find a home that's true!
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A Child's Aire
02:40
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Instrumental
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Denim Blue
03:57
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Denim Blue's an American color. Denim Blue's how we work and play.
Levi wove it from the cloudless sky and the strength of the American way
And I think of all the people who lived and worked and played
Wearing Levi Strauss's Denim Blue all across the U S A!
From Germany young Levi came when he was just eighteen
And he worked with his folks in the dry goods store selling lots of really fine things
Then he heard about the gold strike at Suttter's Mill, they say,
And he knew that fortune waited for him in Californ-i-ay
It was off to San Francisco in eighteen and fifty three.
Levi Strauss brought bedding and cloth to sell for the mercantile industry.
Then one day a man came up to him and fixed him with a glance
“Levi Strauss,” he said, “soft beds are fine, but you really shoulda brought pants!”
So, he worked with the canvas and he worked with the duck and a friend called Davis, too.
Till his stitching and his rivets and his little red tag turned into something new.
They were working pants for working folk, American through and through
That's the story of those new blue jeans. That's the story of Denim Blue!
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Puttin' Down Roots
04:00
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I can't wait to get off of this farm
A little city livin' won't do me no harm
That old brown cow done lost her charm
Oh, I can't wait to get off of this farm!
Country life, city life, which will it be?
Gotta do the best for you and for me
But it doesn't really matter where you park your boots
If you make it your home, that's putting down roots!
Working every day in the factory
Gotta pay the rent on Apartment B
Me and Molly and Baby makes three
Living in town's the place for me!
Country life, city life, which will it be?
Gotta do the best for you and for me
But it doesn't really matter where you park your boots
If you make it your home, that's putting down roots!
This city life's not meant for me!
I need to move my little family
Far enough away for us to breathe
Suburbia's the place for me!
Country life, city life, which will it be?
Gotta do the best for you and for me
But it doesn't really matter where you park your boots
If you make it your home, that's putting down roots!
Some nice clean air's a necessity
And a garden and a cow and some liberty
Out of the rat race is where I gotta be
Back to the country is the place for me!
Country life, city life, which will it be?
Gotta do the best for you and for me
But it doesn't really matter where you park your boots
If you make it your home, that's putting down roots!
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"Dem" Connections
03:04
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Oh, the baby's connected to the Mama and the Mama's connected to the Papa
And they're both connected to the Grandma and the Grandma's connected to the Grandpa
And they're all connected to each other, and they're all part of family.
Connect, connect your people
Connect, connect your places
Connect, connect your stories
And call it Genealogy!
Now, count up all your cousins, your aunts and uncles and “whats-ims”
Your great grands, steps and removes, your in-laws, out-laws, it behooves
You to know the stories that are part of your family!
Connect, connect your people
Connect, connect your places
Connect, connect your stories
And call it Genealogy!
Those old books on the high shelf have clues about your own self.
There's a thing called Generations. It's the story of all Nations.
The mystery of history gets easy when it's part of your family!
Connect, connect your people
Connect, connect your places
Connect, connect your stories
And call it Genealogy!
We call it Genealogy!
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Our Annie
06:03
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And she sat there, our Annie, saying, "How I remember!
How the flowers were blooming when I was a girl!
And I walked to the church with my father and mother
All the green trees were tall. All was right with the world!"
All the love's not forgotten, all smiles and the tears
All the days of our life time, all the days of our years.
And she sat there, our Annie, saying, “Once I was married.
Yes, I was a bride once and we were in love
And our mothers and fathers, they all looked so happy
And he's still here beside me and he's all I think of.
All the love's not forgotten, all smiles and the tears
All the days of our life time, all the days of our years.
And she sat there, our Annie, saying, “I had some babies
And the sweetest of babies there ever could be
I remember the story that they always wanted
I can still hear their words, “Mommy, read it to me!”
All the love's not forgotten, all smiles and the tears
All the days of our life time, all the days of our years.
And she sat there, our Annie, saying, “I used to know them.
Yes, I used to know all the people I'd see.
Ah, but some have moved on, now... others are resting
And now all of the faces, they seem strange to me.
All the love's not forgotten, all smiles and the tears
All the days of our life time, all the days of our years.
And she sat there, our Annie, saying “Sometimes my mem'ries
Are like bright shining fishes that swim through my mind
And I start to remember all the things I've forgotten,
But then time casts a net o'er the days left behind.
All the love's not forgotten, all smiles and the tears
All the days of our life time, all the days of our years.
And she sat there, our Annie and she looked out her window
And she smiled as she watched all the people walk by...
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Human Beans
03:56
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Here we all are on a world that's blue and round,
Under a sun that comes up and then goes down.
Many, many colors, shapes and sizes all are we, we're
All of the things that a rainbow needs to be!
Not a spit or spot... not a jit or jot... different but we're not!
We're the Human Family!
Mary's got a Mommy and a Daddy that are blue.
Joey's Dad is green and instead of one there's two.
Sally has a polka dotted auntie who's a clown.
Harry gets to live in both the country and the town.
Dani likes to hike. David calls her "Spike"
What's there not to like? We're the Human Family!
Starting from a single root's how every family grows,
Branching out and reaching out and blooming like a rose.
Flowers in a garden that's as big as history
Colors in the rainbow that's the human family
Reds and blues and greens,
peasants, kings and queens.
We're the Human Beans!
We're the Human Family!
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Come By The Hills
04:53
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Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free.
And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the loughs meet the sea,
Where the rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun;
And the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.
Come by the hills to the land where life is a song.
And stand where the birds fill the air with their joy all day long,
Where the trees sway in time and even the wind sings in tune;
And the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.
Come by the hills to the land where legend remains.
Where stories of old, fill the heart and may yet come again,
Where the past has been lost and the future is still to be won;
And the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.
And the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.
And the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.
Lyrics by W. Gordon Smith copyright Beechwood Music, Ltd.
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Ginger Ackley Cleveland, Ohio
Starting out in Texas, Ginger made it to Ohio as quickly as she could! Her music is full of magic and stories, seasoned with a love of folk and Celtic music. Her penny whistles often accompany her, too!
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