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Denim Blue

from Connections by Ginger Ackley

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I wanted to tell a story about an emigrant who made it good here in America and I found a wonderful tale about Levi Strauss. This young man from Germany thought he would make it big by selling things like beds and towels to the Gold Rush towns. One day, an old miner told him that what they really needed was clothing that didn't fall apart with hard work. That's how it all started...

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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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from Connections, released May 1, 2014

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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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