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Dustbowl Children

from The Songs We Picked EP by The Tenderbellies

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A Peter Rowan tune, also performed by AKUS, that we thought deserved revisiting in light of the current environmental situation; the gutting of the planet and the ensuing human consequences. We're all Dustbowl Children.

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My father's name was Hannibal, mama was Hannah-Mariah
Every thing we old got all burned up in the Great Depression fire
Straight lines of one-crop farming drained the Green Earth dry
We lost it all, only love was left, and that's one thing money can't buy.

Chorus:
We're all Dustbowl Children
Singin' a Dustbowl song
And the crops won't grow
And the dust just blows
(When them green fields are gone,
When them green grass-growin' fields are gone)x2

They said in California there was work every kind
But the only job I ever got out there was waitin' in a welfare line
Once I had a daughter, Once I had a dream
Now all the work is being done by big old machines

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from The Songs We Picked EP, released May 15, 2015
Written by Peter Rowan.
Chris Page on Vocals.

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The Tenderbellies Burlington, Vermont

A rambling band of rabble-rousers from the rolling hills of the Champlain Valley. Representing a broad diversity in musical background, taste, and stage manners, The Tenderbellies have a little something for everyone. We pride ourselves on our ability to play to any crowd, regardless of the occasion. Their first EP is an experiment in studio space that went so smoothly, we decided to master it! ... more

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