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Do Re Mi Revisited

from Pretty Simple by Jim Page

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    13 track solo acoustic. 4 panel wallet, inside photos. Cover & inside left photos by Elizabeth Carpenter, inside right at session in Doolin, Eire, by Katy Keenan. Back photo busking at Pike Place Market Street Fair 1972.

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Song about people coming to Seattle looking for fortune and getting a reality fix.

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you're comin' up from south California
comin' out from old Boston town
you're lookin' at the beautiful trees and the water
thinkin' about settlin' down

you been hearin' about all of the money
dreamin' about a house on the hill
thinkin’ that you might get lucky
maybe they got room for you still

so your drivin' up everything that you got in that car
or you’re flyin’ in on a plane
and you’re takin’ the bus into downtown
that’s the last that you saw of your dream

because yes they got all of that beauty
and yes they got money to burn
but they also got people living under the freeway
and that's where your road takes a turn

Seattle is a Garden Of Eden
a paradise to live in or see
but believe it or not
you'll be livin' in a parkin' lot
if you ain't got the do re mi

maybe you came by yourself
maybe you brought family too
maybe you got some skills you can use
maybe you'll just have to make do

you’ve been lookin' for work on line at the library
thinkin' that you'll make it somehow
but you ran out of money for that room on Aurora
and you're wonderin' where to go now

you could live in your car if you had one
there are plenty of people who do
but they towed it away to the impound
now you’re wearing a hole in your shoe

you see rock and roll heroes and sports stars
millionaires out on the town
and those people livin’ under the overpass
the cops just keep movin’ ‘em around

Seattle is a Garden Of Eden
a paradise, that's what they say
but believe it or not
you'll be livin' in a parkin' lot
if you can't make it pay

the mayor is a liberal and the council is mixed
and there’s a socialist riding on board
they raised up the minimum to 15 an hour
that’s the least that boss could afford

still you’re sleeping on a cardboard mattress
and your house on the hill is a tent
and they could freeze all the prices right now
but you still couldn’t pay for the rent

some say there’s nothin’ you can do about it
it’s just human nature they claim
this is the greatest system in the world
is just needs a little lube on the chain

but me I got a better idea
I say let’s shut it all down
let’s de-fang the bankers and sink all the tankers
and spread all the money around

because Seattle is a Garden Of Eden
a paradise at the end of it’s line
so lets put it out with the curbside recycling
and try to do better next time

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from Pretty Simple, released January 23, 2020
Words and music copyright Jim Page, Whid Isle Music, BMI

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Named by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as “One Of The 50 Most Influential Musicians In Seattle History.” Originally from California Page has called Seattle and the Pacific Northwest “home” since 1971. Songs covered by The Doobie Brothers, Christy Moore, Dick Gaughan, Michael Hedges, and Roy Bailey. Utah Phillips: “If you’re ever going to get the message, this is the messenger to get it from.” ... more

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