THE OLD MODEL T

Here's a song from a couple of years ago.

The only musical memory I have of my father, whom I didn't know after about age five, is a dim and distant mental daguerreotype of him singing “The Red River Valley”. "The Old Model T" is meant to be of that old western ballad style. If I ever learn to play the guitar I'll record this and become rich and famous.

Yah, sure. :)


THE OLD MODEL T

In the shadow of the valley
Sits an old Model T
Been neglected, disrespected
By the wind from the sea.

The windows are shattered
The tires gone flat
The seats torn to ribbons
Where the dandy once sat.

The black paint is peeling
From the sun in the sky
Empty bottles on the floorboard
Old whisky and rye.

There’s rust on the fenders
Where the shine used to be
The dusty road is but a memory
For the old Model T.

There’s no fox in the barnyard
There’s no hounds on the bay
There’s no horses a hunting
No more bugles to play
Where’s the fun of the chase
Where’s the prize up the tree
The fox is asleepin’
In the old Model T.

The fox is asleepin’
In the old Model T.

(Musical interlude)

There were nights to remember
Under bright shooting stars
And fights to forget
Broken hearts, jagged scars

There were mountains to climb
Golden cities to see
The open road is but a memory
For the old Model T

There’s no fox in the barnyard
There’s no hounds on the bay
There’s no horses a hunting
No more bugles to play
Where’s the fun of the chase
Where’s the prize up the tree
The fox is asleepin’
You won’t hear no weepin’
The fox is asleepin’
The old memories he’s keepin’
The fox is asleepin’
In the old Model T.

Tom Reddock 062206

Read the lyrics and hear the music of “The Red River Valley” here: http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/redriver.htm

Video of “The Red River Valley”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yen95Xs-UBk

And a rare one by Leonard Cohen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Hnky4B46A


Really, really, corny. But something sweet about it.