Topic: Home County Time
This is a song I wrote in I think 1978.Its about a folk festival held in London called Home County Folk Festival.I think as of now it is Canada's largest folk festival.Lots of talent,food,crafts and free stages for performers that want to play there own stuff.After a few years some local people wanted to shut it down because of noise but we held our ground and it has become a huge yearly success.This was my protest song to keep the festival.I will keep the second verse as written but I fear today it would have to be changed.
Home County Timeby Ken Peters
1978
Hey [Em]listen let me [D]tell you now and I [Em]hope you don't [D]mind
I gonna [Em]sing you all a [D]story about [Em]Home County [D]Time.
Now its the [Em]time when all the [D]people get to[Em]gether for [D]while
Its the [Em]time when all the [D]people get to[Em]gether for a [D]smile
Its the [Em]time when we all [D]gather in [Em]July [D]
[Em][D][Em][D] [Em][D]
Now if you [Em]look to your [D]left and you [Em]look to your [D]right,
you see all [Em]kinds of [D]people man its [Em]so out of [D]sight.
You see the [Em]short ones ,the [D]tall ones ,the [Em]big and the [D]round,
You see the [Em]wired ones the [D]tired ones but [Em]nobody [D]frowns.
Well al[Em]right al[D]right al[Em]right al[D]right al[Em]right...[D]my [Em]friends.[Em]
So [Am]now you [G]all can [Am]plainly [G]see that the [Am]people in the [G]park are here [Am]peaceably[G]
So if [Em]you don't [D]mind [Em]we'll have [D]good time [Em]cause home [D]county is a [Em]real good [D]time
Home [Em]County is a [D]damn good [Em]time
And [A]if you want to sing and [C]you want to shout out,
than [G]listen to the music baby [A]you gonna find out.
[C]You gonna [G]find every [A]time, every [C]time.
Well [Em]whoa-oa-[D]oa [Em]Home [D]County's [Em]alright.
[Em] [D] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [Em]
Now you can [Em]walk among the [D]trees or you can [Em]dodge all the [D]bees,
You can [Em]suck back on a [D]coke or you can en[Em]joy a little [D]smoke,
Or you can [Em]sit back and [D]relax [Em]forget about your [D]feed backs
and [Em]have your self a [D]fine old [Em]time. [Em]
Or you can [Am]look at all the [G]pretty girls in [Am]tight blue jeans and [G]baby curls,
You can [Am]watch them strut there [G]stuff from early [Am]dawn until the [G]dusk.
And when the [Em]sun sets then [D]I'll bet that [Em]that is when you [D]elect
to [Em]have yourself a [D]fine old [Em]time
And [A]if you want to sing and [C]you want to shout out.
Than [G]listen to the music baby [A]you gonna find out.
[C]You gonna [G]find every [A]time every [C]time
Well [Em]whoa oa [D]oa [Em]Home [D]County's [Em]alright
[Em] [D] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [Em]
Now if your [Em]anything like [D]me and [Em]like me I'm simply [D]me,
You know I [Em]don't go out to [D]discotheques I [Em]hate them fancy [D]scenes
I like to [Em]settle down,[D]mellow down just [Em]sit and watch the [D]sun go down,
And [Em]look it as the [D]time rolls [Em]by.[Em]
So if you [Am]look at all the [G]workshops with the [Am]many works of [G]art,
you know you [Am]wont find nothin [G]fancy and you [Am]wont find nothin [G]smart.
But you'll find [Em]beauty and [D]quality so [Em]many things you [D]just wont see,
[Em]Look now it its a [D]time going [Em]by
And [A]if you want to sing and [C]you want to shout out
Than [G]listen to the music baby [A]you gonna find out
[C]You gonna [G]find every [A]time every [C]time
Well [Em]whoa oa [D]oa [Em]Home [D]County's alright[Em] [D] [Em]
[Em] Well [A]if you want to sing and [C]you want to shout out
Just [G]listen to the music baby [A]you gonna find out
[C]You gonna [G]find every[A]time, every[C]time
[Em]Home [D]County's al[Em]right [D]
[Em]Home [D]County's al[Em]right [D]
[Em]Home [D]County's al[Em]right [D]alright it's a [Em]real good [D]time
you can [Em]walk in the [D]rain you can [Em]walk in the [D]sun sunshine [Em] [D]
[Em]Home [D]Countys al[Em]right [Em] [D] [Em]
[Em]Home [D]Countys al[Em]right [Em] [D] [Em]
[Em]Home [D]Countys al[Em]right [Em] [D] [Em]
[Em] [D] [Em] [D] [Em] [D] [Em]
Just Keepin on Keepin on
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