I’m Goin’ Everywhere, Man

I’m Goin’ Everywhere, Man

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The challenge for the Deep Cove Folk Song Writing Contest was to write a song about some of the wonderful things here on the Saanich Peninsula. So, I made a list to help decide which of the many hot spots I’d sing about.  The list was very long indeed, but in the end I thought I might be able to sing about them all!  That’s when I remembered the Hank Snow song, “I’ve Been Everywhere.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jet7Ue743Do ).  However, the task was a lot harder than I thought it might be. Trying to get the right number of syllables in while at the same time avoiding the creation of tongue twisters was quite a chore. So with my apologies to Hank Snow, here it is……

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I’m Goin’ Everywhere, Man

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I’m goin’ everywhere man,,, I’m goin’ everywhere man
Peninsula’s my lair man         Love that ocean air
Gotta get off that    Rocking Chair
I’m  goin’  everywhere man

I go

Bazan Bay    Brentwood Bay    Shwartz Bay    Pat Bay

Coal  Point            Willis   Point          Moses    Point           Yarrow  Point

Todd Creek          Hagan Creek    Salmon there        on the run

D’rance Lake     Cole Bay         Island view          have some fun

Squally Reach     on the Beach       soakin up      the summer sun

Pan– –ama       Winter time     Hockey Game      I think we won

I’m goin’ everywhere man         goin’ to trip around

Hills and dales and roads man   Cover lots of ground

Villages and towns man     This is what I found

I found

Lands End       Deep Cove         Mills Rd           Beacon Ave

Ardmore          Wain Rd             Pat Bay          Traffic Jam

Lockside         Tavish           Saanich Road        East and West

Marchant        Slugget          Round a Bout         Can’t get out

Keating Rd     Newton Rd    Up and Down           It’s insane

Wallace Dr      Blocked Again      Diggin Up    the Sewer Main

I’m goin’ everywhere man     Lacin’ up my shoes

Lots to see out there man    Got no time to lose

Walking makes me thirsty    I need to find some booze

I drink

Church-n-State      Seaside                Rathjen                    Deep Cove

Roost Farm           Sidney Gin            Muse Wine            and   Devine

Zanzibar                  R&R                 Mary’s Blue            Brewsky’s too

Fish on 5th             Prairie  Inn        Lodge and Spa           Pub Crawl

Wine and Song      Empourium        Coffee’s  On             Best in Town

Deep Cove            Folk Night        Write a Song            Sing-a-Long

I’m goin’ everywhere  man   gonna pay my due

Tractors are my fare man      In that kind of mood

Singin’  makes me hungry     I need to find some food

We got

Hey Farms        Horse Farms      Sheep Farms      Hen Farms

Veg Farms         Egg Farms         Rose Farms       Michell Farms

Flavour Trail      Market Day         Labour Day      Saanich Fair

Rock n Roll       Coun—-try        Folk Song         Shaky Ground

Wed  Night     Brentwood Park    Dance Around        Until Dark

Mary Winspear    Fine–Art         Do a Sketch   Paint the Town

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