Donna Devine songs
Another lyric to emerge from this summer's 50/90 challenge. And as soon as I wrote it, I knew whom I wanted to ask to create music for it and to sing. I was thrilled when the inimitable Rusty Blake said he would. (-:
UPDATE July 2010: I'm delighted to mention that this song was a Finalist in the 2010 UK International Songwriting Competition. What a tribute to Rusty's gorgeous, poignant music and vocals. (-:
Music & vocals: Rusty Blake
Lyrics: Donna Devine
The Dreeman Tree
(v1)
Me and Johnny Dreeman
Was childhood friends
With Larry ‘n Harry
The Lawson twins
We’d all sit together
Like peas in a pod
By the big old tree
In Johnny's front yard
Chorus
Harry ‘n Larry
‘n Johnny ‘n me
Plannin’ out things
How we’d like ‘em to be
We felt wild and free
‘N we done a lotta laughin’
By the Dreeman tree
(v2)
That big old tree
Was our meetin’ place
And we’d shimmy up high
To where we’d made a space
'N Johnny laughed below
Kept an eye out for girls
We didn’t want ‘em ‘round
With their gigglin’ ‘n curls
Chorus
Harry ‘n Larry
‘n Johnny ‘n me
Plannin’ out things
How we’d like ‘em to be
We felt wild and free
‘N we done a lotta hopin’
By the Dreeman tree
(v3)
In fall the leaves
Turned orange and red
We’d rake up a pile
‘N dive in straight ahead
Johnny he’d laugh
Throw some leaves around
At Larry ‘n Harry ‘n me
Tusslin’ on the ground
Bridge
Life’s forever when you’re just a kid
Then death kicks in, overturns all ya did
Sometimes Larry ‘n Harry ‘n me
Drive past Johnny’s kinda quietly
His wheelchair’s gone but I swear I can see
Him laughin' in the branches of the Dreeman tree
Chorus
Harry ‘n Larry
‘n Johnny ‘n me
Plannin’ out things
How we’d like ‘em to be
We felt wild and free
‘N we done a lotta dreamin’
By the Dreeman tree
©2009 Donna Devine
UPDATE July 2010: I'm delighted to mention that this song was a Finalist in the 2010 UK International Songwriting Competition. What a tribute to Rusty's gorgeous, poignant music and vocals. (-:
Music & vocals: Rusty Blake
Lyrics: Donna Devine
The Dreeman Tree
(v1)
Me and Johnny Dreeman
Was childhood friends
With Larry ‘n Harry
The Lawson twins
We’d all sit together
Like peas in a pod
By the big old tree
In Johnny's front yard
Chorus
Harry ‘n Larry
‘n Johnny ‘n me
Plannin’ out things
How we’d like ‘em to be
We felt wild and free
‘N we done a lotta laughin’
By the Dreeman tree
(v2)
That big old tree
Was our meetin’ place
And we’d shimmy up high
To where we’d made a space
'N Johnny laughed below
Kept an eye out for girls
We didn’t want ‘em ‘round
With their gigglin’ ‘n curls
Chorus
Harry ‘n Larry
‘n Johnny ‘n me
Plannin’ out things
How we’d like ‘em to be
We felt wild and free
‘N we done a lotta hopin’
By the Dreeman tree
(v3)
In fall the leaves
Turned orange and red
We’d rake up a pile
‘N dive in straight ahead
Johnny he’d laugh
Throw some leaves around
At Larry ‘n Harry ‘n me
Tusslin’ on the ground
Bridge
Life’s forever when you’re just a kid
Then death kicks in, overturns all ya did
Sometimes Larry ‘n Harry ‘n me
Drive past Johnny’s kinda quietly
His wheelchair’s gone but I swear I can see
Him laughin' in the branches of the Dreeman tree
Chorus
Harry ‘n Larry
‘n Johnny ‘n me
Plannin’ out things
How we’d like ‘em to be
We felt wild and free
‘N we done a lotta dreamin’
By the Dreeman tree
©2009 Donna Devine
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