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Camping By the Sun

from With a Spade by The Pipi Pickers

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"Camping By The Sun" written by Peter Mayer, c. 1997.
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I like it here and so do you
By the one that's green and blue
With everything that life requires
A big hydrogen campfire

We could be here quite a few days
The next place is 4 light years away
When you're camping by the sun

Yippe yi yay, Yippee yi yo
Outer space is mighty cold
Unless with luck you have found
A nice warm star to fly around
Unless you're camping by the sun

Like the Earth roped the moon
The sun's got us in its own lassoo
We're doing dishes and we're taking showers
At 65,000 miles an hour

It makes you want to play the guitar
Sing songs to Jupiter and Mars
When you're camping by the sun

Yippee yi yay, yippee yi ya
Outer space is very dark
Unless by chance you have found
A nice bright start to fly around
Unless you're camping by the sun

Yippee yi yay, yippee yi yo
Outer space is dark and cold
Unless by chance you have found
A bright, warm start to fly around
Unless you're camping by the sun

Now just before you close your eyes
When the sun's on the other side
You may wonder about the countless thousands
Of other fires and who's around them

And are the sticks on their hot dogs
93 million miles long?
Are they camping by the sun?

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from With a Spade, released October 25, 2017
Written by: Peter Mayer c. 1997 / www.blueboat.net
Jenine Abarbanel Double bass and lead vocals
Garry Bigwood Mandolin and backing vocals
Nat Torkington Banjo
Barry Torkington Guitar
John Egenes Dobro
Gunther Flutney backing vocals

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The Pipi Pickers Leigh, New Zealand

From the seaside village of Leigh in New Zealand, The Pipi Pickers play an energetic, contemporary, “full-bodied” style of bluegrass. They've been guests at major festivals in New Zealand and Australia. Often praised as the “second best free band in Leigh,” they’re a favourite at such local fundraisers as the Leigh Fishing Competition and the Whangateau Hall annual country faire. ... more

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