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Tow Truck Song

by Mary Beth Carty

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Back in 2010 I wrote a tongue-twister song and began performing it with my then duo Bette & Wallet. The lyrics are an imaginary scene of… well the song speaks for itself. The Trip to Windsor reel, composed by Dan R. MacDonald of Mabou, seemed like a great fit for the outro. He traveled around a lot. Where are we traveling to for this song? All over the place - Cameron’s Hill, Windsor, Mabou, and everywhere in between. Colin Grant does some amazing work on the fiddle here and Mac Morin on piano as well. It was fun to collect group vocals on this one. HASHBROWNS!

En 2010, j'ai écrit une chanson virelangue et j'ai commencé à l'interpréter avec mon duo Bette & Wallet. Les paroles sont une scène imaginaire d’un gang du laurons qui se tâche de se débarrasser d’un vieux bagnole. Colin Grant fait un travail incroyable sur le violon ici ainsi que Mac Morin sur le piano. L'air à la fin s'appelle Trip to Windsor de Dan R. MacDonald! C'était amusant de collecter des voix de groupe sur celui-ci. HASBROWNS… PATATES H CHÉS FRITTES!

lyrics

Tony had a pick-up
Not too young
Drove it around
Workin’ hard, havin’ fun

But rust grew in,
Rust grew on,
Rust grew under
Left it sittin’ on the lawn

Tow a Toyota
Tow it into town
Turn it into tiny tidbits
Turn it into hash browns

One day,
We said “That’s it!”
This truck’s gotta go
Or we’re burning it

Called up Jimmy,
Called up Cash
Strongest men
Arrived in a flash

Put it in neutral,
Pushed it into town
Harder going up
Than it was going down

Wheel flew off
On Cameron’s Hill
Decided to take
That tow-truck bill

Now we drink to the wheels
Drink to the clutch
Drink to the bumpers
And the steering wheel touch

Drink to the suspension
Which was long-gone
Wrote this little
Tow truck song

credits

released November 14, 2022
Colin Grant : Fiddles
Mac Morin : Piano
Donnie Calabrese : Double Bass
Mary Beth Carty : Accordion, Jaw Harp, Triangle, Shaker, Vocals
Bradley Murphy : Bodhràn, group vocals
Group Vocals Mike Bravener, Callum Gaudet, Helen Avakian, Sara Jelley, Jan MacKay, Bill Cameron
Cover Art : Laura Jane Humphries Stinson
Digital Colour Manipulation : Anne-Christine Guy
Tow Truck Song : Written by Mary Beth Carty
Trip to Windsor : Composed by Dan R. MacDonald

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Mary Beth Carty Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Humain créative de l'Acadie de la Nouvelle-Écosse.

Creative human from Nova Scotia.

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