Message: 6
   Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 16:38:40 -0600
   From: ruester@ldd.net
Subject: TownesSong

I've hesitated to put this to the list...primarily for
personal reasons, but now maybe someone might
enjoy seeing it.
I wrote the music for it some time ago and as far as I know it's
never been performed...Townes sent it to me from Dublin and it
was on a large sheet of paper used to wrap a gift...
I'll try to get it scanned..(it will have to be reduced) so that a copy
of it could appear in the archives...Again, it's personal and I've
hesitated but now seems as good a time as any....
Here it is...dated and signed Oct 20, '90
Rue....

RUESTER'S BLUES
"Dont want to be here
When the reaper comes
Dont wanna hear his machine no more
Dont care where hes goin
Where hes from
I just gotta be away from here

Tired of the rising
Tired of the felling
Forgotten the moon
The sunshine too
Seems all my friends
Be ripe for plantin
Listen my friend
Good luck to you

Woman in the field
Baby on her shoulder
Kids in trouble
World gone bad
I hope she picks you
Sweet and swiftly,
Seems the least she ought to do"

(copyright, Van Zandt/Rowland 1990)




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Message: 7
   Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 18:03:36 EST
   From: FMoore196@aol.com
Subject: Re: TownesSong

In a message dated 2/6/01 2:41:31 PM Pacific Standard Time,
ruester@ldd.net 
writes:

<< I've hesitated to put this to the list...primarily for
 personal reasons, but now maybe someone might
 enjoy seeing it.
 I wrote the music for it some time ago and as far as I know it's
 never been performed.. >>

Sure do wish someone would perform it and record it so we could hear the 
music----I'm betting people would enjoy those words even more.
Fleming