"Grand Forks (Live)" genre: Western Swing
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	All about Leaving Grand Forks, North Dakota.
	CD: N/A   Label: N/A Credits: Written by Dennis Johnson and Alleen Johnson. Performed by Dakota Night & Friends. Photo by Kern Forbes
	Story Behind the Song The song is dennis' feelings about that great state of North Dakota & Grand Forks. Bill had just undergone an operation to remove a cancerous cytoma 2.5 weeks earlier and was scheduled for chemotherapy the next week so the gang got together for some tunes. Recorded live, into a cassette recorder in Bill's living room With the band & some friends sitting in. Imported into n-Track Studio and Acoustica, where some adjustments were made to bring up Dennis' vocals. The Band & Friends are: Alleen Johnson, Bass Guitar & Vocals Dennis Johnson, Acoustic Guitar & Lead Vocal Tom West, Banjo & Banjo & Vocals Bill Miltenberger, Acoustic Guitar & Vocals Dale Driggers, Electric Slide Guitar Bobby Jackson, Elevtric Rhythm Guitar. Lyrics Grand Forks (copyright 1997) Dennis & Alleen Johnson Well there's a town to the North Where the seasons bring forth Every profain reaction that's known to man So if your name is Carlson, Lund, Hanson or Johnson, You're gonna head south just as soon as you can (CHORUS) And if the weather will let ya The mosquitoe's 'er gonna get ya That's Grand Forks ya bet ya My home on the plains That Red River is havin' ya Flow North up into Canada Along with the neighbors, mud, ice and snow Well you can pray all you like as it's cresting the dike But she don't flow too good when it's 40 below (REPEAT CHORUS) When it's finally summer Well don't you know it's a bummer You go to the park to take in the air Well it's rainin' & it's blowin' Well, at least it's not snowin' Let's go get our ponchos & take in the fair (REPEAT CHORUS) Well, now to leave North Dakota Don't you know there's a quota For leaving our state, only 6 in a year But what a beautiful site When you finally take flight Grand Forks water tower just a spec in the mirror (REPEAT CHORUS) That's Grand Forks ya bet ya my home on the plains

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