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Blue Edge of the Prairie

by Kerry Spitzer

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    There are more video recordings than audio recordings of Janice and I in Blue Edge of the Prairie. A quick search of that or Kerry Spitzer on youtube.com will bring up 40 some results. You can see just how much fun we were having.
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1.
Company 03:43
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AIRED OUT MY CLEANEST DIRTY SHIRT PUT A SHINE ON THESE OLD SHOES GOT A BOUNCE INSIDE MY STEP LIKE I NEVER KNOWN THE BLUES AND TONIGHT THERE’S A DANCE BAND PLAYIN’ HOT AND HEAVENLY AND I’M EXPECTIN’ BABY’S COMPANY PUT SOME GOOP INSIDE MY HAIR EVERY STRAND‘S SLICKED INTO PLACE GOT A SONG STUCK IN MY HEAD GOT A SMILE ON THIS OLD FACE AND THE STARS ARE WINKIN’ AT ME IN A WARM BLUE VELVET SEA I’M EXPECTIN’ BABY’S COMPANY I BEEN CHOMPIN’ AT THE BIT I BEEN STARIN’ AT THE CLOCK BUT THE HANDS DON’T SEEM TO MOVE I CAN’T HEAR IT GOIN’ TICK TOCK- TICK TOCK- TICK TOCK THE MINUTES FEEL LIKE HOURS WAITIN’ FOR THE NIGHT TO BE AND I’M EXPECTIN’ BABY’S COMPANY I AM EXPECTIN’ WE WILL BE CONNECTIN’ I’M EXPECTIN’ BABY’S COMPANY
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Banjo Blues 04:16
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ELL THE TRAIN'S LONG GONE FADIN' WHISTLE I THE AIR WELL THE TRAIN'S LONG GONE FADIN' WHISTLE I THE AIR HEADED DOWN THE LINE TOOK MY GOOD FRIEND THERE A MAN IS MORE THAN THE LITTLE BIT OF WRONG HE DONE A MAN IS MORE THAN THE LITTLE BIT OF WRONG HE DONE FOR EVERY ONE GOOD DAY, HAVE HIM 6 BAD ONES AND YOU TRY AND TRY YOU CAN'T APOLOGIZE ENOUGH AND YOU TRY AND TRY YOU CAN'T APOLOGIZE ENOUGH THERE IS LONG AND SHORT AIN'T NO WAY BUT ROUGH WELL THE TRAIN'S LONG GONE FADIN' WHISTLE I THE AIR WELL THE TRAIN'S LONG GONE FADIN' WHISTLE I THE AIR HEADED DOWN THE LINE TOOK MY GOOD FRIEND THERE
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Lazarus 06:17
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WE BOTH KNOW HUNGER AIN’T NEVER SATISFIED THERE'S LITTLE THINGS YOU NEED TO SURVIVE THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN PROVIDE THESE DAYS WE LIVE OUR LIVES IN THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT THESE DAYS IT’S NOT WHAT WE DO BUT WHAT WE DO WITHOUT I CAN FEEL YOU SLIP A LITTLE MORE EACH DAY I CAN’T TAKE THE HURT , BUT CAN'T TAKE THE HURT AWAY AND BRING YOU BACK TO ME BRING LOVE BACK TO US RAISE IT UP AGAIN JUST LIKE LAZARUS ONCE YOU START DRIFTING IT’S DIFFICULT TO QUIT DON’T KNOW JUST WHAT I’M SUPPOSED TO DO NOW BUT I DOUBT THAT THIS IS IT THESE DAYS WE LAUGH, WE SMILE WE PRETEND THAT ALL IS WELL THE EYES SAY SO LOUD AND CLEAR WHAT THE TONGUE WOULD NEVER TELL ( CHORUS ) THE LONGER WE LINGER THE MORE THE NEED TO LEAVE TAKE SOME TIME TO MAKE OUR PEACE TAKE SOME TIME TO GRIEVE SOMEDAY WE’LL MEET SOMEWHERE SOMEWHAT UNEXPECTEDLY LAUGH HOW WE'VE BOTH BECOME WHAT THE OTHER WE’D BE ( CHORUS )
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Bouzouki Woogie 03:46
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Slow 05:00
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HOIST UP THAT ANCHOR CAST ME OFF ADRIFT THERE'S CLOUDS ROLLIN' IN THE WINDS BEGUN TO SHIFT BLUE SKIES CAN FOOL YOU TO THE STORM THERE BELOW GETS YOU ALL BOUND UP INSIDE GOT TO LEARN TO TAKE IT SLOW HEY, BROTHER TROUBLE, LONG TIME NO SEE WE WERE YOUNG AND RESTLESS, FOOTLOOSE AND FREE NOW THOSE OLD MEMORIES 'BOUT ALL I CAN SHOW I GOT SO FAR AHEAD OF MYSELF I HAD TO LEARN TO TAKE IT SLOW AIN'T NO PLACE THAT I'VE GOT TO BE I AIN'T BOUND TO NO ONE OR NOTHIN AND I SURE AIN'T BOUND TO BE SO PLEASE EASE OFF OF THAT THROTTLE SLACKEN UP THE PACE SCREW DOWN THE HANDS ON THAT CRAZY SPINNIN' OLD CLOCK FACE I CAME HERE WITH NOTHIN' WON'T HAVE NOTHIN' WHEN I GO I'LL SIT ON BACK AND ENJOY THE RIDE I'VE GOT TO LEARN HOW TO TAKE IT SLOW ( X 3 )
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Midnight Train 05:01
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MY BABY’S ON A MIDNIGHT TRAIN I HAD TO SET HER FREE SHE DESERVES A BETTER MAN THAN I CAN EVER BE. I WORKED SO HARD MY WHOLE LIFE LONG BUT MIGHT AS WELL STOOD STILL MY LUCK'S LIKE A MOUNTAIN STREAM RUNS FAST- BUT STRAIGHT DOWNHILL THE STRAIGHT & NARROW BECKONED ME I JUST ENCOUNTER CURVES NOW I’M ’BOUT TO CUT HER LOOSE TO FIND WHAT SHE DESERVES (CHORUS) I AIN’T DONE WELL AT ANYTHING ALTHOUGH I’VE TRIED & TRIED NOW MY FUTURE'S LOOKING BLEAK I FEEL MY BACON’S FRIED THE ONLY GOOD THING IN MY LIFE WAS MY SWEET BUTTERCUP NOW I’M GONNA SET HER FREE SO SHE CAN GO TRADE UP (CHORUS) X 2
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October 04:06
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IF THE DAYS WERE NOT SO SHORT AND MY YEARS NOT SO LONG I WOULD STAY 'TIL THE 1ST SNOW FELL JUST TO KEEP YOU WARM JUST TO KEEP YOU WARM IF I'D SEEN ALL A MAN COULD SEE HERE IN THIS SMALL TOWN IF I'D DONE ALL A MAN COULD DO I WOULD JUST STICK AROUND I WOULD JUST STICK AROUND IF OCTOBER'S MYSTERY HELD NO SWEET SURPRISE I COULD SPEND MY WHOLE LIFE HERE LOST INSIDE YOUR EYES SOMETHING OUT THERE BECKONS ME CALLS MY NAME OUT CLEAR DON'T KNOW WHAT IS FOR SURE I SURE CAN'T FIND IT HERE I NEVER SAID I WOULD STAY HERE FOR GOOD STILL I SWEAR I'LL BE TRUE WHEN THE WINDS BLOW SWEET AND WARM I'LL DRIFT HOME HERE TO YOU I WILL DRIFT HOME HERE TO YOU
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Keepin' Kind 04:26
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I STILL RECALL THE NIGHT WE MET ME IN SHORTS YOU WORE A SKIRT I SLAPPED YOU 5, I KISSED YOUR HAND I SPLILLED MY BEER RIGHT DOWN YOUR SHIRT YOU LAUGHED AND SAID THAT YOU WAS WATERPROOF I SWORE I WASN'T ALWAYS SUCH A GOOF I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH WHAT STICKS INSIDE MY MIND IS THINKIN' YOU WERE THE KEEPIN' KIND THINKIN' THAT YOU WERE THE KEEPIN' KIND I KNOW FOR SURE THE NIGHT WE MET WAS NOT OUR 1ST NIGHT AT ALL WE'D KNOWN EACH OTHER BACK IN SCHOOL JUST RAN IN DIFFERENT CROWDS THAT'S ALL YOU HUNG WITH THE BRAINS AND FOOTBALL TEAM ME A SMOKIN' DRINKIN' SLACKERS DREAM ( CHORUS ) IT'S STILL NOT CLEAR WHAT LEAD US HERE TO THIS SYMPATICO SINCE THAT NIGHT WE GOT IT RIGHT I'LL NEVER LET IT GO WE TALKED ALL NIGHT TIL CLOSING TIME I GOT DRUNK PLAYED WITH THE BAND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT WAS SAID OR WHAT WAS NOT, NOT RIGHT OFF HAND I'M SURE WE PROBABLY DANCED A DANCE OR 2 BUT NOT MUCH MUCH THAT'S ABOUT ALL I KNEW ( CHORUS )
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Down the Ohio 05:34
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DRIFTED TO TOLEDO FROM DOWN DEFIANCE WAY FOUND A PLACE ON THE EAST SIDE WITH A VIEW OF THE BAY GOT NO FAMILY TO SPEAK OF GOT NO MOM, DAD, OR WIFE A SINGLE MAN WITH A DAUGHTER TRYIN’ TO SCRATCH OUT LIFE I'D TAKE HER TO THE RIVER SWEAR SOMEDAY WE WOULD GO SEE WHAT LIES PAST THE MAUMEE DOWN THE OHIO TOOK A JOB AT THE RAILYARD BUSKIN’ TIES, STEEL, AND FARE SPENT MY DAY WITH MY DAUGHTER SPENT MY NIGHTS WORKING THERE ( WE- CHORUS ) SCHOOL YEARS CAME AND SHE BLOSSOMED MY BLOOM STEADILY FADE HER PLANS STEADY GOT LARGER MY PLANS ALL GOT REMADE ( SHE- CHORUS ) I STILL WORK AT THE RAILYARD NOW I CAN’T LIFT THAT MUCH DAUGHTER LIVES ON THE EAST COAST BUT WE STILL STAY IN TOUCH GOT A HUSBAND AND CHILDREN BIG OLD HOUSE, BIG OLD JOB SOMEDAY SOON I’LL GO AND SEE HER SEE THE KIDS AND HUSBAND BOB HOPE THEY LIVE BY A RIVER SO MY DREAMS CAN EBB AND FLOW I HAVE LONG PASSED THE MAUMEE AND THE OHIO LET US GO TO THE RIVER CAST OUR DREAMS ON IT'S FLOW AND REMEMBER THE MAUMEE DOWN THE OHIO
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Burned 06:36
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I NEVER BEEN MUCH ON PLANNIN' AHEAD OR EVEN PLANNIN' AT ALL MORE INCLINED TO GO WITH FLOW HOPE FOR A SOFT PLACE TO FALL I NEVER BEEN MUCH ON HANGIN' AROUND HANGIN' ROUND AIN'T NO CRIME I CATCH A WHIM, I'M OFF AGAIN I'M OFF A LITTLE MOST OF THE TIME ALL THE WINNERS AND LOSERS HIGH AND MIGHTY AND LOW THE BADLY USED- THEIR ABUSERS THEY GOT THEIR OWN WORLD OF WOE BUT I NEVER BEEN MUCH PAYIN' MUCH HEED TO THEM LESSONS LEARNED I RAISE UP MY HOPES AGAIN AND AGAIN ONCE AGAIN THE BOY IS BURNED NEVER CAUGHT THAT HERD MENTALITY OR FELT THE NEED TO FIT IN I HEARD THEY'VE CARVE OUT A NICHE FOR ME I'LL DODGE THAT BULLET AGAIN I NEVER BEEN MUCH AT PLAYIN' THE GAME I LIKE REALITY AND ACTIN' DONE TO PLEASE SOMEONE GOT NO APPEAL FOR ME ( CHORUS ) I NEVER BEEN MUCH ON TOUGHIN' IT OUT I GET THE URGE TO LEAVE AIN'T GOT NO PLUCK OR FORTITUDE TUCKED SOMEWHERE THERE UP MY SLEEVE NEVER BEEN ONE FOR STICKIN' AROUND I GOT SOMEWHERE TO GO AIN'T QUITE SURE WHERE THAT MIGHT BE BUT WHEN I FIND IT I'LL KNOW ( CHORUS )
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China 04:40
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SLIDE OVER BABY, DON'T BE SHY SET ASIDE YOUR FEARS FREE YOUR MIND TO SWEET POSSIBLITY I KNOW YOU'RE WARY OF THE WAYS OF LOVE SEEN LOVE DISAPPEAR I KNOW YOUR WARY YOU'VE GOT CAUSE TO BE YOU BUILT A WALL AROUND YOU LIKE THE ONE IN CHINA YOU STOOD BEHIND IT, JUST OUT OF MY REACH I BEEN HOPIN' MY WHOLE LIFE TO FIND YA MY LOVE IS GONNA SCALE THE BREECH WALLS CAN BE TUMBLED, BARRIERS FALL LOVE JUST FINDS A WAY CHINA BREAKS BUT LOVE MADE HERE WILL STAY LOOSEN UP LOVER, FIRE UP A FLARE GIVE THE BOY A CHANCE ROLL THE DICE AND TAKE THE GAMBLE NOW DON'T NEED TO WORRY, OR HESITATE WE'LL MAKE OUR OWN DANCE MUDDLE THRU 'TIL WE FIND OUR STEPS SOMEHOW AND 'THOUGH SOMETIMES THERE'S A DISTANCE BETWEEN US SOMETIMES DISTANCE CAN DRAW YOU NEAR IT'S PLAIN AS DAY TO PEOPLE THAT'S SEEN US OUR LOVE WILL KEEP US HERE DISTANCES NARROW MOUNTAINS ARE LEAPED LOVE JUST FINDS A WAY CHINA BREAKS BUT LOVE MADE HERE WILL STAY
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North Carolina 04:45
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GONNA HEAD DOWN WHERE THE AIR IS SWEET THE SUN SHINES EVERY DAY GONNA MAKE MY WAY TO NORTH CAROLINA GONNA PLAY A PIEDMONT BLUES 'TIL MY SADNESS SLIPS AWAY LEAVIN' HERE TODAY GONNA GRAB MYSELF A PIECE OF PORCH AT OLD DOC WATSON'S FEET PLAY OLD SONGS, SIP MOONSHINE OUT OF JARS HAVE SWEET BABY JAMES COME AND PLAY US SOMETHING SWEET AND STARE OUT AT THEM CAROLINA STARS WHERE THE PINES ARE OH SO TALL, THE OCEANS OH SO DEEP HOPE THERE'S TIME TO SLEEP IN NORTH CAROLINA GONNA LOOK UP RICKY FITZ AND ALL MY LONG LOST FRIENDS I'VE COME TO MAKE AMMENDS IN NORTH CAROLINA GONNA STARE OFF AT THE VIEW SEEMS LIKE IT NEVER ENDS I GUESS IT ALL DEPENDS IN NORTH COROLINA GONNA WALK MYSELF A MOONLIT MILE IN SCRAPPER BLACKWELL'S SHOES FEEL THE RICH CLAY SQUISH NEATH MY TOES GONNA LET THE SPIRIT CARRY ME WHEREVER IT WILL CHOOSE TAKE ME TO PLACE NO ONE KNOWS GONNA HIKE MYSELF A MOUNTAN, SWIM MYSELF A COAST I LOVE 'EM BOTH THE MOST IN NORTH CAROLINA GONNA FIND MYSELF A GIRL WHO'S GONNA SET ME STRAIGHT I SWEAR IT AIN'T TOO LATE GONNA FIND MYSELF A SOMEONE COME GIVE MY SOUL A LIFT THAT’S SUCH A PRECIOUS GIFT GONNA TAKE MY BLUERIDGE BABY TO A VALLEY OH SO LONG YOU NEVER EVER SEE THE OTHER SIDE GONNA BASK IN THE BEAUTY ROLLIN RIVER SONG GONNA MAKE THAT BLUERIDGE GIRL MY PIEDMONT BRIDE FIND MYSELF A SPOT WHERE I CAN LIVE A LOT,GIVE IT ALL I GOT N. CAR
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Peter Pan Blues 03:25
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PEOPLE SEE ME ANCIENT BUT DEEP INSIDE I SWEAR I'M PETER PAN (X2) I'M STILL A BOY AT HEART, NEVER GONNA ACT LIKE A GROWN MAN THERE'S LINES HERE ON MY FACE, MY HAIR HAS GOT A TOUCH OF GREY (X2) I GOT TO SAVE MY STRENGTH SO I CAN HEAD ON OUT TONIGHT AND PLAY (CHORUS) I'M NEVER GROWIN' UP, I'M NEVER GROWIN' OLD I'M NEVER GONNA DO A SINGLE THING THAT I BEEN TOLD PEOPLE SEE ME ANCIENT BUT DEEP INSIDE I SWEAR I'M PETER PAN I'M STILL A BOY AT HEART, NEVER GONNA ACT LIKE A GROWN MAN I SHRUNK A LITTLE BIT, MY MIDDLE GOT A LITTLE LARGE (X2) I WAS A SPEEDBOAT ONCE, NOW I BARELY MAKE A BARGE ( CHORUS ) ( VERSE 1)
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Pegleg Joe 04:39
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YOU TOTALLY KILLED AT LAST NIGHTS BIG SOUREE YOU TOTALLY SHONE LIKE A STAR YOU IN YOUR ELEMENT, YOU WITH YOUR CROWD ME ALL ALONE AT THE BAR EVERYONE'S SWEETHEART, EVERYONE'S FRIEND THE PICTURE OF EVERYTHING GOOD YOU WITH YOUR HEART OF PUREST PURE GOLD ME WITH MY LEG MADE OF WOOD YOU SKIPPED OFF TO COLLEGE, GOT YOUR DEGREE I GOT SHIPPED OFF TO THE WAR LOST MY LEFT LEG CLEAR ON UP TO THE KNEE I WON'T BE SKIPPIN' NO MORE YOU MADE CONNECTIONS GOT A CAREER STRAIGHT TO THE TOP YOU WERE BOUND I GOT CONNECTED HERE IN MY OWN WAY PINE FROM THE KNEE TO THE GROUND HERE STANDS PEGLEG JOE AND HIS SWEET COMELY WIFE WHY SHE'S WITH ME I DON'T KNOW I'VE LIMPED LIFE ON WOOD AND BAD ATTITUDE I LOST AND I CAN'T LET IT GO SOMETIMES AT NIGHT I STILL FEEL THAT LEG STILL HEALTHY AND HALE AND STRONG I SWEAR I STILL FEEL IT , I SWEAR IT STILL HURTS 'THO JUST LIKE YOUR LOVE IT'S LONG GONE PITY THE MAN WHO CANNOT DISCERN THE DIFFERENCE 'TWEEN PITY AND LOVE WHO FEELS IN THIS LIFE EVERYTHING MUST EARNED NOT SENT DROPPED DOWN FROM SOMEWHERE ABOVE FREELY YOU CAME HERE, FREELY YOU STAYED FREELY YOU BECAME MY BRIDE FREELY YOU STOOD BY THIS SHELL OF A MAN A MAN CRIPPLED BY HIS OWN PRIDE

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Blue Edge of the Prairie was the adventurous collaboration of fiddler Janice Chase Frillman and myself on guitars, banjo, bouzouki, and keys. We did all original music. I had a lot of fun with arrangements and bounced from genre to genre, sometimes in the same song. We did tons of videos but not much audio recording and my voice went before we had a chance to do a proper studio album. There are quite a few live cuts here and some rare cuts. Janice moved south in 2014 and I lost my voice permanently in 2015

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released October 10, 2008

Janice Chase Frillman- Fiddles, Harmony Vocals
Kerry Spitzer, Acoustic and resonator guitars, banjo, keyboards, Irish bouzouki, mandolin, key bass, vocals.
All songs by Kerry Spitzer

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Kerry Spitzer Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

Kerry Spitzer is a multi-instrumentalist song writer who lost his voice in 2015. He still plays as a solo artist or with bands of every genre on a number of instruments in the Chicago-Milwaukee area.

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