Begin the Millennium Rhyme
Lyrics 1973-2017
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EL NINO HIGH WATER WALTZ
Now the rainwater's pouring, the levees need shoring, Sandbags and worries, and blues; radio reports TV shorts Not knowing whats true or what's false It's the El Nino high water waltz.
From Noah to Jonah, to the San Joaquin delta Meridian and the Consumnes sloughs; Mendocino to Reno, Modesto to Fresno, flooding the San Andreas fault It's the El Nino high water waltz.
The wreck of '97, come hell or high heaven, homeless, farmless and flood; The Great Central Valley, a warm-water highway, Filled with tears, mud, and with blood; A lifetime of working, gone down the river, Like a new wound that's covered with salt, It's the El Nino high water waltz.
From Noah to Jonah, to the San Joaquin delta Meridian and the Consumnes sloughs; Mendocino to Reno, Modesto to Fresno, flooding the San Andreas fault It's the El Nino high water waltz.
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Begin the Millennium Rhyme presents the author’s original song lyrics over five decades, at the end of the twentieth century, into the new millennium. Raised in the American West in the 1950’s and 1960’s, Richardson chronicles a personal narrative in 124 song lyrics, the internal and cultural shifts, tenor, and style of his era, reflecting the influences of folk-rock and Americana songwriting. His writing takes the reader on a journey of short stories in rhyme, of time and place. These crafted stories are married to rhythm and melody, as sung on guitar, solo, or performed in band arrangements and sound recordings.
This collection offers autobiographical and social observations of an American songwriter in the late twentieth century.
About the Author
Eric Richardson a fourth generation Californian, is a husband, father, grandfather; a retired telecommunications engineer and project management professional. He composes and performs music solo and with friends and is engaged in studio recordings of his original songs. He currently lives in Sacramento and welcomes reviews and responses to his work at website ericrichardsongs.com