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The Ride

Well the old man called me in last night
And told me we had lost the fight
And the only way to make it right
Was to close the old fair down

He said I’m really sorry son
I can pay you for the work you’ve done
But I won’t keep you hanging on
Till summer rolls around

For a hundred years my family’s worked these grounds
The county show, the village green and the market towns
But now its over
I wonder if its over

All locked down in the winter yards
A travelling life will leave its scars
On the gallopers and the bumper cards
Still shining in the rain

And as we packed the gear away
I promised I would be back one day
For one last ride I would gladly pay
To work these loads again

For I don’t believe this way of life is past
And the smell of dust and diesel, the new mown grass
The tilt, the flash, the build up, the pulling down
I miss the moving days and the marking out the ground
If its over
I wonder if its over

So I’ll head down to my brothers farm
The winter work will keep me warm
Turn my collar to the northern storms
And shelter f’til the spring

But there’s one thing every showman knows
People still need a place to go
For a film, a fair, a dance, a show
Where we can shout and sing

And I’ll drag my weary gaffer to his feet
And I’ll say the summers here and there’s people in the street
This lockdown winter yard’s no place to hide

Step right up, walk this way

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from The "Dog Show Sessions" Live, released February 1, 2023

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Track Dogs Madrid, Spain

Track Dogs are an acoustic four piece based in Spain but hail from Ireland, the US and UK.

Taking their name from the NY subway maintenance teams this closely-knit group of ex-pats have opted for Cajón instead of drums and trumpet in place of electric guitar. Four-part harmonies steal the show.

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