Mayor McGill Blues

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The story of a quaint town up on a hill that thrived on community, peace, and love until a man with a suitcase in his hand came down from the fancy town, trying to put his seeds into the ground. This man named McGill gained the peoples trust by stirring up a fuss, telling them what HE thought was fair, and soon enough the town elected him the mayor.

The story of Mayor Mcgill and how he ransacked and robbed this little town on the hill.

Mixed and Engineered by Mike Laz
Performances by Will Bart

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Come on everybody gather around
Lemme tell you a story bout a little old town
Little old town up on the hill
Ransacked and robbed by mayor McGill

Mayor McGill what a crook
Left a bit of slime every hand he shook
Came down here from the fancy town
Looking to put his seeds in this ground

Thing is this town needed no seeds
For they already lived in peace and harmony
They were all one, leaned on one another
All together they stand sisters and brothers

The man came with a suitcase in hand
Tryna to make a dollar off the beautiful land
This place lemme tell ya what a sight
With the long legged women and star filled nights

McGill done did what he do to gain the trust
Of this little old town by causing a fuss
Preaching his ways and what he thought was fair
Soon enough the town elected him mayor

Buildings went up, the trees came down
Big business starts to creep into town
Night after night the stars became dimmer
All the while Mayor McGill got richer

It seems the town entered a rift
Polarizing mayor caused it to split
People choosing sides began to disagree
Thats when McGill decided to flee

A fight broke out,and Mcgill saw his chance
To do one last crooked dance
He took the money and went on the run
Left this town to burn, and went to the next one

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released December 31, 2020
William Bartumioli

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