Driving down Stone Bridge Lane,
Just see old Bill running propane –
Drive on, Propane Bill!
Chorus:
Propane Bill, Propane Bill,
He never shirked, and he never will –
Drive on, Propane Bill!
Now Bill he drove a Dead River truck;
When they name it that you sure need luck –
Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO)
The wind was high, and it was pouring rain,
But there was Bill driving propane,
Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO)
There was downed power lines up ahead,
Bill hoped them lines was safely dead –
Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO)
Bill stepped on the gas, and shifted gear,
And for miles around you could hear –
Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO)
Now Bill's in Heaven with the angel band,
There's a ten-foot crater where he'd left the land –
Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO)
Now Bill had a wife all dressed in blue,
She was heard to say, "My Bill's overdue!"
Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO)
Author notes
The report from my family farm on Georgetown Island this morning (April 2007) from Mother, after the recent three-day nor'easter, was that a propane truck from Dead River Gas managed to make it through her driveway safely to refill her back-up electrical generator tank. The driver must have been pretty bold, given the tangle of lines that I saw the previous day across the driveway. The lines were probably dead, given the other lines that were already taken down by trees closer to the main road. But there's always some risk of running across downed electrical lines with a propane truck, I imagine. His successful feat, however, has inspired the following grim but humorous ditty, to the tune of the old folksong "Railroad Bill."
Charley Noble
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Love this piece Charley...Too bacd I can't hear you play it. I would love to hear the song. I get the feel for it because I play piano...and the chours is so well done! Thank you for sharing this song. ~Sie
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You Can Hear This Song!
Nature Song-
Belated thanks for the applause!
I have been neglecting this part of the website. I spend most of my time at Oldpoetry. But you can hear how I sing this song from this MP3 sample: http://www.charlieipcar.com/lyrics/propane.htm
Charley Noble
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Tee Hee
Being from Maine I recognized Dead River immediately. I myself like old folk ballads so I appreciate the adaptation. Laughed in a dark sort of way. Glad the reality worked out better than the song. Thank you.
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Tee Hee
Uckerhead-
Thanks! I'm thinking that the gang down at Dead River will get a kick out of this song as well, if the newspapers reprint it. Hopefully no manager will get uptight. But as you well know there's a strong vein of gallows humor that still runs in Maine.
Cheerily,
Charley Noble
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