Anytime You Report A Birth (Honoring Faye Kennedy)

Anytime you report a birth or anything of worth
About the people you have an interest in
You are building community by sharing the legacy
Of those who’ve come before with those after

Like the girl who could not see; yet somehow she could read
Music with her ears on the piano
For the world to enjoy; may every girl and boy
Find the joy to pull them through tomorrow

In a family growing up, through hard times without enough
Somehow we learned to live together
Pickling pickles, put up hay, after all the bills got paid
We would sing and we would dance through the seasons

Yesterday until now, I still enjoy my little town
Beautiful forks at two rivers
Working on the daily news; my best advice to you
Is to share and get yourself an education

Words & Music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long 1994 | BMI

*Lyrics collectively written with students from Belle Fouche, South Dakota through Elders’ Wisdom, Children Song in partnership with Community Celebration of Place.

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