Round the County

(With apologies to The Night Pat Murphy Died)

 

 

The night they dreamed up Round the County Is a night I’ll never forget

‘Twas a Northwest blow and the drinks did flow when they came up with a bet

The nights were long and the tourists gone so what are we gonna do?

We got our boats and plenty of dough, so all we need is crew!

 

That’s how we show our respect for one another,

That’s how we show our honor and our pride

We’ll brave the waves, fight the tide and try to be a winner

We’ll race on down the county and, back up the other side

 

Well Betsy knew she had a chance, but she said “I really do think

Even with good boats and crew, we’ll be lucky if no one sinks”

All the guys they disagreed, and they winked at one another

So with a grin she drained her glass and bought them all round.

 

Chorus

 

We’ve got big boats and little boats, and all have something in common

You can’t do a race for two full days without some things going wrong

There’s buried rails and blown out sails, and rudders gone awry

Well, I can’t steer so you better make clear, we’re gonna get cross that line

 

            Chorus

 

Fool us twice, fool us thrice, I guess we never will learn

A chance to crew in the RTC is something we all yearn

Now it’s been well over 30 years, and we keep on coming back

Well life’s no dress rehearsal, there’s no place we’d rather be