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Yellow Truck Song

from Dr. Faber's Medicine Show by Cat Faber

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The last time we moved I drove a yellow Penske truck about two thousand miles. The company made a big deal of the fact that they sold their trucks when they were four years old--and a few months after the move I noticed all the big trucks in the parking lot of the County Fair were a very distinctive color of yellow.

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Yellow Truck Song
lyrics and melody by Catherine Faber 2011

Every spring I see them, parked around the fair,
Yellow as the daffodils blooming in the square.
In summer on the highway, driving in a pack,
With darker yellow patches on the sides and on the back.

Trucks that work for U-Haul haul until they fry.
Trucks that work for Ryder are ridden till they die.
Penskes run for four years; then they quit their work;
Yes, Penskes run away and join the circus!

Every year they migrate, popping up in towns
Hauling swings and carousels, acrobats and clowns,
Props and masks and costumes, candy sweet and strange--
After being moving vans, it sure must be a change.

Once I drove a Penske, pulling quite a load;
Yes, I still remember the trials of the road.
Now I feel a kinship with every Penske there--
Good night, good luck, and in a year we'll see you at the fair!

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from Dr. Faber's Medicine Show, released January 13, 2014

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Cat Faber Tennessee

I write music about science fiction and fantasy subjects, commonly referred to as "filk."

I write much faster than I can record. Recent songs may be found at my website--the URL is given below.

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