This is a song for Linda Rogers' 70th birthday by Paul Tracey. November 2009.

Linda Song at 70

Lyrics:

Linda’s Song

I’m haulin’ down the highway,
And there ain’t no single by-way
That I didn’t travel my way
In my truck.
Talkin’ truck talk on my CB
Doing seventy at seventy
At 80 I’ll do 80
In my truck.
(With any luck)

You may think I’m rather strange,
Cause it’s children I exchange
But I’m smart, I left the cold
In old Cragsmoor.
I don’t miss the snow this time of year
A Bronx cheer for my garden deer
I never even miss my
Heated floor.

Cause I’m Linda with an I
No more fancy pantsy Y
So you hybrids and you Hummers
Watch your back!
Got my hair inside my cowboy hat,
My dancing shoes and yoga mat,
I’m comin’ at ya
In my Kodiak.
(My Kodiak)

2. What I love is greetin’ faces
Of old friends and goin’ places
That are only known to folks like
Rand McNally.
So we’ll park our GMC
That only gets 12 MPG
With McKensies in the
San Fernando Valley

Then we’re headed off down under,
Please remind us lest we blunder
Cause the Maoris drive the wrong side
of the road.
If a mountain parrot Kea
should accidentally be a round
Are the Kiwis strong enough to get us towed?
(I doubt it)

Cause I’m Linda with an I
No more fancy pantsy Y
So you Porsches and you Peugeots
Watch your back!
Got a beer held at my chin,
And on my face a wicked grin,
Cause I’m comin’ at ya
In my Kodiak
(My Kodiak)

3. I’d need a lengthy chorus
From a place names world thesaurus
If I named the billion places
Where we’ve been. (bin)
From Fancy Farm, Kentucky
Ah, you’re really rather lucky,
Cause the list’s so long
I won’t even begin.

But there’s one place to go,
I must visit it although
It’s hot as hell
So you may wonder why.
I’ve a sentimental soul,
I have this sentimental goal,
I’d like to visit all my money in Dubai.

Cause I’m Linda with an I
No more fancy pantsy Y
So you Hondas and you Hundais
Watch your back!
Got my husband and my sewin’,
That’s enough to keep me goin’,
I’m comin’ at ya
In my Kodiak.