The Dreeman Tree (with Rusty Blake)

[Donna]

Music/Instruments/Vocals: Rusty Blake
Lyrics: Donna Devine


The Dreeman Tree

(v1)
Me and Johnny Dreeman
Was childhood friends
With Larry 'n Harry
The Lawson twins
We'd all sit together
Like peas in a pod
By the big old tree
In Johnny's front yard

Chorus
Harry 'n Larry
'n Johnny 'n me
Plannin' out things
How we'd like 'em to be
We felt wild and free
'N we done a lotta laughin'
By the Dreeman tree

(v2)
That big old tree
Was our meetin' place
And we'd shimmy up high
To where we'd made a space
'N Johnny laughed below
Kept an eye out for girls
We didn't want 'em 'round
With their gigglin' 'n curls

Chorus
Harry 'n Larry
'n Johnny 'n me
Plannin' out things
How we'd like 'em to be
We felt wild and free
'N we done a lotta hopin'
By the Dreeman tree

(v3)
In fall the leaves
Turned orange and red
We'd rake up a pile
'N dive in straight ahead
Johnny he'd laugh
Throw some leaves around
At Larry 'n Harry 'n me
Tusslin' on the ground

Bridge
Life's forever when you're just a kid
Then death kicks in, overturns all ya did
Sometimes Larry 'n Harry 'n me
Drive past Johnny's kinda quietly
His wheelchair's gone but I swear I can see
Him laughin' in the branches of the Dreeman tree

Chorus
Harry 'n Larry
'n Johnny 'n me
Plannin' out things
How we'd like 'em to be
We felt wild and free
'N we done a lotta dreamin'
By the Dreeman tree

�2009 Donna Devine

[McLovin]

Nice story and really great execution musically.  Great fit!!

Thanks Donna!

[riggorog]

Very nice song! Love the acoustic

Roger

[stoman]

Wow, this is really wonderful! This is 100% up my alley. Definitely a song I would buy!

Regards,
  Steffen

[Donna]

Jay, Roger, and Steffen, thanks for listening and for commenting. The song's a little different from the usual fare here, but I'm glad you like it. In fact, the story is based loosely on a couple of lovely kids with whom I went to primary school.

Donna

[stoman]

No, Donna, I don't like the song!

... I LOVE it!

This is the kind of songs I want to hear.  Something between Allan Taylor, Don McLean, Simon & Garfunkel and Jim Croce.

Regards,
  Steffen

[Billy]

Gosh! A lump in the throat kinda song.

Poor old Johnny. 

Beautifully crafted song in which the lyric, music and so important the vocal, combine to perfection.

Rusty, you have a new fan!

[PVD]

Donna/Rusty:

Very nice, well done. 

Paul

[Donna]

Billy and Paul, thank you for taking time to listen and to comment. 
I'm pleased you like the song. Rusty did a really fine job.

Donna