Half Moon Rising by Yonder Mountain String Band (cover)

Down Home Girl

Northampton’s Land Grant is part of my ongoing Songs for the Land project, a series honoring the places our region works hard to protect. This one follows the city’s effort to permanently conserve seventy-two acres in the southern Mineral Hills, a stretch of forest that deserves to stay wild. I hope the song carries some of that feeling forward.

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Verse 1
Down by the southern Mineral Hills,
Where the maples lean in the quiet air,
The city moved with a steady hand,
Choosing care instead of wear and tear.
They set aside seventy-two green acres,
A promise held for the years ahead.

Chorus
Northampton's land grant, keeping the hills alive,
Holding the forest steady so the wild can survive.
A little bit of foresight, a little hometown pride,
Northampton's land grant turning the future's tide.

Verse 2
Fifteen minutes out from the busy streets,
There's a stretch of ground where the thrush still calls.
The folks who walk the winding trails
Know what it means to save it all.
This grant becomes another page
In the story the city's writing down.

Chorus
Northampton's land grant, keeping the hills alive,
Holding the forest steady so the wild can survive.
A little bit of foresight, a little hometown pride,
Northampton's land grant turning the future's tide.

Bridge
Years from now when children climb
Those ridgelines brushed with morning light,
They'll thank the ones who chose to guard
What can't be remade overnight.

Final Chorus
Northampton's land grant, keeping the hills alive,
Holding the forest steady so the wild can survive.
A little bit of foresight, a little hometown pride,
Northampton's land grant standing by our side.

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Northampton's Land Grant

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Trampled By Turtles performs live at 88.1 KDHX in St. Louis. Recorded December 17th, 2011. Hosted by Keith Dudding. Sound by Aaron Ruby and Drew Freiberger. Discover more great music at http://kdhx.org.

Half Moon Rising by Yonder Mountain String Band (cover)

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