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MoonCats, "So Blue"
5/15/2026 | 2m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
The MoonCats perform "So Blue".
The MoonCats from Pick City, North Dakota are a trio of talented musicians who creatively mix the sounds from American roots instruments like banjo, harmonica, mandolin, and even washboard with lyrics that depict images of the prairie and meaningful messages. Their fiery, fun-loving performance will always include some foot stompin'! Listen to their performance of "So Blue".
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Prairie Public Shorts is a local public television program presented by Prairie Public
Prairie Public Shorts
MoonCats, "So Blue"
5/15/2026 | 2m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
The MoonCats from Pick City, North Dakota are a trio of talented musicians who creatively mix the sounds from American roots instruments like banjo, harmonica, mandolin, and even washboard with lyrics that depict images of the prairie and meaningful messages. Their fiery, fun-loving performance will always include some foot stompin'! Listen to their performance of "So Blue".
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♪ Well, I wanted you to stay ♪ ♪ I wanted you to stay ♪ ♪ But you left and went the other way ♪ ♪ And now I'm feeling so blue ♪ ♪ Well, I tried so very hard to keep you by my side ♪ ♪ But you up and left me, now these tears I cry ♪ ♪ I'm so blue, darling, I'm so blue ♪ ♪ You didn't have to leave me when I was feeling down ♪ ♪ But you jumped on that ride ♪ ♪ And then you left this town ♪ ♪ Well, I wanted you to stay, I wanted you to stay ♪ ♪ But, darling, you just ran away ♪ ♪ And I still miss you every day ♪ ♪ All through the years, you know ♪ ♪ I tried to keep you by my side ♪ ♪ But I guess the love is like a rollercoaster ride ♪ ♪ You can only stay on for so much time ♪ ♪ You didn't have to leave me when I was feeling down ♪ ♪ But you jumped on that ride and then you left this town ♪ (lively music continues) ♪ Well, I wanted you to stay, I wanted you to stay ♪ ♪ But you left and went the other way ♪ ♪ And now I'm feeling so blue ♪ - [Narrator] Funded by the North Dakota Council on the Arts.
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