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[guitars play in bright country-bluegrass rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Headed east from Tennessee ♪ ♪ Mountain tops floating in the breeze ♪ ♪ Sun so bright soon came the night ♪ ♪ Knuckles white as fog in my headlights ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I was high end trailin' ♪ ♪ High end trailin' ♪ ♪ High end trailin' ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ Driving around a mountain top ♪ ♪ Thought I'd stop at the town down the road ♪ ♪ I was looking for a woman true ♪ ♪ But her name it wouldn't unfold ♪ ♪ I was high end trailin' ♪ ♪ Red lights down the road ♪ ♪ High end trailin' ♪ ♪ Don't care where they go ♪ ♪ But where they may end ♪ ♪ it's better than where I've been ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [piano solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I lost the game but I played anyway ♪ ♪ One more day to swim among the clouds ♪ ♪ I took a moment to live and breathe again ♪ ♪ Listen to all the sweet sounds ♪ ♪ On the road we're mountain bound ♪ ♪ I was high end trailin' ♪ ♪ High end ♪ ♪ Lookin' down on the town ♪ ♪ The lights were bright the streets were singin' loud ♪ ♪ One last call for alcohol ♪ ♪ The music's over please get the hell out ♪ ♪ I was high end trailin' ♪ ♪ Red lights down the road ♪ ♪ High end trailin' ♪ ♪ Don't care where they go ♪ ♪ But where they may end ♪ ♪ it's better than where ♪ ♪ Now I'm high end trailin' ♪ ♪ Red lights down the road ♪ ♪ High end trailin' ♪ ♪ Don't care where they go ♪ ♪ But where they may end ♪ ♪ It's better than where I've been ♪ ♪ Better than where I've been ♪ ♪ Better than where I've been ♪ Howdy, I'm Duster, and we're the Cropdusters.

We're going to play some country bluegrass songs we wrote.

We've assembled a cool band for today.

We've got Nathan Pitcher on guitar from Moorhead, Jake Schaefbauer, our North Dakota buddy on guitar, and Keaton Will on the keys, also from Moorhead, Minnesota.

The Cropdusters is kind of a cool project that we got to put together as a collective over the last few years.

I had been playing with Nate Pitcher as the Pitcher & Duster Duo for awhile.

Then when he started teaching every day and couldn't get out for gigs, I was kind of trapped a little bit.

I had all these gigs lined up and Nate couldn't play them, so I just started calling every single person I knew that could sing and play guitar, and we started working on that.

For awhile we would bring 2 or 3 people to the show and just rotate them every 45 minutes.

As time went on we had enough songs together individually that we didn't need to have as much of a circus per show.

The style or genre for the night kind of is reflected with ever who has joined me for the day.

Each of the fellows has their own style, and for me that's really exciting because we don't have to kind of have to play the same music all the time or even the same way.

We have quite a catalogue of songs, so there's really no time to get bored with anything or having to do the same things over and over again.

[playing in syncopated rock rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm gonna buy me a place to rest ♪ ♪ I'm going to buy me some time to catch my breath ♪ ♪ With my time I go out on the town ♪ ♪ With my luck you'll never guess what I found ♪ ♪ You're so hard ♪ ♪ So hard to be around ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Please tell me what's the circumstance ♪ ♪ You know there can't be no rest without finance ♪ ♪ Until you get just what you're looking for ♪ ♪ I suppose you'll just be waiting at my door ♪ ♪ You're so hard ♪ ♪ So hard to be around ♪ ♪ This time ♪ You will finally be on your own ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Pour the holy water on my head ♪ ♪ Let the sins become the dead ♪ ♪ Wash the dirt from off my soul ♪ ♪ I may be crippled but you're controlled ♪ ♪ You're so hard ♪ ♪ You're so hard to be around ♪ ♪ This time ♪ You'll finally be on your own ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ What defiance are you really trying ♪ ♪ You must be smilin' but you're still lyin' ♪ ♪ What's the use you grab the noose ♪ ♪ You're telling the truth ♪ ♪ And it's real frightening ♪ ♪ You're so hard ♪ ♪ You're so hard to be around ♪ ♪ This time ♪ ♪ You'll finally be on your own ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Pour the holy water on my head ♪ ♪ Let the sins become the dead ♪ ♪ Wash the dirt from off my soul ♪ ♪ I must be crippled but you're controlled ♪ ♪ You're so hard ♪ ♪ You're so hard to be around ♪ ♪ This time ♪ ♪ You'll finally be on your own ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ This time ♪ ♪ You'll finally be on your own ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ This time ♪ ♪ You'll finally be ♪ ♪ On your own ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing in country-bluegrass rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Every day I hear that rooster cryin' ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Just a-bout the break of day ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ That's about the time I lay my head to rest ♪ ♪ Don't know how long I'll make it this a-way ♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ That women's gonna be the death of me ♪ ♪ She's got too many charms and I can't see ♪ ♪ That the ones she hides will make me lose my mind ♪ ♪ She'll never let me rest my tired eyes ♪ ♪ Every day I hear that rooster cryin' ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Just a-bout the break of day ♪ ♪ That's about the time I lay my head to rest ♪ ♪ Don't know how long I'll make it this a-way ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You know she's everybody's special friend ♪ ♪ For a night or two but in the end ♪ ♪ She'll leave me hung out strung out drunk without a doubt ♪ ♪ You know that's when she'll leave me so alone ♪ ♪ Every day I hear that rooster cryin' ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Just a-bout the break of day ♪ ♪ That's about the time I lay my head to rest ♪ ♪ Don't know how long I'll make it this a-way ♪ [keyboard solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I ain't going nowhere wish I was ♪ ♪ Lightnin' in a bottle just because ♪ ♪ The moon is the only thing that shines on me ♪ ♪ Wish I could remember where I was ♪ ♪ Every day I hear that rooster cryin' ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Just a-bout the break of day ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ That's about the time I lay my head to rest ♪ ♪ Don't know how long I'll make it this a-way ♪ ♪ I don't know how long I'll make it this a-way ♪ ♪ Don't know how long I'll make it this a-way ♪ [harmonica solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing in country/bluegrass rhythm in a minor key] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Badland country in summertime ♪ ♪ Beartooth Mountain was such a climb ♪ ♪ Ain't the same as when I was young ♪ ♪ I got 10 pounds in the back of my truck ♪ ♪ The Rocky Mountains ♪ ♪ Rose so high ♪ ♪ A piercing a reflection ♪ ♪ Of the sky ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ In the glistnin' lake below ♪ ♪ But those 10 pounds got me movin' ♪ ♪ So slow ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Sweet Missouri River is such a sight ♪ ♪ When it's glowin' in the pale moonlight ♪ ♪ Stopped at a roadside honky-tonk ♪ ♪ The kind you have to be careful how you talk ♪ ♪ I met a gypsy woman there ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Or so she claimed I could not care ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But she could never really know ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ That those 10 pounds got me feelin' ♪ ♪ So low ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [keyboard solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Midday sunshine burnin' bright ♪ ♪ As I awake still drunk from last night ♪ ♪ A bit of them 10 pounds will do me good ♪ ♪ I'll hit the road like a good rambler should ♪ ♪ Southbound I hear the sirens go ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ So close to sweet hot Mexico ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Only 15 miles to go ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But those 10 pounds got me movin' ♪ ♪ So slow ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing a country-western swing beat] ♪ Well it's hard to leave ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When you can't even see ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well you fall to the floor ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But you keep on getting fed whisky ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't know your name ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But it's all the same ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't know your name ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But it's all the same ♪ ♪ Someday my luck will change ♪ ♪ Yeah my luck will change ♪ ♪ I've had better days ♪ ♪ Well I cracked my head ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ On a metal framed bed ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I asked her if I could stay ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But she said get out this instant ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't know your name ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But it's all the same ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't know your name ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But it's all the same ♪ ♪ Someday my luck will change ♪ ♪ Someday my luck will change ♪ ♪ I've had better days ♪ ♪ Well the morning light ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It hurts my weary sight ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I get up to stand ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And spot my old friend again ♪ ♪ ♪ [keyboard solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (woman) "Prairie Musicians" is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and the citizens of Minnesota, and by the members of Prairie Public.