Ice
on the Branches
(Tune:
Smoke on the Water)
An
ice storm came to
On
a January evening
Coating
trees with a glassy glaze
Man,
it was glistening
It
sounded like breaking glass
When
a limb came crashing down
When
it all was over
We
lost power to the town
Ice
on the branches
No
power in the lines
Ice
on the branches
Trees
blocking every street
The
place was quite a mess
Power
lines lying hear and there
When
they'd be fixed was anyone's guess
Tried
heating with candles
But
the place got awful cold
When
I called about kerosene heaters
They
said they all were sold
Ice
on the branches
No
power in the lines
Ice
on the branches
Enchiladas
on the propane grill
And
the coleman stove so we
could eat
Ran
a wire from a neighbor's generator
To
get a little furnace heat
Finally
got our own generator
Feed
it gas every frew hours
But
we still have no idea
When
we're gonna get city power
Ice
on the branches
No
power in the lines
Ice
on the branches
January
23, 2007
Written
while we still lacked power
Someone
said to me that I should have recorded my ice storm songs during the ice
storm. I replied, "I didn't have
power!"
Lyrics
by Bill Griffin
Lyrics
Copyright 2007 Bill Griffin