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We took the war wagon out to Santa Cruz
Made a little money busking on Pacific Avenue
Enough to get us in the slow lane rollin' down HWY 1
We played beneath the redwoods
Slept beneath the trees
Felt the ocean flowing like a river on the breeze
But I came to ride the airwaves floating 'neath the morning sun

Turn on your radio, turn your radio on
There's three thousand watts in Watsonville screaming out our song
So get up early boys, go wake up Sleeepy John
Turn on your radio, turn your radio on

I spent my juvenile delinquency
Just listening to that modulating frequency
Of my local radio play the blues of the working man
I said I'd rather be a cat in a catnip patch
Than working like a dog' like a dog for the cash
But there's dues I've been paying now I'm playing on the FM band

Turn on your radio, turn your radio on
There's three thousand watts in Watsonville screaming out our song
So get up early boys, go wake up Sleeepy John
Turn on your radio, turn your radio on

Turn it on, and tune in clear
Float with the waves up in the air
Turn it up, and turn it on
Just roll that static off the song

We met King Kruk playing blue suede shoes
And that's alright mama any way that you do
He was trippin' with the breakers and the generators flippin' a switch
When we get to the station gonna rattle and rave
Gonna make Marconi rock n' roll in his grave
And go sailing on the waves in a parabolic satellite dish

Turn on your radio, turn your radio on
There's three thousand watts in Watsonville screaming out our song
So get up early boys, go wake up Sleeepy John
Turn on your radio, turn your radio on

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from Hazy Shade of Gold, released May 13, 2016

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Pine Street Ramblers Auburn, California

Hailing from the Sierra Nevada Foothills, Pine Street Ramblers are a string band performing American roots music. Their high energy sound is a refreshing take on the typical modern string-band; their live show is a raucous powerhouse that deftly showcases their songwriting prowess in the context of foot stompin' good times and remarkable collective instrumental chops. ... more

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