Ain't No Sun
The Late Will McLean Is Considered the Father Of Florida Folk Music, and Florida's Premier Folk Song Writer.
Every Year, The Will McLean Music Festival Is Held To Celebrate McLean's Music, Florida Folk Music, and Florida Songwriters.
A Songwriting Contest Is Held At Each Annual Festival.
The Main Requirement Is That the Original Song Must, In Some Way, Be About the State Of Florida.
The Following Song Was One Of Two Songs That I Wrote For the Contest.
(It Did Not Win, but I Like the Song a Lot.)
AIN'T NO SUN IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
I Followed You From Okeechobee, To the Islands Of the Keys,
Begged You To Come Back Home, Got Down On My Knees
Cried Like a Baby, That's Hard For a Man To Do,
But, Baby, I Believe In Me and You,
Because There Ain't No Sun In the Sunshine State, Since You've Been Gone,
No Diamonds Shine Upon It's Waters, The Way They Used To Do,
Everything Is Cold a-and Blue,
No, There Ain't No Sun In the Sunshine State, Since You've Been Gone.
Tallahassee Never Fell In the Civil War, But, Baby, I Fell Hard For You,
I've Stared Into Wakulla's Cold, Clear Springs, And Prayed: What Should I Do?
There's No Place On Earth, I Would Rather Be,
The Land Of Fun and Sun's No Fun If You Ain't With Me.
Because There Ain't No Sun In the Sunshine State, Since You've Been Gone,
No Diamonds Shine Upon It's Waters, The Way They Used To Do,
Everything Is Cold a-and Blue,
No, There Ain't No Sun In the Sunshine State, Since You've Been Gone.
Baby, Float With Me Down the Ichetucknee, Let's Go Back To Our Home On the Cotee,
Sit and Watch That Lazy River Go By, Ain't No Need To Wonder Why,
This Is God's Wonderland, And the Only Thing I Need,
Is You, My Darlin', By My Side, To Make It All Complete.
Because There Ain't No Sun In the Sunshine State, Since You've Been Gone,
No Diamonds Shine Upon It's Waters, The Way They Used To Do,
Everything Is Cold a-and Blue,
No, There Ain't No Sun In the Sunshine State, Since You've Been Gone.
There Ain't No Sun In the Sunshine State, Since You've Been Gone.
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The 10 songs available to be heard are at:
https://www.reverbnation.com/cosmicradio/songs
Thanks Rick. I searched and found your music. Have had it playing softly through earphones while working at the computer writing my latest blog!! Very nice beat. Very enjoyable. Thank you :)
Thanks, Geoff. My Buddy, Todd is a real artist on the fretless Wish Bass, and equally adept at playing lead guitar. I'm basically a strummer, but I've written a few songs. No keyboard-That's all us on the guitars. :)
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Hi Rick, thanks for the history lesson. Irv.
Thanks for reading, Irv.