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Pearl of the Coastal Bend

from Misfits Migrants and Murders by Jack Warshaw

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My sometime collaborator, Stuart Michael Burns gave the sleepy Texas coast town of Aransas Pass this moniker, morphed into a Botticeilli vision of love far from the cold northern winter. Aransas Pass was devastated by Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

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THE PEARL OF THE COASTAL BEND
© Jack Warshaw 2015
An allegory on “The Birth of Venus”

As I walked out in Aransas one day
Watching the sunset out over the bay
She appeared like an angel on a wave rushin’ in
At the place they called the Pearl of the Coastal Bend
The Pearl of the Coastal Bend

So boldly I called out “I must know your name”
She answered me softly “I’m called Liza Jane”
I looked in her eyes, said “Where have you been
What fortune has smiled on the Pearl of the Coastal Bend”
The Pearl of the Coastal Bend

The sound of her voice told me that she did come
From the North country to the warm winter sun
Thirsting for someone, more than a friend
Where the waters run free ‘round the Pearl of the Coastal Bend
The Pearl of the Coastal Bend

That summer of love filled the air with perfume
The birds sang on high, the flowers in bloom
Too soon I reflected this romance must end
Like a cloud driftin’ over the Pearl of the Coastal Bend
The Pearl of the Coastal Bend

So one cloudy day, I didn’t ask why
She was lookin’ at me with a tear in her eye
Her red ruby lips kissed mine once again
And were gone with the wind from the Pearl of the Coastal Bend
The Pearl of the Coastal Bend

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from Misfits Migrants and Murders, track released July 6, 2018
Pearl of the Coastal Bend (Warshaw) Jack, vocals, guitar, autoharp; Neil, mouth harp Dominic, bass

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Veteran of the 1960s folk revival, he passionately believes, writes and sings with authenticity and respect for traditional American styles and song carriers. He has met, learned from or worked with such legends as Pete, Mike and Peggy Seeger, Tom Paley, Ewan MacColl, Bob Dylan, Mississippi John Hurt, Clarence Ashley, Dave Van Ronk, Stuart Burns and many others. Watch Youtube. Bio on Wikipedia ... more

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