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Backwards States

from Touch The Sky by John Farrell

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On a long road trip we were writing down license plates from different states. After quite a while we were stalled at around thirty states and getting bored, so we decided to try to sing the names of the states alphabetically in reverse. What you hear is the end result of that effort. It took some time to get it down, but it was fun. It's amazing how quickly you can learn something when you add melody and rhythm. After all, didn't you first learn the alphabet by singing? Most of us do. Give the states a try.

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Arrangement and Music copyright John Farrell, 1998
States were already named.

Wyoming, Wisconsin, West Virginia
Washington, Virginia, Vermont,

Utah, Texas, Tennessee, South Dakota,
South Carolina, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania,
Oregon,

Oklahoma, Ohio, North Dakota, North Carolina,

New York, New Mexico, New Jersey, and
New Hampshire

Nevada, Nebraska, Montana, Missouri,
Mississippi, Minnesota, Michigan,

Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine and
Louisiana,

Kentucky, Kansas, Iowa, and Indiana,

Illinois, Idaho, Hawaii, and Georgia,

Florida, Delaware, Connecticut, Colorado,

California, Arkansas, Arizona, Alaska, and
Alabama!

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from Touch The Sky, released January 19, 2013

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John Farrell New York, New York

John Farrell is a 21st century minstrel and an internationally acclaimed, award winning singer,
songwriter, author, and peace educator.

John has received the Parents Choice Award and Dove Foundation Award for his work with children.

He has presented teacher workshops and family concerts at over 1500 schools, conferences, and community events in 20 countries around the world. ... more

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