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March 4-Track Song 2: Tater Carrot Diamond
🕑 Added 2025-04-01 01:46:53 +0000 UTCArt by Billis Helg
(Will post wav later, I don't have it on me right now!)
I’ve been learning some American folk songs collected by Alan Lomax, and the first seeds of this song sprang out of that well. I couldn’t tell you what a “tater carrot diamond” is, but I know one thing - not everyone hopes for it. Among those folk songs was one called Mr. Rabbit:
“Mr. Rabbit, Mr. Rabbit, your ears are mighty long!”
Yes, bless God, they were put on wrong
Every little soul’s gonna shine, gonna shine…
I loved the chorus, and kept it in mind, ultimately finding a spot for it at this song’s conclusion. Midway through writing, I happened to read through the wonderful story of Juan Diego encountering Our Lady of Guadalupe. Juan was a Nahua peasant who found the Virgin Mary waiting on a hillside for him on his way into the city. She showed him flowers in midwinter, which he gathered to bring to the bishop, as a sign of where Mary’s new house was to be. Despite the geographical difference, it seemed like a natural fit to a song about the quiet hopes of simple living - hopes which are far from small, and have a great impact on many.
Recording:
Track 1: Acoustic Guitar
Track 2: 12-string Guitar
Tracks 3-4: Vocals
Lyrics:
Climbing up the hill of the thorns and thistles
Shining like gold when I hear your song
Not everyone hopes for a tater carrot diamond
Not everyone hopes for a silver plated hoe
Know for sure as long as I don’t think about it
Patient as the porridge cooking in the pot
Not everyone hopes for a tater carrot diamond
Not everyone hopes for a silver plated hoe
Blue skies climbing through the winter’s window
Rainclouds sounding the drums for spring
Some people gather their stars in the morning
Some people gather their stars at night
No man’s tractor reaping all these gleanings
joy you can’t pick up with a hundred hands
Some people gather their stars in the morning
Some people gather their stars at night
I’m only going as far as your house
South wind coming, gathering me in
All I ever wanted was a bun from your oven
All I ever wanted was a loaf from your stove
I’ll carry you back the flowers you watered
Roses in my tilma, see in them your hope
All I ever wanted was a bun from your oven
All I ever wanted was a loaf from your stove
Every little soul’s gonna shine, gonna shine
Comments
Scurrow
I remember hearing the Mr. Rabbit song in elementary song and it really freaked me out because of one of the lines was "hey mr. rabbit, your foot's mighty red. Yes indeed I'm almost dead"
Em
i love “every little soul’s gonna shine, gonna shine”
Hannah
Choosing to believe that a tater carrot diamond is a thing that's valuable but just kinda odd and perhaps not appreciated or wished for by everyone (ex. diamond shaped like root vegetable)
