Agnes by Tony Cochran for September 18, 2016

Hank Snow – I’ve Been Everywhere I was totin’ my pack alongThe dusty Winemaca roadWhen along came a semi withHigh and canvas covered load. If you’re going to Winemaca MackWith me you can rideSo I climbed into the cabAnd then I settled down inside. He asked me if I seen a roadWith so much dust and sandThen I said listen bud I’ve traveledEvery road in this here land. I’ve been everywhere manI’ve been everywhere manCross the deserts bare manI’ve breathed the mountain air man.Of travel I’ve had my share manI’ve been everywhere I’ve been to Reno, Chicago, Fargo MinnesotaBuffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota.Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, OklahomaTampa. Panama, Mattawa, La PalomaBangor, Baltimore, Salvador, AmarilloTocopilla, Barranquilla and Padilla I’m a killer. I’ve been everywhere manI’ve been everywhere manCross the deserts bare manI’ve breathed the mountain air man.Of travel I’ve had my share manI’ve been everywhere Boston, Charleston, Dayton, LouisianaWashington, Houston, Kingston, TexarkanaMonterey, Ferriday, Santa Fe, TallapoosaGlen Rock, Black Rock, Oskaloosa.Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit LakeGrand Lake, Devil’s Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete’s sake. I’ve been everywhere manI’ve been everywhere manCross the deserts bare manI’ve breathed the mountain air man.Of travel I’ve had my share manI’ve been everywhere Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, OmbabikaShefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa RicaPittsfiels, Springfield, Bakersfield, ShreveportHackensack, Cadillac, Fond Du Lac, Davenport.Idaho, Jellicoe, Argentina, DiamontinaPasadena, Catalina, see what I mean-a. I’ve been everywhere manI’ve been everywhere manCross the deserts bare manI’ve breathed the mountain air man.Of travel I’ve had my share manI’ve been everywhere Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravellburg, ColoradoEllensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, EldoradoLarrimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, ChattanikaChaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika.Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas CityCedar City, Dodge City, what a pity. I’ve been everywhere manI’ve been everywhere manCross the deserts bare manI’ve breathed the mountain air man.Of travel I’ve had my share man (I know some place you haven’t been)I’ve been everywhere…

I checked the weather on my wife’s phone, and it only showed 5 cities.

I’ve lived in the same county my entire life.

x_tech – I was love listening to that song. ‘Listening’ because I could never remember it all to sing it.

I’m a transplant from rural PA to the rural Midwest. Have liked them both; though I’m not sure which more.

In the very first strip, Agnes and Grandma arrived in town with their trailer in tow so Grandma could take a new job. I guess it was so long ago that Agnes doesn’t remember.

I’ve been to Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, OklahomaTampa. Panama,

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Cross the deserts bare manI’ve breathed the mountain air man.Of travel I’ve had my share man. Louisiana Houston, , Texarkana (not sure, memories fading) Okaloosa .(It didn’t say that at first but I fixed it)Tennessee,

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Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Jacksonville, Shreveport.Idaho, Argentina, (Cross it out, but you can add Brasil, Angola, Benin, France, England, Belgium as mentioned elsewhere)

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Cross the deserts bare manI’ve breathed the mountain air man.Of travel I’ve had my share man

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Pittsburgh, Colorado., Atmore, (I ate Chinese at Chen’s there this past Friday night)

Nebraska,Opelika. (Right by Auburn, often went there on weekends)Waterloo (Belgium), Kalamazoo, Kansas City

(KC, Missouri anyway).

(I know some place you haven’t been)I’ve been everywhere… I’ve been told to go there a time or two.

Strike OttawaPut “City” after Panama and we’re good.