BALLAD OF SLIM SEMMLER

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Song Title
BALLAD OF SLIM SEMMLER
Writers
Ruzicka
Publisher
DEVON MUSIC, INC. (BMI)
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
WORLD
Themes/Keywords
1970's, Friends, Shopping, Story, Town
Lyrics
Well, if you ever get down to Inuvik, friend,
Got a little time to look around.
Why don’t you do yourself a favor,
Go see the other side of town.
There’s a little old store on Main Street,
You can’t miss it, you’ll see the sign.
“Gen’ral Merchant, fur trader”
And it’s run by a friend of mine.
Well, walk on in, say, “Hi!” to old Slim,
He’s the man who owns the store
Where a man can buy ev’rything he needs
And maybe a little more.
He’s got jelly beans and bear traps
And he’s got mukluks by the score,
Sunday shoes and shotgun shells
In a rack at the back of the store.
He’s got baby bottles and fishing hooks
And pocket books to read
And some good advice or a kick in the pants
If Slim figures that’s-a what you need.
He’s got white fox skins on stretchers
And he’s got wolverines on the wall
And a story to tell how hurricane wiped him out
And he lost it all.
(Spoken) And when he talks about changes,
I’ve seen tears roll down his cheeks,
‘Cause he loves that land
And he loves those people
And he’s always done ‘em right
And now their world‘s turnin’ upside down
And it’s happenin’ over night.

He’s seen a thousand southern experts.
He’s watched all of ‘em come and go,
But old Slim’s forgot more about the North
Than them dudes’ll ever know.
He just hopes before you make a sudden move
That you know what the hell you’re doin’,
‘Cause the North’s the only place on earth
That man got left to ruin.
So if you ever get down to Inuvik, friend,
And you got a little extra time,
Just get yourself down to the Gen’ral store
And say “Hi” to a friend of mine.
Well, that store ain’t nothin’ fancy
‘Cause neither is old Slim,
But they’re both living proof of a way of life
You ain’t never gonna see again.
Talkin’ ‘bout Old Slim.

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