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Hula Mary

from Cry Till You Laugh by Terri Hendrix

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We did a show in the Virgin Islands, and aside from Lloyd feeding the iguanas French fries, which you are not supposed to do, we had much in common with the people that we met. One in particular, Hula Mary, ventures into the Blue Moon, a favorite pub and restaurant of the locals, with hula hoop in hand to while away her evenings. I found her unique expression of joyful freedom invigorating. Every town has a local with an independent spirit that makes them shine from within more than most. I took the opportunity to write about these “Freethinkers” and how they light the path for the rest of us.

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She’s got a hula hoop
She knows how to use it
Throws an alley oop
Every time she moves it
Hula Mary
With the yes yes yes
Doin’ the hula hoop
In her blue jean dress

Some live life
As nothin’ but a no show
Leanin’ on the juke box
With their backs to the mojo
Hula Mary
She lights up the place
With a beer in one hand
And a smile on her face

Hula Mary
With the yes yes yes
Doin’ the hula hoop
In her blue jean dress
What happened to the hippies
On the double dutch bus
Whatever happened
To peace and love

Now, when the tide comes in
People twist and shout
Down at the blue moon
People find out
About Hula Mary
And her free spirit
Some people might laugh
But she just don’t hear it

Some folks are wound too tight
To just let to
‘Cause black and white
Is all they know
Hula Mary
She got nothin’ to hide
She’s tie-dyed on the inside
Hula Mary
She got nothin’ to hide
She’s tie-dyed on the inside

From dancin’ Todd to Frisbee Dan
Livin’ off the grid without a plan
They got it right without even tryin’
Too busy livin’ to think about dyin’

Hula Mary
With the yes yes yes
Doin’ the hula hoop
In her blue jean dress
What happened to the hippies
On the double dutch bus
Whatever happened
Whatever happened

Hula Mary
With the yes yes yes
Doin’ the hula hoop
In her blue jean dress
What happened to the hippies
On the double dutch bus
Whatever happened
To peace and love

The double dutch bus is comin’ round the bend
Get on board with all my friends

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from Cry Till You Laugh, track released June 22, 2010

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Terri Hendrix San Marcos

Terri Hendrix is an award-winning Texas songwriter who spins sorrow into joy and wrings wisdom from the blues with a poetic grace, warmth and uplifting melodic flair that has long been her trademark. A classically trained vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Hendrix dodges musical pigeonholes by weaving folk, pop, country, blues and jazz into an eclectic style all her own. ... more

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