I Must Be In Oregon

[Modem Butterfly]

Let me make it clear
It rains in Seattle more than it does here
We have lots of fun
Raising bananas one by one
I must be
I must be in Oregon

Sky's hanging low
There's a clothes line full of clothes
Like your hair all full of rain
Like my heart sometimes does

I must be
Oh I must be in Oregon

My life it got too wild
Down the hole I followed Alice
When I needed peace and quiet
Well I popped up in Corvallis

I must be
I must be in Oregon

If you want a little snow
Up to Mt. Hood you can go
My baby blows me away
In lingerie from Pendleton

I must be
I must be in Oregon

Rain rain rain rain rain
Rain rain sun rain
Rain rain rain rain rain
Rain rain rain rain sun

I must be
I must be in Oregon

I'm going go up on the Umpqua
Catch me a big ol' trout
I said I'm going up on the Umpqua
And drag his bad ass trout ass out

Well just the other day
My friend Jim stopped by to say
His old Volvo didn't die
It just completely rusted away

I must be
I must be in Oregon

Now my baby loves me so
Outside we never go
We play scrabble by the fire
And make love 'til we expire

I must be
Oh I must be in Oregon

There's rain down in the alleys
Rain down in the street
It was raining when we parted
It'll rain next time we meet

I must be
I must be in Oregon

[stevedeshazer]

1. Yours, or otherwise?

It's not raining right now, but it has and will. Soon.

[Modem Butterfly]

2. Otherwise, a friend put it on a CD for me

It's a great song, I wish I knew who recorded it. It has a slow, bluesy beat and is just this guy with a mellow voice singing with his acoustic guitar. There's a live audience that absolutely cackles on the Pendleton line. That bit about "rain rain rain sun rain" just strikes me as funny for some reason.

[stevedeshazer]

3. Cool

That about sums it up!

[classof56]

4. Just saw this...very fun, thanks for posting.

The Pendleton line (I'm guessing) is because it's Pendleton woolen mills--would make sense, huh? I live in Central Oregon now, where the rain rain rain sun rain is more sun sun sun sun rain sun--but I lived in the valley (as we call it) for a long time, so am well acquainted with that famous Oregon rain. As a previous poster inferred, if it's not raining west of the mountains, it soon will.

A proud Oregonian!

[Modem Butterfly]

5. I'm originally from Coos Bay

I went to school at U of O. Though I live in Atlanta now, I still think of myself as an Oregonian, and probably always will.

Somehow the idea of Pendleton lingerie makes a scary sort of sense. I'm sure someone, somewhere has thought about it...

[oregonjen]

6. I'm a fellow Duck alumnus, BA '89

What year did you graduate? :hi:

[Modem Butterfly]

7. Class of '94

I did so love Eugene.

[classof56]

8. The south coast is one of my favorite parts of Oregon.

Especially love Shore Acres State Park--what a fantastically gorgeous place. As a long-time state park employee ("parkie"), maybe I'm prejudiced, but I think Shore Acres is the most serene, beautiful, spiritually uplifting place I've ever known. My family has instructions to spread my ashes there when I'm gone. I've only been in the Atlanta airport changing planes once, but I hear it's a lovely city. May your future find you back in your home state soon. My husband (a native) imported me here 37 years ago from Seattle, and I shall be forever grateful for the opportunity to spend the rest of my life here. Just hoping Bush and crowd don't make me split for Canada before they're done. At least it's close and having recently been to Victoria again, I know it's a charming, beautiful place--not Oregon, but I could live there. My heart would remain in Oregon, though.

"She flies with her own wings!"

[Nostradammit]

9. Shore Acres Indeed!!

One of my favorite places. And no one is ever there! Incredible rock formations and lots of surf - Oh yeah!

[Modem Butterfly]

11. Shore Acres really is beautiful

Hard to believe it was once a private estate. Can you imagine allowing such a beautiful place to leave the family? I can't.

I'm not sure if you can scatter ashes at Shore Acres, although you could certainly do it surreptiously in the rose garden area if it was the right season. I've asked to be scattered off Cape Arago, slightly north of Shore Acres. Remember to caution your family on the terrible wind that is a constant presence up there, otherwise, part of you will end up at the dry cleaners...

[Nostradammit]

10. After a little google sleuthing -

I've determined that that's probably Greg Brown playing on a compilation called "True Heart", a benefit cd for http://www.inharmony.org/ a non-profit that helps foster kids.