Kate and Anna McGarrigle, “Talk to me of Mendicino,” 1975
Our first installment comes from Linda F, When I introduced the idea for the project she picked this song immediately.
So you see it can be very easily done. Write down your comments, photo it with your phone and send it along to me.
I will pass it along. She requested that a version performed by Kate’s children be included
“I bid farewell to the state of ol’ New York
My home away from home
In the state of New York I came of age
When first I started roaming
And the trees grow high in New York state
And they shine like gold in Autumn
Never had the blues from whence I came
But in New York state I caught ‘em
Talk to me of Mendocino
Closing my eyes I hear the sea
Must I wait, must I follow?
Won’t you say “Come with me?”
And it’s on to Southbend, Indiana
Flat out on the western plain
Rise up over the Rockies and down on into California
Out to where but the rocks remain
And let the sun set on the ocean
I will watch it from the shore
Let the sun rise over the redwoods
I’ll rise with it till I rise no more
Talk to me of Mendocino
closing my eyes, I hear the sea
Must I wait, must I follow?
Won’t you say “Come with me?””