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Kites In The County

from The Waving Prairie by Chet Nichols

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Produced and Engineered by Stephen Barncard
Co-Produced by Chet Nichols
Vocal and instrument performances by Chet Nichols
Lyrics and Music by Chet Nichols
Copyrights by Chet Nichols (ASCAP) and Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)

This is an AMAZING track! It was recorded "live" at Wally Heider's studio in San Francisco. Chet and Zakir had met in the studio and Chet said, "Here, let me play it for you"..... 16 bars into the song, Zakir suggested that they just record it. Chet mentioned that he wanted Zakir to feel free to improvise as the song kept building. Amazingly, this is the one and ONLY take of this song..... very cool.

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“Kites In The County”

Lyrics and Music by Chet Nichols
Copyright 1969 by Chet Nichols/ Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
chet@chetnichols.net :: http://www.chetnichols.net
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Children come from behind the rocks
Music, come from behind the wind
The wind holds up the kites in the county
So, won’t ‘cha
Come on, come on, come on, come on down

Tom’s kite is the highest above
Bob’s kite bears the symbol of love
Cathy’s kite is the most free in the sky
So, won’t ‘cha
Come on, come on, come on, come on down

I’ve been informed that the baker is dead
And that the banker has gone and lost his head
I think it’s clear that we should rule instead
So, won’t ‘cha
Come on, come on, come on, come on down

We’ve been here twenty minutes
Seems like a day
I’m alone on a string
Depending upon the wind
I’m relaxed but I feel I’m moving very slow
Am I? I don’t know
Am I? I don’t know
Am I? I don’t know

Now, come down, you can fly my kite
I built it in six hours last night
So that this wind could guide its virgin flight
So, won’t ‘cha
Come on, come on, come on, come on down

There’s a blue one with a long tail
Alone, on a string, depending upon the wind
Climbing, falling, dancing and laughing
So, won’t ‘cha
Come on, come on, come on, come on down

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from The Waving Prairie, track released May 3, 1974
Chet Nichols - Vocals & guitar
Zakir Hussain - Tabla

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Chet Nichols

Chet Nichols is a singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, producer and recordist. His poetic lyrics, & variety of singer- songwriter & instrumental tracks are inspired by the ever-changing world around us.

Chet is an inductee in The Kansas Music Hall Of Fame. He joins artists like Pat Matheny, Melissa Ethridge, and Martina McBride. His touring bio includes the "Who's Who" in the music industry. ... more

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