The House on Hawkins Drive

from Remote Riffing: Volume 1 by Keenan McKenzie & the Riffers

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There's a house on Hawkins Drive
Set atop a lonely hill
Vacant seventy years or more
It's a dreary site until

The first full moon in autumn
When a light grows from within
Through a doorway to another place
The music will begin

It's said the owner, rest her soul
Was a host of some renown
At ninety-three the old queen bee
Threw the greatest dance in town

Got an eight-piece band, grand buffet
And friends from cross the way
When the Reaper came, and spoke her name
The old gal was due that day

But it dropped it's scythe to marvel at the birthday fling
Said, "It ain't quite the Devil's music, but the cats can swing."

"Here's what I'll do: I came for you
but to keep this scene alive
One night each year, we'll party here
At the house on Hawkins Drive!"

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Come join the joyful spirits in the fun
Just be sure to say farewell before the band is done

For if you linger long enough
To see the dawn arrive
Then right or wrong, you will belong
To the house on Hawkins Drive!

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from Remote Riffing: Volume 1, released October 18, 2020

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Keenan McKenzie Durham, North Carolina

Keenan McKenzie is a Durham-based saxophone and clarinet player, specializing in dance-oriented music. In addition to leading his own band, the Riffers, he appears with The Mint Julep Jazz Band, Michael Gamble, Jonathan Stout, The Rhythm Serenaders, and The Shakedown. ... more

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