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Family Tradition

from Family Traditions by Aron Blue

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Grandpa got a visit from the FBI
they sure didn't like the newspaper he liked
Grandpa thought that working people ought to be free
A dangerous opinion in '53
Asked about his politics and Grandpa said,
"I ain't a communist, but I'm the reddest redneck yet."

CHORUS
Well there ain't no redder rednecks
than my humble family
so give us our due respect
cuz we're a dying breed
people ask me aron, why you hold on to that vision
I say leave me alone, I'm just a-carryin on that old...
Family Tradition



Uncle John went to Berkeley in '68
He met up with the hippies on the very first day
and then he punched a cop at some student strike
cuz you can't change the world without a little fight
Uncle John went to jail for a year and a day
cuz when he said "come on!" them hippies ran away

CHORUS

Well you can call me many names, I know how it goes
but the last man who called me liberal, I punched in the nose
Cuz just because I'm lefty, don't mean I won't fight
and a lib won't kick your ass, but a red redneck might
I follow the traditions of my family
we like to scrap a little, and we love to be free

Well there ain't no redder rednecks
than my humble family
so give us our due respect
cuz we're a dying breed
people ask me, aron, why'd you beat him to submission?
i say leave me alone, i'm just a-carrying on that old
Family Tradition

I said leave me alone, I'm just a-carrying on that old
cop hitting
hippie baiting
FBI investigating

Family Tradition

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from Family Traditions, released August 1, 2011

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Aron Blue has performed at NYC venues like Bowery Electric, The Bitter End, and the Brooklyn Americana Music Festival 2016 and 2017.

On the west coast, she has performed at venues such as The Viper Room in Los Angeles in 2018.

Since releasing her first album in 2016, she has toured coffeehouses, dive bars, and pubs across the nation on an Amtrak Rail Pass while honing her sound. ... more

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