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One Uke Short of a Load

from Treehouse (2019 Yearbook) by Sean McGaughey

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I wrote this as an introduction to my songwriting workshop at the Midland Ukefest in May 2019. It is full of ukulele and ukefest inside jokes. It also makes a pretty good truck driving song.

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Music and Lyrics: © Sean McGaughey May 18, 2019

Key of G: Country Truck Driving song feel. Written for Midland Ukefest

[Verse 1 ]

G
I just pulled off of the interstate
C
Gotta pick up load a load of freight
D
I pull up to the Kala Factory
D G
Wonderin' What they got for me.

[Verse 2]

G
Dispatcher said you're going to Midland
C
There's a Uke Fest there on the two-four weekend.
D
They loaded me up and when they were done.
D G
I had sixteen gross of ukes minus one.





[Chorus]
G
I'm one uke short of a load
C
One uke short of a load
D
Gotta get this show on the road
D G
But I'm one uke short of a load.







[Verse 3]
G
So I headed out along the highway
C
Van riding low from all the ukuleles
D
Passed a field of tulips
D G
On the way.

[Verse 4]
G
Then I heard a gentle weeping
C
The ukes rang out with the wheel's timekeeping
D
It was like Chalmers Doane was
D G
sitting in the cab with me.


[Chorus]

[Bridge]
D
I couldn't believe when I saw
C G
A convoy coming from Ottawa
C G D
Bytown ukes hauling 16 tons of gear.


[Verse 5]

G
And to my right beside the tracks
C
Was an old ukester in a denim jacket
D
His thumb was out, and I said
D G
Doug Cameron hop into the rig with me

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from Treehouse (2019 Yearbook), released December 29, 2019
Music and Lyrics: © Sean McGaughey May 18, 2019
Sean McGaughey: Vocals and Instruments

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Sean McGaughey Ontario

I am a folk singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and children's entertainer in Simcoe County Ontario. By day, I am a mild-mannered Elementary School teacher-librarian.

Since 2013, I have been participating the the February Album Writing Month Challenge at fawm.org to write 14 songs in February.

This year I challenged myself to up my musicianship and production values. This is the result.
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