Beginner's Luck

Strawberry Jam
L. & M. Ryge
Won't someone swing dance
with my sweet sister Shelly
Diane's in Tasmania
and Charlie can't be found
So I jump in and join her
and she spins me around
she's almost learned how to lead
but I almost fall down

Strawberry jam, for breakfast lunch and dinner
Strawberry jam, 'round the campsites for four nights
Strawberry jam, down at Birch Lake on Sunday
Thursday 'til Monday we got Strawberry Jam

The music from the main stage
sends us dancing across the meadow
So many smiling faces all shining in the sun
Old friends greet each other
even new friends feel like family
Strangers dance together
'til they're not strangers any more

chorus

Strolling through the forest
in the middle of the night
Music drifting through the trees
from our neighboring campsites
Cactus Bob and Prairie Flower
singin' one of Christopher's songs
It's becoming so familiar
that the crowd all sings along

Mandolins and fiddles
dobros, banjos and guitars
We all come here for the music
four days we park our cars
And we live here in the forest
and we never want to leave
'cause the music and the love
is all our spirits really need

Strawberry jam, for breakfast lunch and dinner
Strawberry jam, 'round the campsites for four nights
Strawberry jam, right here at Camp Remember
May and September, we got Strawberry jam

You never know what you might hear
when someone else drops by
sarcastic tunes on plastic spoons
a nose flute lullaby
Maybe tonight The Waybacks
Caren, Travis, or Diamond Lil
will be pickin' and singin'
at Tequila Flats
Thank you Tim and Mayor Bill

Strawberry jam, for breakfast lunch and dinner
Strawberry jam, 'round the campsites for four nights
We got the Hog and there's hams
it's not too hard to find 'em
Stronger than moonshine
we got Strawberry jam
Under the moonlight
lovin' that Strawberry Jam

Lindalou -harmonica & lead vocals
Michael - guitar & harmony vocals
Christopher Smith - banjo & mandolin
Jimmy Bunch - dobro
Doug Harman - cello
Terry Ann Gillette - fiddle