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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">For the sake of correctness, the complete name of K O Eckland’s
gas tune is, “A Natural Gas.”<span> </span>This is
important because in 1985 KO sent me a lead sheet and, with tongue in cheek, told
me that this was not written about my band, Natural Gas Jazz Band.<span> </span>Instead, he said, it was about a tune he
composed in the key of A natural. {grin}</font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="5"> </font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">As many of you know, KO was a real character and an expert
wordsmith.<span> </span>Here are the lyrics he wrote
to the chorus of his new composition:</font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">There’s got (sic) methane vapor</font></i></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">That’ll darken wall-paper:</font></i></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">When folks start lookin’</font></i></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">For broccoli a-cookin;</font></i></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">When the citrus crop</font></i></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">Has an early drop;</font></i></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">You can bet he’s a Natural . . . </font></i></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">Gas (prrt!), Gas (prrt!<span>
</span>Prrt!) Ga-a-as<span> </span>(pprrrtt!)</font></i></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="5"> </font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">And it was signed, as usual,<span> </span>“ Eckl&”</font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">Phil Crumley</font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">Natural Gas Jazz Band</font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" size="5">Is this a great list, or what?</font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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