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Coyote Lives

from Grand Promenade by Maggie McKaig

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A 5-string banjo, guitar picking, howling delight.

We humans have long been fascinated by coyotes. And rightfully so. Such amazing creatures. So gorgeous, cunning. Like us, such survivors. We had a front row seat from the second story deck of our home in Symons Valley, Alberta, to the goings on of a coyote den. We found those goings on endlessly fascinating. Got us thinking, telling stories. Howling

Amazing Coyote image by Frank Schulenburg, Creative Commons

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Coyote

Coyote lives for freedom
Coyote lives for song
Coyote lives for freedom
Coyote lives for song

Coyote can charm the pants off you
Makes you feel so good
And just as you’re feeling comfortable
That’s when she's leaving you

Coyote lives for freedom
Coyote lives for song
Coyote lives for freedom
Coyote lives for song

Coyote seems to fit right in
But she is never truly tame
And she's given too many rules
She’ll find another game

Coyote lives for freedom
Coyote lives for song
Coyote lives for freedom
Coyote lives for song

Coyote loves to improvise
Never sticks to the written notes
And if you show any weakness
She’ll have you by the throat

Coyote lives for freedom
Coyote lives for song
Coyote lives for freedom
Coyote lives for song

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from Grand Promenade, released June 20, 2003
Maggie McKaig--guitars, lead and harmony vocals, howls
Luke Wilson--5 string banjo

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Maggie McKaig Nevada City, California

I'm a singer-songwriter, guitarist, accordionist, composer, poet, essayist, playwright. Since 2009 I've led World music quartet Beaucoup Chapeaux. With my partner of 45 years Luke Wilson we raised two sons, made seven albums, and grown veggie gardens and fruit trees on five acres of never ceded land once occupied by the Nisenan Tribe near Nevada City, CA.
Photo by LeeAnn Brook.
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