Top Beat

DESCRIPTION: "I don't mind those city lights On these long winter nights, When I take my annual spree In the lap of luxury... There's no place I'd rather be Than top beat With a snowline boundary." The singer has no interest in country life or those who live it
AUTHOR: Words: Joe Charles
EARLIEST DATE: c. 1960 (according to Cleveland-NZ-GreatNewZealandSongbook)
KEYWORDS: home nonballad
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Cleveland-NZ-GreatNewZealandSongbook, p. 26, "Top Beat" (1 text, 1 tune)
ADDITIONAL: Joe Charles, _Black Billy Tea: New Zealand Ballads_, Whitcoulls Publishers, 1981, pp. 35-36, "Top Beat" (1 text)
File: Clev026

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