Everybody is somewhat familiar with the upper peninsula of Michigan. Kevin and I hail from that place and so does Paul Kangas of Nightly Business Report. I came across a book of lyrics of yooper songs so I thought people would be interested in some U.P. culture:
Title: Dear Mr. Governor
There's a rebel group from Suomi [small town up there]
They got a master plan
To blow up the mighty Mackinaw [hmm, politically incorrect these days]
And take a rebel stand
Secede from the union
Call this place Yooperland
Become a third world power
Ask the U.S. for a hand
They'll give us lots of raha
We'll be rich as oil sheiks
'Cause they won't want the Russians putting missiles in Trout Creek.
Refrain: Dear Mister Governor you better turn us loose
We asked you for a rest stop instead you sent us moose
The honeymoon is over the declaration's written
We'll take what's above the bridge
You can keep the mitten.
We'll sell clean air to the west
Blueberries to Iran
Ice and snow to the Arabs
Pasties to Japan
Scorpus to the Russians [what's that?]
Smelt to Pakistan
Moose meat to McDonald's
Sisu to Uncle Sam
We'll join the world market
Control the smart pill trade
We'll become a mighty nation
You'll be asking us for aid
Refrain: Dear Mister Governor...
oh yes, copyright 1991 by You Guys Records,
490 N. Steel St., Ishpeming, Mich 49849
Chuck
Title: Dear Mr. Governor
There's a rebel group from Suomi [small town up there]
They got a master plan
To blow up the mighty Mackinaw [hmm, politically incorrect these days]
And take a rebel stand
Secede from the union
Call this place Yooperland
Become a third world power
Ask the U.S. for a hand
They'll give us lots of raha
We'll be rich as oil sheiks
'Cause they won't want the Russians putting missiles in Trout Creek.
Refrain: Dear Mister Governor you better turn us loose
We asked you for a rest stop instead you sent us moose
The honeymoon is over the declaration's written
We'll take what's above the bridge
You can keep the mitten.
We'll sell clean air to the west
Blueberries to Iran
Ice and snow to the Arabs
Pasties to Japan
Scorpus to the Russians [what's that?]
Smelt to Pakistan
Moose meat to McDonald's
Sisu to Uncle Sam
We'll join the world market
Control the smart pill trade
We'll become a mighty nation
You'll be asking us for aid
Refrain: Dear Mister Governor...
oh yes, copyright 1991 by You Guys Records,
490 N. Steel St., Ishpeming, Mich 49849
Chuck
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