Song Description

This is a true story about my life growing up on a farm in Nursery TX.

Lyrics

Dewberry Duel

Down in South Texas along our fence line
Red and black berries grew on a bushy vine
Turned your fingers black the more that you would eat
Proud as a papa, my daddy loved those treats - dewberry treats

One side grew in our cornfield, one next to the road
One hot day a car stopped by to gather up a load
Daddy came a runnin' and we all tagged along
"Sir, those berries are mine, you'd better move on"

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Dewberry Duel - put that basket down
Mister don't mess with me - just head back to town
Two hard headed men both stubborn as a mule
Going down in history as the Dewberry Duel

"I'm only picking the berries growin' next to the road"
Said the stranger with his young family in tow
Daddy said "They're on my fence, so all of them are mine"
I could tell a fight was brewing - it was just a matter of time - just a matter of time

Then I saw a look of horror on my mama's face
The stranger's wife was in her PTA
And the little girl was in my 3rd grade class
We all met eyes as I heard "I'll kick your ass"

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By this time the dads were calling each other names
Mama pulled on daddy's sleeve, the other woman did the same
Somehow we got them apart before they started to fight
But mama knew PTA was the very next night

At that meeting my mom was embarrassed to no end
The men never spoke, but the women became friends
Every time we reminisce, we laugh 'till we cry
'Cause Mama picked a basket full and baked 'em dewberry pie

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