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by Rob B. - 08/20/26 02:34 PM
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Tricia Baker
© words and music by C. Stewart ( May 14, 2005 )
Tricia Baker, she's a card
The queen of JPF
Has cajun creativity
Her husbands favorite chef
CHORUS...
Cake bakin'
Home makin'
Hard workin' Trich
Tricia Baker, green thumb girl
Makes little flowers grow
She's so good at what she does
They'd even grow in snow
CHORUS...
Plant stakin'
Leaf rakin'
Hard workin' Trich
Tricia Baker, foxy nurse
Makes all her patients smile
Works the big twelve hour shift
Then jogs a country mile
CHORUS...
Back breakin'
Feet achin'
Hard workin' Trich
Tricia Baker, writes for kids
Has a magic way with words
Likes to watch the baby squirrels
And feed the back yard birds
BRIDGE....
She's a big kid too, just like me and you
She's everybodys friend, right up to the end
I wonder what we'd do if she left
I wonder what we'd do if she left
Tricia Baker, she's a card
The queen of JPF
I wonder what we'd do if she left
I wonder what we'd do if she left
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Super tribute to Tricia Calvin...nicely done!! She'll love waking up to this one.
Steve
One step...one day...one journey...
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OMG! Ha...I had to blink my eyes twice and make sure that "Tricia Baker" was actually the name of the lyric, and then I KNEW I had to look at this one..HA. This is really cool! GEEZ, Tricia, You GO GIRL...ha... ![[Linked Image]](http://www.justplainfolks.org/ubb/smile.gif) Calvin, You are quite a guy to do this...I think she will LOVE it.. ~~~shelia
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calvin... i live less than 20 miles from tricia, but have never met her!! LOL nice tribute! scotty
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Hello Steve,
Thanks for tuning in to this one, it just kinda happened ya know !
The poor woman needed a song written about her and I had a few minutes, so.....
Yeh it was fun & I hope she likes it as much as you do.
Calvin
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Thanks Shelia,
She's such a character, it almost wrote itself.
Just kinda threw a few words together.
Have a good day.
Calvin
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Hi ya Scotty,
Thanks for giving this a minute of your time, it was just a fun thing to do.
Only 20 miles, you should introduce yourself.
I don't think she's quite as mean a woman as she appears to be.
Calvin
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Great Tribute Bro Cal...
(Seemed a wee bit Sad on the way out..tho..HOPE she never contemplates leavin' this Fun Board!!!)
You Too...we all really ARE "In This Together"....YAYYY!
"KUDOS" as Usual, Amigo! Overall a Nice Write about as Nice a Gal as there is in this tough Music World.
Big Hugs to Y'All,
Stan
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Hello Neighbor Stan,
Thanks for having a peek at this one.
A few of us got a smile out of it, so I figure it was time well spent.
Never had the chance to meet her yet, but I kinda know she's cool.
Calvin
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Calvin,
Great lyric! I like tribute lyrics, but this one particularly because the one it is written about isn't already pushing up daisies, and can appreciate it personally.
Would this be an example of a proper "evolving chorus" according to Bobbie's recent post?
Keep writing.
Skip
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Calvin, Nice goin'! She deserves it. She's quite a writer. I'm workin on getting an MP3 done for her on one of her lyrics at the moment. have a bit of trouble with my MP3 recorder. Will get it smoothed out soon. She's one of the class acts of this board. You're not too shabby, yourself! You did a fine job! Alan ------------------ If I were but half as good as Dawg...I'd be twice as good as most. http://www.soundclick.com/alanddavid
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Hello Skip,
Hey man, glad ya liked what ya read.
Yeh maybe she'll get a kick out of it.
I really didn't want to write it but she offered me $ 5.00 & big money talks !
I hardly EVER change my chorus, but this one seemed to be begging to be changed, so I did.
SO I guess it would be considered an evolving chorus.
Not sure how proper it is, I'm just a beginner.
See ya,
Calvin
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Calvin,
Five bucks, hey? LOL! I'm waiting to see her response.
Keep writing.
Skip
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Calvin you are too adorable!! I'm sure
she will love this! What a nice tribute!
I love how you made all the
"Akins" work in the chorus!
Great Job!!!
Diane
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Howdy Calvin, Glad I got here before Trisha saw this. This is really fun. Was a time several years back when folks were writing a lotta these types of songs which are always great for boosting morale and friendships around here. It's been too long...so am glad to see you bringing back the practice. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.justplainfolks.org/ubb/biggrin.gif) Hugs, Bobbie
They'll tell you success in the music biz is all about who you know...but the truth is...it's about who knows you. Gallup 'n Dawg Music
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Hi Alan,
Hope all is well tonight !
Yes she does deserve it, she's quite a talent and seems like a very nice person.
Good luck with your musical adventure and thanks for the kind words.
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Skip,
When she's sees my joke about the $5.00, she may go postal.
Calvin
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Oh, Calvin!!!! You made my day. I've worked 5 12's and 1 8 hour shift this week. My only day off was Thursday because I'm paying for my last two songs for the cd Friday. My whole body is numb but I giggled at this. You have NO idea. Thanks!!!!!!!!! Oh, it's so nice to have my wonderful JP family keeping me afloat and smiling about it!!! Thanks to everyone who commented, too. I mean it. It means the world to me. See? That's how big I'm grinnin'. ------------------ "Shoot for the moon, and even if you miss, you will land among the stars." -- Les Brown http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/triciabakermusic.htm
"Grits is one of those country-boy words that is both singular and plural-like deer, elk and sheep. I think the singular is appropriate when there's a modifier that makes it clear one is talking about something specific. Like, 'Grits are good for you, but these here grits is tasty.'"~~Joe Wrabek
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P.S. That was one FINE evolving chorus, Cal! ------------------ "Shoot for the moon, and even if you miss, you will land among the stars." -- Les Brown http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/triciabakermusic.htm
"Grits is one of those country-boy words that is both singular and plural-like deer, elk and sheep. I think the singular is appropriate when there's a modifier that makes it clear one is talking about something specific. Like, 'Grits are good for you, but these here grits is tasty.'"~~Joe Wrabek
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Hi T,
It's always nice to make another person smile.
Now kick back & relax, you're worked toooo hard.
Yes the people here are nice.
Good luck with your music.
Calvin
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Thanks Diane, Noel and Bobbie,
Glad you all tuned into this one.
Sorry for the slight scare Noel.
Calvin
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Very cool Good job Calvin. Congrats Tricia. Stuff like this is what makes JPF the best site of it's kind ! 'nuff said ![[Linked Image]](http://www.justplainfolks.org/ubb/wink.gif) Tony
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Noel, I have no idea I had that effect on you. Ohhhhhhhh, goodnight folks. Tony, see if you can keep these hooligans in line. Calvin, here's a kiss for you. I still can't believe someone finally wrote a lyric about ME!!! Wooooooo Hooooooo! ------------------ "Shoot for the moon, and even if you miss, you will land among the stars." -- Les Brown http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/triciabakermusic.htm
"Grits is one of those country-boy words that is both singular and plural-like deer, elk and sheep. I think the singular is appropriate when there's a modifier that makes it clear one is talking about something specific. Like, 'Grits are good for you, but these here grits is tasty.'"~~Joe Wrabek
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Hi Calvin,
Nice song, flows really well, a wonderful tribute. i really like the flowers in the snow line.
Fix.
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Good morning Tony,
Whats happenin'
Glad ya made it by !
Thanks for the really nice compliment, much appreciated.
Calvin
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Calvin,
Way to go!It's true , you know , I think Trish may be working too hard. At least hard enough to make me feel guilty LOL.
Pete
Here we are wracking our brains today
to write lyrics that rhyme
and if we succeed, they'll end up in time
as tommorrow's cliche's...
Pete
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Please do follow me. I'll put you behind a dustrag and a vacuum cleaner today. You can watch me as I sweep and mop!! OR, you can watch me make spaghetti. OR, even as I mow the grass. Hey, Noel! Spandex alert!! Lord, the chores never stop, do they? ------------------ "Shoot for the moon, and even if you miss, you will land among the stars." -- Les Brown http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/triciabakermusic.htm
"Grits is one of those country-boy words that is both singular and plural-like deer, elk and sheep. I think the singular is appropriate when there's a modifier that makes it clear one is talking about something specific. Like, 'Grits are good for you, but these here grits is tasty.'"~~Joe Wrabek
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Of course, Ritt. That's just part of it. ------------------ "Shoot for the moon, and even if you miss, you will land among the stars." -- Les Brown http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/triciabakermusic.htm
"Grits is one of those country-boy words that is both singular and plural-like deer, elk and sheep. I think the singular is appropriate when there's a modifier that makes it clear one is talking about something specific. Like, 'Grits are good for you, but these here grits is tasty.'"~~Joe Wrabek
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She is something isn't she? I'm not sure how she has time to post and critique as much as she does. Great tribute to a southern sweetie. Pardon, me... but being Trish's next door neighbor practically, I have to ask (and excuse me if she already asked) - what is snow? CP
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Calvin was kind enough to count those 4 flakes we had sometime awhile back. That was thoughtful, wasn't it? I had pansies out at the time. So, technically, he gets points for that, CP. ------------------ "Shoot for the moon, and even if you miss, you will land among the stars." -- Les Brown http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/triciabakermusic.htm
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make a left, then a right on to I 95, go north till you reach the George Washington Bridge, and follow the rittmobile to windowland
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Aww! Such a sweet and lyrical tribute to a sweet and lyrical lady!! Tricia, I am constantly in awe of your energy and committment to everything you do! - not to mention your talent! It's high time somone got around to singing your praises! Well done Calvin! Diane
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Hello Fix, Thanks for the nice comments ---------------------------- Thanks Pete, I appreciate your kindness. ---------------------------------------- Hello Corey, Glad you stopped in to read this one. -------------------------------------- Hello Tricia, Thanks for keeping me afloat with that snow story.....and the smooch too. Calvin http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/calvinstewartmusic.htm
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Calvin, How nice of you to write about Tricia...She's famous now!! It's fun when you can say you know just who inspired the song, huh?! great job...Tricia, enjoy the limelight...You deserve it !!!! Emily [This message has been edited by Emily Sanders (edited 05-17-2005).]
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Thanks, Emily. I don't deserve it, but I try. Thanks a bunch. ------------------ "Shoot for the moon, and even if you miss, you will land among the stars." -- Les Brown http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/triciabakermusic.htm
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Hello Diane,
Thanks !
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Hello Emily,
Thank you, she's even MORE famous.
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Calvin
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Whew! Whenever I see a song title that is somebody's name around here I start to get worried. I'm relieved that this is a fine tribute to a wonderful person!! Way to go Mr. Calvin! Uncle Chuck ------------------ http://www.chuckcrowe.com http://www.soundclick.com/bands/athabaxtra.htm
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She's also a song fixer, a coach, a cheerleader, and a proof-reader. Plus a witty, unassuming and proflic co-writer.
Great job on the song.
-lafe
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Hello Chuck,
Good to hear from ya man !
Sorry for the slight shock.
Yes, she's a nice girl.
Thanks for the visit & the nice words.
Calvin
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Hello Lafe,
Nice to meet ya !
Thanks for taking the time to read this one.
Yeh, Tricia sure is " different "....I mean she's a lot of different things, ha !
And we all like her a bunch.
Have a great day !
Calvin
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Well done Calvin. And what a tribute to Trish! I've not been hanging around the forum very long but long enough to see how important she is to the forum. Gosh - she posts a lot!
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Hello Rebecca,
And thank you for the compliment on this song.
Yeh, she's quite a talent with a wonderful personality, plus she helps her husband pour concrete, how cool is that !
Calvin
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