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Big Floppy Hats

from Tandem by Steve and Kristi Nebel

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folky Americana. This is a favorite song of mine. In 2008 during the presidential election returns Kristi and I received an email from a friend in the U.K. informing us that they had been watching the election returns and singing “Big Floppy Hats”. The song is an expression of the idea that if people generally had a little more humility in this world, it would be an improvement. Not unlike a John Prine song.

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Big Floppy Hats
By Steve Nebel copyright 1996 Musk Ox Music BMI
I had a dream last night -
A dream about a world gone mad
Pollution standards were relaxed
There was lots of money to be made
They were talking ‘bout building big cars
They’d logged the forests of the national parks
Slave labor was the order of the day
They said that kept them off of welfare anyway


Chorus:
I didn’t like that world - so I thought about a world I’d like
Now some people might have had bad thoughts
But everyone was very, very nice
Everyone would wear big floppy shoes
Everyone would wear a big floppy hat
Everyone would have a big red nose
Who could be mean in a world like that
In their big roomy pants - and their big floppy hat



Chorus:

I had a dream last night
a dream about a world gone mad
I saw a man with his finger on a trigger
Just seeing that made me feel bad
He was sitting at a big long table
Everybody there had guns too
They were threatening to shoot each other
If they didn't do the things they said to

Chorus:

I had a dream last night
About a world that seemed pretty nice
Everybody had a big red smile
Of course it was painted on their face
They were dancing in a big green field
There were people from all across the planet
There were people representing every race - It seemed to be a very happy place

I really liked that world - I didn't even have to think twice
There was every skin color in the world
And everyone was very, very nice
Everyone was wearing big floppy shoes
Everyone wore a big floppy hat
Everybody had a big red nose
Who could be mean in a world like that
In their big roomy pants - and their big floppy hat

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from Tandem, released March 5, 2023

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Steve and Kristi Nebel Tacoma, Washington

Steve and Kristi Nebel bring passion, finesse, and beauty with their songs of social justice, knife edge observations, and pure, simple love. They have traveled extensively having done nine tours in UK folk clubs and festivals. They have recorded more than ten CDs, mostly of their own songs. ... more

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