LYRICS FOR 2021 BALLADS

Rocks Complete Me (The Guadalupes)

Vocals and Guitar – Melissa Horn, Backup vocals - Rosalee Brumbaugh

I’m heading down south
to the land of the caves
Where Guadalupes to the west overlook the Gyspum Plain.
And I’m packing up my bags
And throwing in a few extra headlights.Forget about the coast
I’ll try my hand at desert-livin’
I’ll see you all at Christmas
Or as early as Thanksgiving.
But I’ve got to go where the big reef meets the sky 
 (The Guadalupes)

To rocks beneath
and rocks up high
But no rocks in the middle
just a place where I can hide
I’ll find my way back home eventually

Well I’ve got my pack
And I’ve got my feet
So I’ve got much more
Than I could ever need at all Rocks complete me.

Kickin’ up dust on a two-track road
Headin’ out to a hole which is known to blow
And If the story hold ups
I’m gonna Go, Dog, Go
Just like that Eastman book...
(Do you like my hat?)

Won’t be as easy as ABC’s
To find that new mega-cavern that’s been in my dreams Huffin’ puffin’ up the ridge but it’s a dry heat so they say... (The Guadalupes)
And I’m making way to-

Rocks beneath
and rocks up high
But no rocks in the middle just a place where I can hide

I’ll find my way back home eventually Well I’ve got my pack
And I’m got my feet
So I’ve got much more

Than I could ever need at all Rocks complete me

How many paces I’ve yet to go
And caves that blow
I’ll never know
But with a light that glows I’ll lead the way.

So many fires yet to sit around
Exchanging stories of the underground
Once we’re safe and sound once more but still longing for... (Onward!)

Rocks beneath
and rocks up high
But no rocks in the middle
just a place where I can hide
I’ll find my way back home...
It’s too hot.

Well I’ve got my pack
And I’m got my feet
So I’ve got much more
Than I could ever need at all Rocks complete me

(The Guadalupes)

On Rope Again

Vocals and Guitar by Dave Brumbaugh, with brother Danny

On rope again
Just can't wait to get on rope again
The life I love is going caving with my friends
And I can't wait to get on rope again
On rope again
Go into chambers that I've never been
Seein' things that I may never see again
And I can't wait to get on rope again
On rope again
Like a band of squiglers we go down the crawlway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the cave keeps bending our way
And our way
Is on rope again
I just can't wait to get on rope again
The life I love is going caving with my friends
And I can't wait to get on rope again
On rope again
Like a band of squiglers we go down the crawlway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the cave keep bending our way
And our way
Is on rope again
Just can't wait to get on rope again
The life I love is going caving with my friends
And I can't wait to get on rope again
And I can't wait to get on rope again