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Annie
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Folk
Annie was released on January 1, 1984 by Rounder as a part of the album The Heart Of The Appaloosa
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1984
LabelRounder
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fred Small
Fred Small
Guitar, Vocals
John Curtis
John Curtis
Guitar
John Daniel
John Daniel
Electric Bass Guitar
Sally Rogers
Sally Rogers
Background Vocals
Deborah Silverstein
Deborah Silverstein
Background Vocals
Alison Brown
Alison Brown
Banjo
Matt Glaser
Matt Glaser
Fiddle
Howie Tarnower
Howie Tarnower
Mandolin
Miguel Picker
Miguel Picker
Charango, Pan Flute
Leo Kretzner
Leo Kretzner
Dulcimer
Betsy Rose
Betsy Rose
Piano
Cameron Sawzin
Cameron Sawzin
Cello
S.A. Davis
S.A. Davis
Congas
Richard Rosenblatt
Richard Rosenblatt
Harmonica
Neal MacMillan
Neal MacMillan
Concertina
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fred Small
Fred Small
Songwriter, Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Fred Small
Fred Small
Producer, Recording Engineer
John Curtis
John Curtis
Producer, Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Annie's up at seven on a workday
Brewing up a cup of Adventist tea
Gathering her papers and lesson plans
She grabs her keys
Teaching arithmetic and Africa
Geology and girls basketball
All the kids in her class will tell you she's the best
But she's heard other teachers in the hall
Saying, what we gonna do about Annie?
Pretty girl like her shouldn't be alone
If she took our advice, dressed up real nice
She'd find a man to take her home
Mondays come questions of couples
Where and with whom did you go?
Avoiding the personal pronoun
She hopes it doesn't show
Shopping with her lover in the city
Two women holding hands don't get a stare
If the kids at school knew, what would they do?
Would they hate her? Why should they care?
Tell me, what we gonna do about Annie?
Pretty girl like her shouldn't be alone
If she took our advice, dressed up real nice
She'd find a man to take her home
Never getting too close to a student
Never letting out too much of her life
Keeping her delights and disappointments
Tucked out of sight
Annie takes herself to the Christmas party
The principal whispers with a smile
You're vivacious and bright, if you play your cards right
There's some men here tonight worth your while
Thinking, what we gonna do about Annie?
Pretty girl like her shouldn't be alone
If she took our advice, dressed up real nice
She'd find a man to take her home
Work that you love is hard to come by
The kids she could never bear to lose
So she makes conversation out of silences
And half-truths
But at night by the fire with her lover
She looks out at the wind-driven snow
And imagines the day when she'll look in their faces
And tell everybody she knows
She'll tell them, don't you worry about Annie
She don't lie awake in time
Got love to fill her heart, flowers growing in the garden
Annie's doing just fine
Don't you worry about Annie
She don't lie awake in time
Got love to fill her heart, flowers growing in the garden
Annie's doing just fine
Written by: Fred Small
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