A Prairie Home Companion: October 20, 2007

Charlotte Town lyrics
Saturday, October 20, 2007
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Charlotte Town in Caroline
Down in the land of the lonesome pine
They have barbecue and pecan pie
In January fifty is the median high

CHORUS:
Charlotte Town, it's so fine
Down below the Mason Dixon line
Come on in and look around
And remember barbecue is a noun.

It's a city that invents and innovates
It's the 20th largest city in the United States
They don't live in the past, is my impression
They forgot all about the War of Northern Aggression

It's on the Interstate 85 corridor
Tallest building is sixty floors
Come into Charlotte it's quite a sight
Has a crown on top lights up at night

Charlotte Town, the tea is sweet
On Queen's Road and Sharon Street
In Mecklenburg County it's the county seat
Elevation: 748 feet

Magnolia, gardenia, and dogwood blossom
The flowers of Charlotte are downright awesome
It's the home of the Bobcats and the Panthers,
You got the questions, they got the anthers

Very nice people, no wild ninjas
Annual rainfall about Forty-three inches
Charlotte aims for perfection
There's a church at every intersection