Tucumcari

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It turns out I'll be staying, the second night of my journey, in Tucumcari, New Mexico.Now, I know that's in a song, but I can't remember which one, and it's bothering me.

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[nq:1]It turns out I'll be staying, the second night of my journey, in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Now, I know that's in a song, but I can't remember which one, and it's bothering me.[/nq]
Jimmie Rodgers sang "Tucumcari." It featured decreasing mileage to Tucumcari, as in
Twelve more miles to Tucumcari
I've been hurrying there
To the gal I'm gonna marry
With the yellowest hair
{Left right march along
I've just gotta get home} (just gotta get home)
Ten more miles to Tucumcari
Then I'll never more roam
(Tucumcari, Tucumcari, I just gotta get home)
Eight more miles to Tucumcari
It's the fourth of July
Been three years in January
Since I kissed her goodbye
... more at http://www.elyrics4u.com/t/tucumcari jimmie rodgers.htm

Tucumcari
Jimmie Rodgers Roulette R-4191
(Olofson-McIntyre) Mappa Mus. Corp. ASCAP

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[nq:1]Now, I know that's in a song, but I can't remember which one, and it's bothering me.[/nq]
Mister, you may have travelled near or far,
But you haven't seen the country,
'Till you've seen the country by car!
Mister, may I recommend a royal route?
It starts in Illinois, let me tell you boy!
If you ever plan to motor west,
Travel my way, take the highway, that's the best!
Get your kicks on Route 66!
It winds from Chicago to L.A.,
More than two thousand miles all the way!
Get your kicks on Route 66!
Now, you go through St. Louis, Joplin, Missouri,
And Oklahoma City is a mighty purdy!
You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico,
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona,
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino!
Won't you get hip to this timely tip,
When you make that California trip?
Get your kicks on Route 66
Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Missouri too!
Seven states, count 'em, seven,
Spread out in front of you!
You'll like the aroma, of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
Albuquerque and Tucumcari, make New Mexico extraordinary! You'll wanna own a piece of Arizona,
Needles, Essex, Amboy, Azusa,
No one in sunny Cal is a loser
So, get hip to this timely tip,
When you make that California trip!
If any Joe tells you to go some other way,
Say nix!
Get your kicks on Route 66!

John Varela

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[nq:2]Now, I know that's in a song, but I can't remember which one, and it's bothering me.[/nq]
[nq:1]Mister, you may have travelled near or far, But you haven't seen the country, 'Till you've seen the country by car! Mister, may I recommend a royal route? It starts in Illinois, let me tell you boy![/nq]
Oddly enough, `Route 66' starts here in my head, and on every recording I ever heard, I think...
[nq:1]If you ever plan to motor west, Travel my way, take the highway, that's the best! Get your kicks on ... Won't you get hip to this timely tip, When you make that California trip? Get your kicks on Route 66[/nq]
...And it ends here.
[nq:1]Springfield, Illinois Springfield, Missouri too! Seven states, count 'em, seven, Spread out in front of you! You'll like the aroma, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Albuquerque and Tucumcari, make New Mexico extraordinary![/nq]
I'm pretty sure I've never heard Tucumcari mentioned in `Route 66' before.
[nq:1]You'll wanna own a piece of Arizona, Needles, Essex, Amboy, Azusa, No one in sunny Cal is a loser So, ... California trip! If any Joe tells you to go some other way, Say nix! Get your kicks on Route 66![/nq]
Mind, looking at the tail end of the song you can see why it's usually left out.

SAm.

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