Bloomin’ Cedar Blues
If there is one thing that worries Austin more than losing its cool, it’s the endless allergens that haunt the city’s air. Local singer Joy Luther has been dealing with Austin’s allergies since moving here in 1970. Here she performs her comic ode to “Cedar Fever.”
Here we are in Austin, it’s a growin’ town
Barton Springs eternal, a live music sound
Perfect winter weather, we tell all our friends
Come on down to Austin, it’s ten out of ten
But when the New Year comes we do the blooming cedar boogie
We boogie out of Austin, at cedar time
Maybe visit friends in Boston….
And drink red wine.
You’ll know
It’s cedar time in Austin when your nose starts to run
Your head is hot and heavy, and your havin’ no fun
Everyone is sneezin’ and rubbin’ their eyes
And Austin starts to feel like a fool’s paradise
New Year‘s here, let’s do the blooming cedar boogie
We’ll even go to Dallas, at cedar time
Visit relatives in Alice
And drink red wine.
We’ll head on east to Houston, at cedar time
Eat sirloin served with croutons
And drink red wine
Livin’ here in Austin, is a wonderful thing
‘Cept for after New Years when the pollen takes wing
You can see it risin’ like a cloud in the air
It’s an equalizer, everyone gets their share
The New Year’s here, let’s do the blooming cedar boogie
Joy Luther is a Clinical Social Worker and part-time Singer-Songwriter who, in August 1970, came to Austin on a Greyhound bus looking for the University of Texas. She’s been living in and out of Austin ever since, and is still trying to find her way around.
The End of Austin 
Ha! Cleverly delightful as usual.
I’d forgotten how much fun the song is, between sneezing, that is. Sue Fairbanks