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The Huntington's Waltz

from Don't Be Discouraged by Peter Lehndorff

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The Huntington’s Waltz explains Huntington’s Disease in the form of a thankyou letter to a caregiver. It is the same form of hereditary dementia that took the life of Woody Guthrie. Partial proceeds from this track and Guilty Survivor will benefit the Huntington's Disease Program at UConn Health Center.

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When my dad got sick I guess I was nine
We walked on eggshells. He was mad all the time
He fell down a lot. He slurred when he talked
He looked like a drunkard. But never touched a drop.

He went to his doctor. He went to his shrink.
And even that med school didn't know what to think.
Well, no one looked back at his family tree.
How his mom and his granddad had that same malady.

If I knew then, what I know now
I couldn't change much of anything, anyhow.
It was 50/50. And life’s a coin toss
When you have to dance the Huntington's Waltz

They had him committed back in '83
Then some brothers and some cousins got that same damn disease
A ticking time bomb began to go off
And we all started dancing the Huntington's Waltz.
When I turned forty, more or less
The Huntington's caught me. My life was a mess.
They said I was crazy. It was killing my brain.
I pushed you away. Somehow you remain.

If I knew then, what I know now
I wouldn't change much of anything, anyhow.
It was 50/50. And life’s a coin toss
When you have to dance the Huntington's Waltz

Some brothers and some sisters, they have it as well.
Their kids and our grandkids, only time will tell.
I guess I'm pretty lucky to know how this ends
Thanks for sticking with me goodbye my good friend.

If I knew then, what I know now
I wouldn't change much of anything, anyhow.
It was 50/50. But I won the coin toss
When you danced with me at the Huntington's Waltz
When you danced with me at the Huntington's Waltz.

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from Don't Be Discouraged, released May 6, 2022
© 2022 Peter Lehndorff / BMI

Peter Lehndorff: vocals, acoustic guitar
Chris Haynes: accordion
Tracy Grammer: vocals
Paul Kochanski: upright bass

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Peter Lehndorff Hampden, Massachusetts

Partial proceeds from my bandcamp site will be donated to The Huntington's Disease Program at UConn. To date I have donated over $1000. Huntington's Disease is the genetic brain disease that took the life of Woody Guthrie.

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