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Sam Dragga Ethos

from Cowboy Farewells by Ken Baake

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A retirement tribute for Dr. Dam Dragga, after his many years as a professor and department chair in the Texas Tech English Department and his service in the field of technical communication.

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Sam Dragga Ethos

Sung to “Red River Valley”
Lyrics by Ken Baake

From this program they say you are going
We will miss your calm presence and style
For they say you are taking the ethics.
That has kept us fair minded all the while.

Chorus periodically after verses

Come and watch the dust blowing one last time.
Outside windows lined with pigeon poop.
And steer one last colleague to tenure.
Jumping through all the peer review hoops.

Oh they say you are now on the left coast.
It ain’t Texas, but it will have to do.
But the politics aren’t so entertaining
And the traffic must be a real zoo.

We remember that time when you were leading.
And the department was one unruly herd.
Professors stampeding with the thunder
You calmed them with your steady words.

For editing, you really are quite famous.
In and out in less than a week.
Your student diss advice is priceless.
For exactly what they need to tweak.

A diplomat of TCR you have been
Off to China and off to Qatar, too.
Linking cultures and thoughtful scholars.
Human contact comes naturally to you.

Oh they say you are now on the left coast.
It ain’t Texas, but it will have to do.
But the politics they aren’t so entertaining
And the traffic must be a real zoo.

Oh come to the conference one last time.
Your presence brings class and dignity.
And no matter who gives the presentation
Your support it is copious and free.

From these plains they say you are going
We will miss your calm presence and good will
For they say you are taking an ethos.
That is most impossible to fill.

credits

from Cowboy Farewells, released June 19, 2016
Ken Baake, guitar, vocal, harmonicas
Charity Tran, vocal

Damon Dennis
Recording Engineer
Crossroads Recording Studio, Texas Tech

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Ken Baake Lubbock, Texas

Ken was born in Baltimore in 1955. He grew up hearing everyone from Johnny Mercer and Ray Charles to the Beatles on the family hi-fi, with a usual Saturday encore of Wagner's operas. Ken has degrees in English and economics and a background in journalism. He is currently an associate professor of English at Texas Tech, teaching classes in rhetoric. ... more

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