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Take It With You

by Leonard & Dell

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'Take it with You' was created around a poem by Boston poet Glenn Bowie called 'Pennies from Heaven', a playful tongue-in-cheek denial of the mainstream belief that you can't take your riches with you when you die.
Take It With You
Artist: Leonard & Dell
Authors/composers: Glenn Edward Bowie, Sue Leonard, Cynthia Susan Dell, Brennagh Kelley Burns
Arranger: Sue Leonard and Cynthia Dell

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TAKE IT WITH YOU
They say you can’t take it with you when you die
So just put pennies on my eyes
some gold and silver upon my chest
when they lay me down in the ground to rest.
Let me tell ya ‘bout those pennies from heaven,
There must be something going on up there
Money don’t count, for nothing in heaven
but here on earth, I cannot buy me a prayer
Oh oh oh o oh
So take it with you when you die
can’t take it with you
That’s right yeah
can’t take it with you
In the black night sky there’s a silver dollar shinin’
Now that would be some prime real estate
Filling my pockets with the star-studded diamonds
So I can tip Saint Peter at the Pearly gate
Oh oh oh o oh
Can’t take it with you when you die
can’t take it with you
That’s right yeah
can’t take it with you
All your money won’t buy you another day
But maybe it’ll come in handy when you pass away
I’ll be waitin’ here, savin’ you a seat
just remember at the gate to ask for Pete.
if I don’t wake up to another sunrise
put some pennies on my eyes
gold and silver in the lining of my suit
Cause I am gonna need a little spending loot
can’t take it with you
That’s right yeah
can’t take it with you
I say yeah? Yeah, right

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released June 16, 2022
Recorded and Engineered by David Campbell, Prairie Monk Studio, 52 Main St., S., Hagersville, ON NOA 1H0, Recorded, mixed and Mastered by Rusty Carriere, Rusty's Studio, 4 Church St. E., Scotland ON N0E 1R0
Cynthia S. Dell: bass, acoustic guitar, keyboard
Sue Leonard: vocals
Rusty Carriere: electric guitar, drums
Photo By Angie Nicholls, Cobalt Studio

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Leonard & Dell Port Dover, Ontario

When they met at a backyard jam, music veterans Leonard & Dell discovered a mutual affinity for writing songs and singing harmonies.They released the album Perfect Strangers in 2015 (Hamilton Music Award nom.) among other musical endeavours.Their current project is The Leonard, Dell & Bowie Songbook, a collection of collaborations with poet, Glenn Bowie, author of 2 poetry books. ... more

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