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Lexington sings again for rural broadband
May 07, 2016 12:03 am
In March the Lexington Broadband Initiative did not win a state grant to bring better internet access to the mountainous Greene County town. But the group, that wants to partner with the Margaretville Telephone Company to connect 90 percent of the town for an estimated $3 million, will apply in a Round Two grant rollout they hope to see this summer. So the group has recorded a second song, "Second Round Woes" with residents of Lexington, Margaretville, East Jewett, and Ashland, to convince officials to help bring rural Greene County faster internet service. Glenda Lauten sings a solo, and Jen Cawein plays piano on the song. The lyrics are on the WGXC Newsroom (below).
Click here to play or download the song.
Second Round Woes
--with a nod to the BPO (Broadband Planning Office)
First they say we'll get it. Work for your Broadband!
You will get your bandwidth– that became our plan.
Now the things they're saying make it all unsure.
Hurting upstate families. This we can’t endure.
It's no wonder that we feel abused.
When's our chance for grants, we sadly muse.
We feel like Second Hand Rose
With Second Round woes.
We take back seat
Only NYC glows.
How they promised end mile dreams were theirs too
Bang! we're banned from Round 1. Yo, we feel blue!
Second Round crumbs
That's if a second round comes
We rarely get a fair shake, it's so true.
How'd we think the BPO had us on its brain
Why'd they let the big boys in to hijack the train
Everyone knows that we have
Second Round woes
Bring Round 2 round in June!
Hard to be from upstate. You can’t eat cleaner air.
Even fifteen dollars turns to twelve up here.
That’s why we need Broadband. We have so many plans
Little business engines! Work for many hands!
It’s no wonder that we are confused.
Was it a case of upstate being … schmoozed?
We feel like Second Hand Rose
with Second Round woes.
We take back seat.
Only NYC glows.
How they promised end mile dreams were theirs too
Bang! we're banned from Round 1. Yo, we feel blue!
Second Round crumbs
That's if a second round comes
We rarely get a fair shake, it's so true.
How'd we think the BPO had us on its brain
Why'd they let the big boys in to hijack the train
Everyone knows that we have
Second Round woes
Bring Round 2 round in June!
Click here to play or download the song.
Second Round Woes
--with a nod to the BPO (Broadband Planning Office)
First they say we'll get it. Work for your Broadband!
You will get your bandwidth– that became our plan.
Now the things they're saying make it all unsure.
Hurting upstate families. This we can’t endure.
It's no wonder that we feel abused.
When's our chance for grants, we sadly muse.
We feel like Second Hand Rose
With Second Round woes.
We take back seat
Only NYC glows.
How they promised end mile dreams were theirs too
Bang! we're banned from Round 1. Yo, we feel blue!
Second Round crumbs
That's if a second round comes
We rarely get a fair shake, it's so true.
How'd we think the BPO had us on its brain
Why'd they let the big boys in to hijack the train
Everyone knows that we have
Second Round woes
Bring Round 2 round in June!
Hard to be from upstate. You can’t eat cleaner air.
Even fifteen dollars turns to twelve up here.
That’s why we need Broadband. We have so many plans
Little business engines! Work for many hands!
It’s no wonder that we are confused.
Was it a case of upstate being … schmoozed?
We feel like Second Hand Rose
with Second Round woes.
We take back seat.
Only NYC glows.
How they promised end mile dreams were theirs too
Bang! we're banned from Round 1. Yo, we feel blue!
Second Round crumbs
That's if a second round comes
We rarely get a fair shake, it's so true.
How'd we think the BPO had us on its brain
Why'd they let the big boys in to hijack the train
Everyone knows that we have
Second Round woes
Bring Round 2 round in June!