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in the winter of ‘82 the government split up the oil revenue
and each person galena alaska got a check
every year they pay it again
the permanent fund dividend
and each person galena alaska spends it all that day
in ‘83 i bought myself cross country skis but no one else could ski with me
in ‘84 i got a used ford four door but i can’t afford the gas no more
in ‘93 i bought i big screen tv, but the cable costs too much for me
and no there’s just a fuzzy screen
this year the checks arrived on the day of a big snow storm
the power was out all the way down to anchorage and we were in the dark
in ‘96 i bought a stove that was electric but now i’m back to burning wicks
in ‘99 i bought a laptop to go on line but now, but i’m now i’m back to old phone lines
2002 track lines for the living room, but now those lights have gone out too
and i’m alone in a dark room
after three days in the dark we all met at the town center
each person in galena alaska bout their check
and with the money we built a hall with fiber optic roof and walls
and just the stars made it glow and we had light
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from A Very Wiggly Winter, released December 11, 2009

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