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Ranger Amanda

from Get Ye Up by The Mispronouncer

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Ranger Amanda

1. First heard the name getting back country permits,
And further assurance that conditions would be perfect
For an overnight stay up on Sehale,
Right on the glacier, icy and rocky.
The Rangers said, “Amanda’s up there.” A tip
In case anything went wrong on the trip.
So we joked about her that day and the next,
Didn’t give much thought about what to expect.
I guess I would’ve guessed she was middle-aged, tough,
Rough, rugged, and coarse, and kind but gruff.
Weathered by life, time, and literal weather:
Sun, rain, wind, skin a bit like leather.
But almost to the campsite, we looked below
And saw a female ranger ascending the slope.
Friendly, young, and pretty, we learned she was Amanda because
We asked her if she was and she was.

Chorus: Ranger Amanda, she made a good first impression.
Realistically, she’ll never make a second.
To her, I’m sure, we were just another group of hikers,
But based on what little I know, I, I like her.

2. She hiked the final stretch to the glacier so fast in comparison
To us our pace was embarrassing.
She gave the credit to the lightness of her pack, too gracious.
She was just in better shape than us.
Five guys surprised, standing by the tent shivering.
This was not the Ranger Amanda that we were picturing.
Hard to be for sure with her hat and her black shades,
But she might’ve been the cutest in the North Cascades.
We offered to show the permit but she told us not to worry,
‘Cause she wasn’t suspicious and she wasn’t in a hurry.
She’d heard of class 4 route to the summit,
But she said she was a “scaredy-cat” and so she’d never done it.
And she told us not to urinate close to our tents,
‘Cause the mountain goats’d come and lick wherever we went.
And that was it, the complete interaction, the end.
She’ll never hear this, I’ll never see her again.

Chorus: Ranger Amanda, she made a good first impression,
Realistically, she’ll never make a second.
To her, I’m sure, we were just another group of hikers,
But based on what little I know, I, I like her.

3. I wasn’t smitten, it wasn’t love, just a mild crush,
That developed two miles up, and that’s enough
For me. Just a pleasant memory of a cool young lady
Who I couldn’t pick out of a crowd if you made me.
Tired, awe-inspired, feeling opener than usual,
So maybe it was just context that made her beautiful.
But I would rather not know if we were wrong,
So if you know her and she’s not that great, just play along.

Chorus: Ranger Amanda, she made a good first impression,
Realistically, she’ll never make a second.
To her, I’m sure, we were just another group of hikers,
But based on what little I know, I, I like her.

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from Get Ye Up, released February 24, 2014
The Mispronouncer wrote the lyrics, performed the vocals, and made the beat. Sasha Obrecht sang.

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