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The Kodi Song

by Mathew Joseph

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Kodaikanal [fondly called Kodi or Kodai for short] is a mountain town in the Palani hills of Tamil Nadu in South India with a fascinating and diverse population of people from all walks of life. I have spent many years there and have great love for this magical place that has had a huge impact on my life. This song is dedicated to the global Kodaikanal family with much love.

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Oh there’s a town by a silver lake on a mountaintop
Where the clouds drift through the Shola trees and the music never stops
A little boy dancing in a Tibetan tent... and his Mama smiles
She knows there’s no better place to be for many a mile
Now pass me some more of that cheddar cheese
Cut me some more of that apple pie please
And some more of that Manna brown bread
and I’ll let that black coffee get to my head
Sollu macha [tell me brother], sollu sollu [tell me tell me]
Nalla kithu [it’s really good] kithu kithu [it is, it is]
Takkinu podu [make it quick] podu, podu [make it, make it]
Sooda podu [ make it hot], soodu, soodu [hot, hot]
Hey lets take a long walk to Berijam lake and Vembudi peak
Where the lichen like gossamer hangs low from Rhododendron trees
Have you walked through the forest of leeches, up the Kookal ridge to the national park?
Where some years ago I’m pretty sure I saw a tiger’s pug marks
Now pass me some more of that cheddar cheese
Cut me some more of that apple pie please
And some more of that Manna brown bread
and I’ll let that black coffee get to my head
Sollu macha [tell me brother], sollu sollu [tell me, tell me]
Nalla kithu [it’s really good] kithu kithu [it is, it is]
Takkinu podu [make it quick] podu, podu [make it, make it]
Sooda podu [ make it hot], soodu, soodu [hot, hot]
Way down in the plains, every night you see the diamond box
And it shimmers and winks like some magical bling in a treasure chest unlocked
I hear guitars strumming and the campfire roaring...it’s The Kodi song
Come sit for a while, spin a yarn or two and sing along
Pass me some more of that cheddar cheese
Cut me some more of that apple pie please
And some more of that Manna brown bread
and I’ll let that black coffee get to my head
Sollu macha [tell me brother], sollu sollu [tell me tell me]
Nalla kithu [it’s really good] kithu kithu [it is, it is]
Takkinu podu [make it quick] podu, podu [make it, make it]
Sooda podu [ make it hot], soodu, soodu [hot, hot]
Yenna macha [what’s up brother], sollu sollu [tell me, tell me]
Nalla kithu [it’s really good] kithu kithu [it is, it is]
Takkinu podu [make it quick] podu, podu [make it, make it]
Sooda podu [ make it hot], soodu, soodu [hot, hot]

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released November 6, 2018

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Mathew Joseph Toowoomba, Australia

Mathew Joseph is a singer-songwriter and performer of guitar driven world fusion.
His music is influenced by his many travels from his roots in Kerala, India to the high Himalayas and overseas to North America, Bermuda and Cuba. He now lives in Toowoomba in Queensland, Australia where he produces and records his own music and collaborates with artists worldwide. ... more

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