I Am a Roving Ember

from Climate Country Radio by Rita Hosking

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Don't gamble with home-hardening! Take it from a roving ember.

This tune is modeled after the traditional song, "I Am a Roving Gambler."

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I am a roving ember, I travel all around, and if you give me a chance, I'll burn your house down
Burn your house down, burn your house down

If you wanna keep your valuables, you wanna keep your house, there's some things that you can do, I'll tell you right now
Tell you right now, tell you right now

Remove all debris from your fire-resistant roof, and block any spaces I can make my way through
Make my way through, make my way through

One sixteenth to one eighth inch, that would be the best, to cover all your vents with some tiny, metal mesh
Tiny metal mesh, tiny metal mesh

Your eaves should be boxed in with fire-resistant stuff, and clear five feet all around, no leaves mulch or shrubs
Leaves mulch or shrubs, leaves mulch or shrubs

I am a roving ember, I travel all around, listen to my words or I might burn your house down
Burn your house down, burn your house down

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from Climate Country Radio, released March 27, 2024

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