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Ripton Country Store

from The Town That Music Saved by Dana and Susan Robinson

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Ripton Country Store Inspired by Bill McKibben’s March 30th 2018, Op-Ed in the New York Times. Bill’s lovely article illustrates how essential Vermont’s village stores are to the social fabric and economic well-being of our rural communities.

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Ripton Country Store

There’s a place up a Green Mountain road
At its heart there’s an old potbellied stove
The story in the paper read, “town seeks heart and soul”
It’ll be your world - never more to roam

A weathered porch rises to my feet
Coffee beckons, now come and take a seat
Hear the music of the river and the jingle of the door
You can find most anything at the Ripton Country Store

Dick and Sue‘ve been here more than 40 years
7 to 7 every day with love and sweat and tears
They put it up for sale now ‘cause it’s time to move along
And I hear, you can have it for a song

Business is good, reliable and steady
The place is solid, if not exactly shiny
There’s a two-bedroom apartment upstairs and a barn out back / The town’s hard work but in the best kind of way.

You can get online but there’s no cell phone reception
They’re not quite up to the 21st century
But if you don’t care for big box stores, look no further
They got all that and everything else you been looking for

There’s penny candy and eggs from local hens
Pickled beets put up by neighbor friends
Rock salt and clothespins, starch and cupcake papers
Kitty litter, animal crackers

So if you’re ready to step out of the mainstream
I know they will be happy to oblige
Cause the place is up for sale now, it’s time to move along
And I hear, you can have it for a song

Without a store, you don’t have a town
Without a town, you ain’t gonna find a home
Hear the MIddlebury River and the jingle of the door
You can find most anything at the Ripton Country Store

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from The Town That Music Saved, released March 10, 2019

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"From Cabot, Vermont – Americana-roots and folk duo, Dana and Susan Robinson combine vivid, songwriting with fiddle tunes, oldtime banjo, elegant melodies, and rich harmony singing."

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