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The Song Challenge:   By popular demand, this Challenge! is from Roger the Skiffler, who posted this message on this thread. It kind of gives a new meaning to the phrase "Come on in, the water's fine!" -- Bourbon fire in Kentucky -- The fire consumed a seven-storey warehouse A distillery blaze fuelled by thousands of gallons of whiskey has destroyed a warehouse and threatened water supplies in central Kentucky.  A spokesman for the Wild Turkey whiskey company said thousands of bourbon casks had been exploding like gunfire at the peak of the blaze in a seven-storey warehouse near the town of Lawrenceburg.  No one was seriously injured, although two firefighters were overcome by fumes and heat. An investigation has started into the cause of the fire.  Water contaminated -- The authorities shut down a local water treatment plant after a large amount of burning bourbon mixed with water from fire hoses flowed into the Kentucky River.  Lawrenceburg officials ordered unnecessary water usage in restaurants and car washes to be halted temporarily.  The burning alcohol also set fire to woods behind the water treatment plant.  The warehouse was one of 12 at the plant. Company officials said each facility contained 15,000-20,000 barrels filled with bourbon.  The distillery - the only one where the famous Wild Turkey brand is made - is still operating. The company spokesman said supplies of the bourbon would not be affected. He said the whiskey in the destroyed warehouse would not have been ready for drinking for another 10 years.  Wild Turkey is owned by the French spirits conglomerate Pernod-Ricard SA.

The Day The River Turned To Booze by Dharmabum
(Sung loosely to The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down)

There is a town in Lawrenceburg, 
Way down in Kentucky, 
Where the bourbon mill caught fire, 
And sent the whiskey flowin' free, 

It made it's way right through the streets, 
Down to the river bed, 
Now the old Kentucky river, 
Is the Wild Turkey instead. 

Chorus:
The day the river turned to booze, 
And all the bells were ringin', 
Today the bourbon's runnin' loose, 
And all the people are singin', 
Na-na na na na na-na na na na-na na na na na. 

Downstream there's a little Baptist church, 
Run by the Reverend West, 
And he's standin' in the river, 
Way up to his chest, 

He's doin' his Baptismal thing, 
To old Flora Clementine, 
When she jumps up & grabs him, 
Say's "Come in the water's fine", 

Chorus

Now Clementine's a hefty gal, 
And the Reverend she did take 'em, 
Said "Let this river wash away our sins" 
"As fast as we can make 'em", 

The congregation all joined in, 
As the river was a greetin', 
Now instead of goin' to the church, 
They all joined an A.A. meetin', 

Chorus

Now Monday mornin's laundry day, 
For ol' Granny McCrey, 
And she does it by the river, 
The good old fashioned way, 

First she does her dresses, 
Then her underwear & socks, 
Says "It gives a whole new meanin'," 
"To doin' laundry on the rocks". 

Chorus

So if you're headed to the Bluegrass state, 
Be careful where you're swimmin', 
There's a tributary way down there, 
That's full of wild wimmen, 

And the men have become heathens, 
No one's feelin' any shame, 
The river's called Kentucky, 
But Wild Turkey's now it's name. 

Chorus:
The day the river turned to booze, 
And all the bells were ringin', 
Today the bourbon's runnin' loose, 
And all the people are singin', 
Na-Na na majaladabakajatararaxazasafaxayahabaukajhnagy. 

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