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This song was inspired after I had read the book "Frontier Justice", written about the Loomis gang, who hailed from Upstate NY in Madison County. The family terrorized the region for decades with their organized crime. I also found it very interesting that the leader of the family was the mother - Rhoda Mallet.

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In 1814 rhoda mallet stole george loomis’ heart
Settled in sangerfield, down in 9 mile swamp
She gave birth to the loomis gang
12 all in all, the first and the last
They named harriet
Both died at age two, of the fever that everyone knew as genesee fever….

Chorus:
Genesee fever, coming after you
Genesee fever take your life

She taught the art of stealing to her lot
Everyone steals, only the stupid are caught
She was high french and liked fine things
She believed that everyone had a price

They stole horses and furs
Passed counterfeit bills, bribed sherriffs and judges
The pioneers of organized crime
But they couldn’t stop the fever from taking harriet’s life….

Chorus:
Genesee fever, coming after you
Genesee fever take your life

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from Are We Rolling?, released April 6, 2013

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Esquela Bovina Center, New York

Esquela was formed in 2008 by John "Chico" Finn and Keith Christopher. Together they wrote songs for their debut album, "The Owl Has Landed". Over the course of the next decade, Esquela has recorded five studio albums. Over the course of the next few months, Esquela will be releasing its back catalog on Bandcamp, building up to a June 25th release of their latest album, "A Sign From God". ... more

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