The last verses of Tom Joad song and his dedication to lifting the burden of the oppressed.
“Tom Joad ran back where his Mamma
was asleep
And he woke her up out of bed.
And he kissed goodbye to the Mother
that he loved
And he said what preacher Casey said.
Everybody might be just one big soul
Well it looks [...]
(To Edelweiss Melody)
May the Lord Mighty Lord,
Bless and keep you forever
Grant us peace, perfect peace,
Courage in every endeavor
Lift your eyes and see His face,
And His grace forever,
May the Lord, Mighty Lord
Bless and keep you forever!
“What is man, better than sheep or goats, if knowing God we lift not hands of prayer for [...]
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” If I were hanged on the highest hill,Mother o’ mine,O Mother o’ mine!I know whose love would follow me still,Mother o’ mine, O Mother o’ mine!
If I were drowned in the deepest sea,Mother O’ mine, O Mother o’ mine!I know whose tears would come down to me,Mother o’ mine, O Mother [...]
These are the songs we sung-
Jimmy Brown the Newsboy
This quaintly sentimental song becaome popular some thiry years ago throung the Carter Family recordings. i.e. 1930’s
“I sell the morning paper, sir,
My name is Jimmy Brown.
Everybody knows that I’m
A news boy of the town.
You can heqar me yelling’, “Morning
Star’!
Running along the street.
Got no hat [...]
No, Kathy and Cinnomin could go along as we embarked on a trip from Riverside, California to Hills, Minnesota to visit our Mothers in Hills and in Sioux Falls,South Dakota along with a host of other relatives. After leaving Minnesota we traveled north to Canada and came back west on the trans-Canadian highway to [...]
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