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This is a well-known song by American songwriter Stephen Foster (1826-1864). He wrote it in 1847. He died penniless. (Guess he never got the song onto the iTunes Music Store.)
The picture is striking. It is amazing to me that you can look at a photograph of someone who's been dead for 142 years, and when you look into his eyes, you can still catch a glimpse of his artistic soul.
I like this song a lot. One reason is that I use it all the time at school, as a track for square dancing. Most of my elementary kids love to square dance, and they don't seem to mind that it involves holding hands with a parter of the opposite gender. Square dancing is a wonderful tool for teaching respect for others, and just for general social skills.
So this tune is in my head a lot, and I finally decided I should record it. (The fact that it's public domain is a pretty good feature, too!)
The picture is striking. It is amazing to me that you can look at a photograph of someone who's been dead for 142 years, and when you look into his eyes, you can still catch a glimpse of his artistic soul.
I like this song a lot. One reason is that I use it all the time at school, as a track for square dancing. Most of my elementary kids love to square dance, and they don't seem to mind that it involves holding hands with a parter of the opposite gender. Square dancing is a wonderful tool for teaching respect for others, and just for general social skills.
So this tune is in my head a lot, and I finally decided I should record it. (The fact that it's public domain is a pretty good feature, too!)
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Lyrics
Come on, you know the words!
"Well, I've come from Alabama with a Bosendorfer on my knee . . ."
"Well, I've come from Alabama with a Bosendorfer on my knee . . ."
thetiler
John, terrific such jazzy class.
Thanks much for posting the tune, but that picture is very, very special
indeed. What a folk classic!
Thanks for sharing this piece!