Another excerpt from my book, My Ominous Adventures At True Blue Farm, The Secret Behind The Mirror:
His name was Sam and he played the drums in a band. His band played the vaudeville circuit. As we sat there rocking Sam began to sing his version of a popular song. He not only sang but also played the accompaniment on his hands. He spit into the palms of his hands and clamped them together and squeezed them back and forth as if he were playing an accordion.
As he squeaked out a funny little tune with his hands he sang; “Oh barefoot days when we were just a kid.” ”Oh Barefoot days, of all the things we did.” ”We’d go down by shady brook, with a bent pin for a hook.” ”We’d fish all day an’ fish till night” ”But the darn ole fish refuse to bite.” ”And how we’d slide down some ole cellar door.” ”We’d slide, an’ slide, until our pants got tore.” ”And then we’d go home an’ stay our bed, till Mother got busy with the needle an’ thread.” ”O boy, what joy, we had in barefoot days.”
Sam went on to tell me Al Wilson and James Brennan two famous songwriters had written Barefoot Days. They had written songs between the years of 1875-1923. Barefoot Days became popular when Al Jolson who was accompanied by the three Wainwright Sisters on banjos performed it for the Musical Bambo when it toured the USA.
He entertained me all afternoon telling comical stories and making silly sounds. It was just before dinner when a black car rolled down the lane. Two men stepped out and came toward the porch. Immediately Sam had a look of apprehension come over his face. One of the men went into the house and the other stayed on the porch and stood next to the door.
©2006 by Diane Dunwell-Hoffman
All rights reserved. This book is registered with the U.S. Library of Congress ISBN: 1-4137-9770-9 (softcover) ISBN: 978-1-4489-2487-5(hardcover)
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