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"Bob Schmall"

10/12/2003 5:08 PM

The Ballad of Tom Watson

When Tom Watson was a little baby

sittin' on his daddy's knee,

he picked up a hammer and a little piece of wood

said wood'll be the death of me

Lord, Lord

this wood'll be the death of me.



When Tom Watson's fam'ly needed money

said they didn't have but a dime,

"If you wait til my shop is warmed up

I'll get it from the hermans in town

Lord, Lord

I'll get it from the hermans in town."



So Tom Watson made a few cabinets

made 'em right square and fine,

and the hermans came round and give him their dough

he said I'ma gonna get mine

Lord, Lord

I'm gonna get a whole lot of coin.



But the big boss said to Tom Watson

we got us a Felder shop here.

Gonna bring us that Felder out on the job,

gonna whup those cabinets on down

Lord, Lord

gonna fire them boxes on down.



Well Tom Watson he said to the captain

oh a man ain't nothin' but a man

before I let that Felder beat me down

I'm gonna die with a Delta in my hand

Lord, Lord

gonna die with that Delta in my hand.



Well his shop man said to Tom Watson

I do believe the walls are cavin' in

Tom Watson said to his shop man, oh Lord,

it's only my Penn State drawin' dust

Lord, Lord

it's only my Penn State suckin' wind



Well the man who invented the Felder

thought he was mighty fine

Tom Watson sawed up 15 feet

and the Felder only did nine

Lord, Lord

the Felder only did nine.



Well Tom Watson sawed into the evenin'

Lie Valley was strikin' fire

he planed so hard he broke his poor heart

and he laid down his Starrett and he died

Lord, Lord

he laid down his Starrett and he died.



Well Tom Watson had a little woman

and her name was Polly Ann

she walked down the track, never looked back

Polly sawed wood like a man

Lord, Lord

Polly Ann sawed wood like a man.



The people took Tom Watson to the woodshop

and laid his body in the sand

And ev'ry wooddorker came weepin' by

sayin' there lies a wood workin' man

Lord, Lord

Yes there lies a wood workin' man.



Yes, there lies a wood workin' man

Lord, Lord

There lies a wood workin' man



Yeah there lies a wood workin' man

Lord God

there lies a wood workin' ma-ha-ha-haaaaaaan.

--
Bob Schmall
Not one shred of evidence exists that life is serious.
Richard Feynman


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cC

[email protected] (Charlie Self)

in reply to "Bob Schmall" on 10/12/2003 5:08 PM

10/12/2003 5:50 PM

Bob Schmall writes:

>Not one shred of evidence exists that life is serious.
> Richard Feynman

Given my life to date, I sure as hell hope Feynman is right.

Charlie Self

"In the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy as a prisoner's chains."
Dwight D. Eisenhower





















LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "Bob Schmall" on 10/12/2003 5:08 PM

11/12/2003 2:32 AM

On 10 Dec 2003 17:50:39 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self)
brought forth from the murky depths:

>Bob Schmall writes:
>
>>Not one shred of evidence exists that life is serious.
>> Richard Feynman
>
>Given my life to date, I sure as hell hope Feynman is right.

According to Kurt Vonnegut "We're put on this Earth to fart
around. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise."


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[email protected] (Charlie Self)

in reply to Larry Jaques on 11/12/2003 2:32 AM

11/12/2003 7:58 AM

Larry Jaques responds:

>On 10 Dec 2003 17:50:39 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self)
>brought forth from the murky depths:
>
>>Bob Schmall writes:
>>
>>>Not one shred of evidence exists that life is serious.
>>> Richard Feynman
>>
>>Given my life to date, I sure as hell hope Feynman is right.
>
>According to Kurt Vonnegut "We're put on this Earth to fart
>around. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise."

Makes sense to me, especially after the last 3 days of intestinal disorder.

Charlie Self

"In the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy as a prisoner's chains."
Dwight D. Eisenhower





















TW

Tom Watson

in reply to "Bob Schmall" on 10/12/2003 5:08 PM

11/12/2003 12:11 PM

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:08:07 GMT, "Bob Schmall" <[email protected]>
wrote:


>Well Tom Watson had a little woman
>
>and her name was Polly Ann
>

Hey, that was supposed to be a secret!


Regards, Tom
Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "Bob Schmall" on 10/12/2003 5:08 PM

11/12/2003 2:23 AM

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:08:07 GMT, "Bob Schmall" <[email protected]>
brought forth from the murky depths:

>When Tom Watson was a little baby
>
>sittin' on his daddy's knee,
>
>he picked up a hammer and a little piece of wood
>
>said wood'll be the death of me
>
>Lord, Lord
>
>this wood'll be the death of me.

THAT, sir, was weird. I had the blues station on with Keb Mo
singing "You can love yourself" playing in the background while
I "sung" that and guess what: IT WORKED!

Thanks for havin' ol' Keb sing it for me.



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"Bob Schmall"

in reply to "Bob Schmall" on 10/12/2003 5:08 PM

11/12/2003 2:04 PM


"Larry Jaques" <jake@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:08:07 GMT, "Bob Schmall" <[email protected]>
> brought forth from the murky depths:
>
> >When Tom Watson was a little baby
> >
> >sittin' on his daddy's knee,
> >
> >he picked up a hammer and a little piece of wood
> >
> >said wood'll be the death of me
> >
> >Lord, Lord
> >
> >this wood'll be the death of me.
>
> THAT, sir, was weird. I had the blues station on with Keb Mo
> singing "You can love yourself" playing in the background while
> I "sung" that and guess what: IT WORKED!

You a blues hand? I like you.
>
> Thanks for havin' ol' Keb sing it for me.

Wedcomebeddymud.

"John Henry"
Belafonte at Carnegie Hall, 1960 (?)

Bob

jj

jo4hn

in reply to "Bob Schmall" on 10/12/2003 5:08 PM

10/12/2003 8:18 PM

bumb biddy-bump-bump, bump bump.
Eat your heart out, Bill Monroe and Howlin' Wolf.

Bob Schmall wrote:

> When Tom Watson was a little baby


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