tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post109219850100539321..comments2024-01-07T04:57:21.347-07:00Comments on Pithless Thoughts: The ElectionSteve Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04319784922747041297noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-24776476832088021222010-10-21T09:09:47.620-07:002010-10-21T09:09:47.620-07:00I hail from Tennessee where the corn does grow
Gre...I hail from Tennessee where the corn does grow<br />Grew up in a trailer and in school I was slow<br />My daddy was a county deputy man <br />My momma drunk malt liquor from a bottle or a can<br /> <br />I knew I was different from and early age<br />One dead giveaway was the need for a cage<br />My momma told me “Son, you are a hand full!”<br />And things got worse when I started school<br /> <br />I wasn’t very smart at English or Math<br />And wasn’t much liked ‘cause I never took a bath<br />The girls all laughed when I entered the room<br />I knew then and there I would never be a groom<br /> <br />Things at home were a sorry sight<br />My momma and my daddy just loved to fight<br />They broke everything in our double-wide <br />And if that weren’t enough, they took it outside<br /> <br />Our neighbors would stand and watch with delight <br />Betting on the winner of this nightly fight <br />Sometimes it was daddy ‘cause he’s a strong man<br />But sometimes momma with her fryin’ pan<br /> <br />Yes, I hail from Tennessee where the corn has its spot <br />Where the days are long and the weather’s real hot<br />Where trailers and junk cars sprawl over the range<br />And somehow things just never seem to changeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-50357897993153364412010-10-20T11:36:53.517-07:002010-10-20T11:36:53.517-07:00I been hiking along the Appalachian Trail,
Eatin’ ...I been hiking along the Appalachian Trail,<br />Eatin’ hog mush and drinkin’ my ale. <br />Flickin’ my Bic and smokin’ all the way, <br />I been climbing those ridges all the livelong day,<br /><br />Singin’: “Yo, yo, I’m a hikin’ man, <br />Hey, hey, I do what I can,<br />Walkin this trail all the livelong day <br />I’ll keep on hiking no matter what you say!”<br /><br />I been hiking from cabin to the old fork road,<br />Stop every night just to lighten my load,<br />Puffin on my cigs almost everywhere,<br />So please don’t tell Smoky the Bear. <br /><br />Singin’: “Yo, yo, I’m a hikin’ man, <br />Hey, hey, I do what I can,<br />Walkin this trail all the livelong day <br />I’ll keep on hikin’ no matter what you say!”<br /> <br />I’m a Chattanooga man through and through,<br />Like singin’ that song about the old chew, chew,<br />Started wearin’ shoes when I was 20 years old,<br />That’s about the time I hit the road. <br /><br />Singin’: “Yo, yo, I’m a hikin’ man, <br />Hey, hey, I do what I can,<br />Walkin this trail all the livelong day <br />I’ll keep on hikin’ no matter what you say!”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-30669871820835668582010-10-19T14:44:11.913-07:002010-10-19T14:44:11.913-07:00David told me Christian survives on fried hog mush...David told me Christian survives on fried hog mush and corncob jelly on those hikes. He is a mad man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-63584939251353028172010-10-19T14:18:30.330-07:002010-10-19T14:18:30.330-07:00That Christian is a rascal! Walks them hills like ...That Christian is a rascal! Walks them hills like a mad man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-75109980278750383992010-01-31T15:05:34.582-07:002010-01-31T15:05:34.582-07:00Wow Steve, you are making me want to go back and r...Wow Steve, you are making me want to go back and read through all of your old posts.....or maybe you can keep posting them on Sundays!Fr. Christian Mathishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12929039724411981693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-1093675909271431682004-08-27T23:51:00.000-07:002004-08-27T23:51:00.000-07:00s-p, I forwarded this post to my wife. It really ...s-p, I forwarded this post to my wife. It really touched me.<br /><br />You're a great writer. Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-1092355156118099542004-08-12T16:59:00.000-07:002004-08-12T16:59:00.000-07:00s-p, you make me laugh and you make me cry. you a...s-p, you make me laugh and you make me cry. you are a gift! thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656667.post-1092285607803638312004-08-11T21:40:00.000-07:002004-08-11T21:40:00.000-07:00You've taken my perfectly horrible day, and put it...You've taken my perfectly horrible day, and put it in perspective. Why do you have to do that?Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06550174600670194028noreply@blogger.com