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MEMORIES OF YESTERYEAR
I recall mother winding up the old gramophone
As we had no hydro there in our home
She said you’ll have good music in a little while
And to hear Ernie Tubb and others sure made us smile
The great speckled bird by Roy Acuff country music king
Yes it sure lifted our spirits to hear them all sing
I saw a lot of them in Toronto if they put on a show
From work I took a lieu day and to Massey Hall did go
And when folks had to keep food warm going to the fields
Towels were put in a box so the heat couldn’t yield
Go- carts were made of what people could find
And to ride them with no brakes took a contented mind
We didn’t have a go-cart so a buggy took its place
As we passed by the officer had a funny look on his face
If we met a car it was into the ditch and back on the road
Everyone was still on when we stopped yes a full load
Some machinery was repaired and sold once again
To save the cost of a new one and the farmer any pain
Many jokes were played on teachers some not too fair
Like letting her sit down with a tack on the chair
When it happened the strap she brought out
And to the guilty one she laid it on without a doubt
Movies were cheap but farm children seldom did go
As they had chores to do that we all know
Aprons were used to carry eggs and wipe away tears
But few are worn now like in the early years
Fire was a constant worry for people in a town
As all buildings were made of wood sand quickly burnt down
Measles and pneumonia are things the folks did dread
Each time I took sulfa tablets that brought me around
Yes for a few years now I’ve walked the ground
Winston E. Ralph
Bancroft, Ont.
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