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DON MESSER
Don Messer was a quiet man hardly saying a word
But when he played the fiddle great tunes were heard
He was born in New Brunswick back in nineteen 0 nine
And no one knew he would help them forget hard times
His brother said keep Donald from my fiddle when I’m away
Then at 5 years old Donald found it and started to play
When his brother went west he took the fiddle too
Leaving Donald to wonder now what can I do
Later he got his own which cost $1 and ninety-eight
As it wasn’t his brothers but his own he really felt great
At age 7 before a crowd he felt he was in clover
He knew just one song playing it over and over
His second one was better so he played the neighbourhood
After working the wheat harvest he knew playing was good
He knew a living he could make as folks he did entertain
While his grandpa and others didn’t feel the same
After going to Boston for lessons he returned back home
To form his own band and never again play alone
Charlie Chamberlain went to Saint John to see his wife
Then joined Dons band for the rest of his life
Don wanted to be known locally so he didn’t go far
So he stayed close to home where he went by car
He married and moved everyone to Prince Edward Island
Where life got much better keeping Don smiling
At the first Don was away a lot wishing to be back
Then tried to be home more after his first heart attack
Don Messer and His Islanders they were called after 30 nine
Later he moved to Halifax until the end of the line
The C.B.C. said in 69 it’s time to cancel the show
Even though folks liked it and still would I know
Charlie always sang good either sober or after a drink
While the C.B.C. isn’t like it was thats what I think
I still recall Charlie doing a little stepdance
Yes a reason people tuned in when they had a chance
What I’d give to see Don play and Charlie dance once more
And see the Buchta Dancers as they twirl around the floor
If you don’t remember it or at the show didn’t look
Just read the story by Johanna Bertin its sure a good book.
Winston E. Ralph
Bancroft
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