Never knew the bumble snow monster yet who’d turn down a pork dinner for deer meat…

If you miss the train I’m on
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles!
A hundred miles
A hundred miles
A hundred miles
A hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles!

If my honey said so
I’d railroad no more
I’d sidetrack my engine and go home!
And go home
And go home
And go home
And go home
I’d sidetrack my engine and go home!

Lord, I’m one, Lord, I’m two
Lord, I’m three, Lord, I’m four
Lord, I’m five hundred miles away from home!
Away from home
Away from home
Away from home
Away from home
Lord, I’m five hundred miles away from home!

I told my little letter
Just as plain as I could tell her
She’d better come along and go with me!
Go with me
Go with me
Go with me
Go with me
She’d better come along and go with me!

My clothes are all worn
My shoes are all torn
Lord, I can’t make a living this a-way!
This-a way
This-a way
This-a way
This-a way
Lord, I can’t make a living this a-way!

If this train runs me right
I’ll be back tomorrow night
I’m coming down the line on number nine!
Number nine
Number nine
Number nine
Number nine
For I’m coming down the line on number nine!

Not a shirt on my back
Not a penny to my name
Lord I can’t go back home this a-way!
This-a way
This-a way
This-a way
This-a way
Lord I can’t go back home this a-way!

If you miss the train I’m on
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles!
A hundred miles
A hundred miles
A hundred miles
A hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles!

1. a female given name, form of Harry.

Also, Harriette, Harrietta [har-ee-et-uh] Word Origin and History for Harriet

fem. proper name, the English equivalent of French Henriette, fem. diminutive of Harry.

We think that gentlemen lose a particle of their respect for young ladies who allow their names to be abbreviated into such cognomens as Kate, Madge, Bess, Nell, &c. Surely it is more lady-like to be called Catharine, Margaret, Eliza, or Ellen. We have heard the beautiful name Virginia degraded into Jinny; and Harriet called Hatty, or even Hadge. [Eliza Leslie, “Miss Leslie’s Behaviour Book,” Philadelphia, 1839]

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

Fire and Ice by Robert Frost, poem originally published December 1920.

For my dad.

Kay Cee Jones – Japanese Farewell Song

January 10 – 1917

On this day I’m Here at Home just little Hallie and myself and am so lonely I pray that There is a brighter future for The past yr. my Troubles Have Been so great I couldn’t Hardly Endure Them. But by The Help of the Lord I’m Trying to be Happy. But all The while there are some people trying to drag me down beneath any one’s notice. There are others who sympathise altho I’ve no Protection Here I no Jesus is a friend To all and He being my only Helper, with him I’ll endure all.

Gala Matheny

 Aug 30, 1950

Sitting alone in this wonderful Smog of Calif would rather be in my Native Land the Blue Grass State just this side of the Big Rock Candy Mt. Lord keep me well & in good faith that some sweet day not so far away I’ll be there.

Lonesome Girl From the Hills of Ky G.L.T

Personal notes written on blank pages inside of her bible.