A Song by Bob Bennett
AsI have previously written here, I am deeply moved by the lyrics of many songs by Bob Bennett. He is able to paint beautiful word pictures and I am grateful that he is still at it after so many years. I was just listening to his song “1951” which is a tribute to his parents. The song can make my cry and and also make me happy. For those people unfamiliar with this song, I have included the lyrics below: Well Daddy was an honest, hard-working man With bad eyesight and calloused hands He married young and he made his stand In 1951 Well it was worn-out pants and pinto beans Minimum wage and mustard greens But he treated Mama just like a queen In 1951 In Nineteen-Hundred and Fifty-One Both of them lovers and both of them young There were clouds in the skies But stars in their eyes in 1951 She called him "Mister" and he called her "Hon'" In 1951 Sometimes I'd hear my Daddy sigh Mama would cry on his shoulder Whenever I