Because there doesn't seem to be a transcription of Son House's "President Kennedy" (1965) on the internet, here's mine. It's a sad song, almost like "You Are My Sunshine" but in lamentation mode. Hard to believe that even John-John has been dead for eleven years now. Kind of scary given he was only a little older than me. Note: I also posted a transcription of Son House's "Levee Camp Moan" (long version) not too far back.
"President Kennedy" by Son House (1965)
Mr. Kennedy was born
But now he is gone
To never returning a-more
Made me feel sad
He's the best friend we had
He's from the rich and the poor
Now I can't muchin' tell
It'll last me for years
His memory still rings in my head.
Now this sorry grief
Had a great family
They all seemed so happy and gay
From adults to a child
They all seemed to a-have a smile
They must a-have been born that way
Now I can't much-a tell
It'll last me for years
His memory still rings in my head.
Mmh God bless little John
That little Caroline responds
And also their mother dear
His father and mother
Sister and brother
They must-a been born that way
Now I can't muchin' tell
It'll last me for years
His memory still rings in my head.
Mmh this sorry grief
Had a great family
All seemed so happy and gay
Father and his mother
Sister and brother
They must a-have been born that way
Now I can't much-a tell
It'll last me for years
His memory still rings in my head.
Today's Rune: Wholeness.
4 comments:
Wow-- thanks for sharing that.
It's hard for people who didn't grow up in the sixties and seventies to understand the impact Kennedy had on a generation. The United States was emerging from an incredibly oppressive time. Kennedy was not perfect, but, I think, made a clear break from a lot of the past by doing things like firing Allen Dulles and of course refusing to go along with the Joint Chief of Staff's recommendation that we invade Cuba during the missle crisis.
It seems we have lost all of them to assassination who could have made a history altering change if they had been allowed to live a normal life span. It is one world and there can only be one peace that's why I have included some non Americans on the list.
Gandhi
Gandhi (Indira)
Sadat
Rabin
Kennedy
Kennedy
King
Malcolm X
Bhuto
...
I guess we all know and have grown up with knowing what a second amendment solution is.
Erik, I was so sick when John died. I'll never forget that child saluting at his fathers funeral. What a beautiful tribute..
Thanks all for the comments -- much appreciated! It's a weeper, as were all of those untimely deaths.
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