tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post5176839867707213866..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: More Sad SongsPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-52080092697581947352013-03-06T09:30:25.555-05:002013-03-06T09:30:25.555-05:00My dad was very hard-of-hearing, deaf in one ear a...My dad was very hard-of-hearing, deaf in one ear and nearly deaf in the other. I am sure he didn't understand most of the words to this song. My grandmother was never neglected, but my dad had this nostalgic image of her "rocking (probably along...not alone) in her old rocking chair."<br /><br />You are so right about Eddie Arnold -- a clear sweet voice. Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-1257738996221808792013-03-06T09:04:19.942-05:002013-03-06T09:04:19.942-05:00Thanks so much for these memories. I grew up with ...Thanks so much for these memories. I grew up with Eddie Arnold on the radio, and am so glad to hear him again - that clear sweet voice, every word understandable. I note that it's 'alone', not 'along', although I would think that many people, probably including your Dad, sang it as 'along', which actually works out very well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com