Here's one of Susy's songs. It's typical of her gentle humor. You can hear her sing it on the Pacific NW Folklore Society Pacific NW Songs page. PLEASANT & DELIGHTFUL SEATTLE - by Susy McAleer Walking out of Monroe Center in Seattle into a sudden rain, John Dwyer said to Susy, "Ah pleasant and delightful Seattle weather!" It was pleasant and delightful On a wet Seattle day To go strolling with your true love Down by Elliot Bay You hold her oh so tightly Just as close as you can get For her bumpershoot's not big enough And you surely will get wet For her bumpershoot's not big enough For her bumpershoot's not big enough For her bumpershoot's not big enough And you surely will get wet You lunch lightly at Ivar's Right down on the pier She nibbles at your clam strips And calls you her dear Take a trolly to Myrtle Edwards Park Just to wade in Puget Sound But your gloshes get their buckles caught And you very nearly drown You sit down on a park bench To admire the view From Magnolia down to Alki Point And the ferry boats too They ply their trades so merrily Cross the sound and back again That you move to kiss her moistly Through the omnipresent rain Yes, we will miss her greatly. S. in Seattle
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