Nice viola there Don! For some reason I envisioned something more rustic for a guy with Haywire for a nickname.
Bob, got any clue as to the actual identity of Lazy Larry? I have a 78 of his version of: Who Said I was a Bum? It has only minor verse changes from the version I have on 78 by Haywire. Under the title on the record by Lazy Larry it lists Howard Johnson as the author of the song. But I'm not certain if Howard is the singer Lazy Larry. A minor mystery that I'd love to solve and include in my introduction of this wonderful ditty when next I perform it. I asked for Utah's help with a line in the first verse of Who Said I Was A Bum when we were at a party years ago. Those 78s can be a bear to decipher sometimes. I wonder if the data base has a copy of the words?
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