Here's a strange song from the great Delta blues singer, Eddie Son House. After being "rediscovered" in the late 1960s, Son House recorded an album for Columbia. In the 1990s that album was issued on a CD. This song, which was not on the original, was on the CD.

Mr. Kennedy was born but now he is gone,
And he'll never return any more,
Made me feel sad--he was the best friend we had,
From the election...(can't understand)
What Mr. Kennedy did tell will last me for years,
His memory still rings in my head.

Now, this we agree--he had a great family,
They all seemed so happy and gay,
From adults to a child they all seemed to have a smile,
They must've been born that way,
What Mr. Kennedy said will last me for years,
His memory still rings in my head.

Now, God bless little John--let little Caroline respond,
And also their mother dear,
His father and mother--sister and brother,
They must've been born that way,
What Mr. Kennedy did tell will last me for years,
His memory still rings in my head!


Art Thieme