Mena's the small town in the Arkansas Ozarks where my father was raised, Joe. Emma Dusenberry also came from there, a great traditional singer discovered by the folks at the Commonwealth Labor School, folks like Lee Hayes, who very likely taught at least one of her songs to the other Weavers - namely "The Dodger Song."
Oh the candidate's a dodger, a well-known dodger, The candidate's a dodger, and I'm a dodger, too. He'll meet you and greet you, ask you for your vote, But, look out, boys, he's a-dodgin' for your note! We're all dodgin', dodgin', dodgin' dodgin', Yes, we're all dodgin' out a way through the world.
And other similar verses. Neat song!
See you next week!
Sandy
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