A fine song. Jimmy Driftwood is under-appreciated. His teaching career led to composition of a number of his songs which show his tongue-in-cheek humor as well as his knowledge of history. He helped found the Ozark Folk Center and was an advisor to the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. He is reputed to have written 6000 songs during his productive 81 year life. A keen environmentalist, he was appointed to head the Arkansas Parks and Tourism Commission.
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