Thanks for that Jerry. Is there any chance we could have photo of you lot in action, Joe and all?

Sometimes I get nervous about the Mudcat. If it ever folded I'd feel so lost.

A little time back when various people on the Mudcat were exchanging each other's CDs and tapes, Jerry sent me a tape. I put it on a CD to be handier, and I've found it's got a quite miraculous effect on my daughter Kitty, when she's feeling upset. A few minutes of Jerry singing, and her mood's completely turned around.

So I wrote a song about it, as a thank you, and here it is:

Now the day had been long and the day had been rough
And one way and another we'd all had enough.
When Kitty came home in a terrible mood
We looked at each other, and we knew what to do.
In a time like today there is just one escape -
So we dug out the record we'd made from that tape.
And we put on the record, and it started to play.
And a change in the music brought a change in the day.
For when Jerry was singing it happened once more,
And soon Kitty was dancing around on the floor.
And as Jerry was singing a handful of songs,
Kitty was singing along.

Will you sing me a song? Will you play me a tune?
Will you tell me th'old tale of the Man in the Moon?
Will you give me a reason, so I can pretend
It'll all be all right in the end?
Yes I'll sing you a song. And I'll play you a tune.
And I'll tell you th'old tale of the Man in the Moon.
And I'll give you a reason to make and to mend -
It'll all be all right in the end.
And when Jerry is singing it happens once more,
And soon Kitty is dancing around on the floor.
And as Jerry is singing a handful of songs,
Kitty is singing along.

Now I made up this song 'cos I wanted to say
"Thank you, my friend" and this seemed the best way.
With your tunes and your songs and your banjo and all
It seems like you're standing and playing in the hall.
And though we've never met, and most like never will,
I count you a friend, lives just over the hill.
Though the hill is an ocean, and a long ways to climb
Still the music can make it, and it helps every time.
For when Jerry is singing it happens once more,
And soon Kitty is dancing around on the floor.
And as Jerry is singing a handful of songs,
Kitty is singing along.

And if anyne wants to hear what it sounds like, and they've got something on their PC that plays RealAudio streamig files, click here.