Rodney:

I admit, albeit somewhat sheepishly, that the Walter Brennan number always touches me deeply. Of course, I shouldn't wonder about such things, since the culture of which I am a product (6th-generation Appalachian) tends to prefer songs which tear at the heartstrings. As a child, I used to beg my father to sing "Old Shep," knowing that, before he reached the end of the piece I would be in tears. My grandparents sang "Mary of the Wild Moor" and "The Lightning Express" as well as "Father Come Home" regularly. I love them all; Even "Darlin' Little Joe."