My family pastime was singing around the piano. My mother sang all the time. Early childhood songs were such as: Way down yonder in the Paw Paw Patch. (there really is such a thing as a Paw Paw!) It goes like this: Verse: Where oh where is dear little (any 2 syllable girl's name) Where oh where is dear little Mary Where oh where is dear little Mary Way down yonder in the Paw Paw Patch.

Chorus: Pickin' up Paw Paw's Puttin' 'em in a basket (3X) Way down yonder in the Paw Paw Patch.

Verse: Come on, boys, let's go find her 3X Way down yonder in the Paw Paw patch.

Chorus

Also, Fairest Lord Jesus (the first song I had to sing to company) and lots of other hymns. She did not approve of my father teaching us songs or such things as:

(tune of My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean) My Bonnie leaned over the gas tank more clearly it's contents to see I lighted a match to assist her Oh bring back my Bonnie to me!