Inspired by Mac Wiseman's Little mountain home in Tennessea;
I was only going to change the location, but it turned into a whole new song. Different story, tune is "little old Sod Shanty on my Claim", which seems to be the basis for most Bluegrass Ballads. This one's a "Bluewater-Bluegrass ballad"

                      I
Sitting by the window of my little home
Looking out across the shining sea
It's been home and haven from which I seldom roam
It has always meant the world to me
Two centuries have found, the timbers still are sound
And there's no place where I would rather be.
Overhad on high, the gulls go soaring by
My happy home in Newport, by the Sea

                      II
I can well remember, many years ago
strolling with my sweetheart by my side
Down among the sand dunes, where the wild sea grasses grow
There she promised she would be my bride
NOT ANOTHER MAN CAN HOLD HER HEART AND HAND
SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO TRUE TO ME.
AND SO I'M EVER FAITHFUL, NEVER WILL I STRAY
FROM MY HAPPY HOME IN NEWPORT BY THE SEA.

I guess I did borrow some from prses from Mr. Wiseman.

Oick your own "Newport" There are a lot of them in other states. and countries

Merry Christmas happy new year, Hkannuka and Ramadan to all.


Love and kisses,
Jody Gibson


Ours is the first in the new world, founded 1639