Tennessee Plowboy: A Tribute to Eddie Arnold
Tennessee Plowboy (A Tribute to Eddie Arnold) words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
Tennessee Plowboy you plowed the fields inside my mind with the songs that I've adored since I was young Tennessee Plowboy heard you passed away today well it seems that your work is finally done
chorus: You made the world go away when it was painful you made the world stand up on its feet for you and now you've left this world with your golden harvest Tennessee Plowboy your work on earth is through
Tennessee Plowboy you plowed your way into our hearts somehow we thought that you'd never depart but now we know that you have gone away but one day we will join you when you play (chorus)
what was your secret you filled the world with charm your songs calmed all our fears when we were alarmed what do we do now that you're no longer here I guess will listen to your songs and cry a tear Download | Duration: 00:01:32 |
Eddie Arnold had some significance to me. While a student at East Bakersfield High School, one of my English assignments was to play a popular song and interpret the lyrics. I chose a cut from one of my mom's records, "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" by Eddie Arnold from the Reader's Digest collection. I thought it was a beautifully produced homage to peace, but I can't forget one of my classmates snickering at the artist I chose and looking embarrassed to be in the same room with a fan of Eddie Arnold. Sorry I didn't rock some more or shake my Disco thing, my friend. Eddie Arnold was merely interpreting a hit song by the Kingston Trio, who were considered quite hip in their time. Give me my album back! I told my mom I'd bring it home. By the way, I like "Cattle Call" too.
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Thanks for sharing this entertaining story, Walter, and thanks for being among the first to comment on this site.
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