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From: "Elizabeth Angela Guyver" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Late, but... never eh? ;)
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:58:43 -0000
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Thanks Joan

Take Care

Beth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan Reichardt" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Late, but... never eh? ;)


> Hi, Whenever I hear that song I think of the 'new' words my husband had
> for
> it. After we got married in JUne, 1945, he was sent back to Canada to
> retrain for the Japanese campaign, but the war ended while he was still on
> leave. He assumed that he would be discharged, I would be sent over and
> everything in the garden would be lovely...... not so. The Canadian army,
> in its infinite wisdom, decided to send this boy from Sask. just returned
> from Europe, to, of all places, Newfoundland - and to replace a conscript
> (or 'zombie' as they were called by the volunteers). So his version went
> like this 'Give me land lots of land, Many miles from Newfoundland, Don't
> leave me here.' There was more, but I don't remember - probably just as
> well. By the way, there is at least one more verse to the original song
> with a line going 'On my cayuse let me wander over yonder etc etc."
> Cheers, Joan ps I have rattled the cage of our local newspaper editor so
> expect we will get some coverage eventually
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Elizabeth Angela Guyver" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 4:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Late, but... never eh? ;)
>
>
>> Thank you Hilary that is wonderful.
>>
>> Take Care
>>
>> Beth
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Hilary" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Late, but... never eh? ;)
>>
>>
>> > Hi Beth,
>> >
>> > Roy Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Frankie Laine have
>> > sang
>> > this song.....
>> >
>> > "Oh give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above,
>> > Dont fence me in,
>> > Let me ride through that wide open country that I love,
>> > Dont fence me in,
>> > Let me be by myself in the evenin breeze,
>> > And listen to the murmer of the cottonwood trees,
>> > Send me off forever, but I ask you please,
>> > Dont fence me in.
>> >
>> > Is that what you wanted Beth? it`s a great song, I am now going to
>> > see
>> > if
>> > I can get it, actually I do have Franklie Laine`s cd, is it on that? I
>> > shall
>> > have to check :)
>> >
>> > All the Best,
>> >
>> > Hilary.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Elizabeth Angela Guyver" <>
>> > To: <>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:28 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Late, but... never eh? ;)
>> >
>> >
>> >> Can anyone remember the first verse of "Dont fence me in, Let me roam
>> >> over
>> >> yonder in the cottonwood trees"?
>> >>
>> >> I too was born after the war and this song was always on the radio -
> who
>> >> sang it as well?
>> >>
>> >> Take Care
>> >>
>> >> Beth
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Hilary" <>
>> >> To: <>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:39 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Late, but... never eh? ;)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Just one more song, have any of you heard of " Put Your Shoes On
> Lucy"
>> >> > ..dont you know your in the city, put your shoes on Lucy, your`e a
> big
>> >> > girl
>> >> > now!
>> >> >
>> >> > My Dad when I was just a wee toddler used to sing it to me, I cannot
>> >> > remember, but Mum told me, and would anyone know where I could
> perhaps
>> > get
>> >> > hold of a copy?
>> >> > It would mean a lot.
>> >> > Thanks.
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: "Joyce Vonstrahl" <>
>> >> > To: <>
>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:23 AM
>> >> > Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Late, but
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> "With the love light burning (shining) in your eyes so blue, Let me
>> > Call
>> >> > you
>> >> >> Sweetheart, I'm in love with you" You did it again Hazel, what a
>> > memory!
>> >> > My
>> >> >> Dad used to sing that to my Mother. After He was wounded in WW1, he
>> >> >> partnered for awhile on the vaudeville stage, with Stanley
>> >> >> Holloway,
>> > they
>> >> >> became great friends, singing far into the night. Lovely memories,
>> >> >> Happy V. Day, Love Joyce
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On 2/14/06, hlmw <> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > It is never too late to wish all of you a Happy Valentine's Eve.
> It
>> > is
>> >> >> > 4:20
>> >> >> > "With the love light burning (shining) in your eyes so blue, let
> me
>> >> >> > call
>> >> >> > you Sweetheart, I'm in love with you. can hear you all singing
>> >> >> > along.
>> >> >> > I had an interview yesterday with a young newspaper reporter who
> is
>> >> >> > preparing an article I will tell you about after I have seen it.
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > don't
>> >> >> > want to jump the gun on something that might not transpire.
>> >> >> > All together now..."Let me call you sweetheart, I'm in love with
>> >> >> > you,
>> >> > let
>> >> >> > me
>> >> >> > hear you whisper that you love me too..."
>> >> >> > Hazel
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
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