Monday, May 13, 2019

My Secret Life 2

Went the the Farmer’s Market and fiddled,
sitting down low in the back of my friend’s
merchandize booth. Terrible posture, but
I wanted to watch folks as they walked by.

Played “Soldier’s Joy” as my third or fourth tune.
Played “Mississippi Sawyer,” “Forkéd Deer,”
“Dry and Dusty,” “Whiskey Before Breakfast”;
and some other tunes—that “Unfortunate

Dog” song, about dog ate a rye straw, dog
ate a minner, dog ate a catfish big
enough for dinner
. Played for twenty or
thirty minutes as people stepped up to

get their coffee. Dog ate a fiddle-bow.
Little boy digging with his grubbing hoe.