Source: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.woodworking/oz1pwwKouro/-zSj9_jZS2oJ Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!newsfeed2.dallas1.level3.net!news.level3.com!crtntx1-snh1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!newsfeed1.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!elnk-pas-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!cyclone.socal.rr.com!cyclone2.kc.rr.com!news2.kc.rr.com!twister.rdc-kc.rr.com.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Bob Schmall" Newsgroups: rec.woodworking Subject: The Ballad of Tom Watson Lines: 160 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:08:07 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.31.88.175 X-Complaints-To: ab...@rr.com X-Trace: twister.rdc-kc.rr.com 1071076087 65.31.88.175 (Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:08:07 CST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:08:07 CST Organization: RoadRunner Xref: archiver1.google.com rec.woodworking:28648 When Tom Watson was a little baby sittin' on his daddy's knee, he picked up a hammer and a little piece of wood said wood'll be the death of me Lord, Lord this wood'll be the death of me. When Tom Watson's fam'ly needed money said they didn't have but a dime, "If you wait til my shop is warmed up I'll get it from the hermans in town Lord, Lord I'll get it from the hermans in town." So Tom Watson made a few cabinets made 'em right square and fine, and the hermans came round and give him their dough he said I'ma gonna get mine Lord, Lord I'm gonna get a whole lot of coin. But the big boss said to Tom Watson we got us a Felder shop here. Gonna bring us that Felder out on the job, gonna whup those cabinets on down Lord, Lord gonna fire them boxes on down. Well Tom Watson he said to the captain oh a man ain't nothin' but a man before I let that Felder beat me down I'm gonna die with a Delta in my hand Lord, Lord gonna die with that Delta in my hand. Well his shop man said to Tom Watson I do believe the walls are cavin' in Tom Watson said to his shop man, oh Lord, it's only my Penn State drawin' dust Lord, Lord it's only my Penn State suckin' wind Well the man who invented the Felder thought he was mighty fine Tom Watson sawed up 15 feet and the Felder only did nine Lord, Lord the Felder only did nine. Well Tom Watson sawed into the evenin' Lie Valley was strikin' fire he planed so hard he broke his poor heart and he laid down his Starrett and he died Lord, Lord he laid down his Starrett and he died. Well Tom Watson had a little woman and her name was Polly Ann she walked down the track, never looked back Polly sawed wood like a man Lord, Lord Polly Ann sawed wood like a man. The people took Tom Watson to the woodshop and laid his body in the sand And ev'ry wooddorker came weepin' by sayin' there lies a wood workin' man Lord, Lord Yes there lies a wood workin' man. Yes, there lies a wood workin' man Lord, Lord There lies a wood workin' man Yeah there lies a wood workin' man Lord God there lies a wood workin' ma-ha-ha-haaaaaaan. -- Bob Schmall Not one shred of evidence exists that life is serious. Richard Feynman