MY GRANDFATHER'S SONG DAVID N. HALTOM
I never met my grandfather and know very little about him. He and my grandmother were separated before I was born. That was not a common occurrence in those times and I don't know the reasons for the separation. He lived in Tyler, Texas (famous for it's beautiful roses) and wrote these words of his love for his Tyler home intending them to be set to music. They have been passed onto me and I would like to share them with you. There is no title. I assume he intended to give it one, but, for whatever reason, did not. As you will see by the date, it was written a very long time ago. The sheet of paper it was written on is worn and fragile. I keep it in a place where it cannot be handled and possibly torn. I'm sharing it with you just as it was written on that sheet of paper. It was typed and unknown to me if he typed it or had someone do it for him. I have not made any corrections in form, grammar or spelling, with the exception of his name, which you will see spelled correctly in parentheses beside it.
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MUSIC: My Dear Old Texas Home (source unknown) If anyone knows the source of this music, please email, so that I may give credit.
Copyright © 2004 by C. S. Beckett. All rights reserved.
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