Son of a Gun

I don't know where it started.  I think it was Kellie's fault.

During some of our more stressful moments as {event planners} during the conference, she would start singin',

"Son of a gun, we're having fun on the bayou"

Due to my amazing musical upbringing, I was quite familiar with the song... at least my version of it.

We googled the lyrics.  Turns out my recollection of the words (hey, it was a long time ago) was WAY off.  But I could still hear the rendition in my mind.  Who sang it?  I wracked my brain.  Glen Campbell?  Johnny Cash?  Technology is fascinating...you can find ANYTHING online, right?  So today I hunted for the song on itunes, where I found countless arrangements, but none of them were THE arrangement I could hear clearly replaying in my head.

I remembered that it was a duet.  A male/female duet.  Then it hit me.  Guy and Ralna.  The beautiful couple from The Lawrence Welk Show. 

I found the record, and even listened to a few lines of the song.  (If you're really curious, you can find it here...song 22)

Yep, that was it.

So in the spirit of reminiscing, here are a few bayou (okay, Lucky Peak) pics to accompany my musical memory.  Circa 1974/75.

Goodbye, Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh

He gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou

His Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo

For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher a mi-o

Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o (hey, is this a drinkin' song?)

Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

Theme song, RMS Consulting.