Johnny Oscar Henry Libbey Watt

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Notes

copyrights Cranford Publications, SOCAN

Source

http://www.cranfordpub.com

History

Gordon Clark, of St. Stephens NB is one of the lighthouse keepers I work with. Good at spinning the tales from his life experiences, during his youth there were lots of characters in and about his hometown. Johnny Oscar was a simple friendly soul who would answer to any of his given names... though if you asked him his name, without hesitation hed spit out his entire handle... Johnny Oscar Henry Libbey Watt. Less than five feet tall, his long arms and size eleven feet made him a sight you wouldn't forget. He came from the country near Watt Junction, NB. Saturday nights in the '30s and '40s he'd take the train into town. On arrival, first thing he'd buy a big cigar. The rest of his evening would be spent taking his dignified walk, savouring the cigar and greeting the residents of St. Stephens and Calais.\.i

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X:85
T:Johnny Oscar's
T:Johnny Oscar Henry Libbey Watt
R:jig
C:Paul S. Cranford
O:Cape Breton Island
S:http://www.cranfordpub.com
D:currently unrecorded
B:currently unpublished in book form
Z:psc, (re-formatted,updated 9/17/04)
H:Gordon Clark, of  St. Stephens NB is one of the lighthouse keepers I work with. Good at spinning the tales from his life experiences, during his youth there were lots of characters in and about his hometown. Johnny Oscar was a simple friendly soul who would answer to any of his given names... though if you asked him his name, without hesitation hed spit out his entire handle... Johnny Oscar Henry Libbey Watt. Less than five  feet tall, his long arms and size eleven feet made him a sight you wouldn't forget. He came from the country near Watt Junction, NB. Saturday nights in the '30s and '40s he'd take the train into town. On arrival, first thing he'd buy a big cigar. The rest of his evening would be spent taking his dignified walk, savouring the cigar and greeting the residents of St. Stephens and Calais.\.i 
N:                       copyrights Cranford Publications, SOCAN                                                      
Q:300
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:Fmix
A|F2 f dcA|BcB Aag|fec Bec|BGE EGE|
F2 f dcA|BcB A2 F|EeB. GAB|cAF F2:|
|:(A/B/)|cAF cAF|EG,B, EGe|cAF cdf|eEF GAB|
cAF cfd|1eEF GAB|cdc BEG|F3 F2:|
[2eEF GFE|Ced cBG|F3 F2|]

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