I won't reveal the ending, but -
It's about a farm owner who is married (I think this takes place in the old west). He hires Joey, an itinerant farm worker, who is a Casanova type, i.e. has a knack for charming the ladies.
Unfortunately, he seduces the farmer's wife and gets her pregnant, and being a transient type, he doesn't stick around very long. (Well, he would been KILLED if he had)
My favorite song (and beloved by many jazz musicians and vocalists) is "Joey,Joey,Joey" a soliloquy about how he must move on:
Joey, joey, joey - Joey, Joey, Joe - You've been too long, in one place - Now it's time to go, time to go -
Joey, joey, joey - Joey, Joey, Joe - You've been too long - In one town - And the harvest time's - Come and gone -
That's what the wind sings to me - When the bunk I've been bunkin' in gets to feelin' too soft and cozy - When the grub they've been cookin' me gets to tasting too good - And I've had all I want of all the ladies in the neighborhood - She sings -
Etc., Etc.
It's still performed even today, but it was a BIG favorite when I was a kid in high school.
It's about a farm owner who is married (I think this takes place in the old west). He hires Joey, an itinerant farm worker, who is a Casanova type, i.e. has a knack for charming the ladies.
Unfortunately, he seduces the farmer's wife and gets her pregnant, and being a transient type, he doesn't stick around very long. (Well, he would been KILLED if he had)
My favorite song (and beloved by many jazz musicians and vocalists) is "Joey,Joey,Joey" a soliloquy about how he must move on:
Joey, joey, joey - Joey, Joey, Joe - You've been too long, in one place - Now it's time to go, time to go -
Joey, joey, joey - Joey, Joey, Joe - You've been too long - In one town - And the harvest time's - Come and gone -
That's what the wind sings to me - When the bunk I've been bunkin' in gets to feelin' too soft and cozy - When the grub they've been cookin' me gets to tasting too good - And I've had all I want of all the ladies in the neighborhood - She sings -
Etc., Etc.
It's still performed even today, but it was a BIG favorite when I was a kid in high school.