A Happy Day at Longtown. With Poems, Songs and Declarations by Tom Thomasson 12+

📗 A Happy Day at Longtown: with Poems, Songs & Declarations by Tom Thomasson is an unusual and unique blend of various writing styles. It presents a personal history, a family history and a community history set in the rural western North Carolina Mountains. The book is filled with nostalgia and reminiscence as well as historical narrative. Readers will be treated to homespun song lyrics, sentimental lines of poetry and thought-provoking musings throughout the pages.I am going to LongtownWhere sweet girls are all aroundThey all treat me mighty wellThere is no one here can tellThere are others don't you knowI will court next time I goI can never, never stayFrom those pretty girls awayWon't that be a happy dayWhen at Longtown I can stay?We will laugh and we will shineWe'll be happy all the time