I was listening to David Bromberg singing " The Walking Blues" last weekend and came up with this inspiration. Hope you like it Sky Blue Note!

The Numismatic Blues

Well I woke up this morning, and I rolled out the bed

Well I woke up this morning and I rolled out of that nice warm bed.....

I got out my collection and looked at what I had.
I said I got out all of them old coins and began to feel so sad
Holes in too many albums. It made me be feelin' terrible sad

TOO Many holes in them albums�and I done began to cry.

Key dates missin- only a few CC's I have

No Flowing Hair half dollar or a Pine Tree Shilling to be had.
Oh them Indian Head Cents, you know I want them all

Them red brown Indians, I gots to get them all�

But I'll settle for some three cent nickels or a cool trime for a few dollars more

So I went down to the dealer, he knew what was on my mind�

you know my old dealer man, he knew what was on my mind. And this is what he said to me,

�and Lawd, the man be so unkind!

"Dude, you can't get no more Flying Eagles�Cause yo credit be so bad!

Pay off! Pay off! the installments that you have�

No more layaways for you, till you come across with all that cash and then I promise you, I'll get you into a more expensive payment plan!"

So I went to go see that banker, and he gave me a personal loan.�

That greedy old banker, he gave me a very personal loan and when I saw all that Vigor, I began to sigh and moan

But I'm all eaten up with� them� nasty Numismatic Blues,�

Clean down to my bones, with them filthy Numismatic Blues.

�Then I ran down to my old dealer man, paid off that debt and bought some Coronet Cents too!�

© I.R. Bama�

And now for my announcement: As of January 10th I am UNretired. I kind of feel like Michael Corleone... "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"� I've always felt that when I became a psychotherapist my talents are a gift from God. Well God isn't done with me yet. I was offered an opportunity to work for a psychiatrist in the area who offered me a significant raise and a much more enjoyable work environment than my previous employer, so what can I say? My retirement only lasted 6 months and I did therapy part time, but found I wasn't able to buy any of the coins I have my sight set on. SOO, it was a no brainer. Best of all I got my old schedule back that my former employer took away from me. Monday through Thursday, four nine hour days. Every Friday Saturday and Sunday off. Works for me!