Many years ago, when Miss Saccharine and I were dating, she occasionally would sing a line or two of song that stirred vague memories in me.
Gloom, despair and agony on me (whoa!)
Deep, dark depression, excessive misery (whoa!)
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all (whoa!)
Gloom, despair, and agony on me.
I generally got this treatment whenever I told her of how hard it was to deal with school, my roommates, and the lengthy practices the water polo team had every night--how was I going to get everything done?!? Turns out her father and mine were both fans of Hee Haw, which is why I vaguely remembered the song, having spent many a Saturday afternoon watching the show with Pop.
Well, she has continued to sing those bits of song to me and to all of our children over the years. The other day, she pulled up some old Mr. Magoo cartoons on YouTube for Charlie, and for some reason, it struck both of us at the same time that we could probably find that one song from Hee Haw. YouTube didn't have it, but JibJab did, so I present it here for your pleasure: Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me. Enjoy! (If the pause button remains visible in the middle of the picture, my apologies.)
Incidentally, the kids loved it.
