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Marion was Barnum's first wife and great love. They enjoyed a summer-long honeymoon, taking an extensive journey through the American West. Marion was also a biologist and teacher, a great observer of birds.

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SONG 6. Marion's Song
This morning I saw a yellow-headed blackbird
a gorgeous fellow, he flew down near us.
Twice more at that spot I've seen him
running after some bugs.

A different blackbird, smaller with a white wing
the female is brown and - oh! you
should hear the males sing
but he sings only when on the wing.

[CHORUS]
I'll never forget how you courted me.
Our eyes met and hearts interlocked.
On that cold winter day when you married me,
I came in white slippers guarded by fuzzy red socks.

I was a student devoted to biology class,
steadfast, worked for 2 college degrees and I passed.
Your stories of field work had left me entranced…
--- and of course you could dance.

You waltzed me out West, the best year of my life.
We camped in our tent, I caught you fresh
fish on a safety pin. Remember sunrise on the
Grand Canyon rim?

[CHORUS]
I'll never forget how you courted me.
Our eyes met and hearts interlocked.
On that cold winter day when you married me,
I came in white slippers guarded by fuzzy red socks.

[Barnum] "Marion, the love of my life, died suddenly of scarlet fever in 1910."
[Barnum speaks, sadly:]

Each morning comes and I think of you,
the blackbird flies. I still sing my song
knowing where I belong. I sing only
when on the wing.

[CHORUS]
I'll never forget how I courted you.
Our eyes met and hearts interlocked.
On that cold winter day when we married --
You nearly forgot to take off those fuzzy red socks.

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from Barnum Brown, The Entertainment - Scenes from the life & times of Barnum Brown, released January 22, 2014

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