The Old Country Store
We loved to go with Mother
To Frank Dotson's store in Phelps
He was cheaper than some others
When you're poor, that really helps
Most anything could be bought there
If a person could afford it
Jars of candy lined one shelf
The kids all headed toward it
Mother had her list made out
And the meager cash allotted
She made all our clothes for us
To the fabric counter she trotted
Then she headed for the meat
Of which we got very little
And had a piece of fatback weighed
To cook with pintos in the kettle
Their cigarettes were luxuries
So buying them was banned
Mother and Daddy rolled their own
From a red Prince Albert can
We got to look at new shoes for school
After buying food and cleaning supplies
We loved trying on the pretty ones
Searching for just the right size
Too soon, the shopping was all done
Mother headed us for the door
I still recall the fun we had
At Frank Dotson's country store
Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
May 30, 2006
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