Joannie Hackbarth
Joannie Hackbarth
Longtime member of the community, her husband’s family donated the land for Ridgeway School
Joannie Hackbarth
Longtime member of the community, her husband’s family donated the land for Ridgeway School
J Jacks are a game I liked to play when I was a little girl.
O One barn on our farm was very old, it was built without nails.
A Auction, we had an auction on the farm.
N Now I live in the house we built when I was a just a bride.
N Nurse, my mom was a wonderful nurse.
I Inner tubes were used in the pond and on the snow.
E Everybody helps in Ridgeway! When the fire happened our community helped us to rebuild.
H Horses, Jack & Tony, Mack & King our 2 teams of horses.
A Arden, the man I loved and married in 1955.
C Cyclone, came through Pick Wick & lifted off the roof of the mill, when I was just a girl.
K kids, I was the only girl in my class until 6th grade.
B Bridle, Sparky my trick pony could escape from his bridle.
A Arithmetic, math was my favorite subject in school.
R Ridgeway School is on the land my family once owned.
T Toboggan, a favorite winter activity.
H Harness, my father would harness the horse I would drive into town to sell our feed.
Good Morning, My Little Friends
Honoring Joannie Hackbarth
Good Morning, My Little Friends
CHORUS:
Good morning my little friends, good morning
Good morning my little friends, I’ll tell you where I been
Good morning my little friends, good morning
I’m a farm girl. At two years old.
We moved here on a farm called home.
With a black pony, a funny little guy
With four white feet to school would ride
Tie him up - to a wooden shed
He’d break loose. Back home would head
After that – I rode my bike
Living on a farm it’s a real good life
Chorus
The only girl in my class
Played pickup sticks, balls and jacks
My father had a Model T
Made a cart – Sparky pulled me
Then with my Dad plowed all day
Fifty cents I got paid
In those times and not more
A nickel for pop at the store
Chorus
With my friends we would play
In a barn filled with hay
Made of wooden pegs, timber’s square
With a rope, we climbed up there
Where the birds and pigeons flew
From those beams, I’m telling you
We would jump into the hay
There’s no place like Ridgeway
Chorus
Fell in love. Got married.
Ten days before I turned 19
Bought a feed mill, here in town
Then lightning struck, it to the ground
From Ridgeway community
Organized an old time bee
Neighbors came to rebuild
In one weekend – a new feed mill
Chorus
Words & music by Larry Long with Sara Ferguson’s & Paula Newman’s Kindergarten & First Grade Class
Ridgeway Community School
Special Assistance: Bridget Burzinski
© Larry Long 2009 /BMI