A subscriber to my silly little blog “thanked me” for so cleverly inserting a Tom Dooley earwig into his cerebrum.
As with all things Curmudgeon, there is a bit of a back story. This Kingston Trio song rose to the top of the charts in 1958. I would have been six. Tom Dooley is the first popular song of which I remember singing the lyrics.
But…my mother had a favorite story about the four year old me being completely enamored with the Elvis Presley version of Hound Dog in 1956. Apparently I would sing the song loud and often. I am sure I was entirely precious!
As a favor to my subscriber…the best way to get rid of an earwig is to replace it with another one. So without further ado here is Elvis singing Hound Dog…