"Sam Houston made us free; Sam Colt made us equal"

[Sam Clements]

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From: "Charles Doyle" <cdoyle at UGA.EDU>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: "Sam Houston made us free; Sam Colt made us equal"


>A structural parallel occurred to me, which is not highly germane, except
>that I'm going crazy trying to remember its source: namely, a
>country-and-western song that was popular maybe 20 years ago (Google yields
>NOTHING!):
>
> George Jones makes me remember,
> Jack Daniels helps me forget.
>
> Help?!
>
> --Charlie

I'll bet it was the title song from Webb Foley's album back in the early
70's or so, "Geore Jones, Jack Daniels and me."

sc

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