This song from 1874 has special significance today, in view of the bleak economic forecast. The Old Man in the Woods sings it in his old farmhouse, recalling various times in his travels when one-time "poorhouses" were pointed out to him.
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A tear-jerker, they might say? Undoubtedly, but as you point out, in today's climate of economic loss and lack of status for the elderly, it's not that far-fetched -- especially if you happen to be olderngod!
olderngod 1 year ago