Cliff Jinks "Hey Good Lookin'" (1986)

Great Uncle Cliff Jinks (1914 - 1993) on guitar and singing "Hey Good Lookin'". This was filmed by my Grandfather Don Paxton on October 2, 1986, out at Cliff and Helen's Kindle Road farm near Jacksontown, Ohio.

Cliff worked on the B&O railroad as a brakeman, and he helped get my grandfather hired on the railroad as a brakeman in 1950. Both Cliff and my grandfather later became conductors on that railroad line, which operated out of Newark Station in Newark, Ohio. Cliff also owned the farm where the Buckeye Lake Concerts were held. When it first started, Cliff called it the Legend Valley Park. It was originally a country music venue, and he met many professional musicians like Willie Nelson. Later, he allowed rock concerts, and groups like the Grateful Dead performed there. The music park was successful in its day, and many people in Ohio during the 1970s can remember seeing a number of different performances. Cliff loved music, and he wrote some songs about the railroad too, such as "The B&O Vets", and his friend Herbie Tipton wrote some poems which Cliff made into songs. Cliff lived a good life surrounded by the family he loved and the music he loved, and though he is gone he is not forgotten.

"Hey Good Lookin'" (Williams, H.)

Hey, hey, good lookin'
Whatcha got cookin'?
How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?

Hey, sweet baby
Don't you think maybe
We could find us a brand new recipe?

I got a hot-rod Ford and a two-dollar bill
And I know a spot right over the hill
There's soda pop and the dancin's free
So if you wanna have fun come along with me

Hey, good lookin'
Whatcha got cookin'?
How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?

I'm free and ready
So we can go steady
How's about savin' all your time for me?
No more lookin'
I know I've been tooken
How's about keepin' steady company?

I'm gonna throw my date-book over the fence
And find me one for five or ten cents
I'll keep it 'til it's covered with age
'Cause I'm writin' your name down on every page

Hey, good lookin'
Whatcha got cookin'?
How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?

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Music

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