
“That was pretty good, but could you do pretty little girl with a joe sack on?”
Tipper
p.s.
Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern Appalachia

“That was pretty good, but could you do pretty little girl with a joe sack on?”
Tipper
p.s.
Overheard: snippets of conversation I overhear in Southern Appalachia

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Maybe someone with a lisp asking for ‘ …..with tow sack on?’ Inside family joke.?
We have lots of those.
Okay! You got me! So what is a ‘joe sack’?
Tipper,
It’s nice to know the Blind Pig Bunch is sharing part of their Memorial Day Weekend with a concert at the Theater in Bryson City this evening. I probably got folks buried at Lauada Cemetery and it makes me proud that my friends are donating their time for the upkeep of Lauada Cemetery. …Ken
I’m got. Never heard that one.
I’m got. Never heard that one.
I’m got. Never heard that one.
I’m got. Never heard that one.
A “Pretty Little Girl With A Red Dress On” is surely nice but gets monotonous after a time. Why not put her in a joe sack for a while?
Trevor Stuart played – Pretty Little Girl With A Red Dress On! Ever heered of him?
You got me, Tipper. I have no idea what that means.
Tipper,
“Wwhhaaaat”!!
Could they have meant “Gimme That Girl” by Joe Nichols?
or “Pretty Little Girl from North Carolina”?
Whatever the title of the song, I’m sure they’ll sing it great?
Thanks Tipper,
I’m confused, does he want her with the joe sack on or the pretty girl with the joe sack on? What’s a joe sack?