Something for the weekend. Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’ sung by Gordon Macrae in the 1955 film version of the musical Oklahoma!.
Bonus:
Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
My mother made my family life a living musical. This was one of her favorites, along with the Good Morning song from Singing in the Rain.
A few years ago when I was working evenings with kids at an inpatient facility, I took a morning shift. Without even thinking about it as the kids were waking up I was signing those two songs. I remember everyone looking at me funny and then I’m pretty sure my face turned a beet red, because I realized what I was doing.
Apparently though, I had a habit of just singing or humming as I was doing the unit chores during the night. Luckily for everyone I have my Mom’s voice, and not my Dads.
Miss you Mom.