I suspect that it was unusual for women to have size 9 tootsies back then, which is why Clementine wore sandals made out of recycled wooden boxes in which dried salt herring had been packaged. I recall seeing one (or was it from salt cod?!) at my grandparents’ home in Boston when I was a kid. It was probably on Grandpa’s workbench in the basement. The box had a sliding lid — which was why Clementine’s footwear was “without topses.”
What a great rendition of the song by The Weavers. Since it was issued as a 78RPM disc, it doesn’t have as many verses as some of the more recent video versions.
PakalanaPikake
July 4, 2020 at 9:07 PM
IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY, Ep. 5
The Weavers: “Clementine” (1952)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vvsjU9thDE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weavers
As for “Oh My Darling Clementine,” (MORE)
PakalanaPikake
July 4, 2020 at 9:19 PM
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As for “Oh My Darling Clementine,” it is set in the days of the California Gold Rush of 1849.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush
I suspect that it was unusual for women to have size 9 tootsies back then, which is why Clementine wore sandals made out of recycled wooden boxes in which dried salt herring had been packaged. I recall seeing one (or was it from salt cod?!) at my grandparents’ home in Boston when I was a kid. It was probably on Grandpa’s workbench in the basement. The box had a sliding lid — which was why Clementine’s footwear was “without topses.”
What a great rendition of the song by The Weavers. Since it was issued as a 78RPM disc, it doesn’t have as many verses as some of the more recent video versions.
PakalanaPikake
July 4, 2020 at 9:38 PM
Dang!
Forgot to include the entry for the song itself:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_My_Darling%2C_Clementine