I've been saying this for years...it's about time I got some back-up! Thank you Newt !!!

 

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Meanwhile back at the ranch...

 

When the swallows come back to Alabama maybe I'll get my breakfast.



Can you see the osprey?



 

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When the swallows come back to Alabama maybe I'll get my breakfast.

by Norman E. Hooben

I could leave it at that and 99.9% of the readers would probably not get it but the sentence is a play on words combining both the author of a song and its would-be publisher. 

Sometime prior to 1939, songwriter Leon René penned the lyrics to “When the swallows come back to Capistrano” a romantic song I was familiar with in the late 50’s sung by then popular Pat Boone.  René had difficulty getting his song published and it was suggested by Shapiro, Bernstein & Company (a publisher) to change the title to “When the swallows come back to Alabama” since most people did not know where Capistrano was.

René came up with the idea for this song when he was in bed one morning recovering from tuberculosis. His wife had not brought him his morning meal, so he quipped, "Maybe when the swallows come back to Capistrano, I'll get my breakfast."

Eventually Warner Brothers published the song, giving René a much-needed $500 advance. The investment paid off for Warner Brothers, as the song was recorded by many big names and sold very well as sheet music.  In addition to Glenn Miller, the song was also recorded by the Ink Spots, Pat Boone and Elvis Presley.

René was based in Los Angeles, and about 50 miles away from San Juan Capistrano, where a flock of swallows famously returns to a mission church every March, departing in October. René built the return of the swallows into the storyline of the song, as his heartbroken singer prays for the return of his love, who had promised that she would come back with the swallows, but never did.

So when the swallows come back to Capistrano it’s a sure sign of spring and so it is with Osprey… When the Osprey come back to Cape Cod it’s not only a sign of spring and pleasant weather, the tourist and locals alike start piling in to Frosty’s for some fried clams.

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