All these years I’ve always thought that when he sang “Well I’d play Sally Goodin’ all day if I could but the LORD & my wife wouldn’t take it very good. So I play when I can and work when I should, Thank God I’m a country boy!” He meant he was fooling around, as in goofing off. This is what I thought was inferred by “Sally Goodin”.
Since I’ve done some research I know that “Sally Goodin” is the name of an old fiddle tune popular in some parts of the south. So most likely he was just stating the name of the tune he’s playing in the song, but I actually liked what I initially thought he meant better! Anyone else?
All these years I’ve always thought that when he sang “Well I’d play Sally Goodin’ all day if I could but the LORD & my wife wouldn’t take it very good. So I play when I can and work when I should, Thank God I’m a country boy!” He meant he was fooling around, as in goofing off. This is what I thought was inferred by “Sally Goodin”.
Since I’ve done some research I know that “Sally Goodin” is the name of an old fiddle tune popular in some parts of the south. So most likely he was just stating the name of the tune he’s playing in the song, but I actually liked what I initially thought he meant better! Anyone else?