Comments on: “My Code”: The Gaynote, Firelight, Merrihand Song http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2013/01/31/my-code-the-gaynote-firelight-merrihand-song/ Where our past is never very long ago Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:08:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Marilyn Olson http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2013/01/31/my-code-the-gaynote-firelight-merrihand-song/comment-page-1/#comment-413210 Marilyn Olson Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:33:37 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=21020#comment-413210 I just discovered your blog and I’m thrilled! So much great stuff! Wow! For a week I’ve been trying to remember (don’t ask me why) how the “Firelight” verse began–I remember this song well from my primary days. As an added bonus, I found your discussion of primary bandelos–just this week my sister-in-law and I were trying to remember what the various items and jewels represented. Thank you, thank you! I’ve just signed up as a permanent fan.

]]> By: Ardis E. Parshall http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2013/01/31/my-code-the-gaynote-firelight-merrihand-song/comment-page-1/#comment-408336 Ardis E. Parshall Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:56:34 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=21020#comment-408336 Teri, click for the Pilot Song.

]]> By: Rachelle http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2013/01/31/my-code-the-gaynote-firelight-merrihand-song/comment-page-1/#comment-406868 Rachelle Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:05:47 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=21020#comment-406868 Ardis comes through. Again. As Usual. Thanks for all you do in the name of Mormon History.

]]> By: Nola G http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2013/01/31/my-code-the-gaynote-firelight-merrihand-song/comment-page-1/#comment-406853 Nola G Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:49:37 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=21020#comment-406853 Thank You! Trying to remember this has driven us crazy lately. My sister and I appreciate you posting this. :)

]]> By: Ardis E. Parshall http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2013/01/31/my-code-the-gaynote-firelight-merrihand-song/comment-page-1/#comment-406801 Ardis E. Parshall Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:55:25 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=21020#comment-406801 :)

If I had realized how easy it would be to make so many people so happy, I’d have done this long ago!

Teri, I’ll see what I can do about your Pilot song.

]]> By: Julie Hansmann http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2013/01/31/my-code-the-gaynote-firelight-merrihand-song/comment-page-1/#comment-406335 Julie Hansmann Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:37:47 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=21020#comment-406335 Hurray! We have been trying to find the complete, correct words to this. Thank You!

]]> By: Terri Potts http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2013/01/31/my-code-the-gaynote-firelight-merrihand-song/comment-page-1/#comment-406142 Terri Potts Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:50:11 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=21020#comment-406142 Many, many thanks!! You get the gold star for the year. I can’t tell you how much I have been trying to rack my brain in remembering the last two lines of the Merrihand song and I would never have come up with them. Now I can focus on something else. You are fantastic!

]]> By: Mark B. http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2013/01/31/my-code-the-gaynote-firelight-merrihand-song/comment-page-1/#comment-406022 Mark B. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:21:23 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=21020#comment-406022 I remember my sisters singing that song–at least the first verse. Of course, if they were acting crabby, we’d sing it back at them and change the words of the second line to “I shall be a crabber and sing my crabby song.”

As you might expect, that would cause them to stop crabbing immediately and start smiling and being happy again.

]]> By: Teri Snedegar http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2013/01/31/my-code-the-gaynote-firelight-merrihand-song/comment-page-1/#comment-405997 Teri Snedegar Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:00:28 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=21020#comment-405997 Thank you so much! It’s great to finally have it in it’s correct and original form. You wouldn’t happen to know anything about the Pilot song? What I remember is :

In my plane I’ll fly today.
Zoom I am a pilot.
My right-way compass shows the way.
Zoom I am a pilot.

All day long I’ll fly, fly, fly.
I can , I will, if I but try.
Zoom, zoom, zoom.

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