The Fort Wayne Children's Choir Spring Concert, presented this afternoon, was a celebration of Indiana's Bicentennial. Many of the pieces performed were either about Indiana or written by Indiana composers. I'm not sure how "Trolls" and "Short People" fit into the mix but they were both very funny. "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" stirred some nostalgic tears although I don't remember learning the last two verses (about sweetheart Mary, who doubted the author's love, sleeping in the church yard). That bit may have gotten edited out of the Lutheran School version. The big hit of the afternoon was a new composition called "The Fort Wayne Song" introduced by Mayor Tom Henry who appreciated being mentioned in the song.
My favorite verses were
"Called the summit city 'cause it's on high ground,
Compared to all the cornfields for miles around, that's Fort Wayne.
and "Everybody says no matter where you roam,
Fort Wayne's Coney Island is like coming home. Our buns are steamed."
Maybe you had to be there.
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