No, Virginia, I am not from Kenosha. My wife is.... and she lets everyone know it. In fact she has this song she sings whenever someone asks where she is from.
The lyrics go something like this:
I'm from Kenosha
Yes, I'm from Kenosha
That great big busy town
Right in the middle of the U. S. A.
Where the New York Harbor meets the San Francisco Bay.
Where the wonderful East meets the wonderful West
It's a great place to be from
I'm singin' so loud of it
Cause I'm so proud of it
Kenosha, my Hometown!
Lyrics by Ward Quinn
Music by George Manupella
First performed by 40 et 8 Clown Band and sung by Troop E 105th Cavalry
Recorded by the John Bunic Orchestra with assistance of WLIP and the Kenosha Federation of Musicians, Local 59
Virginia Manupella, daughter of the composer and also my wife, Cindy's aunt. I thought I would memorialize the clipping from the local Kenosha paper for posterity.
Friday, December 15, 2017
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