The Ballad of Ginny Brown

Ginny Brown traveled down from her northern town to visit her sister
Before she became Ginny Brown.
She had been Ginny Giess, a tall Union girl, nice,
Who feared that she'd never marry.

But that wasn't true, for out of the blue appeared Brownie Brown (from a southern town)
Who saw Ginny Geiss as his future wife.
He dropped to one knee on date number three
And the Lieutenant's proposal was answered with glee.

And in the next breath, not parting 'til death
nice Ginny Giess, now Ginny Brown, stood waving goodbye to the sea.
She cried and she cried, with baby inside, and watched Brownie sail off to the war.
Then the bullet that grazed his helmet and temple

Knocked dear Ginny over and then broke her water, and Cathy Virginia came into the world,
A beautiful baby daughter, halfway 'round it from Lieutenant Brown, her eager and affable father.
Eleven months later they welcomed him home and continued to grow their family,
And the United States Army sent the Browns to live across the sea.

Cathy and Collie and Latham the Junior learned to say "bonjour," "aloha," and "hi,"
And nice Ginny Geiss, who was now mother Brown made homes out of houses, all kinds.
The sound of piano and yodeling and laughter, the smell of baked goods, suppers and plaster,
Filled the air of the compound, chateaus and apartment, up into every rafter.

Now when Brownie Brown, who since became General, retired to the north side of Indy,
Nice Ginny Geiss, now Ginny Brown, began to sell homes for a fee.
The business grew as her family had grown, she kept house and threw parties
And made her name known

As Grandma and Realtor and woman of the town Ginny Brown,
Who came from the north to visit her sister
And met Brownie Brown who asked that she join him
On his journey through life to watch her blossom from the nice Ginny Geiss into the renown Ginny Brown.