Or it could be that the boy’s name was really “Joe” (a name that shows up in another set of “Arkansaw Traveler” lyrics), in which case “Josephus” would be quite in order. “Bo Seavers” or something like that would make perfect sense.Īlternately, it could be some French word. With Jesus and Bocephus, right there by my side Verse 2 When the water all turned into wine. If you could find out where the song came from and the local family names, you could probably make a shrewd guess. (Really, “Beau”.) Only later do the lyrics spin it out: “ And his folks are still waiting for Bosephus to come back.” This suggests that the kid’s first name is indeed Beau, and that “sephus” (see-fus) is really a corruption of his last name (or something else – “carcass” might be too crude). The interesting thing about the name etymology is that the song initially just identifies the boy as “ a boy named Bo“. Wasn’t it likely that the Grand Ole Opry audience were expected to know that Bocephus came from “The Arkansas Traveler”? (Did the ventriloquist have any bear dummies in his act?) (image of Billy the Kid) And then there was Catastrophe. (image of John Wayne) And there was bad guys. It is a practice still in use today amongst many evangelicals and within the adoption community (see previous post: Kansas and the. The Bible Barn Unit 5, Lesson 24 Creating the World: Days 5 & 6 Genesis 1:21-31 SFX: Intro music Voice over In the wild, wild west, there was good guys. This is what I was told 20 years ago as a pregnant teenager. The Kingstone Bible is a complete graphic adaptation of t. There’s also a sequel, The Arkansaw Bear and Elsie. The Modern Adoption Gospel tells young, unwed, and poor mothers that God intends the children in their wombs for others. Read 3 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers.
It’s called The Arkansaw Bear: A Tale of Fanciful Adventure Told in Song and Story. One old set of lyrics to “The Arkansas Traveler” apparently is about a boy named Bosephus and a fiddling bear! (Albert Bigelow Paine, children’s author and biographer of Mark Twain, was inspired to write a whole bookful of stories about their adventures.
When the water all turned into wine I lost my mind for a time I felt them both holding my hand Looking through these bloodshot eyes Praise The Lord I saw the light And two sets of footprints in the sand. “Bocephus” from a ventriloquist dummy used at the Grand Ole Opry.īut there’s more to the story. I went from Jim Beam, to my bible With Jesus and Bocephus, right there by my side.
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