We met in that camp at Panther in the CCC.
CCC means: Civilian Conservation Corps.
There were camps in every state in the Union.
Ours was in southern Virginia, not that far
From the Kentucky border. As a matter of fact
The Hatfield/McCoy feud was fought out there.
That was around 1880-1900…a long time ago.
No one seems to remember what started it.
Anyway, we were young men from Wheeling
Thrown together by chance, or fate—
Mac and Wally and Ted and I.
We became life-long friends and together
We had such good times when we left the CCC,
Laughing like we were crazy.
We knew lots of girls,
Some as crazy as we were about having fun.
All of us, though, thoroughly enjoyed life.
We enjoyed everything we ever tried to do.
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