Delmar Gentry - I'll Think It Over, Son

Ben the mule and Delmar's Dad

 We here at Big And Tall Records didn't know what to expect after we heard Delmar's previous song that expressed his tension and stress over his father's visit to his ranch. We gathered from the song that his father did not agree with him retiring to Arizona and buying a horse ranch, and that they hadn't been very close for quite a while. So we were pleasantly surprised with this new song that relates how his father embraced the change and enjoyed his stay so much that he stayed longer than he expected.  

At the end of the song it tells how Delmar has invited his Dad to come live with him on the ranch, so there's not an end to the story yet! Delmar has quite an extended family already, as he's got Marie his housekeeper and cook and her mother living there, along with Doyle and Blanche Harseth, former owner of the ranch, and Amos Carter, ranch hand and double bass player! Not to mention 5 horses, a mule, and two dogs! Evidently Delmar's father likes animals and took a shine to the latest critter addition, Ben the mule!

My Dad just left from his visit 

What a great time we all had 

Only thing he said, he wanted 

Quit calling him Pa call him Dad 

 

 I worried to a right frazzle 

Hadn't been close in a long while 

Couldn't believe he's turned mellow 

Met me at the door with a smile 

 

Introduced him to all the folks 

That keeps this whole ranch working well 

We sat and talked all that first night 

All had lots of stories to tell 

 

I worried to a right frazzle 

Hadn't been close in a long while 

Couldn't believe he's turned mellow 

Met me at the door with a smile 

 

 I was really all a dazzled 

With the way my Dad looked so good 

Quit the law but a few years past 

Still tall and lean, from where he stood 

 

Days went by, we talked, understood 

What made each one of us tick 

No insinuations at all 

Could've knocked me dumb, with a stick 

 

 Spent lots of time with the critters 

Knew he liked them from way back when 

But his favorite one of them 

Was the mule we just got, name of Ben 

 

I worried to a right frazzle 

Hadn't been close in a long while 

Couldn't believe he's turned mellow 

Met me at the door with a smile 

 

Dad got up early, like I knew 

Marie fixed him coffee and toast 

Then he'd head on out to the barn 

To see the mule he liked the most 

 

I worried to a right frazzle 

Hadn't been close in a long while 

Couldn't believe he's turned mellow 

Met me at the door with a smile 

 

Time flew by, and he had to leave 

He'd stayed longer than he guessed 

I made an open invitation 

To come to my adopted west 

 

 As I saw his plane slowly rise 

I confess I choked up a might 

Not one harsh word we spoke 

No misunderstandings, or fight 

 

Dad's my hero, before and now 

I was sure proud to be his son 

Made an offer, come live with us 

He scratched his chin, said 

"I'll think it over, son."