Thanks, Helen. I was wondering what kind of shift you work to be starting your day in the middle of the afternoon, then I saw where you live...cool! It's good to be reminded occasionally how big a world we live in. Glad you liked the song.

Millie, I'm not familiar with this song. You might contact Jim Fawcett, who posted a video of that song on March 30th.

Here's a simplified, mostly strummed rendition of this song, that I recorded a few months ago:

Millie, I'm tuned to ordinary everyday DAA. As to the movement, I constantly preach economy of movement to my students: always use the most natural and comfortable hand position that will still accomplish your goal, think aheadabout where your hand has to go next, and simplify your chords (it doesn't take three fingers and the tip of your nose to make a D!). When you start playing this, please note: this flatpicking version was a fun experiment, but I usually play with simple strumming (but still with the holds, sudden "stopped...short..." stops, and single tick-tock notes).

Thanks for all the encouragement, folks. My father was a watch and clock collector, and this was one of his favorite songs. He's been gone for 3 years, now, and I can still hear him singing it. On a personalside note, my maternal grandfatherworea mechanical wristwatch that stopped running a matter of minutes after his death. A few hours later,it started ticking out of the blue for about 16 seconds, then never ran again, even when wound.

Man I love your playing Bill. Thanks for this, just what I needed tonight.

Excellent William, love how you play this wonderful old song.

William, I really like your arrangement of this old favorite. Well done... tick..tock..tick..tock

Nicely played!