Most of you may remember Tom as a Big Jokester... He also had a very serious side...


Our Christmas Song -
By Tom, Cindy & Dece Rucklos
December 1991

This is the day that Jesus was born
Sent by the Father to save our souls
He walked the earth for 33 years
Spreading the word to all who would hear
Only to die on the cross with tears
He died for us, for all our sins

To live His example daily
To share our Lords love so that we may
Join Him in glory
Join Him someday
His pure, pure light will guide the way!

This is the day that Jesus was born
So let us begin to live by Gods word
Our saviors birth which we rejoice
Let's love with our hearts, and share with our minds
and pray that one day in our lives we will find
The peace in the Lord for all mankind!

And Here is a sample of Tom's great since of humor!!!

The Ballad of Jim & Tammy
Jim & Tammy-Fay Baker, Tele-Evangelists
(sung to the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies)

Circa 1987-1988 - words by Tom Rucklos

Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Jim,
a rich holy-roller who got caught puttin' it in,
and then one day while rollin' in the hay,
in through the door walked Tammy Fay...
(Foiled he was... by a Texas Tick...)

Well the next thing you know Jim's not a millionaire,
and Farwell says "Jim get away from here!
Go to California and-a take Tammy too!"
So they loaded up their Cadillac
and moved to Malibu...
Beach that is...
Swimming pools, movie rights...


(Tom pretending he caught the big one! The above Big-Eye tuna was approx. 100 lbs... it was caught by Dave... this is Not a Skip-Jack!)


Mr. Skip Jack
(not quite complete... sung to the toon of Mr. Sandman)
(bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum part:
Have ya ever had someone
who makes ya look back...
a pain in the ass that ya just wanta wack...

Oh Mr. Skip Jack
leave me alone
Oh Mr. Skip Jack
please Go home
Ya don’t taste good
like ya think ya should
Please tell your relatives to leave the neighborhood ...

Oh Mr. Skip Jack
you’re such a waist
my times more valuable
than you’re fishy taste...
You may think ya look good and pretty
but you won’t buy a down trodden putty ...

Oh Mr. Skip Jack
leave me alone
Oh Mr. Skip Jack
please Go home
You make me want to eat a ham & Cheese
Mr. Skip Jack, please, please leave!

In 1997, Tom and I went on a wonderful vacation - Our dear friends, Dave & Debbie Schweickert chartered a huge fishing yacht out of San Diego, CA. Tom kept us all in stitches by making up amazing stories...
and Fish-Shanty Songs! A couple are below...

 

“THE PATTIE”
An Irish type lilt - chat. (Original)
Oh pattie, Oh pattie
Here comes your daddy,
I’m Looking for fishie’s
That are big and fatty!

HOOK-UP!
(Sung to the Flintstones Theme)
Hook Up, It’s a Hook up,
It’s the best sound that I like to hear...
Hand me...
Ohh, please hand me...
another ice cold beer.
Let’s go,
To the pattie down the tide...
Where we’ll
Catch a 100 pound big eye!
When your
On the big boat.
The Stim-u-la-tor Big Boat
You’ll have a taught line,
A fishin’ great ol’ time!


Tom with friends Debbie & Dave...

LET’S GO FISHIN NOW,
EVERYONE IS LEARNIN HOW
COM’ON AND BACKLASH WITH ME
(comon & backlash with me)
WELL, WE WENT DOWN LOOKIN FOR A BIG MARLIN
THEY EVEN LET ME TAKE MY SWEET DARLIN’
SO we loaded up Jay’s big ol boat
and with all that beer we could barely float...

WE GOT AROUND, ROUND ROUND WE GOT AROUND,
IN ENSANADA TOWN
ROUND ROUND WE GOT AROUND
LUCKY NO ONE DROWNED
ROUND ROUND WE GOT AROUND WE GOT AROUND
AND TALL STORIES ABOUND...

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