Nanny's Lullaby will always play on

On Tuesday, December 7th, the world lost a magnificent woman. My great grandma, Frances Cesta, affectionately known as Nanny, or G.G., passed away. Coincidentally, she was also one of the biggest Festingo fans on the planet. Above is a picture of Nanny and Los Festingos, taken at her nintieth birthday party extravaganza last July. I'm so glad she got to enjoy such a grand celebration. We were the MCs of the night, providing relaxing music while people ate, and party dance songs later in the evening. Definitely one of the best shows we've ever played. Of course the best song of the night was a brand new original I wrote just for the occassion: Nanny's Lullaby. It was beautiful. She's holding the lyrics in the picture above. My blogspot profile pic shows me presenting her with those very lyrics. Well, over the weekend I got to play the lullaby for her one more time at the funeral service. The comforting lyrics of the song took on a new meaning this time, and it was played with even more spirit than ever before. Here are the lyrics:

Hush now darling, don't you cry

And I'll sing for you Nanny's lullaby

My sweet child, don't worry bout a thing

The sun shines ever brighter when you sing

So little one, dry your tears,

Wipe away the sorrow, wipe away the fears

Watch the troubles float away like butterflies,

Let me see the sunny smiles in your eyes

When times are dark, just look up at the moon

And remember that old familiar tune

Even when the summer sun says goodbye,

We'll always have nanny's lullaby

Never have words been more true.

Rest in Peace my beloved Nanny.