On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain is a song written by Hank Williams and Ramona Vincent. It was the singer's second single on MGM Records, released in September 1947. According to biographer Colin Escott, Ramona Vincent, a crippled woman, wrote the words of the song as a poem and sent it to Williams, who put a melody to it. The song was paired with Fred Rose's novelty "Fly Trouble," resulting in perhaps the oddest single the singer ever released. The song was recorded at Castle Studio in Nashville on August 4, 1947
Cumberland River (Victoria) sandy surf beach, and empties into Bass Strait, northeast of Wye River, Victoria and to the south of . From its highest point, the river descends over its course. The river was probably named by surveyor George Smythe in 1846, either for the Duke of Cumberland or for the schooner in which Charles Grimes explored Port Phillip and King Island in 1802 - 03. Cumberland River (Victoria) The Cumberland River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in The Otways region of the Australian state of Victoria. The Cumberland River rises south of Mount Cowley and south-east of