SHE MADE TOOTHPICKS OF THE TIMBER OF MY HEART performed by Homer and Jethro; written ny Dick Sanford; Sammy Mysels Homer and Jethro were the stage names of American country music duo Henry D. Haynes (1920–1971) and Kenneth C. Burns (1920–1989), popular from the 1940s through the 1960s on radio and television for their satirical versions of popular songs. Known as the Thinking Man’s Hillbillies, they received a Grammy in 1959 and are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame.