She often went to see the rehearsing at night. One day she struck upon the idea to use a popular melody, with her own words, to condemn the father who had abandoned her. It was discovered that her voice was full and rich and she was invited to begin studying drama.
當時住家的附近有「進音社」歌仔戲子弟班，晚上廖瓊枝常去看人學戲，有一天她忽然心血來潮，以「將水」曲調自編歌詞罵拋棄她的父親，被發現歌喉圓潤，於是戲團找她開始學戲。