CFR,

I think you're juxtaposing a Bessie Smith song, Black Mountain Blues, and a Copland (?) piece called Night On Bald Mountain -- which I believe Walt Disney used in his Fantasia.

If the you want lyrics to Black Mountain Blues, here goes -- from my memory of Tom Rush's version.....



BLACK MOUNTAIN BLUES
Up on Black Mountain little child will spit in your face (X2)
All the babies cry for whiskey and all the birds sing bass

Up on Black Mountain people mean as they can be (X2)
They call for a little gunpowder just to sweeten their tea

Up on Black Mountain, they can't keep a man in jail (X2)
Jury find him guilty and the judge gonna go his bail

I had a gal on Black Mountain, sweetest little woman in town (X2)
She met a sweet city man, then she throwed me down

Going back to Black Mountaiin, me and my razor and my gun (X2)
Gonna cut her if she stands, shoot her if she runs

REPEAT VERSE I.




Just as an aside, Bessies version, in addition to reversing the genders, has a different second-last verse. She sings:

Going back to Black Mountain, me and my razor and my gun (X2)
Gonna shoot her if she stands, cut her if she runs.

If you think about it, that would take a person with a lot more vengeful intent....

cheers,

david