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Jim Krause That Yodellin' Song/Ballad of the Maples (Staines) (25) RE: That Yodellin' Song (Staines) 23 Oct 02


    Here's the lyric:


    Ballad of the Maples
    (Bill Staines)

    1. I used to go to country bars
        Sit and watch them play guitars
        And I'd order me up six or seven beers
        How I'd love to hang around
        Listen to that country sound
        And a band that played sweet Heaven in my ears

    Little Ray was on guitar
        And I'd watch him from the bar
        Like lightning did his fingers run the strings
        And the people near dropped dead
        When he played behind his head
        Doing crazy licks and lots of other things
        Oh the world would pick and sing
        White lightnin' was his thing
        And he used to tear the place up with that song
        Backwoods Johnny led the band
        And there ain't no one could stand
        When he rolled 'em over with that yodel song

    yodel
          Do that yodelin' song
        yodel
          Do that yodelin' song

    2. Now I've got one thing to say
           If it's to my dyin' day
           I'm going to learn to do that yodelin'
           Take the place down with that tune
           Let 'em hear me round the moon
           Have 'em dancin' in the aisles when I sing

    yodel
          Do that yodelin' song
        yodel
          Do that yodelin' song


    There, I think I got the words. There may be a mondagreen where I've written "Backwoods Johnny led the band...." I can't quite make out Johnny's nicname. Sounds like Backwoods, but I'm not sure.

    Jim


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