Subject: Lyr Add: OLD MOUNTAIN DEW (Delmore Brothers, 1940) From: Jim Dixon Date: 07 Oct 19 - 01:24 PM You can hear this recording on YouTube. I have boldfaced the words that are different from Grandpa Jones’ recording, above. Note that this recording is older than Grandpa Jones’. OLD MOUNTAIN DEW (Alton Delmore) As recorded by The Delmore Brothers, 1940. (Decca 5890-A) 1. There's an old holler tree down the road here from me Where you lay down a dollar or two. Then you drive round the bend; when you come back again, With a jug full of mountain dew. CHORUS. Oh, they call it that ol’ mountain dew, And them that refuse it are few. Oh, I'll shut up my mug if you fill up my jug With that good ol’ mountain dew. INSTRUMENTAL BREAK 2. Now, if you are the sort that really could snort, Here’s a piece of advice that is true: Get it straight from the hills where a moonshiner’s still Makes a drink of that mountain dew. CHORUS AND INSTRUMENTAL BREAK 3. Oh, the preacher drove by in his high-breasted fly, Said his wife had been down with the flu, And he thought that I ought just sell him a quart Of that good ol’ mountain dew. CHORUS AND INSTRUMENTAL BREAK 4. Mister Roosevelt told us just how he felt When he saw that the dry law was through: “If your liquor’s too red, it will swell up your head. Better stick to your mountain dew.” CHORUS |
Subject: Lyr Add: SOME MORE MOUNTAIN DEW (Grandpa Jones) From: Jim Dixon Date: 06 Oct 19 - 11:39 AM You can hear this recording at the Internet Archive. SOME MORE MOUNTAIN DEW (Myrtle S. Wiseman; Scott Wiseman) As recorded by Grandpa Jones, 1954. (RCA Victor 20-5685) 1. Well, it ain’t been so long since I sung you my song ‘Bout that stuff called good ol’ mountain dew. Now I’ve run off some more and I’ll give you the score. That’s the old mountain dew number two. 2. Oh, they call it that ol’ mountain dew, And them that refuse it are few. Oh, I’ll button up my lip if you bulge out my hip With a bottle of good ol’ mountain dew. 3. Now, old deacon Crane made a trip in the rain An’ he took home a fruit jar or two; Said his old woman Liz had a bad rheumatiz’ And she’d cure it with good ol’ mountain dew. 4. Oh, they call it that ol’ mountain dew, And them that refuse it are few. Just a swig twice a day keeps you happy, they say. That’s that good old mountain dew. INSTRUMENTAL BREAK 5. They say durin’ the war that they couldn’t make no more, No sugar to sweeten up the brew; But with corn syrup and taters and a few ripe tomaters They turned out some stuff, I’m tellin’ you. 6. Oh, they call it that good ol’ mountain dew, And them that refuse it are few. Oh, that old sugar head will put you to bed. Better stick to that good ol’ mountain dew. INSTRUMENTAL BREAK 7. There’s old uncle Waits, as he often relates, Will be eighty in just a year or two, But you ought to see him jig when he gets him a swig Of that good ol’ mountain dew. 8. Oh, they call it that old mountain dew, And them that refuse it are few. Take me back to the hills where they cure all my ills With that good ol’ mountain dew. |
Subject: Lyr Add: MOUNTAIN DEW (Grandpa Jones, 1947) From: Jim Dixon Date: 06 Oct 19 - 10:49 AM You can hear this recording on YouTube: MOUNTAIN DEW (Wiseman-Lunsford) As recorded by Grandpa Jones, 1947. (King 624-A) 1. There's a big holler tree down the road here from me Where you lay down a dollar or two. You go round the bend, and you come back again, There’s a jug full of good ol’ mountain dew. 2. Oh, they call it that ol’ mountain dew, And them that refuse it are few. I'll shut up my mug if you fill up my jug With some good ol’ mountain dew. 3. Well, my uncle Nort, he’s sawed-off and short. He measures about four foot two, But he thinks he's a gi’nt when you give him a pint Of that good ol’ mountain dew. 4. Well, my old Aunt June bought some brand-new perfume. It had such a sweet-smellin’ "pew," But to her surprise, when she had it analyzed, It ‘as nothin’ but good ol’ mountain dew. INSTRUMENTAL BREAK 5. Well, the preacher rode by with his head h’isted high, Said his wife had been down with the flu And he thought that I ort [=ought] just to sell ‘im a quart Of that good ol’ mountain dew. REPEAT VERSE 2 6. Well, my brother Bill, he’s got a still on the hill Where he runs off a gallon or two. The buzzards in the sky get so drunk they can't fly From smellin’ that good ol’ mountain dew. INSTRUMENTAL BREAK REPEAT VERSE 2 |
Subject: RE: Origin: Additional verses to Good Old Mountain Dew From: Joe Offer Date: 23 Aug 16 - 03:53 AM Old Mountain DewDESCRIPTION: The praises of mountain dew are sung. "Oh, they call it that good old mountain dew, And those who refuse it are few...." Doctor, preacher, conductor, lawyer (and, in some versions, Uncle Nort, Aunt June, Brother Bill) derive various benefits from it.AUTHOR: Bascom Lamar Lunsford EARLIEST DATE: 1928 (recording, Bascom Lamar Lunsford) KEYWORDS: drink family FOUND IN: US(SE) REFERENCES (5 citations): JonesLunsford, pp. 36-38, "Mountain Dew" (2 texts, 1 tune) Botkin-SoFolklr, p. 736, "Good Old Mountain Dew" (1 text, 1 tune) Darling-NAS, p. 289, "Good Old Mountain Dew" (1 text, filed with "Real Old Mountain Dew"="Good Old Mountain Dew") Silber-FSWB, p. 236, "Mountain Dew" (1 text) DT, MTDEW3* Roud #9133 RECORDINGS: Delmore Brothers, "Old Mountain Dew" (Decca 5890, 1940) John Griffin, "Real Old Mountain Dew" (Columbia 33145-F, n.d.) Grandpa Jones, "Mountain Dew" (King 624, 1947) Lulu Belle & Scotty, "Mountain Dew" (Conqueror 9249, 1939) (on CrowTold02; this may be the reissue of the Conqueror recording, but it's not certain) Bascom Lamar Lunsford, "Mountain Dew" (Brunswick 219, 1928); "Old Mountain Dew" (on BLLunsford01) NOTES: Botkin's text is from a 1949 field recording. He says Lunsford composed and recorded it in the twenties, but that it has already changed substantially in oral tradition. - NR Some have thought that Lunsford took a traditional song and made it his own. His recording, however, remains the first known version -- and there is no evidence that Lunsford did this with any other song. - RBW Lunsford himself said he wrote it in the early years of this century, and that it was made up out of whole cloth, not adapted. It should not be confused with the traditional Irish song usually called "Real Old Mountain Dew" [or "Good Old Mountain Dew"]. - PJS Last updated in version 4.0 File: BSoF736 Go to the Ballad Search form Go to the Ballad Index Instructions The Ballad Index Copyright 2016 by Robert B. Waltz and David G. Engle. And two versions from the Digital Tradition: GOOD OLD MOUNTAIN DEW On my first day in court I wish to report, Now witness my story so true. When the state closed its case a young man raised his face And began all these facts to review. Yes, they call it that old Mountain Dew. Said those who refuse it are few. While I know I've done wrong, the temptation is strong When they call for that Old Mountain Dew. The deacon drove by in his auto so they Said his family was down with the flu. Said he thought that I ought to just get him a quart Of that good Old Mountain Dew. Yes, he called it that Old Mountain Dew, Said those who refuse it are few So I thought that I ought to just get him a quart Of that good Old Mountain Dew. The doctor he phoned just to see me alone One night about half a-past two. Said he'd close up his mug if I'd fill up his jug With good Old Mountain Dew. Yes, he called it that Old Mountain Dew, Said those who refuse it are few, So I closed up his mug when I filled up his jug With good Old Mountain Dew. The conductor said with a nod of his head, "My wife she never knew That I take my fun when out on my run, So bring me a quart or two Of that good Old Mountain Dew ", For those who refuse it are few But his wife said to me, you can bring me three Before his train is due. My attorney began to turn the lid on the can. I knew then my case was lost. Said his honor to me, I'll set you free if you will pay the cost For they call it that old Mountain Dew And those who refuse it are few. But you acted the man when you took that stand To swear what is so true. Note: This is the version that Bascomb Lamar Lunceford (and Lulu Belle and Scotty) copyrighted in 1945 and that Lunceford wrote in 1920. He claimed that the more-familiar verses (such as the ones sung by Grandpa Jones) were results of folk-processing of his original; others have said that they preceded his verses. RG @drink @trial filename[ MTDEW3 TUNE FILE: MTDEW CLICK TO PLAY RG MOUNTAIN DEW G - / C - / C - / C G My brother Bill runs a still on the hill Where he turns out a gallon or two And the buzzards in the sky get so drunk they can't fly Just from sniffing that good old mountain dew. G - / C G / G - / G D7 They call it that good old mountan dew, And them that refuse it are few. I'll hush up my mug if you'll fill up my jug With that good old mountain dew. My uncle Mort, he is sawed off and short, He measure 'bout four foot two, But he thinks he's a giant when you give him a pint Of that good old mountain dew. You take a little trash and you mix it with ash, And you throw in the soul of a shoe, Then you stir it awhile with an old rusty file, And they call it that good old mountain dew. During the war we couldn't get any more, We didn't have no sugar for the dew With a few old potaters and a few ripe tomaters, We turned out some stuff, I'm tellin' you I know a guy named Pete, his hair ain't so neat, Though he fixes it with syrup and blue, But it stays right in place when he uses just a trace Of that good old mountain dew. Old Auntie June had a brand new perfume, It had such a wonderful "pew" But to her surprise, when she had it analyzed, It was nothing but that good old mountain dew Old Deacon Crane took a trip in the rain, Said his wife had come down with the flu, And hadn't I ought just to give him a quart Of that good old mountain dew. There's an old hollow tree just a little way from me Where you lay down a dollar or two If you hush up your mug, then they'll give you a jug Of that good old mountain dew Mr Roosevelt told me just how he felt The day that the dry law went through: If your likker's too red, it will swell up your head Better stick to that good old mountain dew ----------------------------------------------------------------- The preacher walks by with a tear in his eye Said that his wife had the flu She'll be alright if you give her a pint Of that good old mountain dew My uncle Klaus had a real mean old mouse When they asked how it happened, He said it was a lappin' That good old mountain dew ----------------------------------------------------------------- American traditional @drink American traditional (Copyrighted by Gran'pa Jones; additional words by everybody. RG) filename[ MTDEW TUNE FILE: MTDEW CLICK TO PLAY DC |
Subject: RE: Origin: Additional verses to Good Old Mountain Dew From: Joe Offer Date: 23 Aug 16 - 03:49 AM Here is the Traditional Ballad Index entry for "Good Old Mountain Dew," first found by O'Lochlainn in 1916. Good Old Mountain DewDESCRIPTION: "Beside a hill there is a still Where the smoke runs up to the sky." The smell reveals that "the liquor boys are nigh." The making of the dew is described, and it is said to have been praised by scholars. The singer calls for more dew.AUTHOR: unknown EARLIEST DATE: 1916 (OLochlainn) KEYWORDS: drink nonballad FOUND IN: US(MA,SE) Canada(Ont) Ireland REFERENCES (7 citations): BrownIII 41, "The Hidden Still" (1 fragment, probably this piece) OLochlainn 64, "The Real Old Mountain Dew" (1 text, 1 tune) Morton-Maguire 23, pp. 53-54,112,166, "The Mountain Dew" (1 text, 1 tune) Lomax-ABFS, pp. 180-182, "Good Old Mountain Dew' (1 text, 1 tune) Darling-NAS, pp. 288-289, "Real Old Mountain Dew" (1 text, filed with "Old Mountain Dew") Silber-FSWB, p. 229, "Real Old Mountain Dew" (1 text) DT, MTDEW2* Roud #938 RECORDINGS: O. J. Abbott, "The Real Old Mountain Dew" (on Abbott1) The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, "The Real Old Mountain Dew" (on IRClancyMakem01) John Griffin and Ed Geoghegan?, "The Real Old Mountain Dew" (on Voice13) CROSS-REFERENCES: cf. "Are You There Moriarity" (tune, per OLochlainn) ALTERNATE TITLES: Let the Grasses Grow NOTES: OLochlainn: "I am told it was written by Phil O Neill of Kinsale." - BS Robert Gogan, 130 Great Irish Ballads (third edition, Music Ireland, 2004), p. 37, on the other hand, attributes it to Samuel Lover. But I should observe that few of his song notes seem to find support in reputable sources. And, of course, it's possible that Lover published a version without actually writing it. Not to be confused with Bascom Lamar Lunsford's "Old Mountain Dew." - RBW File: LxA180 Go to the Ballad Search form Go to the Ballad Index Instructions The Ballad Index Copyright 2016 by Robert B. Waltz and David G. Engle. In the Digital Tradition, this is MTDEW2*: REAL OLD MOUNTAIN DEW (from DT, version 2) Beside a hill there is a still, Where the smoke runs up to the sky; You ean always tell by the whiff and the smell That the liquor boys are nigh. That the liquor boys are nigh, That the liquor boys are nigh, You ean always tell by the whiff and the smell, That the liquor boys are nigh. This mountain dew is made from grain, And mixed with water pure, And the alcohol that it eontains Will all your troubles cure. Will all your troubles cure, Will all your troubles cure, And the alcohol that it contains Will all your troubles eure. AII learned men who use the pen Have writ its praises high; It fills the air with perfume rare Distilled with wheat and rye. Distilled with wheat and rye, Distilled with wheat and rye, It fills the air with perfume rare Distilled with wheat and rye. Away with pills,'twill cure the ills Of Pagan, Christian and Jew, Off with your coat and wet your throat With the real old mountain dew. With the real old mountain dew, With the real old mountain dew, Off with your coat and wet your throat With the real old mountain dew. So before we roll won't you have another bowl Of the good old mountain dew? Of the good old mountain dew? Of the good old mountain dew? Of the good old mountain dew? Of the good old mountain dew? So before we roll won't you have another bowl Of the good old mountain dew? WE DO From American Ballads and Folk Songs, Lomax Recorded by Patrick Galvin, Clancys @drink filename[ MTDEW2 TUNE FILE: MTDEW2 CLICK TO PLAY RG ![]() |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: GUEST,Dan Date: 05 Sep 10 - 02:08 PM My brother Bill runs a still on the hill Where he turns out a gallon or two And the buzzards in the sky get so drunk they can't fly Just from sniffing that good old mountain dew. |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: GUEST,Dan Date: 05 Sep 10 - 02:07 PM Down the road from me there is an old hollow tree were you lay down a dollar or two. you go round the bend and you come right back again and there would lay some good old mountain dew. |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: Genie Date: 20 Aug 06 - 01:51 AM Oh, what the heck, here's another verse (worse than the first): City gal from New York loved my brother's pulled pork, The best Carolin' barbecue! He says the piggies, o' course, 're glad to bake in that sauce, For it's 90 proof good ol' Mountain Dew! |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: Genie Date: 20 Aug 06 - 01:42 AM 'Cours'n, t'uther verse about My Uncle Mort goes like this: My uncle Mort, he's so sawed off an' short, He measures about four-foot-two, But he thinks he's a gi'nt if you give him a pint O' that good old Mountain Dew! |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: Genie Date: 20 Aug 06 - 01:26 AM My auntie June had some store-bought pefume And it had such a sweet-smellin' pew. Imagine her surprise when she had it analyzed - 'T'warn't nothin' but that good ol' Mountain Dew! |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: Geordie-Peorgie Date: 19 Aug 06 - 12:46 PM Now learned men who use the pen have sung it's praises high The Sweet poteen from Ireland's green, distilled from wheat and Rye Throw away your pills! It'll cure all ills Be you Pagan or Christian Or Jew Take off your coat and grease your throat with the rare ould mountain dew |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: GUEST,Hootenanny Date: 18 Aug 06 - 06:52 PM Two completely different songs on he same subject. Bascom Lamar Lunsford in the States and The McPeakes in Ireland if I'm not mistaken. It's late and I'm slightly mellow from Good Old English Ale. |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: An Buachaill Caol Dubh Date: 18 Aug 06 - 10:04 AM Good to see that here's at least one song still "in the process of 'becoming'". May it be many years before it has a "definitive" form. I'm surprised that, as far as I can find anyway, this very different set of words (which has pretty much the same metre) isn't noted: Let breezes blow and waters flow In a free and easy way, But give me enough of that good ould stuff That's brewed near Galway Bay: Come Gaugers all from Donegal From Sligo and Leitrim too, We'll give you all the slip when we take a little sip From a barrel of the Mountain Dew At the foot of the hill there's a neat little still And the smoke curling up to the sky; By the smoke and the smell you can plainly tell There's potin made nearby; For it fills the air with an odour rare, And, betwixt both me and you, As home we roll we may take a bowl Or a bucket of the Mountain Dew. Three verses in Colm O' Lochlainn's "Irish Strret Ballads", with score. I think this version was made by Irish Political prisoners in England, c1918. In typical Irish pronunciation, "roll" would be given as "Rowl" (and "bowl" would sound fairly visceral). |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: I. Pilot Date: 18 Aug 06 - 03:26 AM my shiner gives me a free drink for every verse i know: my aunt louise does the striptese down at the molon rogue but it twirnt from old age that she fell off the stage but from sippin that good ol m.d. i got me a pint just hid out of sight in case i should get me the blues i mix yellow and black and i'm on the right track for a snort of that good ol m.d. my mama's son has the most fun when he's high as a looney cartoon he steals all the jars from the trash cans of bars and fills them with good ol m.d. my brother's skank is low down and rank she's stupid and talks funny too but when i've had a shot she looks pretty hot thank God for good ol m.d. i made up this verse while driving the herst with the remains of a quack and a screw if you want any more get his jug and pour us a sip of good ol m.d. |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: GUEST,hecklert@comcast.net Date: 07 Dec 03 - 07:12 PM I recall this verse from summer camp in the 1960s: My Uncle Frank drove a US Army tank That wasn't exactly new When it ran out of gas he just poured in a glass Of that good old mountain dew |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: Judy Cook Date: 06 Dec 02 - 11:26 PM Don't know which ones are "widely known". How 'bout this one. I know a guy named Pete His hair ain't so neat Though he fixes it with syrup and glue But it stays right in place When he uses just a trace Of that good old mountain dew --Judy Cook |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: GUEST,BU student Date: 06 Dec 02 - 08:59 PM I just came across this one...not sure where it's from though. Now my little honey, she's a playboy honey She can strip off a thing or two (or three!) But you should see her strip when you give her a sip Of that good old Mountain Dew. |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: GUEST,Richie Date: 10 Nov 02 - 09:26 PM Correct spelinghdf: Now the preacher drove by with his head h'isted high, Said his wife had been down with the flu, And thought that I ought to sell him a quart, Of that good old Mountain Dew. -Richie |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: GUEST,Richie Date: 10 Nov 02 - 09:24 PM Here's a verse from the horse's mouth: Now the preacher drove by with his head h'isted high, Said his wife had been down with the flu, And thought that I ought to sell him a quart, Of that good old Mountain Dew. Bascom Lamar Lunsford (circa 1920) -Richie |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 10 Nov 02 - 03:15 PM Banje - I am ammazed that wasn't already in the DT - checked it ain't. Here is another verse that I learned from chaps in South Carolina about 1965 its the same time that I first heard your verse. My uncle Mort he's so sawed off and short He would give his right arm for a screw Well, he threw that whore clean through the door When he had some good ol' mountain dew. Sincerely, Gargoyle |
Subject: RE: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: Geoff the Duck Date: 10 Nov 02 - 02:44 PM I like it. I may add it to my performance of the song! Quack! Geoff the Duck! |
Subject: Additional verses to 'Mountain Dew' From: Banjer Date: 10 Nov 02 - 12:37 PM I heard a verse the other day I had never heard before: My Uncle Don had a still in the John, Where he ran off a gallon or two, When the law comes a rushing, Uncle Don goes to flushing, And dumps all the good Mountain Dew. Does anyone else know of any others that aren't widely known? Also see Moonshine songs |
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