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Origins: Woodys 'Hard Travelin' tune provenance

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AS I GO RAMBLING ROUND
BELLE STARR
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CLEAN-O
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DO RE MI
DUST PNEUMONIA
EL DO RE MI
GAMBLER
HARD TRAVELIN'
HARD, AIN'T IT HARD
HIGHWAY 66 BLUES
I AIN'T GOT NO HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE
I'M GONNA MAIL MYSELF TO YOU
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MRS. ROOSEVELT
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GUEST,Autoharper 29 Jan 13 - 03:14 PM
GUEST,Bb Coltman 30 Jan 13 - 06:36 AM
GUEST,Bob Coltman 03 Feb 13 - 03:05 PM
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Subject: Origins: Woodys 'Hard Travelin' tune provenance
From: GUEST,Autoharper
Date: 29 Jan 13 - 03:14 PM

What traditional or popular song provided Woody Guthrie with the melody for his song, "Hard Travelin'?"

I been a-havin'some hard travelin',
I thought you knowed.
I been a-havin'some hard travelin',
Way down the road.
I been a-havin'some hard travelin',
Hard ramblin', hard gamblin',
I been a-havin'some hard travelin', Lord.

Thanks,
Adam Miller
Folksinging.org


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Subject: RE: Origins: Woodys 'Hard Travelin' tune provenance
From: GUEST,Bb Coltman
Date: 30 Jan 13 - 06:36 AM

The tune could be Woody's reworking of the tune variously known as "Crawdad Song" or "Sugar Babe." Granted it departs from the original, but that's at least a possibility.

Bob


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Subject: RE: Origins: Woodys 'Hard Travelin' tune provenance
From: GUEST,Bob Coltman
Date: 03 Feb 13 - 03:05 PM

Two more possibilities, closely similar, which might have been reworked to arrive at "Hard Travelin's" tune:

Froggy Went a-Courtin'
This Train Is Bound for Glory


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