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Subject: Oilman from Texas From: GUEST,Uilleand Date: 20 Jul 01 - 03:17 PM And another request of this old Ruth Wallis song: He's an oilman from Texas, well, well, well, he's an oilman from Texas, and... Thanx |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oilman from Texas From: Sorcha Date: 20 Jul 01 - 04:58 PM No joy with DT or Google........ |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oilman from Texas From: wysiwyg Date: 23 Jul 01 - 10:49 AM refresh |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oilman from Texas From: Burke Date: 23 Jul 01 - 12:13 PM The only information I found on this is that it's: Oil man from Texas (2 words) It's still under copyright & I could not find any Ruth Wallis lyrics online. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oilman from Texas From: GUEST,# Date: 23 Mar 21 - 01:10 PM Ruth Wallis singing the song at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9ymUE_TS7g |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oilman from Texas From: Joe Offer Date: 23 Mar 21 - 06:18 PM That "Oilman" track is not available to us in the United States. I can't even find it on Spotify. Here's a list of Ruth Wallis tracks that ARE available on YouTube in the US: |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oilman from Texas From: GUEST,# Date: 23 Mar 21 - 06:29 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybU-Lsj_ssk See if that works, Joe. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oilman from Texas From: GUEST,# Date: 23 Mar 21 - 06:33 PM If the song is 'blocked' for some reason, I will transcribe the lyrics. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oilman from Texas From: cnd Date: 23 Mar 21 - 06:43 PM Joe, there is a (very) low quality recording of a video of a 78 player here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_yflcJnYnk&t=66s. Unfortunately, the second link # provided is also blocked for me. Though it's not the best audio, her singing is clear enough that I can get it. Here's my transcription of it. There are a few question marks. I have a few uncertain marks but I'm 90% solid. Of note, the singing is very obviously fakely and strongly accented, as Wallis was from Brooklyn, as she states in the song. Additionally, she had a penchant for 'risque' songs -- this holds true here as well. There's also a lot of good puns. I had trouble spacing the lines logically. If you have a better way to organize them, feel free to do so. OILMAN FROM TEXAS I was born in Brooklyn, I was brought up in the Bronx But mostly I have gigged around ???Manhattan??? honky-tonks Lookin' for a feller who would make me a Cinderella Even if he was a fat millionaire with lots of cash and not much hair At last I found the one My working days are done He's an oilman from Texas, well, well, well He's an oilman from Texas and you can tell All he thinks about is drilling And a girly who is willing He's an oilman from Texas, well, well, well You should see how he gushes over me He wants to build me a palace way down far in Dallas Positively no strings attached -- ain't he a liar He's an oilman from Texas and he ain't a bit refined But he's young and he's single and his pockets jingle jingle And my cloth will all be silver lined -- silver lined! He's little bit crude and he wears his pants so tight But I know he's no dude -- haha, I know he'll do alright Back in the saddle again -- Night and day Day and night Hi, ho, silver! He's an oilman from Texas, well, well, well He's an oilman from Texas and you can tell All he talks of is his pipeline It goes further, they say Than the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe Woo, woo! He's slick as he can be He says he's made his mind up, he's gonna wind up Deep in the heart of me (He don't mean Texas!) Deep in the heart of me (He knows what sex is!) And I'm inclined to say "whoop-ee!" |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oilman from Texas From: Joe Offer Date: 23 Mar 21 - 07:00 PM Thanks, # and cnd. Several of the Ruth Wallis recordings are blocked for me on YouTube. I guess they don't want us Californians to hear such salacious songs. The songs of Ruth Wallis are always fun, but not always "politically correct." |
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