Lyr Add: Georgia Railroad

Subject: Lyr Add: GEORGIA RAILROAD
From: GLoux
Date: 26 May 04 - 03:20 PM

GEORGIA RAILROAD - (trad.)

Peter and I we went fishin'
Georgia Railroad I am bound;
Caught a big mud-cat, put him in the kitchen,
Georgia Railroad, Georgia gal.

I led sheep up to the pasture,
Georgia Railroad I am bound;
But my gal said: "Sheep can't you go a little faster",
Georgia Railroad, Georgia gal.

Sheep said: "Cow, I have a sore toe",
Georgia Railroad I am bound;
Cow said: "Sheep, I did not know",
Georgia Railroad, Georgia gal.

Well I'm goin' down the road and the road's all muddy,
Georgia Railroad I am bound;
But I'm so drunk I can't stand steady,
Georgia Railroad, Georgia gal.

-Greg

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Georgia Railroad
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 26 May 04 - 04:16 PM

These verses are like Gid Tanner's. I am surprised that they haven't been entered into Mudcat before.
Not in the Traditional Ballad Index, but covered by Richie's Bluegrass Messengers site.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Georgia Railroad
From: GLoux
Date: 27 May 04 - 08:13 AM

Yep...I looked for them in Mudcat in response to a request on an old-time group and didn't find them, so I "borrowed" Gid Tanner's lyrics from the Bluegrass Messengers site.

-Greg

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Georgia Railroad
From: GUEST,David Usher
Date: 13 Jul 21 - 07:54 PM

"Traditional" means we don't know who wrote the tune. Just think of all the old fiddlers forgotten before the days of records and collectors.