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07 Apr 99 - 07:55 PM (#68936) Subject: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Roger in Baltimore We had this song requested on a duplicate thread. I checked the DT and came up empty. I failed to try a forum search. Jim Kweskin and the Jug Band did it as did Judy Henske. Roger in Baltimore Messages from multiple threads combined. |
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07 Apr 99 - 08:16 PM (#68941) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: John in Brisbane Roger, in a thread some time ago I noted the virtual absence of jug band songs in the DT. I've never seen a printed collection of Kweskin's songs, but I'd be surprised if one didn't exist. In line with 'What You Can Do For Mudcat..' I'd be happy to notate some of these tunes if anyone cared to fax me the sheet music (or send me some GIF's).
You can email me on johninbrisbane@hotbot.com
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08 Apr 99 - 12:33 AM (#69008) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Ferrara If anyone finds this in a forum search, please bring the thread up again! I want it, too. I do have a transcription -- somewhere ! -- Are you as tired of hearing that as I am of saying it? I copied it down from a home-made tape done during a concert and couldn't decipher all of the words. I WILL LOOK FOR IT, but it's hiding just behind my record of Ian and Sylvia singing "The Renegade." - Rita F |
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08 Apr 99 - 01:06 AM (#69018) Subject: Lyr Add: BLUES (MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME) From: puzzled I thought Kweskins got the song from Swanson, McCarron & Morgan called Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me)
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Chorus: There another verse and more words in the chorus in this original version if you want them. These words are similar to but not the same as what Kweskins sang. And, of course, this tin pan alley tune had a little more complicated chord progression than Kweskins version did. But it is definitely the source for his jug band version.
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08 Apr 99 - 03:53 AM (#69043) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: bassen The lyrics to Kweskin's version can be found in the september 98 issue (?) of the Jug Band Rag http://mh005.infi.net/~jugband/jbr.htm bassen
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08 Apr 99 - 07:51 PM (#69256) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Jo Taylor Here's a direct link to the lyrics here I have a version just slightly different - anyone want it or is this one near enough? Jo |
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08 Apr 99 - 09:44 PM (#69276) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Cheryl in the Blue Ridge Sure |
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09 Apr 99 - 06:52 AM (#69356) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Ferrara Thanks, Jo, that's exactly what I wanted! Now if you'll just teach me to play the guitar part? (kidding...) |
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11 Apr 99 - 06:15 PM (#69996) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Jo Taylor Ferrara Aieee! I only did whistly flutey bits, and 'noises off'. My better 'arf did the guitar; we had lead mandolin. I've not heard the above-mentioned versions, only our own, we just did what the mandolin-playing genius told us to. My bit went 'parp parp!' etc...Is it the ''somebody shouts 'Hi Bill!' '' bit that you like?*G* Jo |
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12 Apr 99 - 08:10 AM (#70165) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Ferrara Actually Jo, that "another girl shouts Hi Bill" bit is the only part that I *dont* like, because, think about it, I'd be the Mrs. he was walking with, wouldn't I? The only time I've heard this song, far as I know, is when a guy named Don ("Fuzzy") Pricer sang it at the Singer's Studio in DC. I was taping, with permission, and have always wished I could get the words. Couldn't understand all of it on my across-the-room build-in-mike homemade tape. |
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12 Apr 99 - 12:40 PM (#70231) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Gene You can also find a RealAudio at - *ComedyRadio Net* |
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12 Apr 99 - 12:49 PM (#70234) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: jofield I have only three words: The Greenbrier Boys. (First album, I think. Parentheses don't count.) |
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13 Apr 99 - 06:27 PM (#70663) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Jo Taylor Ferrara - oops, I forgot it was that way round! jofield - is yours a request for the lyrics of a different song? This particular thread is for 'Blues my Naughty Sweetie'. Start a new thread which says LYR REQ: then the title/words you can remember - don't use quote marks - someone may then be able to help you, otherwise your request will get lost in this one. Jo |
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13 Apr 99 - 06:48 PM (#70666) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Joe Offer Jo, I think that in those three words, jofield was saying that you can find a terrificly funny recording of this song on Vanguard CD VMD 79317, THE BEST OF THE GREENBRIAR BOYS, featuring John Herald. My way sounds crassly commercial and nowhere near as succinct, but I guess it's clearer... -Joe Offer- |
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13 Apr 99 - 08:25 PM (#70688) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Jo Taylor Oh, I'm sorry, I'd never heard of them! How can I take my words back? I feel silly now... Jo |
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14 Apr 99 - 08:46 AM (#70854) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: jofield Oh, bien. C'est pas grave. |
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14 Apr 99 - 05:00 PM (#70942) Subject: Lyr Add: BLUES MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME From: Tony Burns I went to the Jugband Rag site and got the words to this but the chords don't all fit the tune as I know it from Kweskin's recordings. The first part is OK but it falls apart after a while. Does anyone have a better set of chords? (I'm still working on it but haven't got it yet). Here's what was at the Jugband Rag site.
BLUES MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME
Suggested tablature:
There are blues that you get from loneliness
And there are blues that you get from sleepless nights,
There are blues you get from women
And there are blues you get from trying
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14 Apr 99 - 11:03 PM (#70997) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Ferrara A man I know plays jug band and skiffle band music. I asked today whether he knows this song. Said he plays it often and will send me the words and, more important, the chords, and that I could post the chords to Mudcat if we don't already have 'em by then. He says Kweskin got it from a '20s tin pan alley record. Is that the Swanson, McCarron and Morgan that 'puzzled' mentioned? But Ed said the song goes back earlier, to maybe 1900, in the early ragtime era. |
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15 Apr 99 - 10:30 AM (#71077) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Roger the zimmer Tony, sorry can't help technically with the music bit but in all the versions I've heard traditional jazz bands perform the bit starting "There are blues you get from women..." is usually sung fast & staccato with the instrumentalists playing percussive stop chords (?is that the correct term?) behind. Usually finishes off with a flashy solo by tenor banjo player. |
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15 Apr 99 - 11:42 AM (#71091) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: The 20's tin pan alley record is indeed the Swanson, McCarron and Morgan tune i mentioned. It has one other verse than i wrote above. The chorus is repeated three times with slightly different words each time. I'll list them if anyone wants. If there is an earlier version from the ragtime era, I would really like to know about what and where. If you can get more info on that, Ferrara, I would be very happy. I do feel like one of the problems with "intellectual property" rights when it comes to songs is that there always seems to be an earlier version out there somewhere. Maybe forgotten. Or maybe remembered as classics such as Three Night's Drunk, the words and the tune have been there for a long time. I really believe that there is nothing new under the sun. I have a 1923 record that sounds like it could have been a 1950's rockabilly tune. Same style. How much older than the recording was that style and tune from? How long do you suppose people have had the blues their naughty sweetie gave to them? |
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15 Apr 99 - 01:48 PM (#71121) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: puzzled that last message was from me. I don't know why it left my name off? |
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26 Oct 99 - 10:40 PM (#128425) Subject: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweety Gave To From: h I just wanna sing this song. I know Jim Kweskin recorded it, back in the pleistocene. And I know it was recorded long before that. But I can't find it. Can anybody help? Let me know. h@inav.net |
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26 Oct 99 - 11:07 PM (#128432) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweety Gave To From: Stewie It's on the latest Kweskin compilation issued earlier this year by Vanguard - Jim Kweskin and the Jug Band 'Acoustic Swing and Jug' Vanguard 79521-2. Great sound on this CD, much better than on an earlier (and almost identical in terms of songs) compilation on Vanguard. Cheers, Stewie |
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29 Oct 99 - 07:54 PM (#129661) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweety Gave To From: Jo Taylor There was a lengthy thread not long ago about this - try a forum search... Jo Taylor |
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21 Dec 99 - 05:50 PM (#152597) Subject: The blues my naughty sweetie gives to me From: dave@davidgmartin.demon.co.uk Help, I have been looking for the lyrics to this song it feels like forever. I know that it was performed by the greenbriar boys. Anybody help? Thanks in advance if you can. Dave |
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21 Dec 99 - 06:08 PM (#152610) Subject: Lyr Add: BLUES MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME From: Tony Burns This has been a popular topic recently.
I went to the Jugband Rag site and got the words to this but the chords don't all fit the tune as I know it from Kweskin's recordings. The first part is ok but it falls apart after a while. Does anyone have a better set of chords? (I'm still working on it but haven't got it yet). Here's what was at the Jugband Rag site. BLUES MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME Suggested tablature: There are blues that you get from loneliness And there are blues that you get from sleepless nights, There are blues you get from women when you see 'em going swimming and you haven't got a bathing suit yourself. And there are blues you get from trying to keep your Uncle Bill from dying, and he afterwards forgets you in his will.
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21 Dec 99 - 11:12 PM (#152741) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The blues my naughty sweetie gives t From: Roger in Baltimore Here it is again? This is the third request in a month. Is it the moon? Is it in the ether? Inquiring minds want to know. Big RiB |
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21 Dec 99 - 11:24 PM (#152748) Subject: RE: The blues my naughty sweetie gives to me From: Rick Fielding Took the words outta my mouth Rog. Guess there's a lotta "naughty sweeties" operatin' out there! Or else they've released Kweskin and the Greenbriars on CD. Rick |
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28 Jan 00 - 05:54 PM (#169929) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The blues my naughty sweetie gives t From: GUEST,Francis D. Greetings from the Blue Mountains of Oz! May I recommend the version that introduced me to the song.. that of the Captain Matchbox Whoopie Band, on their 1974? album "Wangaratta Wahine". A fabulous album with a great cover by cartoonist Michael Leunig, since re-released on CD. My email is francis_dutton@hotmail.com if anyone needs more help finding it. Best, F.D. |
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30 Jul 00 - 09:40 AM (#267822) Subject: the blues my naughty sweetie gave to me From: GUEST,stoddard19 |
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30 Jul 00 - 10:54 AM (#267867) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: the blues my naughty sweetie gave to From: GUEST,Wesley S at Home I think you can find these over at the Jugband Rag website. |
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30 Jul 00 - 07:13 PM (#268140) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: the blues my naughty sweetie gave to From: Pene Azul Wesley was dead on. You can get the lyrics here (click). PA |
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30 Jul 00 - 08:11 PM (#268187) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: the blues my naughty sweetie gave to From: Mrrzy I know a version very different inthe verses in many places. If I could only remember the beginning, or the song before it on the tape - it was called Jung Band music, someone taped it for me, who was it if it had both Jug Band Music and this blues, plus Memphis information get in touch with my Marie??? I'd love to get it on CD, the tape is getting kind of whiny... and then I'll post the lyrics to that version. |
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31 Jul 00 - 10:02 AM (#268487) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: the blues my naughty sweetie gave to From: Mrrzy Apparently it's a Kweskin, I'm looking for it. I've recalled some of the lyrics, but if I could hear the song before it, I'd remember them all.... |
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31 Jul 00 - 09:42 PM (#269080) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: the blues my naughty sweetie gave to From: Bud Savoie The Greenbriar Boys did it on their second album. Something like: There are blues you get from wimmin When you see 'em goin' swimmin' And you haven't got a bathin' suit yourself. There are blues that start to flicker When you've had a lot of likker And someone goes and takes it off the shelf. There are blues you get from waitin' in the dark, And blues you get from walkin' in the park, There are blues you get from settin' In a taxicab and frettin' Every time you hear the meter jump the clock. And there are blues you get from cryin' When your Uncle Bill is dyin' And he afterwards forgets you in his will. There's the blues you get from kisses When you're walkin' with your missus And another woman shouts, "Hi, Bill!" But the kind to make you start, make you really shake and shiver, The kind to make you want to end it all in the river, That's the blues my naughty sweetie gave to me. |
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31 Jul 00 - 09:44 PM (#269083) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: the blues my naughty sweetie gave to From: Mrrzy Pretty close, Bud! |
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01 Aug 00 - 07:08 AM (#269300) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: the blues my naughty sweetie gave to From: Bud Savoie By the way, does this song refer to what is now euphemistically called "STD"? |
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03 Dec 01 - 10:23 AM (#602671) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Jerry Rasmussen I've known this song since the fifties, when Bob Scobey recorded it, with Clancy Hayes singing the lead. The Scobey band was the main force in reviving classic jazz (dixieland in its watered down version) and did many, many great songs.. Sailing Down To Chesapeake Bay, Oceana Roll, Silver Dollar, Peoria, Beale Street Blues, etc. The albums have all been re-issued on Old-Time Jazz. Jerry |
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03 Dec 01 - 02:51 PM (#602854) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: GUEST,Greycap Also recorded by Lu Watters & his Yerba Buena Jass Band - don't know the date, though. About late '50s? |
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03 Dec 01 - 03:18 PM (#602876) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Jerry Rasmussen Greycap: Good guess on dates... I believe that Bob Scobey played trumper with the Yerba Buena Jazz Band before starting his own band. I believe that all the the Yerba Buena stuff is also available on CD.. Jerry |
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04 Dec 01 - 08:51 AM (#603285) Subject: RE: LYR REQ. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Rincon Roy Just heard this tune several times this last weekend at the annual Thanksgiving Dixieland/trad jazz Festival in San Diego.... (Oh, play that thing!) |
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24 Jan 02 - 10:36 AM (#634599) Subject: 'Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me' From: Murph10566 This was an old Jim Kweskin Jug Band tune (ca mid-60's)... My old LP finally self-destructed years ago, before I had the foresight to memorize or otherwise work the tune out. Certainly not a critical request, but I would appreciate any help tendered my way... Does anyone remember Jim's Band ? Maria 'Midnight at the Oasis' Muldaur was a member, with solid fiddle and vocals... Thanks, M. |
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24 Jan 02 - 11:22 AM (#634625) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: 'Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gav From: Sorcha Posted in the forum here! by Tony Burns, but he thinks the chords aren't quite right. |
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24 Jan 02 - 11:36 AM (#634641) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: 'Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gav From: Jerry Rasmussen Sure, I remember Jim Kweskin and his band... an amazing group of musicians. I heard them in the sixties before they self-destructed. I know the song from the singing of Clancy Hayes with Bob Scobey's Frisco band. I don't think anyone could touch Clancy as a singer, even though I really liked Jim's singing. Jerry |
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24 Jan 02 - 01:14 PM (#634728) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: 'Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gav From: Murph10566 Thanks Sorcha & Jerry - (and Tony) Those ARE the lyrics as I remember them so long ago - I'll have to try the chording to see if that works better than my old approach... I always had trouble with the vamping progression ... You know, I tried a number of times to find something on this tune through the Digitrad (no luck); I never thought to run a thread-trace... typical rookie... Thanks again, Murph
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24 Jan 02 - 01:17 PM (#634735) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: 'Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gav From: Sorcha Murph, I found it using the Forum Search in the Quick Links drop down menu. |
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27 Sep 02 - 03:26 PM (#792566) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: GUEST,Bill Kennedy Bruce Hutton does it with Hesperus on thier 'For No reason At All' cd |
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27 Sep 02 - 11:45 PM (#792793) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: GUEST,Clint Keller I don't know how to break it to you, but the Hoosier Hotshots used to do this in the 40's, maybe the 30's. They also did The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish and The Coat and the Shirt Do All of the Work, But the Vest Gets all the Gravy. My God, doesn't anyone remember the Hoosier Hotshots? Hezzie, Kenny, Frank and Gabey? Clint |
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28 Sep 02 - 01:41 AM (#792826) Subject: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me-publish date From: Joe Offer Who Wrote That Song? (Dick & Harriet Jacobs, 1994) says that "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me" was written in 1919 - words and music by Charles McCarron, Carey Morgan, and Arthur Swanstrom. It was popularized by Ted Lewis, date of recording not shown. Spike Jones did a recording of it, and so did Glenn Miller. -Joe Offer- |
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28 Sep 02 - 03:21 AM (#792851) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: denise:^) I heard it on a (VERY) old John Denver recording...might've even been before he was "John Denver..." |
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24 Feb 03 - 08:50 PM (#897832) Subject: Lyr Req: The Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: GUEST,stoddard19@aol.com |
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24 Feb 03 - 09:21 PM (#897852) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Joe Offer I send lyrics and a link to Stoddard by e-mail, and deleted his request thread and moved his message here. -Joe Offer- |
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24 Feb 03 - 09:52 PM (#897865) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Bee-dubya-ell Whale Oil Beef Hooked! A friend played this at a party just a few nights ago. I'd never heard it before and I loved it. I made a mental note to search the 'Cat for the words, but I guess it should've been a paper note 'cause the mental one got lost. So here it just appears like one of those mushrooms that just pops up in your yard overnight. Amazing! Bruce |
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25 Feb 03 - 09:19 AM (#898218) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: Bullfrog Jones Those mushrooms are popping up all over Bruce. I'm listening (online) to last Wednesday's Mike Harding Folk Show on BBC Radio 2 and guess what he just played...... BJ |
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26 Feb 03 - 02:24 AM (#898893) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: AKS I first met with these blues on an LP that had 'Spanky & Our Gang Live' printed on it, 'twas 'round 1974/5. AKS |
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28 Feb 03 - 01:03 PM (#900489) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: simon-pierre There was a very intersting article on Kweskin - who is still playing - in the New-York Times yesterday: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/27/arts/27KWES.html I may copy and paste if asked (I don't remember what is the politic about this, but it would be great for further reference). |
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13 Apr 04 - 01:20 PM (#1160992) Subject: Chords Add: BLUES MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME From: GUEST,Larry Graves lgraves@nemonet.com My thanks to Tony re: Subject: Lyr Add: BLUES MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME From: Tony Burns Date: 14 Apr 99 - 05:00 PM In The Mudcat Shop: River The words jogged my memory and the chords started coming back to mind. I modified the words a bit to match what I'd learned in the 60's while serving in the Navy with an officer who said he played this while a member of The Back Porch Majority. BLUES MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME Em There are blues that you get from loneliness Am And there are blues that you get from pain. B7 And there are blues when you are lonely Em For your one and only F# B7 Blues you can never explain. Em I said there are blues that you get from sleepless nights, Am Oh, but the meanest blues that I've seen: E E7 They're the blues that I've got on my mind, A A7 A I mean the very meanest kind, D7 G Blues my naughty sweetie gives to me. Fret: 3 2 1 Open Single string rundown on 6th string: G F# F E last note into Em Chord Rundown matches 1st three words. Also, nice effect if each chord in the next 6 lines is hit as one single stroke as the words are sung. Seventh line continue normal strumming. 3 2 1 Em Well there are blues you get from women Em When you see 'em going swimming Em Em And you haven't got a bathing suit yourself. Am There are blues you get much quicker Am When you're drinking lots of liquor, Am Am And somebody goes and takes it off the shelf. B7 And there are blues you get when everything's in hock, Em When your sweetie doesn't answer when you knock, F# And there are blues you get from getting In a taxicab and fretting B7 Every time you feel the bumper jump a clock. And there are (Em)blues you get from trying To keep your Uncle Bill from dying, And he afterwards forgets you in his will. And there are (Am)blues you get from kisses When you're walking with your Mrs. And another baby shouts, "Hi, Bill!" But the (E7)blues that make you hop and wanna stop and shake and shiver (A7)Blues that make you wanna go and end it in the river, (D7)Blues my naughty sweetie gives to (G)me. |
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08 Jul 04 - 12:19 PM (#1221437) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: GUEST,braney5@yahoo.com I used to sing this with a band called the Greasy Greens and here are a few modifications we used. But the bluest blues there be Are the blues that I've got on my mind They're the very meanest kind The blues my naughty sweetie gives to me. There are blues you get from setting In a taxi cab and fretting Every time you hear the bumper jump the clock.(that's the ticking of the meter) But the blues that make you wanna hop and stomp and shake and shiver It's a great song for big bands because everyone can take a line or two. |
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29 Sep 07 - 07:17 AM (#2159836) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: GUEST,anythinglovecantbuy-youtube The John Denver lyric: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me This song was first released on the John Denver Sings album. It is the only album it has been released on. Now there are blues that you get from happiness There are blues that you get from pain Blues when you are lonely for your one and only Blues that are hard to explain And there are blues that you get from waitin' Oh, but the meanest, the meanest blues that be There are kinda I got on my mind Blues there are all very meanest kind Blues my naughty sweetie gives to me Oh, yeah Oh, there are blues you get from women when you see 'em goin' swimmin' and you haven't got a bathin' suit yourself There are blues that start to flicker when you had a lot of liquor and someone goes and takes it off the shelf There are blues you get from waitin' on the dock, and you wonderin' if your little boat is gonna rock Blues you keep a-gettin' in a taxicab a-pettin' every time you hear the meter jump the clock There are blues you get from tryin' to keep your uncle Will from dyin' and he afterwards forgets you in his will There are blues that get from kisses when you are walkin' with the missus and another baby shouts, "Hey, Bill!" Blues that kinda make you hop and can't wait to shake and shiver, kinda make you want to end it all in the river Blues my naughty sweetie gives to me Oh, swing that thing! Now there are blues you get from women when you see 'em goin' swimmin' and you haven't got a bathin' suit your own self There are blues that start to flicker when you had a lot of liquor and someone goes and takes it off the shelf There are blues you get from waitin' on the dock, and you wonderin' if your little boat is gonna rock Blues you keep a-gettin' in a taxicab a-pettin' every time you hear the meter jump the clock There are blues you get from tryin' to keep your uncle Will from dyin' and he afterwards forgets you in his will There are blues that get from kisses when you are walkin' with the missus and another baby shouts, "Hey, Patrick!" Blues that kinda make you hop and can't wait to shake and shiver, kinda make you want to end it all in the river Blues my naughty sweetie gives to me Let me hear it again Oh, blues my naughty sweetie gives to me Just one more time Blues my naughty sweetie gives to me Yeah! |
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29 Sep 07 - 11:40 AM (#2159921) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to Me From: GUEST,Jim Sneezy Waters and Zeke Mazurek do a great version of this tune. I don't think they've recorded it, but I've heard them do it live several times. |
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03 Oct 07 - 07:20 AM (#2162629) Subject: Lyr Add: BLUES (MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME) From: Jim Dixon Here are the original lyrics, from the sheet music at The Archive of Popular American Music at UCLA: BLUES (MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME) Arthur N. Swanstone, Charles R. McCarron, & Carey Morgan New York: Jos. W. Stern & Co., © 1919. VERSE 1. What is that song about kisses? What is that song about smiles? If I could have my way, I'd sing a song today That would beat them all by miles. I wouldn't sing about smiling. That's not the title I'd choose. I would sing about what I've got, and what I've got's the weary blues. CHORUS 1: There are blues that you get from worry, There are blues that you get from pain, And there are blues when you're lonely, For your one and only, The blues you can never explain. There are blues that you get from longing, But the bluest blues that can be Are the sort of blues that's on my mind. They're the very meanest kind, The blues my naughty sweetie gives to me. VERSE 2. No use in chasing those rainbows. Rainbows will never help you. They look so bright and gay, but they will fade away, Then you'll find the sky's all blue. Look at the ocean and that's blue. My sweetie's eyes are blue too. When she got me, she blew away, and natur'ly that makes me blue. CHORUS 2: There are blues that you get when single. Those are blues that will give you pain, And there are blues when you're lonely, For your one and only, The blues you can never explain. There are blues that you get from longing To hold someone on your knee, But the kind of blues that always stabs, Comes from hiring taxicabs, The blues my naughty sweetie gives to me. CHORUS 3: There are blues that you get from sweetie When she phones to another guy, And there are blues when your honey Spends all of your money And blues when she tells you a lie. There are blues that you get when married, Wishing that you could be free. But the kind of blues that's good and blue Comes from buying wine for two, The kind of blues my sweetie gives to me. |
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30 Mar 08 - 08:17 AM (#2300983) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me) From: GUEST blues my naughty is a goood song. |
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30 Mar 08 - 08:46 AM (#2300995) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me From: Spangled Drongo Just looked at this thread - reminded me of an old 78rpm that died a stepped on death on a drunken W1 night in 66 or 67 - but the lyric started " There are blues that make you happy......". As I remember the band (jug) was pre-WWW2. Any clues ?? |
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02 Apr 08 - 12:22 AM (#2304189) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me) From: Jim Dixon Drongo: Could you be thinking of SMILES? The chorus begins "There are smiles that make us happy; There are smiles that make us blue." |
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12 Feb 09 - 11:57 PM (#2565621) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me) From: GUEST,warplan Chorus [1] There are blues that you get from worry.//4 bars Am There are blues that you get from pain.//4 bars Dm And there are blues when you're lonely For your one and only.//4 bars E7 The blues you can never explain.//4 bars B7 E7 There are blues that you get from longing.//4 bars Am But the bluest blues that be.//4 bars Dm Are the sort of blues that's on my mind, They're the very meanest kind.//4 bars E7 The blues my naughty sweetie gives to me.//4 bars G C ------------------------------------------- Composers: Arthur N. Swanstone, Charles A. McCarron, Carey Morgan Publisher: Jos. W. Stern & Co, 1919 |
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19 Nov 11 - 05:40 PM (#3260173) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me) From: Tigger the Tiger Jim Kweskin Jug Band was doing this in the 1960s;he still does it. |
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20 Nov 11 - 01:12 PM (#3260475) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me) From: Stringsinger Am B7 (It's important to add the B7) And there are blues that you get from pain. My friend, Bill Rutan (The Jazz Banjo Man) does the best version I've heard. He doesn't record because he's too busy working gigs to find the time. |
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21 Nov 11 - 11:17 AM (#3260939) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me) From: Vic Smith I can remember hearing a parody of this called Blues My Sweaty Nightie Gave To Me but I can't - perhaps fortunately - remember the words. |
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24 Mar 12 - 12:28 AM (#3328009) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me) From: GUEST,maxoz try one of these! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WekQGKDnysw&feature=related |
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15 Mar 20 - 02:07 PM (#4039719) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me) From: GUEST,aiaiai Hi, does anyone know the background, the story related to this song? I would love to know more about it! |
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15 Mar 20 - 04:09 PM (#4039744) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me) From: Helen Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band is a part of the personal history of a lot of people my age. They used to do courtyard concerts and dances at our university when I was there in the early '70's. I also remember their May Day dances at the town hall. Brothers Mic and Jim Conway co-founded the band. They were all brilliant. High energy, clever musicians, funny, creative. Memorable. (May Day is a workers' day celebrating the introduction of the 8 hour day but in NSW we have the Labour Day public holiday in early October.) Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me |