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07 Apr 00 - 09:20 AM (#208269) Subject: The Old Rat, He Got Drunk From: Allan C. This song was sung by the grandmother of a friend of mine from the mountains of North Carolina. Does anyone know if there are more lyrics in addition to these?
The old rat, he got drunk |
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07 Apr 00 - 09:43 AM (#208288) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Old Rat, He Got Drunk From: GUEST,Gene INTOXICATED RAT is in the Digital Tradition Database
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http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=3043 |
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07 Apr 00 - 11:24 AM (#208353) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Old Rat, He Got Drunk From: Allan C. Thanks, Gene. My preliminary check of the DT didn't show anything that looked quite right. I had seen the "Intoxicated Rat" but had only read the first verse. I had my friend take a look at Doc Watson's version as it appears in the DT and she said it had familiar pieces within it but was rather different from what she had heard as a child. After checking a little further I have found that this shouldn't be too surprising. It appears that this is one of many songs which probably has its roots in "Four Nights Drunk", Child #274. |
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07 Apr 00 - 01:22 PM (#208424) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Old Rat, He Got Drunk From: bill\sables Allan, One version I used to sing in the 60s was to the tune of Real Old Mountain Dew. was about a drunken mouse Oh the liquer was spilt on the bar room floor and the bar was closed for the night When a little mouse crawled from a hole in the wall in the shadow of the pale moonlight He lapped at the liquer on the bar room floor and back on his haunches he sat And all night long you could hear him roar "Bring on that bloody cat" Now the black cat came from behind the bar and he gobbled up the little white mouse And the moral of this story is Never take a drink on the house Cheers Bill |
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07 Apr 00 - 09:16 PM (#208634) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Old Rat, He Got Drunk From: GUEST,Gene Many have recorded versions of The Intoxicated Rat The Dixon Brothers [circa 30s/40s] Red Sovine Frankie Miller Doc Watson and a few others... |
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07 Apr 00 - 11:26 PM (#208692) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Old Rat, He Got Drunk From: Eluned I looked for "four nights drunk" in the digitrad and found nothing; how do the lyrics run? I think I recognize the title.... |
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07 Apr 00 - 11:32 PM (#208700) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Old Rat, He Got Drunk From: MMario try five nights drunk |