18 Nov 00 - 08:02 AM (#342913) Subject: High Sheriff and Police From: GUEST,vrfuson@ua.net Can anyone give me the name of a song recorded in the '50's or '60's by a Weaver's or Limelighters type group in which a portion of the lyric is "High sheriff and po-lice coming after me..."? From a separate thread: "Re previous posting: Correct email address is vrfuson@usa.net Sorry for my error." --JoeClone
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18 Nov 00 - 08:55 AM (#342928) Subject: RE: High Sheriff and Police From: Gary T I'm familiar with the song although I'm not sure I know the correct title. The chorus starts out something like "I've laid around and stayed around this old town too long" and ends with "I feel like I've gotta travel on." The DT has a version with the title "Done Laid Around" but it doesn't have the verse you mention. Possible titles are "I've Gotta Travel On" or "Gotta Travel On". |
18 Nov 00 - 09:00 AM (#342932) Subject: RE: High Sheriff and Police From: kendall Sounds like Worried Man Blues to me |
18 Nov 00 - 11:23 AM (#342998) Subject: RE: High Sheriff and Police From: Banjer Sounds like "Gotta Travel On" and I think Billy Grammer did it at one time.I'll go out on my limb on step further and say it was on the Monument label somewhere around 1958 or 9. |
18 Nov 00 - 11:26 AM (#343003) Subject: RE: High Sheriff and Police From: Banjer I checked my 45rpm data and it WAS on Monument. The flip side was Chasing A Dream. Why can I remember stuff like this from years ago and I can't tell you what I had for dinner just last night? |
18 Nov 00 - 11:27 AM (#343004) Subject: RE: High Sheriff and Police From: Amos It is a line from the Worried man blues ("It takes a worried man to sing a worried song...") as performed among others by the (shudder) Kingston Trio. A |
18 Nov 00 - 01:32 PM (#343068) Subject: RE: High Sheriff and Police From: Mike Regenstreif Sorry Amos and Kendall, the line is not from "Worried Man Blues." BTW, there are much better versions of "Worried Man Blues" than the Kingston Trio. The Carter Family, Woody Guthrie, Deborah Holland, Pete Seeger, to name a few. "It Takes A Worried Man" is an alternate title. As Gart T. and Banjer point out, the line does come from "Gotta Travel On," alternately known as "Done Laid Around. It's a revival era song and there are versions by, among others, the Weavers, the Kingston Trio, the Au Go Go Singers, Joe & Eddie, Bob Dylan, and Eric Bibb. Mike Regenstreif |
18 Nov 00 - 01:34 PM (#343069) Subject: RE: High Sheriff and Police From: GUEST,Pete Peterson The song from which it was derived (at least one of its roots) is from Galax VA, Fields Ward's Bogtrotter's band; and they called it Deadheads and Suckers. Deadheads and suckers, how can you live How can you live, darling how can you live Deadheads and suckers, how can you live When good men are dyin' every day
and a couple verses later (And I did this from memory without consulting DT; it's probalby there! |
18 Nov 00 - 01:39 PM (#343073) Subject: Lyr Add: GOTTA TRAVEL ON (Paul Clayton) From: GUEST,Gene GOTTA TRAVEL ON Recorded by Billy Grammer Words and music by Paul Clayton
I've laid around and played around this old town too long
Papa writes to Johnny; But Johnny can't come home
High sheriff and police; Ridin' after me
Want to see my honey; Want to see her bad
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18 Nov 00 - 02:53 PM (#343101) Subject: RE: High Sheriff and Police From: Amos Oh, damn, I HATE brainfarts. The tunes are pretty close and I crosswired them in long-term memory. At least i think i remember doing that.... Thanks, Mike. A |