|
06 Feb 01 - 11:53 PM (#391855) Subject: heap of little horses From: GUEST,bob jr you folks have always come through for me i am looking for the words and hopefully the chords to heap of little horses (at least thats what i think its called ) go to sleep go to sleep um i forget then when you wake right away all the pretty horses dablled and grey sad and something something something heap of little horses (my memory is gone sorry ) |
|
07 Feb 01 - 12:11 AM (#391865) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: heap of little horses From: Night Owl hi Bob.....I think the song you're looking for is in the database here. If you type in [Pretty Little Horses]in the blue "Digitrad Lyrics Search" box it should come up for you...complete with a midi of the tune. Hope it's the right one! |
|
07 Feb 01 - 12:18 AM (#391871) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: heap of little horses From: bob jr night owl it is close very close and the melody is very samilar but its not the one i learned when i was a kid maybe just another one of these kid songs with endless variants? |
|
07 Feb 01 - 12:19 AM (#391873) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: heap of little horses From: Allan C. "All the Pretty Little Horses" is in the DigiTrad here: http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=208 You may have heard it in the 60's under the name "Hush-A-Bye" by Peter, Paul and Mary on their In the Wind album. Their lyrics are here: http://www.peterpaulandmary.com/music/f-03-02.htm |
|
07 Feb 01 - 12:35 AM (#391881) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: heap of little horses From: bob jr um its not quite the same song the lyrics are different but close i am pretty sure this one is called heap of pretty horses but it does have some similar lyrics it was also a round i think... |
|
07 Feb 01 - 12:57 AM (#391893) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: heap of little horses From: Allan C. Oh. I looked some more and found a reference to Lomax's recording of Texas Gladden lulling her granddaughter to sleep with "Whole Heap of Pretty Horses". I'll see what else I can find. |
|
07 Feb 01 - 01:02 AM (#391896) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: heap of little horses From: bob jr thank you allan that sounds right whole heap of pretty horses is more of the lyric i remeber it now when you wake right away all the pretty little horses something etc whole heap of pretty horses |
|
07 Feb 01 - 01:28 AM (#391906) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: heap of little horses From: Allan C. Unfortunately, I hit a dead end. I was only able to find out what you saw in my previous post and that the song can be heard on the "Alan Lomax Collection Sampler, Volume 1, Voices From the South" CD. I don't have any of my Lomax books at hand either. Maybe someone else will know it (he said hopefully). |
|
07 Feb 01 - 01:40 AM (#391910) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: heap of little horses From: Night Owl I sure hope so too Allan....curious here about it being a round. |
|
07 Feb 01 - 01:47 AM (#391914) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: heap of little horses From: GUEST,Wendy Hi - I typed in the lyrics to the Texas Gladden version in this thread. (Maybe that's what you were saying you found?) You can also find a few versions of this song (and related lullabies) at the library of congress/american memory site by typing in "all the pretty little horses" here . I really like JL Goree's "Pretty Little Ponies". Note that each page that gives you the mp3 also tells you where to look in the field notes for more info and lyrics. In the other thread, people talked about the origins of this song. Since then, I've been thinking that perhaps those origins (singer is listening to her own baby unattended) are only really for the lambie verse (and versions of the song containing it). Perhaps the lullaby already existed and was personalized with that expressive verse? Wendy |
|
07 Feb 01 - 01:48 AM (#391915) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: heap of little horses From: bob jr it is a nice one allan my grandmother taught me it when i was very young its like go to sleep (go to sleep) echo pattern the melody is very similar to all the pretty horses but the words are a little different if i knew how the tunes were added i think i could play it for you but maybe not the countermelody which is also lovely thanks all for your help so far |
|
07 Feb 01 - 02:11 AM (#391923) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: heap of little horses From: GUEST,Wendy Don't know how to turn my cd recording into chords for you, but you can listen to a sample of Texas Gladden courtesy of Amazon.com here . |
|
07 Feb 01 - 05:52 AM (#391972) Subject: ADD: Whole Heap A' Litttle Horses From: Stewie Here's the transcription from Vol 2 of Southern Journey:
WHOLE HEAP A LITTLE HORSES
Cheers, Stewie. Elizabeth LaPrelle recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJK540_YnpI Texas Gladden performance (Lomax): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8vqd_ipNYU
|
|
07 Feb 01 - 07:28 PM (#392654) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: heap of little horses From: bob jr well thanks again to you all i have peiced together the version i knew as a child the lyrics are close to the gladden version and the melody close to the version of all the pretty horses found in the mudcat library so here is the verions i learned as i now remeber it go to sleep /go to sleep/go to sleep little baby when you awake/right away/all the pretty horses black and grey/sorrel and bay/whole heap of little horses black and bay/sorrel and grey/whole heap of little horses that is the whole thing thanks for helping me remeber it |
|
18 May 23 - 06:01 AM (#4172491) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Whole Heap of Little Horses From: GUEST Whole Heap Of Little Horses Traditional Capo 3rd fret (Am) Go to sleep, (C)go to sleep, (Dm)Go to sleep, you little (Am)baby. When you wake, (C)get some cake, (E)Ride them pretty little (Am)horses. (C) (Dm) (Am) (C) (Dm) (Am) Black and bay, (C)sorrel and gray, (Dm)Whole heap of little (Am)horses. Black and bay, (C)sorrel and gray, (E)Whole heap of little (Am)horses. (Dm) (E) (Am) (Dm) (E) (Am) (Dm) (E) (Dm) (G) (E) (Am) (E) (Am) (Dm) (E) (Am) (Dm) (E) (Am) (G) (E) (Am) Little old horse, (C)little old cow, (Dm)Amblin' around the (Am)old hay mow. Little old horse, (C)he took a chew, (E)Darned if I don't, said the (Am)old cow too. (G) (F) (E) (Am) (G) (E) (Am) (F) (E) (Am) (G) (E) (Am) Go to sleep, (C)go to sleep, (Dm)Go to sleep you little (Am)baby. Black and a bay, (C)sorrel and a gray, (E)Whole heap of little (Am)horses. Go to sleep, (C)go to sleep, (Dm)Go to sleep you little (Am)baby. Black and a bay, (C)sorrel and a gray, (E)Whole heap of little (Am)horses. The Chieftains and Patty Griffin version. janhauenstein@gmx.de www.janhauenstein.com |