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ADD: Shout Little Lulie/SHOUT LULA

27 Feb 02 - 12:29 PM (#659118)
Subject: Shout Little Lulie
From: GUEST,lonesome gillette

Anyone have lyrics to this oldtime tune? I've heard it sung but can't remember the words.

27 Feb 02 - 12:38 PM (#659124)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shout Little Lulie
From: Mrrzy

Do you have any partials, recollections, additional info? I don't recognize it as that name...

27 Feb 02 - 12:47 PM (#659130)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shout Little Lulie
From: dick greenhaus

Damn my failing memory. Rufus Crisp sang it and it's on a Folkways LP (not yet transferred to CD). I can pick it on the banjo, but words fail me,

As I dimly recall, the chorus was:

Shout, little Lulie, shout, shout
What in the world you shoutin' about

and the verses were the general banjo tune floaters.

27 Feb 02 - 12:54 PM (#659138)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shout Little Lulie
From: Sorcha

I did find out it's a Ralph Stanley song, but couldn't find lyrics. All I found with "little Lulie" is this, and I don't think that is it.

27 Feb 02 - 01:03 PM (#659151)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shout Little Lulie
From: dick greenhaus

It's been widely recorded:

1.Acuff, Roy. Steamboat Whistle Blues (1936-39), Rounder SS023, LP (1985), cut# 7
2.Bowles, Jim. I Kind of Believe It's A Gift, Meriweather Meri 1001-2, LP (198?), cut# 8
3.Bruce, W. Guy. Folk Visions & Voices. Traditional Music & Song in North Georgia, University of Georgia, Bk (1983), p140
4.Crisp, Rufus. Rufus Crisp, Folkways FA 2342, LP (1972), cut#A.01 (Shout Little Lulu/Lulie/Luly)
5.Foreacre, Louise. Close to Home, Smithsonian/Folkways SF 40097, CD (1997), cut# 9 (Shout Little Lulu/Lulie/Luly)
6.Grayson and Whitter. Going Down Lee Highway, Davis Unlimited DU 33033, LP (1977), cut# 8
7.Iron Mountain String Band (Galax). Music from the Mountain, Heritage (Galax) 101C, Cas (1992), cut# 1
8.Jenkins, Oren. American Banjo, Folkways FA 2314, LP (1966), cut# 8
9.Jenkins, Snuffy; and Pappy Sherrill. 33 Years of Pickin' and Pluckin', Rounder 0005, LP (1971), cut# 2
10.New Lost City Ramblers. String Band Instrumentals, Folkways FA 2492, LP (1964), cut#B.08
11.Roan Mountain Hilltoppers. Down Home, Roan Mountain, CD (2000/1983), cut#15
12.Stanley Brothers. Stanley Brothers on the Air, Wango 115, LP (1976), cut#B.03 (Shout Little Lulu/Lulie/Luly)
13.Stanley, Ralph. Man and his Music, Rebel SLP 1530, LP (1974), cut# 1
14.Steele, Pete. Anglo-American Songs and Ballads, Library of Congress AFS L21, LP (196?), cut# 6 (Shout Little Lulu/Lulie/Luly)

27 Feb 02 - 03:57 PM (#659299)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shout Little Lulie
From: GUEST,lonesome gillette

Mrrzy, All I remember is a line something like: "How many nickels does it take to see Little Lulie's body shake?" pretty neat huh?

Mr Greenhaus, How did you whip out that reference list so fast? Is there some cool search engine that will do that or did you dig through your cool record collection?

27 Feb 02 - 06:41 PM (#659469)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shout Little Lulie
From: Rick Fielding

Hi Lonesome. Was just re-readin' an old Acoustic Guitar mag and saw your nice article. Your music sounds right up the alley of "Acoustic Workshop". If ya wanna get some airplay, e-mail me at rfield@interlog.com

Cheers

Rick

27 Feb 02 - 08:30 PM (#659564)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shout Little Lulie
From: dick greenhaus

I lifted it from Jane Keefer's Folk Index--neglected to credit it. Sorry.

If you use Google, enter Folk Index, and it's the first thing that comes up.

18 Sep 02 - 11:10 PM (#787191)
Subject: Lyr Add: SHOUT LULA (from Grayson & Whitter)
From: Stewie

Here is my transcription of the Grayson & Whitter version:

SHOUT LULA

Shout Little Lula, shout, shout
Tell me what you're shoutin' about

[Swing, Lula, swing]
[Whoa –o-o]

How many nickels will it take
To see Little Lula's body shake
Take a nickel, take a dime
See Little Lula's body shine

[Shout Lula]
[Yee-ho-o]
[Shake that thing]
[Swing that gal, Henry]
[Whoa-o-o]

Shout, Little Lula, shout, shout
Tell me what you're shoutin' about

Shout, Little Lula, shout and sing
Your old grandmother's gone to swing

[Whoop that fiddle]

Shout, Little Lula, shout your best
Your old grandmother's gone to rest

[Come on, Lula, swing]
[On my way, somewheres]
[First couple out]
[Swing!]

Shout, Little Lula, shout, shout
Tell me what you're shoutin' about

[Whoa-o-o]
[Swing, Lula, swing]
[Shout Lula]
[Yee-ho-o]
[Say, Henry, when you gonna pass that bottle]
[Reply: 'Bout ten minutes]
['Bout time]

[Shake that thing]

Shout, Little Lula, shout, shout
Tell me what you're shoutin' about

[Whoa-o-o]
[Come on, Lula, shout Lula, shout]

Shout, Little Lula, shout and sing
Your old grandmother's gone to swing

Recorded by G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter on 10 October 1927 in NYC and issued as Gnt 6373.

Source: transcription from reissue on Grayson & Whitter 'Complete Recorded Works Vol I' Document DOCD-8054.

--Stewie.

23 Sep 24 - 03:51 PM (#4208768)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Shout Little Lulie
From: GUEST,harggirl

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