09 Jan 03 - 12:24 PM (#862742) Subject: Lyr Req: Tom Dixon From: MMario TOM DIXON (from the singing of Willis Norrad) (Doerflinger - 'Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman - page 251) Tom Dix-on runs a cat-house way down on Har-low Street. And if you are a lum-ber hog, it's friends there you'll meet. The gals are not so pret-ty, but I guess they're not so slow, And if you are a lumber hog they'll help you spend your dough. Chorus: Good-bye, Al-ice, I'm go-ing, I'm go-ing far a-way, I'm going to the North-east Car-ry, to make an oth=er pay; My coin was made for blow-ing; girl-ie, it's up to you You can go back to old Fan's, you can join the old whore band, Oh, Al-ice, good bye, I'm go-ing. Is this all that exists of this? I couldn't find anything on the net that didn't refer back to Doerflinger - nor anything on Fan Jones - who was a rival of Tom Dixon. |
09 Jan 03 - 01:50 PM (#862843) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tom Dixon From: Charley Noble Not a clue, MMario, from either Sandy Ives' LARRY GORMAN or the MINSTRELSY OF MAINE. I suppose it's one of those rare remnants from what most traditional singers considered too rude for the ears of song collectors. Charley Noble |
09 Jan 03 - 01:57 PM (#862850) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tom Dixon From: MMario well DANG! the first verse and chorus make it look like a fun one to sing. |
08 Feb 03 - 12:24 AM (#885311) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tom Dixon From: Jim Dixon It's mentioned in The Traditional Ballad Index, which says it's in the book by William Main Doerflinger, "Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman," (1972). Here's the Ballad Index entry. -Joe Offer- Tom DixonDESCRIPTION: "Tom Dixon runs a cathouse way down on Harlow street," a frequent destination for loggers. "The girls are not so pretty, but I guess they're not so slow." The singer talks of his trips back and forth between lumber camp and Dixon's establishmentAUTHOR: unknown EARLIEST DATE: 1951 KEYWORDS: logger whore bawdy FOUND IN: Canada(Mar) REFERENCES (1 citation): Doerflinger, p. 251, "Tom Dixon" (1 text, 1 tune) File: Doe251 Go to the Ballad Search form The Ballad Index Copyright 2002 by Robert B. Waltz and David G. Engle. |
08 Feb 03 - 12:26 AM (#885312) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tom Dixon From: Jim Dixon Oops. I guess I didn't read your post carefully. Do you mean to say you have the Dorflinger book and all it contains is the one verse? |
11 Feb 03 - 04:03 PM (#887946) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tom Dixon From: MMario ayup. midi on mudcat midi page now. |