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02 Mar 03 - 02:59 PM (#901829) Subject: Lyr Req: death of edward hawkins From: tar_heel trying to find the lyrics and something about the story of,the death of edward hawkins... |
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02 Mar 03 - 03:55 PM (#901873) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: death of edward hawkins From: katlaughing tar heel, can you give any more details? I did a quick check here and on google. Only found one reference to him here and it was just about his widow singing some songs. Google had a bunch of people by that name, but nothing specific for lyrics. kat |
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02 Mar 03 - 04:00 PM (#901882) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: death of edward hawkins From: nutty Details of a recording can be found here at Camsco CLICK No luck with lyrics though |
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02 Mar 03 - 04:16 PM (#901895) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: death of edward hawkins From: GUEST,MCP There's a little information about the song here: Death of Edward Hawkins (notes for Out in the Cold World by Kim & Jim Lansford). Mick |
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09 Mar 03 - 01:53 PM (#905949) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: death of edward hawkins From: Jim Dixon Kim & Jim Lansford credit as their source a recording by Asa Martin and the Cumberland Rangers, which appeared on the album "Dr. Ginger Blue," Rounder LP 0034 (1974), which is apparently out of print. This page lists a cassette called "Timely Tunes from Ill-Mo and Beyond" by a string band called the Ill-Mo Boys which also contains "The Death of Edward Hawkins." |
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09 Mar 03 - 07:50 PM (#906143) Subject: Lyr Add: DEATH OF EDWARD HAWKINS (from Asa Martin) From: Stewie THE DEATH OF EDWARD HAWKINS Young men, young men, come learn of me A sad and mournful history And may you not forgetful be Of the story I'll relate to thee For murder I am now arraigned And in a dungeon bound in chains And when I'm yet compelled to stay Until the 29th day of May And then I'll leave my dungeon home And be consigned to a cold, dark tomb And there I must forgotten lie Then come, young men, come see me die Come see me meet a youthful grave To trouble there no more to play My friends, I do not fear to die Or meet my Maker in the sky My sins are great, I do admit My Saviour's power is greater yet And on His mercy I rely For pardon when I come to die O welcome, death, how sweet the sound When I no longer shall be around In twenty-eight days, is yet to mourn (sic) Bound in my gloomy dungeon home And then my soul shall fly away To darkest night or brightest day And there I must forever be Through fearful, vast eternity Come stand around me, young and old, And see me welcome death so bold My youthful heart it is so brave I do not fear to meet the grave Young men, young men, be warned of me And always shun bad company And now I must bid you all adieu Remember my advice, it is so true Source: booklet insert to Asa Martin & The Cumberland Rangers 'Dr Ginger Blue: Timely Old Tunes' Rounder LP 0081. Note in booklet: We have no certain evidence that Hawkins did write the present song, although we can trace Asa's version to Hawkins' own singing, through Green Bailey's father. Hawkins was certainly familiar with folksong: in his confession he at one point echoed 'The Rambling Boy': 'I loved her as I did my own life/ And to maintain her high and gay/ I took to robbing night and day'. In any case, no matter who actually composed 'The Death of Edward Hawkins', it certain that its author modelled the song closely upon other confessional songs such as 'McAfee on the Gallows'. Although there are several recordings of this song in the Library of Congress, in so far as we are aware, the song has not appeared in any of the major folksong collections, although it is listed on Combs and Shearin's 'Syllabus of Kentucky Folklore'.[Guthrie T. Meade and Mark Wilson, p17 of booklet]. Edward Hawkins was hanged in Estill County on 28 May 1857 for the murder of James Land and Jessie Arvine. He was twenty years old at the time. Besides being credited with the composition of two songs while in prison, Hawkins gave an emotional, repentant speech at the gallows and left a long confession in the hands of the court. [Booklet p 13]. --Stewie. Corrections made per Stewie's request. --JoeClone, 10-Mar-03. |
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09 Mar 03 - 08:08 PM (#906151) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: death of edward hawkins From: Stewie A couple of corrections to the above posting: Stanza 2, line 3 should read 'I'm', not 'I've'. However, 'when' is how it appears in booklet even though 'where' would seem more apt. Stanza 8, line 2, should read 'me', not 'my'. Perhaps some kind joeclone could make those corrections and delete this post. Thanks, Stewie. |
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22 Mar 10 - 10:22 AM (#2869240) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: death of edward hawkins From: GUEST,JB Rowlette I am a direct decesdant of Edward Hawkins..My Brother did the song Death of Edward Hawkins on the albumn Dr. Ginger Blue he has a signed contract with Rounder Records for that albumn. |
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10 Oct 12 - 10:47 AM (#3417518) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Death of Edward Hawkins (from Asa Martin) From: GUEST No Sweat. If anyone is interested in Edward Hawkins you will enjoy a book called NEFARIOUS that I spent 26 years of my life in developing devoted to him. NEFARIOUS is now scheduled for release. It will be coming out on November 15, 2012, published by ITOH PRESS. You will easily be able to find it on the internet: ITOH PRESS NEFARIOUS BY NO SWEAT. You will also be able to get it through Barnes & Noble. Regarding Asa Martin''s song; it is 100% straight from the "so called" confession of Edweard Hawkins; Asa never actually wrote a singe word of that song as it is copied word for word from the confession. And I am not so sure that much of the "so called" confession was ever actually a confession at all and certainly it was not all done by Ed Hawkins; that much is obvious. E. Lowell "Robbie" / "No Sweat" Robbins, Jr. |