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21 Jan 05 - 12:43 AM (#1383951) Subject: Lyr Req: Johnny fell down in the bucket From: GUEST,embargo15 My father used to sing a folk song ... "Johnny fell down in the bucket, the bucket fell down in the well" each verse ended with "tingling, tingling ... I played on my spanish guitar." I'd love to find the lyrics for sentimental reasons. Can anyone help? |
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21 Jan 05 - 01:22 AM (#1383982) Subject: ADD: Johnny fell down in the bucket From: Joe Offer Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket Johnny fell down in the bucket, The bucket fell down in the well. His wife cut the rope to the bucket And Johnny fell down into... Tring-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling tra-la-la-la Sweet as the voices we hear from afar, Tring-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling tra-la-la-la He played on his Spanish guitar. While Johnny was walking in Hades As meek and as calm as a lamb, He stepped on a red-hot poker, And said Well, I'll be... Satan said, Look here, young fellow, We'll allow no cussin in.... Sung by Miss Gloria Trail, Farmington, Arkansas, 5 October 1941 Source: Vance Randolph, Ozark Folksongs, #420 I don't quite get how the second verse is supposed to be organized. Can you explain, Embargo? Click to play-Joe Offer-Here's the Traditional Ballad Index entry: Johnny Fell Down in the BucketDESCRIPTION: "Johnny fell down the bucket, The bucket fell down the well, His wife cut the rope... And Johnny fell down into -- (nonsense chorus)." "Johnny was walking in Hades, As meek and calm as a lamb, She stepped on a red-hot poker, And said, Well, I'll be --"AUTHOR: unknown EARLIEST DATE: 1941 (Randolph) KEYWORDS: humorous Hell wordplay FOUND IN: US(So) REFERENCES (1 citation): Randolph 420, "Johnny Fell Down the Bucket" (1 text, 1 tune) Roud #7631 CROSS-REFERENCES: cf. "Hallelujah" NOTES: Like "Hallelujah" or "Hopalong Peter," this is one of those "hidden word" songs -- the verse leads you to expect the last word, which is usually not fit for polite company. But instead of saying the word, it breaks off into the chorus. - RBW File: R420 Go to the Ballad Search form The Ballad Index Copyright 2011 by Robert B. Waltz and David G. Engle. |
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21 Jan 05 - 07:38 AM (#1384148) Subject: RE: Req/Add: Johnny fell down in the bucket From: The Fooles Troupe Try While Johnny was walking in Hades As meek and as calm as a lamb, He stepped on a red-hot poker, And said Well, I'll be... Ting-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling tra-la-la-la Satan said, Look here, young fellow, Ting-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling tra-la-la-la We'll allow no cussin in.... which obviously goes ummediately into a chorus of some sort, or perhaps another verse or the first verse again (in order to 'cover up' the obvious missing words)... maybe it never finishes.... :-) It's very much 'English Humour' style .... |
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21 Jan 05 - 12:43 PM (#1384456) Subject: RE: Req/Add: Johnny fell down in the bucket From: Joe Offer Yeah, Robin - that's the way I figured it, too; but I think the Tring-ling is supposed to fill in for naughty words like "hell" and "damn." -Joe Offer- |
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21 Jan 05 - 03:36 PM (#1384597) Subject: RE: Req/Add: Johnny fell down in the bucket From: Snuffy How about something like this, with a short third verse While Johnny was walking in Hades As meek and as calm as a lamb, He stepped on a red-hot poker, And said Well, I'll be... Tring-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling tra-la-la-la Sweet as the voices we hear from afar, Tring-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling tra-la-la-la He played on his Spanish guitar. Satan said, Look here, young fellow, We'll allow no cussin in.... Tring-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling tra-la-la-la Sweet as the voices we hear from afar, Tring-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling tra-la-la-la He played on his Spanish guitar. |
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21 Jan 05 - 04:08 PM (#1384626) Subject: RE: Req/Add: Johnny fell down in the bucket From: GUEST,embargo15 Thanks! It's been driving me nuts for weeks. Yes, the tring-ling chorus always chimed in to bleep out naughty words. It was almost like a voice over. My father claimed that there were over a hundred verses, but I couldn't even remember the first one! Thanks again for refershing a childhood memory. |
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13 Mar 05 - 02:22 AM (#1433502) Subject: RE: Req/Add: Johnny fell down in the bucket From: GUEST,jessierinv@aol.com My Great-Grandad always sang the last verse like this: the Devil heard Johnny a cussin' and locked him right up in a cell he said "now look here, young feller they'll be no such cussin' in" tring a ling ling tra la la la.... |
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29 May 05 - 11:18 AM (#1495487) Subject: RE: Req/Add: Johnny fell down in the bucket From: GUEST,mlp1957mm I've been looking for the second verse for some time now. I couln't remeber it. Thanks. We always sang the last verse like this: Now Satan heard Johnny A cussin' And locked him up in a cell. He said now Johnny old fellow We don't 'low cussin' in Tring ling ling tra la la la He played on his Spanish Guitar |
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04 Nov 11 - 03:48 PM (#3250375) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket (Ozark From: GUEST,lisa page 3: Charlie Went Down In The Bucket from Bonnie K. First, the lyrics: Charlie went down in the bucket, The bucket went down in the well. His wife cut the rope to the bucket And Charlie went straight down to ― Tring, ling, ling, ling- Tra, la, la, la Sweet were the voices he heard from afar Tring, ling, ling, ling- Tra, la, la, la As he played on his Spanish guitar. Charlie went straight down to Hades And hit with an awful 'Wham!' He stumped his toe on a red hot poker And said, 'I don't give a ― Tring, ling, ling ling, Tra, la, la, la, Sweet were the voices he heard from afar Tring ling, ling, ling, Tra, la, la, la As the played on his Spanish guitar Now the Devil heard Charlie a'cursing And locked him up in a cell I know you're a mighty fine fellow But we allow no cursing in ― Tring, ling, ling, ling, Tra, la, la, la, As he played on his Spanish guitar. |
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19 Feb 12 - 03:54 AM (#3310865) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST,Mac My wife learned this song from her Mother as a child but her version said " these were the voices he heard from the fire" instead of " sweet were the voices he heard from afar" and it was Charley instead of Johnny. |
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28 Nov 12 - 12:44 PM (#3443768) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST Oh Johnny fell down in the bucket the bucket fell down in the well his wife cut the rope to the bucket and Johnny fell clear down to ... Johnny fell clear down to Hades and struck with a terrible bam he stepped on a red hot poker and uttered the words I'll be... Oh the Devil heard Johnny a cussin' And threw him right into a cell He said I'll have no cussin' a way down here in ... ting a ling ling ling ling tra la la la sweet are the voices that come from a far ting a ling ling ling ling tra la la la as I play on my spanish guitar As sung by my father as long as I can remember, with his Martin guitar he bought in high school. He was born in 1918 and is still alive. |
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02 Jun 13 - 09:01 PM (#3522070) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST,young at heart I checked out this website hoping to find more verses than the 3 my grandmother taught me back in the 40's. She was a nurse at a boy's camp in the early 20's and I got the impression that many of the songs and games she taught me came from there. The following are the words she sang. Oh, Johnny went down in the bucket, oh, Johnny went down in the well, His wife cut the string on the bucket,and Johnny went straight down to... Tinga linga linga linga linga linga tra la la la Music is sweeter when heard from afar Tinga linga linga linga linga linga tra la la la When played on a Spanish guitar. Now Johnny went straight down to Hades and fell with an awful slam. He stepped on a red hot shovel and said "Well I will be... Tinga linga linga linga linga linga tra la la la Music is sweeter when heard from afar Tinga linga linga linga linga linga tra la la la When played on a Spanich guitar. The Devil came right up to Johnny and locked him up in a cell. He said "Look here young fellow. We'll have no such language in Tinga linga linga linga linga linga tra la la la Music is sweeter when heard from afar Tinga linga linga linga linga linga tra la la la Does anyone out there have more verses? When played on a Spanish guitar. |
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02 Jun 13 - 09:28 PM (#3522075) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST,young at heart Whoops! My cursor must have been in the wrong place when I added that last question. "Does anyone out there have more verses?" is NOT part of the song. Sorry about that. |
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17 Jun 13 - 10:29 AM (#3527140) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST The first verse is the same as we sang ("his wife cut the rope to the bucket, and Johnny went straight down to--"). I can't remember the second verse at all, unfortunately. We sang the last verse as: Well Satan heard Johnny a-cussin' And locked him up in a cell He said "We won't have you, no sir! We don't use that language in--' And the chorus was: Ting-a-ling, ting-a-ling, tra-la-la-la Sweet as the music when heard from afar Ting-a-ling, ting-a-ling, tra-la-la-la He played on his Spanish guitar |
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29 Nov 14 - 04:05 AM (#3680911) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST,S. D. Lindstrom My mother sang to my brother and I one last verse. She always slowed the tempo down for "dramatic effect" I guess. It went something like this: If you're ever walking in Hades Let me give you a tip. The devil don't cotton to cussin' So if you do you'll be in deep... Ting ling ling ling and fa la la la Sweet little voices we hear from afar Ting ling ling ling and fa la la la He played on his spanish guitar...Ole'! The first part of the song went pretty much like what is already written here with just minor changes (probably depends a lot on which part of the south you come from). Thanks for the trip down memory lane. It always tickled me to hear my mom sing this 'cause we would sing with her but real soft like we were getting away with something bad. She passed last year at the ripe old age of 83 but she was still a card right up to the end. And we still miss her sense of humor. |
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20 May 15 - 07:05 PM (#3710430) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST I learned this song at an all girls camp, many of our camp songs with male main characters were naturally changed to females (for example we sang "father Abraham, had many DAUGHTERS..." etc.). This song was one of those that was changed, so it went something like this, though I probably have the name wrong. Oh Sally went down in the bucket, The bucket went down in the well, Someone let go of the bucket, And Sally went down into... Ting a ling, ling ling ling, tra la la la, Sweet are the voices we hear from afar, Ting a ling, ling ling ling, tra la la la, She played on her Spanish guitar. Now Sally was walkin' in Hades, As meek and as mild as a lamb, She stepped on a red hot poker, And said "well I'll be..." Ting a ling, ling ling ling, tra la la la, Sweet are the voices we hear from afar, Ting a ling, ling ling ling, tra la la la, She played on her Spanish guitar. The devil heard Sally a cussin', And locked her right up in a cell, He said "Now young lady you must understand, They'll be no more cussin' in..." Ting a ling, ling ling ling, tra la la la, Sweet are the voices we hear from afar, Ting a ling, ling ling ling, tra la la la, She played on her Spanish guitar! |
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19 Jun 15 - 05:17 AM (#3717467) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST,Guest I learned this song from my blind cousin, 81 yrs. ago. He sung it as "Charlie went down in a bucket." Oh Satan heard Charlie a cursin' And he locked him up in a cell He said, "I guess you know I'm the devil And I don't allow any cursin' in hell." |
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19 Jun 15 - 05:47 AM (#3717473) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST,Guest, Lois Charlie Went Down In The Bucket (My understanding of this song is that Charlie's wife is the sweet voice and she is playing on her Spanish guitar.) The following is the way I learned the song some 80 plus yrs. ago.) Charlie went down in the bucket And the bucket went down in the well, His wife cut the rope on the bucket And Charlie went on down to …. Tring, ling, ling, ling, tra, la, la, la, Sweet is the voice that comes heard from afar Tring, ling, ling, ling, tra, la, la, la, As she played on her Spanish guitar. Charlie went on down to Hades And he landed with a terrible slam He landed on a red hot shovel And said, "I don't give a …." Tring, ling, ling ling, tra, la, la, la Sweet is the voice that comes from afar Tring ling, ling, ling, Tra, la, la, la She played on her Spanish guitar. Now the Devil heard Charlie a'cursing And he locked him up in a cell He said, "Guess you know I'm the Devil But we allow no cursing in …." Tring, ling, ling, ling, tra, la, la, la, Sweet is the voice that comes from afar Tring, ling, ling, ling, tra, la, la, la, She played on her Spanish guitar. |
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07 Dec 17 - 06:41 PM (#3892699) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST I learned that song about 40 years ago at summer camp, and we sang it all the time: Charlie fell into a bucket, Then the bucket fell into a well. His wife cut the rope to the bucket, And Charlie fell straight down to... Tring-ala-ling and a tra-la-la-la, So sweet are the voices we hear from afar. |
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12 Oct 18 - 03:38 AM (#3956205) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST,Lin The version passed down in my family is just a wee bit different... Johnny got into the bucket The bucket went down in the well His wife cut the string on the bucket And Johnny fell down into.... Ting a ling ling a ling tra la la la Sweet are the voices that come from afar Ting a ling ling a ling tra la la la As he played on his Spanish guitar When Johnny got down into mmmm mmmm He met with a terrible slam He stepped on a red hot shovel And uttered the words "I'll be..." Ting a ling ling a ling tra la la la Sweet are the voices that come from afar Ting a ling ling a ling tra la la la As he played on his Spanish guitar When Satan a'heard him cussin He threw him right into a cell Said "I'm a jolly good fellow But don't 'llow no cussin in.... Ting a ling ling a ling tra la la la Sweet are the voices that come from afar Ting a ling ling a ling tra la la la As he played on his Spanish guitar (pum pum) *The song also came with an explanation... Johnny is a miner, 'The bucket' is the basket/cage they are lowered into the mine is called. The wife part was the mine owners claims that somebody cut the rope so it wasn't their fault. (There was more to the story, but all I can remember is that the cell part was a survivor getting locked up for causing trouble for the mine bosses by claiming it was not sabotage that caused the accident) Think the official date may be wrong also as my great aunt swore she learned it from the old folks when she was a kid (1900s-1920s) |
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12 Oct 18 - 03:49 AM (#3956208) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST,Lin Sorry, should have said a 'Johnny' because that was explained to me as the slang term for a type of miner. |
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24 Aug 19 - 12:43 AM (#4005698) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: GUEST My father was shot for sheep steeling My mother was burnt as a witch. My sister’s a dancer in Italy, so I guess I’m a son of a ... |
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25 Aug 19 - 12:06 AM (#4005785) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: Mrrzy I know several don't-sing-the-expected-word songs, but not this one, is it to a known tune? I like it! |
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01 Jun 20 - 05:03 PM (#4056554) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: and e CHARLIE'S FATE |
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01 Jun 20 - 06:00 PM (#4056561) Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Johnny Fell Down in the Bucket From: and e This is from Songs and Ballads: Folk Material and Old Favorites (Manuscript, ca 1933) by James Kenneth Larson, McCammon, Idaho |