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Subject: Lyr Req: ONCE I HAD AN OLD GREY MARE From: Jeep man Date: 06 May 03 - 12:17 AM I think Mike and Peggy Seeger did this one. Does anyone have the lyrics. Jim |
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Subject: DTADD: ONCE I HAD AN OLD GREY MARE From: Joe Offer Date: 06 May 03 - 12:46 AM Hmmmm. Apparently, this song hasn't been posted here. The only mention of it is a message from Judy Cook, saying she had recorded it. I found the lyrics at her Website, http://www.judycook.net/. Here recordings are wonderful, but the way. -Joe Offer- ONCE I HAD AN OLD GREY MARE Once I had an old grey mare Once I had an old grey mare Once I had an old grey mare Her back wore out and her belly bare Tad a liddle dink dink Tad a liddle day Tad a liddle dink dink Tad a liddle day Then I turned her down the creek (x3) Purpose of a little green grass to eat Tad ... Then, oh then I took her track (x3) Found her in a mud hole flat on her back Tad ... Then I, feeling very stout (x3) I took her by the tail and I hoist her out. Tad ... Then I thought it was no sin (x3) I took out my knife, and I skinned her skin Tad ... Then I tied it in a noose (x3) Purpose of to make my winter shoes. Tad ... Then I hung it in a loft (x3) Along come a rogue and he stole it off Tad ... Durn the rogue that stole it off (x3) Left my toes all out to frost Tad ... From Judy Cook's CD "If You Sing Songs..." Judy's notes: My sister and I used to sing this song when we were little girls. I was delighted to find it in Sharp's Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians, which had another verse. the only songbook entry I can find reference to is the one in Sharp. does Sharp have tunes? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: ONCE I HAD AN OLD GREY MARE From: masato sakurai Date: 06 May 03 - 12:52 AM Click here (Cecil Sharp version; PDF file). ~Masato |
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Subject: Lyr Add: OLD GRAY MARE (Norman Blake) From: masato sakurai Date: 06 May 03 - 01:14 AM Joe, you beat me to it. Then another one. Norman Blake's version is in Tombob's Bluegrass and Old-Time Country Songs for Flatpickers (PDF; p. 49) OLD GRAY MARE Norman Blake Once I had an old gray mare Once I had an old gray mare Once I had an old gray mare She couldn't see and she couldn't hear I took her down in the field to plow I took her down in the field to plow I took her down in the field to plow That damned old fool she didn't know how I got down on my knees to pray I got down on my knees to pray I got down on my knees to pray And I scared that damned old fool away I jumped up and followed her track I jumped up and followed her track I jumped up and followed her track And I found her in a mud hole flat on her back Once I had an old gray mare Once I had an old gray mare Once I had an old gray mare She could not see and she couldn't hear ~Masato |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: ONCE I HAD AN OLD GREY MARE From: open mike Date: 06 May 03 - 01:55 AM The song it brings to mind for me is "The old Grey mare she ain't what she used to be.... Many long years ago..." |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: ONCE I HAD AN OLD GREY MARE From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 06 May 03 - 09:30 AM Roud 3442. Three versions, with music, in Sharp & Karpeles, English Folk-Songs from the Southern Appalachians, II, no.223, pp.326-7. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: ONCE I HAD AN OLD GREY MARE From: GUEST Date: 06 May 03 - 07:15 PM Thanks, guys. The info I have came from a Mike Seeger web site and describes it thusly. About an old mule that got religion and was baptised, then backslid and eventually made into shoe leather. This is close to the Judy Cook Version. I may have to break down and buy the CD. Thanks again to all. Jim |
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Subject: Lyr Add: ONCE I HAD AN OLD GREY MARE From: Joe Offer Date: 07 May 03 - 03:23 AM I should have paid more attention, Jim. Mike, Peggy, Barbara, and Penny recorded a Rounder album in 1992 called Animal Folk songs for Children. It includes all 43 songs from the book of the same title written by their mother, Ruth Crawford Seeger. The album includes 15 additional songs, including "Once I Had an Old Grey Mare." The lyrics are interesting, but a little hard to understand. Here's my best shot at a transcription. ONCE I HAD AN OLD GREY MARE Once I had an old grey mare Once I had an old grey mare Once I had an old grey mare Her back wore out and her belly bare Tad a liddle dink dink Tad a liddle day Tad a liddle dink dink Tad a liddle day Old turkey buzzard come a-flying by (x3) Says, your mare will surely die Tad... If she dies I'll tan her skin (x3) If she lives, I'll ride her again Tad... She got so sick I couldn't ride (x3) Bones stuck up right through her side Tad... Then I turned her down the creek (x3) Purpose of a little green grass to eat Tad ... Then I followed up her track (x3) Found her in a mud hole flat on her back Tad ... [instrumental break] Then I, feeling very stout (x3) Took hold of her tail and hoisted her out. Tad ... Then I thought it was no sin (x3) I hoist up the knife, and I skinned her skin Tad ... Then I put it in some noose (x3) Purpose of to make my winter shoes. Tad ... Then I hung it in a loft (x3) Along comes a rogue and stole it off Tad ... Darn the rogue that stole it off (x3) Left my toes to the winter frost Tad ... Ruth Crawford Seeger wrote American Folk Songs for Children, Animal Folk Songs for Children, and American Folk Songs for Christmas. Peggy, Mike, and other family members recorded them all, and they're all wonderful recordings. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: GUEST Date: 07 May 03 - 06:46 PM JOE, YOUR ARE COOL. THANKS. MIKE SEEGER WAS KIND ENOUGH TO ANSWER AN E MAIL I SENT HIM. HE SAYS THE RECORDING HAS BEEN OUT OF PRINT FOR 30 YEARS.HE GAVE ME THE INFO ON THE RECORDING IF ANYONE WANTS IT. jIM |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: Joe Offer Date: 07 May 03 - 07:03 PM Hi, Jim - I think Mike Seeger may be talking about another recording. I bought Animal Folk Songs for Children from Dick Greenhaus at Camsco about a year ago. While Mike was involved in Animal Folk Songs, it was a woman's voice on this particular cut. The CD booklet says Peggy Seeger sang that cut. I wonder where they found the song. It's not in my condensed edition of Sharp, but I understand there are two versions in English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians. Anybody know if this song appears anywhere else? I'm looking for the tune, so I can transcribe it into a MIDI. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 07 May 03 - 07:11 PM I'll add the sets Sharp printed as soon as I have time. |
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Subject: DTADD tune: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: Joe Offer Date: 07 May 03 - 08:47 PM Well, I found a tune, but I don't have the volume that has the lyrics (so all I got was one verse and the chorus). -Joe Offer- Once I Had an Old Grey Mare Once I had an old grey mare Once I had an old grey mare Once I had an old grey mare And I saddled her and rode her there. CHORUS Not gonna work for a nickel no more Not gonna work for a nickel no more Not gonna work for a nickel no more Not gonna work for a nickel no more Source: from the singing of Bascom Lamar Lunsford, 1921 Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore: The Music of the Folksongs Click to play |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: GUEST,JEEP MAN Date: 07 May 03 - 10:24 PM THIS HAS REALLY BEEN A FINE CHASE. THANKS TO ALL. JIM |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: Joe Offer Date: 07 May 03 - 10:32 PM I like the buzzard version, but parents tend to get upset when I sing songs like that to their kids nowadays. It's a shame. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: DTADD Version: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 08 May 03 - 10:04 AM THE OLD GREY MARE (Sung by Harry, Ralph and Dayton Norton at Rocky Fork, Tenn., Aug 31, 1916) Once I had an old grey mare, Once I had an old grey mare, Once I had an old grey mare; Saddled her and rode her there. When she got there she got tired; She lay down in the old court-yard. Then they begin to sing and pray; She jumped up and ran away. Then I went down the road on her track; Found her in a mud-hole flat on her back. Then I begin to feel very stout; Seized her by the tail and jerked her out. Then I begin to think it no sin; Jerked my knife and begin to skin. Then I put her old hide in a loft; Up came a nigger and stole it off. Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles, English Folk-Songs from the Southern Appalachians, vol.II no.223A, p.326. X:1 T:The Old Grey Mare S:Harry, Ralph and Dayton Norton. Rocky Fork, Tenn. Aug 31 1916 B:Sharp and Karpeles, English Folk-Songs from the Southern Appalachians, II, No.223A, p.326 N:Roud 3442 N:Pentatonic. Mode 3 (Tonic G) L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 M:2/2 K:G D2 E2 G3 G|G2 E2 G4|D2 E2 G3 G|G2 E2 D4| w:Once I had an old grey mare, Once I had an old grey mare, D2 E2 G3 G|G2 E2 G4|B2 B2 A2 B2|G2 E2 D4|] w:Once I had an old grey mare; Sad-dled her and rode her there. Click to play |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: Joe Offer Date: 08 May 03 - 02:08 PM Paste Malcolm's ABC into http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html. The results are remarkable. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: GUEST Date: 08 May 03 - 10:39 PM JOE THAT IS REMARKABLE TO SAY THE LEAST. THANKS BUDDY. JIM |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: Jeep man Date: 09 May 03 - 09:48 PM Hey Joe, I sent you another PM. Jim |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: An Pluiméir Ceolmhar Date: 14 May 04 - 11:53 AM Once I had an old grey mare.... ....then that old grey gooster / came into our yard... Naah, forget it. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Old Turkey Buzzard From: GUEST,prasanth Date: 20 May 04 - 07:05 AM kindly get me the lyrics of the song "Old Turkey Buzzard" from the movie "Mackenna's Gold" my email id is "dravidianoo7@yahoo.co.in" |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: Amos Date: 20 May 04 - 02:17 PM You'll probably haver to get them from the DVD, mate. A |
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Subject: Lyr Add: OLD TURKEY BUZZARD (from Jose Feliciano) From: GUEST,Biman Date: 30 May 04 - 04:09 PM Ole' Turkey Buzzard Ole' Turkey Buzzaarddd... flaa-yin', flyin' hii--ghh He's just-a watin' ole buzzard's just-a wa-atinnn' Watin' for someone down below to die (Jose climbs some high notes here) Ole' buzzard knows that he can wait for every mother's sons's got a date with him... gold gold gold people are dyin' for gold gold gold people are fighting (killing) and dying for gold Repeat Para 2 Hee hee, sure's a great song. The lyrics above are apocryphal at best and from my memory of Jose Felciano's rendition of this fun song. Brings to mind many a campfire and badly tuned guitars but not enough of the song to be more accurate. Gives you sumpin' to humm in the bathromm anyways... :P |
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Subject: Old turkey buzzard From: GUEST Date: 14 Aug 04 - 12:55 PM Anybudy can help me where to find this song (mp3) and its lyric. Raphael raffaz@land.ru |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: kytrad (Jean Ritchie) Date: 14 Aug 04 - 03:17 PM My "Old Grey Mare" has this form: Oncet I had an old grey mare Oncet I had an old grey mare, She neither could see, she neither could hear, Taddle diddle dink t' ma toodey-O. Then I hitched 'er to the plow Then I hitched 'er to the plow- Swore by grab she didn't know how! Taddle diddle dink t'ma toodey-O Etc. This was recorded on my 1974 Pacific Cascades album, "Jean Ritchie At Home," but has been out of circulation many years. Does anyone know Joan Lowe, the owner of Pacific Cascades Recordings? I think she's still in business. |
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Subject: RE: Link to the song: "Old turkey buzzard" From: GUEST,Raphael Date: 10 May 05 - 05:41 AM Requesting link to the song "Old turkey buzzard" - mp3. |
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Subject: RE: Old turkey buzzard From: GUEST Date: 11 Sep 05 - 02:38 AM hello everyone, This is Bala - on mail - bala101@lycos.com. Pretty unfrotunately I have ben unable to access the song for OLD TURKEY BUZZARD - of Mackenna's Gold. Any on can provide a link, will greatly appreciate it. Even if the link for mp3download is a pay site, please do let know. If any of you have this song do send me, and I am willing to any number of songs from the 50s to the 80s, typically oldies. I do have the movie on DVD, but I do not want to use the clip for the song. Love Jose Feliciano's rendition of this song, I have most of Feliciano's song including "RAIN", and his solo version of : Yesterday. Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from any of my good friends out on this forum. My best wishes Bala |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: GUEST,sandeeq2002 Date: 25 Nov 05 - 06:01 PM I am trying to find the words to the other Ole Grey Mare, The Ole Grey Mare ain't what she used to be. Does anyone know the song? I have the first verse but none of the others. Thanks! Sandee
-Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req:Old Turkey Buzzard From: GUEST,Old Turkey Buzzard Date: 24 Feb 06 - 07:05 AM Old Turkey Buzzard Old Turkey Buzzard Flying, flying high He's just awaiting Buzzard's just awaiting Waiting for something down below to die Old buzzard knows that he can wait 'Cause every mother's son has got a date -- a date with fate with fate He sees men come he sees men go crawling like ants on the rocks below The men who scheme, the men who dream and die for gold on the rocks below Gold, gold, gold -- they just got to have that Gold, gold, gold -- they'll do anything for gold Old Turkey Buzzard Old Turkey Buzzard Flying, flying high He's just awaiting Buzzard's just awaiting Waiting for something down below to die Old buzzard knows that he can wait 'Cause every mother's son has got a date -- a date with fate with fate He sees men come he sees men go crawling like ants on the rocks below a wiff of gold and off they go to die like rats on the rocks below Gold, gold, gold -- they'll do anything for gold Gold, gold, gold -- they'll have Mackenna's Gold You will find a movie "soundclip" of this song at www.coolgoose.com or www.cooltoad.com
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req/ADD: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: GUEST,guest achie Date: 28 Sep 06 - 02:20 AM Hi Can I please have the link to d/l old turkey buzzard thanks! |
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Subject: RE: Download 'Old Turkey Buzzard' song From: GUEST,Pradhan Date: 14 Apr 07 - 05:06 AM Hey download the song 'Old Turkey Buzzard' by Jose Feliciano via this link : http://www.esnips.com/doc/de51f3d2-8bf8-4920-b07e-0235a31935f2/Old-Turkey-Buzzard-(Mckennas-Gold-Theme)--Jose-Feliciano Enjoy !! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: kytrad (Jean Ritchie) Date: 14 Apr 07 - 05:57 PM I recorded our family version of this song in 1975 on a 12" lp for Pacific Cascade (Joan Lowe), entitled, "Jean Ritchie At Home," with sons Peter and Jon accompanying and singing with me. I don't think Pacific Cascade is in business now. Does anyone know? I cannot get any answer nor information about Joan Lowe. A nice lady- I hope she's still with us. I'd appreciate any news about her, and/or the label, please! Jean Ritchie |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: GUEST Date: 23 Jul 07 - 08:04 AM http://mediafile.paran.com/MEDIA_6718448/BLOG/200510/1130149008_Jose%20Feliciano%20-%20Old%20Turkey%20Bu[1]....mp3 although there are many dots ..... it really works.
Thanks. -Joe Offer, Forum Moderator- |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: Artful Codger Date: 23 Jul 07 - 03:35 PM The MIDI of the Sharp tune (if taken faster) sounds very close to the tune of "Golden Ring Around My Susan Girl" as sung by the Golden Ring folks. It varies only in the last line. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: GUEST Date: 27 Jul 07 - 12:32 AM anyhere to get the MP3 version, not through quicktime
Thanks. -Joe Offer, Forum Moderator- |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Once I Had an Old Grey Mare From: GUEST,Sandra mathews Mooresburg, tn 37811 Date: 21 Dec 07 - 03:09 PM THE OLD GRY MARE ISN'T WHAT SHE USED TO BE MANY LONG YEARS AGO.iBOUGHT HER FOR A NCKEL RODE HER HALF WAY HOME, SHE THREW ME AND HER SADDLE LEAVING ME SITTING IN THE DIRT ALL ALONE. THN U SING THE OLD GRAY MARE SIN'T WHAT SHE USE TO BE 3MORE TIMES LAST TIME SING MANY LONG YEARS AGOOOOOOOOOOOOO. this is how father sang it years ago |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: the old gray mare aint what she use t From: GUEST Date: 16 Jun 08 - 01:19 AM |
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