Hullo All,

I've been absent for quite some time. It's great to be back.

The song as I know it was recorded by an Australian country group known as The Overlanders (I think) in the 1940's and is part of a two album collection called "History of Australian Country Music". I recorded excerpts of this from Melourne ABC radio in the early 70's, so cannot be too emphatic about the details. It's rather a cute collection with some interesting songs. For our non Australian friends I would note that the pronunciation on the recording is "Indi-ah-nah".

(1) In a little red barn on a farm down in Indiana
Let me lay my back on a stack of new-mown hay,

(2) Round the barnyard where the farmyard bulls are pal-ly
Let me dilly-dally all the livelong day.

(3) I'm a hooter who's blue, through and through, and my heart is pining,
for the sycamore trees where the Wabash breezes play,

(4) Once more I'm pining for a yellow moon that's shining,
On a little red barn on a farm down Indiana way.

The chords as best I can visualise them without an instrument close by go something like below: (I can tidy this up as necessary when I get back in about a week's time.)

(1) C D7 G7 C (C7)
(2) F G7 C---A7 D7 G-G7
(3) C D7 G7 F? E7
(4) F C D7 F G7 C

I'm not that confident about the last line, just by doing it in my head. The original has some very colourful chords - as per the era - I would appreciate any other feedback about other possible arrangements.

One of the reasons I love this song is the potential it has for vocal harmonies. It's a real hoot!

It reminds me a bit of "Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia" in terms of chords and general feel - which I first heard on a Laurel and Hardy movie as a kid.

Regards
John