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Thread #73535 Message #1378704
Posted By: Jim Dixon
13-Jan-05 - 10:11 PM
Thread Name: Help: Springfield Mountain
Subject: RE: Origins: HELP if you can... (Springfield Mountain)
Here's a sample of how Woody Guthrie sings SPRINGFIELD MOUNTAIN (on "Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs"). I transcribed this from a couple of sound samples. It's probably not complete.
A nice young ma-wa-wa-wa-wan [man] Lived on a hill-I-will-I-will, And a nice young ma-wa-wa-wa-wan, And I knowed him well-well-well-well-well.
Come a rue-dye rue, da-rue-dye rue-dye ray.
This young nice ma-wa-wa-wa-wan Went out to mow-woe-woe-woe-woe To see if he-wee-wee-wee-wee Could make a show-woe-woe-woe-woe.
Come a rue-dye-rue, da-rue-dye rue-dye ray.
He had not me-wye-wee-wye-woad But around the fee-wye-wee-wye-wield Till a rattle-come-snattle-come-a-rattle-come-a-snake And he got 'im by the he-wye-wee-wye-weel.
Come a rue-dye-rue, da-rue-dye rue-dye ray.
Said [?] my pappy-daddy-daddy Go tell my gal-wal-wal-wal-wal And I'm a-gonna dee-wye-dee-wye-die And I know I shall-wal-wal-wal-wal.
Come a rue-dye-rue, da-rue-dye rue-dye ray.
[This sounds like the kind of song you would never sing quite the same way twice.]