The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #91418   Message #1744883
Posted By: Jerry Rasmussen
21-May-06 - 04:26 PM
Thread Name: Favorite Lines
Subject: RE: Favorite Lines
From Spring Of '65: traditional

"Come all you newsy women, who scatter news about
Don't tell no tales upon us, we're bad enough without
Don't tell no tales upon us, or kick up any fuss
You've been guilty of the same thing, perhaps a whole lot worse.

I find it interesting how few lines from traditional music have been posted..

Jerry

or, how about: from Coal Man Blues, from Peg Leg Howell

Woke up this morning, 'bout five o'clock
Cooked me some eggs and a nice pork chop
Drank a cup of coffee, read a magazine
I had to run pretty fast to catch the five fifteen