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Thread #94691 Message #1835122
Posted By: BanjoRay
15-Sep-06 - 07:30 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Red Hot Breakdown
Subject: Lyr Add: RED HOT BREAKDOWN
The song is called The Red Hot Breakdown - from Holly Ding by Tom, Brad and Alice. (Tom Sauber - banjo, Brad Leftwich - fiddle, Alice Gerrard - guitar) banjo gDGBD, fiddle GDAE
Originally recorded by Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers and later by Ace Weems and the Fat Meat Boys of Lexington, Virginia
Cheers, Ray The Red Hot Breakdown
Way down yonder where I come from In the morning, in the morning, so soon Way down yonder where I come from In the morning, in the morning, so soon Way down yonder where I come from They feed them children on cold cornpone Sittin on the bench where it ain't no use Feet stickin out like a chicken on a roost In the morning, in the morning, so soon
Some folks say a preacher wont steal In the morning, in the morning, so soon Some folks say a preacher wont steal In the morning, in the morning, so soon Some folks say a preacher wont steal But I caught two in my water melon field eating all of the water-melon, part of the rind Picking and a praying the whole dang time In the morning, in the morning, so soon
Two little boys having a fight In the morning, in the morning, so soon Two little boys having a fight In the morning, in the morning, so soon Two little boys having a fight Trying to get to heaven on the tail of a kite Kite tail broke and they both fell Instead of going to heaven they went to (fiddle note) In the morning, in the morning, so soon
Two old maids drinking from a jar In the morning, in the morning, so soon Two old maids drinking from a jar In the morning, in the morning, so soon Two old maids drinking from a jar Tried to get to heaven in a 'lectric car And they pushed and shoved and but they didn't get there The darn old thing wouldn't go that far In the morning, in the morning, so soon
If you want get to heaven I'll tell you what to do In the morning, in the morning, so soon If you want get to heaven I'll tell you what to do In the morning, in the morning, so soon If you want get to heaven I'll tell you what to do Grease your palms with mutton stew Grab the devil right by the hand Slide right over in the promised land In the morning, in the morning, so soon