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Thread #18507   Message #183863
Posted By: Stewie
24-Feb-00 - 12:09 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Don't Get Weary (Uncle Dave Macon)
Subject: RE: Uncle Dave- Don't get weary
It's on Uncle Dave Macon 'Go Long Mule' County CO-CD 3505. That's probably the best sound you will get. Have you tried to transcibe the song? Uncle Dave is very difficult to decipher at times. I can't decipher the last part of the refrain:

Oh don't get weary, don't get weary children Don't get weary, I'm comin' from ...

It sounds like he's saying, 'I'm comin' from the fall', but it could be 'the farm', 'afar' or something else that may be blindingly obvious when one finally hears it properly. It took me about 15 minutes of repeated plays to get this for the first verse, but I wouldn't vouch for it:

Nashville for a big hotel Chatanooga for a saloon Knoxville's full of Republicans [could be 'publicans'] And Memphis loves a tune

If you have had a go at transcribing it, post what you have and I'll work on it with you.

--Stewie.