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Thread #7696 Message #2970341
Posted By: Joe Offer
22-Aug-10 - 01:46 AM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: Damyankee Lad (Jimmie Driftwood)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Damyankee Lad (Jimmie Driftwood)
Hi, Gene-
I listened to the Jimmie Driftwood recording a couple of times. Your transcription is excellent, but I found two things I hear differently:
I stopped in Montgomery and got in a tight
I've raised a big family of girls and young men*
Seems like a lot of people agree, so I added a note to your post above.
There's a 1963 recording of the song at the Wolf Collection, and also a much more recent (and censored) YouTube Video.
-Joe-