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Thread #72009 Message #3663717
Posted By: Jim Dixon
25-Sep-14 - 07:23 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Got No Silver nor Gold Blues
Subject: Lyr Req: GOT NO SILVER NOR NO GOLD BLUES (D Macon)
I find this recording interesting because it includes perhaps the earliest example I know of, of eephing. See the thread Eephing (type of vocal technique or 'mouth music') : GOT NO SILVER NOR NO GOLD BLUES As sung by Uncle Dave Macon, 1927. Lord, I got no silver; Lord, I got no gold: Almost nekkid and it done turned cold. I laid my head upon the railroad track, Thought of my doney and I pulled it back. Well, that old graveyard's a terr'ble old place. Lay you on your back and throw dirt in your face. Oh, that-a-way a-bullyin', it won't do. See what bullyin' has brought you to. If you don't believe that bully is dead, Look what a hole in the bully's head. Oh, one in his head, Lord, two in his thigh: That(?) is the way that bully died. My name is Uncle Davey from Tennessee. If you don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree. Oh, you eat the beefsteak; I eat the liver. ... eats gizzard over ... River Oh, come on [eephing] Come on [eephing]