The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #1200   Message #3740
Posted By: Barry Finn
02-Apr-97 - 11:26 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: White Collar Holler (Nigel Russell)
Subject: RE: programers blues
Stan's tounge & cheek work song had it's begining as a prison/track lining song use while linning railroad track. The song would be slower & the tune not to far off. It starts with a somewhat spoken holler. "HO BOY CAN YOU LINE EM, (resp.) done got line. (sung) what I hate bout linin track, these ol bars bout to brake my back (ch) ho boys can you linin em, ho boys give it hell, ho boys can you linin em, see Eloise go linin track.