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Thread #56538 Message #884762
Posted By: Charley Noble
07-Feb-03 - 10:09 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: I Wish I Was in Alabam' (from V Randolph)
Subject: Lyr Add: I WISH I WAS IN ALABAM' (from V Randolph)
Harpgirl-
It's on pp 322-323 of Volume I,ROLL ME IN YOUR ARMS, with about 2 verses, four alternate versions, and two pages of notes. I'd hate to post the verses without the notes, and with the notes it's too much work.
The initial version runs:
I wish I was in Alabam', A-sittin' on a rail, My old patootie in my hand, An' a yallar gal by the tail.
I wish I had a lariat rope As long as I could throw, I'd throw it 'round Miss Lucy's ass, An' down the river we'd go.