Origins: Where is the Old Man

Subject: RE: Origins: Where is the Old Man
From: cnd
Date: 16 Dec 25 - 08:17 AM

Sadly, I don't have a copy of the songbook, and the libraries that have it near me are a 40+ minute drive away. I probably won't be able to get to it til after the holidays.

Subject: RE: Origins: Where is the Old Man
From: Joe Offer
Date: 15 Dec 25 - 11:43 PM

But can you post the lyrics, Carter?

Subject: RE: Origins: Where is the Old Man
From: cnd
Date: 15 Dec 25 - 01:53 PM

It can be found in the songbook The Wayfarin' Stranger, Vol. 1: a collection of 21 folk songs and ballads (1945, ed. Herbert Haufrecht).

Subject: RE: Origins: Where is the Old Man
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Dec 25 - 03:34 AM

Hi, Jay - well, apparently Burl Ives recorded a song titled "Where Is the Old Man Who Lived High On the Hill," but I looked all through my Burl Ives resources and couldn't find it. I haven't given up, though. The other songs are readily available here.

-Joe-

Subject: Origins: Where is the Old Man
From: Jay Williams
Date: 12 Dec 25 - 09:52 PM

My wife’s parents sang many old folk songs, such as the Old Settler (Acres of Clams), Blue Mountain Lake, and the Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night. They also sang “Where is the Old Man Who Lived High on the Hill, Who Made Whiskey and Many a Song.” I’m not sure if it’s a true folk song or was formally composed. They were fans of The Weavers and Pete Seeger, and even early Burl Ives. However, I’ve never seen a reference to the song on their recordings. I’m wondering if anyone’s ever heard it or knows it. Thanks.