Old folk song from Pennsylvania / Wal, I Swan

Subject: RE: Old folk song from Pennsylvania
From: Ruth in Ontario, Canada
Date: 09 Jul 97 - 12:06 AM

Hi Frank,

Thank you very much for your help. I got both your e-mail message and the one posted here, guess my server is finally behaving (for a while anyway). This is great, and it seems to be the song I was looking for.

Thank you once again!

Peace! Ruth in Ontario, Canada

Subject: RE: Old folk song from Pennsylvania
From:
Date: 08 Jul 97 - 04:53 PM

Ruth:

It's in the Digital Tradition Database which you can search by going to the top of this page. I put in the two words Napoleon and rain as keys in the box just above where it says search. It comes up with one entry and that looks like the one. It's called "Wal I Swan(Git up Napoleon)"

Frank Phillips

Subject: Old folk song from Pennsylvania
From: Ruth in Ontario, Canada
Date: 07 Jul 97 - 11:01 PM

I am new to this website, so please be patient if I don't do this properly. I am searching for the lyrics to an old folk song from Pennsylvania (title unknown). It was about "My son Joshuay, who went to Philadelphiyay"(sp) The song had many verses that always ended with the chorus: "Well, I'll be blowed! The hay ain't mowed. Get up Napoleon, it looks like rain. Well, I'll be durned, the butter ain't churned. Come in when you're over at the farm again."

If anyone has ever heard this song and has the lyrics, I would really appreciate any help you could offer!! If possible, could you please e-mail me as well as posting here; I've been having problems with my server lately. e-mail: [e-mail]

Thank you in advance. Peace! Ruth in Ontario, Canada (aka. David Carradine's best fan)