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Subject: Lyr Req: Take 'em Away (Mance Lipscomb) From: GUEST,Gutbucketeer Date: 17 Feb 03 - 05:59 PM Yesterday on the Prarie Home Companion the Old Crow Medicine Show sang a song that is supposed to be by Mance Lipscomb. The PHC lists the song as "Take 'Em Away" and the chorus goes something like Take 'Em Away Take 'Em Away Lord take away these chains from me... I can't find any other refrence about the song on the Web. I've checked various websites and recordings of both Mance Lipscomb and the Old Crow Medicine Show. Did anyone else hear the show? Does anyone know of a recording of the song? it's lyrics and/or chords? Is this its correct name? Thanks JAB |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Take 'em Away (Mance Lipscomb) From: Richie Date: 17 Feb 03 - 06:06 PM I have one of the Old Crowe's CDs. My bluegrass group played a concert with them and they blew me away. They are great! I'll look around for you. It's not on my CD. -Richie |
Subject: Lyr Add: STEAL AWAY AND PRAY (Mance Lipscomb) From: Richie Date: 17 Feb 03 - 06:15 PM The song might be: I'm Looking for My Jesus- Mance Lipscomb: Mance Lipscomb, Vol. 5, Arhoolie 1049, LP (1970), cut# 11. Can't find the lyrics yet. it could be related to: STEAL AWAY AND PRAY O, steal away and pray I'm looking for my Jesus Steal away and pray I'm looking for my Jesus Steal away and pray I'm looking for my Jesus Can't stay away Sinners, why don't you pray? Sinners, why don't you pray? Sinners, why don't you pray? I can't stay away Seekers, why don't you pray? Seekers, why don't you pray? Seekers, why don't you pray? I can't stay away Mourners, why don't you pray? Mourners, why don't you pray? Mourners, why don't you pray? I can't stay away Brothers, why don't you pray? Brothers, why don't you pray? Brothers, why don't you pray? I can't stay away -Richie |
Subject: Lyr Add: TAKE 'EM AWAY (Critter Fuqua) From: GutBucketeer Date: 17 Feb 03 - 07:55 PM Thanks Richie: I just listened to the online archives of the 2/15/03 show, and these are the lyrics I heard:
TAKE 'EM AWAY Chorus:
Take 'em away. Take 'em away, Lord.
Some birds' feathers are too bright to be caged. Chorus:
Sun beams down, my legs can't seem to stand. Chorus:
Can't see when I go to work; can't wee when I get off. Chorus:
The land that I love is the land that I'm working, Chorus:
The land that I know is where two rivers collide: Chorus: JAB It's a powerful song. A few obvious typos corrected, and subject line corrected. --JoeClone, 3-Mar-03. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Take 'em Away (Mance Lipscomb) From: masato sakurai Date: 17 Feb 03 - 10:44 PM Link: ARCHIVED PERFORMANCE OF A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: February 15, 2003. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Take 'em Away (Mance Lipscomb) From: GutBucketeer Date: 18 Feb 03 - 10:40 PM refresh: Sorry about the typos in the above lyrics. I'm still looking for more info about this song. JAB |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Take 'em Away (Mance Lipscomb) From: GUEST Date: 19 Feb 03 - 01:38 PM PHC just posted that the lyrics were written by Critter Fuqua, though the song was in the style of Mance Lipscomb. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Take 'em Away (Mance Lipscomb) From: 12-stringer Date: 19 Feb 03 - 03:36 PM Intro to the song speaks of "invoking the ghost of Mance Lipscomb" -- no doubt in the reference to the Brazos and Navasota. That's as close as I can hear anything in the "style" of ML in it. Doesn't sound like his picking, doesn't sound like his singing, doesn't sound like his talking. But it does mention his home town. The moon shines bright tonight along the Cimarron; From Okemah comes the smell of new-mown hay. I just invoked the ghost of Woody Guthrie. (Can someone show me again how to fret an "A"?) -- with apologies to Walter Brennan and the other guys in the basement. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Take 'em Away (Mance Lipscomb) From: GutBucketeer Date: 19 Feb 03 - 03:41 PM That explains why after 3 days of searching I haven't been able to find out anything about the song. It's a good song though. JAB |
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: TAKE 'EM AWAY (Old Crow Medicine.. From: GutBucketeer Date: 15 Oct 10 - 02:03 AM Refresh: Here are the chords from Ultimate Guitar Chords: Take 'em Away by Old Crow Medicine Show Pretty straight forward, this one- 3 chords, with some subtle picking variations once you nail it. Be sure to use a Texan accent! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Take 'em Away (Mance Lipscomb) From: Ruth Archer Date: 15 Oct 10 - 03:45 AM On the liner notes for the album OCMS, the song is listed as written by Critter Fuqua, who also sings it. Critter famously doesn't like to fly and so I have never heard them do it live, until last month at their gig in Bristol (which was freakin' BRILLIANT). New member Cory Younts (Mandolin) seems to have replaced Critter permanently, and he sang the song. Okay, he needed some help from the audience to remember the lyrics, but I was still over the moon to hear it. :) |
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