Lyr Req: Ashley's 1933 2nd verse to Little Sadie

Subject: Lyr Req: Ashley's 1933 2nd verse to Little Sadie
From: BlueSage
Date: 31 Dec 07 - 03:24 PM

I've been try to decipher the 2nd verse to Clarence Ashley's 1929 version of "Little Sadie" and I'm stuck on one word. I need some other "ears" to help me out...

I woke next morning at half-a past nine
The buggies and hacks all (missing word) in line.
The gents and the gamblers standin' around
A gonna take Sadie to her burying ground

The word sounds like "sloughed", but this doesn't make any sense. Any other ideas?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ashley's 1933 2nd verse to Little Sadie
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 31 Dec 07 - 06:12 PM

There's a transcription of the 1928 recording here (except for added last verse) Little Sadie, which has the word as formed.

Mick

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ashley's 1933 2nd verse to Little Sadie
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 31 Dec 07 - 06:35 PM

However, having just listened to that line, it sounds more like it could be swarmed.

Mick

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ashley's 1933 2nd verse to Little Sad
From: BlueSage
Date: 01 Jan 08 - 08:17 PM

It could by "swarmed in line", especially if you take into account the accent. I wonder if Clarence, like many of us, may have slipped up when recording the song and actually meant to say "formed". It would make more sense...

On the other hand, it also still sounds like "sloughed" (sounds like "logged" with an "s" in front of it) if I'm expecting to hear an "L" sound at the beginning of the word. If I'm expecting to hear a "W" sound, I hear "swarmed". It's weird how the brain affects how you hear things.

Is there anything else as frustrating as trying figure out the lyrics to a song and having just one word that you can't quite decipher?