Subject: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: Marsha (e-mail -- Gypsygold@aol.com) Date: 26 Mar 97 - 04:09 PM Does anyone know words to an old cowboy song that includes a line "....on the trail of the lonesome pine". My 79 year old dad swears he used to sing it many years ago. He wants to teach it to my 5 year old daughter. Thanks!
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Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: Gene Graham Date: 27 Mar 97 - 06:19 PM Hi..soon as I find my Rex Allen album with that on it..you got it! It ain't where it's supposed to be.... |
Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: Marsha Date: 28 Mar 97 - 12:02 PM Gene, WOW! Thanks so much. I'll be looking for your message. Marsha |
Subject: Lyr Add: THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE (Macdonald From: Gene Graham Date: 28 Mar 97 - 03:24 PM Never did find the REX ALLEN album, but found this: THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE - Hal "Lone" Pine and his Mountaineers with Betty Cody - Writers: MacDonald and Carroll Refrain: In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome Pine In the pale moonshine our hearts entwine Where you carved your name and I carved mine Oh, you - like the mountains are blue Like the pine - I am lonesome for you In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome Pine. On a mountain in Virginia stands a lonesome Pine Just below is the little cabin home of a little girl of mine Her name is June and very, very soon she'll belong to me For I know she's waiting there for me 'neath that lone Pine tree; Refrain: |
Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: dick greenhaus Date: 28 Mar 97 - 04:27 PM And then there was the parody (Boy Scout?)
In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Viginny |
Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: Gene Date: 23 Apr 98 - 10:26 AM RENEW |
Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: GUEST,Jarrodspace Date: 23 Jun 03 - 09:26 AM Laurel and Hardy did a wonderful redition of the lonesome pine on their feature length - Way Out West... well worth a listen! |
Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: GUEST,Q Date: 23 Jun 03 - 02:59 PM Texts of three songs, including "On the Trail...," from Laurel and Hardy, "Way Out West," at" Way Out West |
Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: GUEST,Q Date: 23 Jun 03 - 03:03 PM My error: Way Out West |
Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: bill\sables Date: 23 Jun 03 - 04:13 PM I'm sure there is a second verse to this song. Harpmaker and Christine should know Cheers Bill |
Subject: Lyr Add: THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE (Macdonald From: Mr Happy Date: 24 Jun 03 - 10:33 AM I gave the delightful Christine the full set of words to this at the 2002 Yorkshire Gathering. Here it is for everyone else: On the trail of the lonesome pine [As sung by Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy] On a mountain in Virginia stands a lonesome pine Just below is a cabin, home of a little girl of mine Her name is June and very, very soon she'll belong to me 'Cause I know she's waiting there for me 'neath that lone pine tree In the blue ridge mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome pine In the pale moonshine our hearts entwine While she carves her name and I carve mine Oh June! Like the mountains I'm blue Like the pines I am lonesome for you In the blue ridge mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome pine I can hear the tinkling waterfall far among the hills Bluebirds sing each so merrily to his mate in rapture trills They seem to say 'Your June is lonesome too, longing fills her eyes, She is waiting for you patiently where the pine tree sighs' In the blue ridge mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome pine In the pale moonshine our hearts entwine While she carves her name and I carve mine Oh June! Like the mountains I'm blue Like the pines I am lonesome for you In the blue ridge mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome pine Hope this helps, Cheers, Mr H |
Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: toadfrog Date: 24 Jun 03 - 09:19 PM My mother sang a somewhat different version: In the northeast corner of the pig-pen On the tail of a lonesome swine, Sat a hunchback flea with its chin on its knee, Picking its teeth with a two-by three! Oh gee............. |
Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: BuckMulligan Date: 25 Jun 03 - 02:38 PM What's even more impressive about the number in Way Out West, is the dance Stan & Ollie did - to see Oliver Hardy dancing truly gracefully (no irony, he really was light on his feet) is amazing. Some film critic described it as "lolling, elephantine grace." A good description - obviously a must for fans of L&H. Second best film after "Sons of the Desert" (though their lesser known silent shorts are also outstanding). |
Subject: Lyr Add: THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE From: Jim Dixon Date: 26 Jun 03 - 08:46 PM Found by the help of the The Library of Congress American Memory Collection, and transcribed by me from the sheet music images there. The words are only slightly different from the ones Mr Happy posted. THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE (Words, Ballard MacDonald. Music, Harry Carroll. 1913.) On a mountain in Virginia stands a lonesome pine. Just below is the cabin home of a little girl of mine. Her name is June, and very, very soon, she'll belong to me; For I know she's waiting there for me 'neath that lone pine tree. CHORUS: In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, On the trail of the lonesome pine, In the pale moonshine, our hearts entwine Where she carved her name and I carved mine. Oh, June, like the mountains I'm blue. Like the pine, I am lonesome for you, In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome pine. I can hear the tinkling waterfall far among the hills. Bluebirds sing, each so merrily to his mate, in rapture trills. They seem to say, "Your June is lonesome too. Longing fills her eyes. She is waiting for you patiently where the pine tree sighs." CHORUS. |
Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: GUEST Date: 26 Jun 03 - 09:06 PM Got to disagree with that critic Buck - Way Out West was their best IMO. The film is worth it alone for the "Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" scene with their dancing and of course singing - Hardy had a good voice. It has other gems like Laurel giving up the regained deeds by being tickled to submission. |
Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: GUEST Date: 11 Aug 03 - 11:44 PM Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: Mr Happy Date: 24 Jun 03 - 10 In the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. On the trail of the lonesome pine, Stood a pretty little cow, a prettly little kine, But you can't expect a cow to read a railroad sign. Now her bones are in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia And her tail's on the lonesome pine. For what it's worth, could this be the version being sought for the 79 year old Dad? I learned this the better part of 70 years ago. Joy |
Subject: I've heard it too From: GUEST,aatw in TOKYO JAPAN Date: 04 Sep 03 - 05:20 AM I'm 50years JAP. I've heard this song in 78rpm-SP-disc 30years ago. Sorry i forgot who sung it. But C/W side is "Covered Waggon Lulabye" by HillBillies. perhaps i still have it. AND!! I heard this phrase in TV. MUSICHALL of AMERICA '70s countrysongmusic-program. PAT BOONE sang it. "In the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. On the trail of the lonesome pine" aatw@texas.co.jp Covered Wagon Lullaby (Barry Sisters) |
Subject: Lyr Add: AT THE BALL THAT'S ALL (J. Leubrie Hill) From: Jim Dixon Date: 10 May 04 - 10:12 AM Here's another song from the same film: (lyrics from The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music) AT THE BALL THAT'S ALL. J. Leubrie Hill. 1913. Listen, listen, listen at that dreamy music playing. It's reminiscent. Listen what you're missing. That tune that keeps you swaying, My! But that music sounds so sweet, I just can't keep still upon my feet, 'Cause ragtime music to me is a perfect treat. (SPOKEN: Because it certainly can't be beat.) When at a ball you are feeling kinder blue, Listen, and I'll tell you what to do: CHORUS: Commence advancing, commence advancing, Just start a-prancing, right and left a-glancing, A moochee dancing, slide and glide entrancing, Do the tango jiggle with a Texas Tommy wiggle. Take your partner and hold her, lightly enfold her, A little bolder, just work your shoulder, Snap you fingers one and all in the hall at the ball; that's all. [Some ball!]* Swaying, swaying, swaying right and left, each one a-reeling, The band's a-playing, swaying, all displaying That ragtime moochee feeling. Clouds of joy floating 'round the hall, A reign of happiness seems to fall. It is so entrancing while dancing at a ragtime ball. (SPOKEN: Because it makes a hit with all.) When at a ball and you feel somewhat blue, There's but one thing left for you to do: CHORUS [The chorus is sung by The Avalon Boys (Don Brookins, Art Green, and Walter Trask) in the 1937 Laurel & Hardy film "Way Out West," while L&H dance. *The words "Some ball" are sung in the film but are not included in the sheet music.] |
Subject: RE: Lyrics?on the trail of the lonesome pine From: TheBigPinkLad Date: 10 May 04 - 02:52 PM You can hear Messrs Laurel & Hardy sing it at this site: http://www.mad-music.com/html/onehits.shtml |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: on the trail of the lonesome pine From: GUEST,michaeljcrees@yahoo.co.uk Date: 12 Oct 04 - 07:21 PM Is it possible to obtain a copy of the sheet music for "Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia". I would very much appreciate any help you can give in tracing this. Many thanks. Michael Crees |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: on the trail of the lonesome pine From: Leadfingers Date: 12 Oct 04 - 08:17 PM The Jim Dixon Thread gives a link to where the sheet music can be printed !! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: on the trail of the lonesome pine From: Steve Latimer Date: 12 Oct 04 - 11:03 PM The Stanley Brothers "How Mountain Girls Can Love" also has the line. How Mountain Girls Can Love Ridin' the night in the high cold wind On the trail of the old lonesome pine Thinkin' of you, feelin' so blue Wonderin' why I left you behind Get down boys, go back home Back to the girl you love Treat her right never wrong How mountain gals can love Remember the night we strolled down the lane Our hearts were gay and happy then You whispered to me as I held you close We hoped the night would never end |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: Mr Happy Date: 11 Apr 07 - 07:46 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I2BS__Ll7M
youtube says it's been taken down due to copyright. Please see new youtube link later in thread. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST Date: 18 Jun 07 - 02:12 PM Here's the version I learned as a kid here in VA: In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, On the trail of the Lonesome Pine, Stood a nice old cow, with eyes so kind, But how d'you 'spect a cow to read a railroad sign? She stood in the middle of the track And the train came and hit her in the back, Now her head's in the Valley of Virginia And her tail's on the lonesome spine. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,caidy Date: 30 Sep 07 - 11:52 PM In the blue ridge mountains of virginia stood a cow on a railroad track she was a good'ol cow with a heart so fine but you can't expect a cow to read a railroad sign so she-eee stood right there in the middle of the track and the train hit her right in the back you'll find find her horns in the mountains of virginia and her tail on a lonesome pine! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego Date: 01 Oct 07 - 11:57 AM One of the first films I can recall seeing as a boy was entitled "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine," probably in the mid-1940's. This song, I believe, was the theme song from the film. I cannot say whether the song predated the movie or was composed for it. It does have a "Tin Pan Alley" ring to it, however. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego Date: 01 Oct 07 - 12:03 PM From "Google," here is more on the history of the story, from which the song comes. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a 1908 romance novel/western novel written by John Fox, Jr.. The novel became Fox's most successful, and was included among the top ten list of bestselling novels for 1908 and 1909. The novel has been adapted numerous times for both stage and screen, the most notable being a 1916 silent Cecil B. DeMille production and a 1936 adaptation helmed by Henry Hathaway. The 1936 version, starring Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, and Fred MacMurray, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for Louis Alter and Sidney D. Mitchell's "A Melody for the Sky." It was also awarded the Venice Film Festival Award for Best Color Film. Hathaway's version marked the first time the Technicolor process was used for outdoor filmmaking. The novel was adapted into a successful stage play by Clara Lou Kelly, and was designated the "official outdoor drama" by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1994. Since 1964, the play has been performed in an outdoor theater in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, the hometown of the novel's author. The late Arthur Godfrey, who was an early 1940's-'50's radio and TV icon in the States, often performed this song - badly. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: Bee Date: 01 Oct 07 - 12:29 PM I have a book, which I can't find now, of course, called Charmed Circle, a very good modern biography of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas and their circle of friends. There is a photo of Gertrude at about sixty, outdoors at their home in rural France, leaning back and singing 'her favourite song', On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine. She is holding a copy of the sheet music. If I find the book, I'll add the date. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST Date: 23 Nov 07 - 06:27 PM Our grandpa sang this song to us a lot, it was about 20 years ago, but this is how he sang it: In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, On the trail of the lonesome Pine, Lived a nice old cow with eyes so kind, You can't expect a cow to read a railroad sign, So she stood their right on the track, And the train hit her square in the back. Now her horns are her horns are in the mountains of Virginia, And her tail's on the lonesome spine. Hope this helps! =) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: katlaughing Date: 23 Nov 07 - 07:04 PM There's a 78 record of it on youtube as sung by the Hill Billies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-F7v62cl7M. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,David Date: 03 Jan 08 - 01:46 PM My 73 year old mother remembers the words (to the cow version) this way. She learned them in camp in Maryland. In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Stood a cow on a railroad track She was a good ole cow, with eyes so kind, But you can't expect a cow to read a railroad sign, She stood in the middle of the track, Came a train, hit her right in the back. Now her bones are in the mountains of Virginia, And her tail's on a lonesome spine. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: Fliss Date: 03 Jan 08 - 06:36 PM We have a 1st edition of the book 'The Trail of the Lonesome Pine' by John Fox, Jr.. By coincidence we were looking at it the other day. Tony paid 5p for it in a jumble sale years ago. Fliss & Tony |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,Lindsay in Wales Date: 03 Jan 08 - 07:24 PM I was interested in the Japanese correspondent's memory of "Covered Wagon Lullaby" and I wonder if this an old song I heard in the mid- 50s on a 78 and wind-up gramophone at a friend's house, it went like this Roll along, covered wagon, roll along, Roll along, covered wagon, roll along (line forgotten) Shooting bullets in the air, Roll along, covered wagon, roll along. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: Mr Happy Date: 04 Jan 08 - 06:43 AM The Laurel & Hardy version from 'Way out west' is back on again at Youtube, here: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TpvxTyzOM_A |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: goatfell Date: 04 Jan 08 - 11:31 AM this reach Number 2 in the pop charts here in Britian, which just goes to show how crap the 'REAL' pop stars were and still are now. Laurel and Hardy are great at this song I just Love it. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,Jack E. Date: 07 Jan 08 - 06:54 AM In reply to Guest Lindsay, Roll Along Covered Wagon Roll Along was a big hit of 1934. The words are as follows: Roll along covered wagon, roll along. To the tune of your wheels I'll sing a song, City girls they may be fine, but give me that girl of mine. Roll along covered wagon roll along. Thh words quoted by Guest, Lindsay are interesting as they seem to have been compounded with a street version: in 1935 or 6 when Italy invaded Abyssinia we kids used to sing this version to the tune of Roll Along Covered Wagon: Will you come to Abyssinia, will you come? Bring all your ammunition and a gun, Mussolini will be there shooting peanuts in the air, Will you come to Abyssinia, will you come? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,The Mountain Boomer Date: 05 May 08 - 08:17 PM Here's another version remembered from the '50s in Ivanhoe, Virginia: In the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome pine A Billy goat ate a case of dynamite, And butted that Lonesome Pine They found his horns in the Mountains of Virginia And his tail in the Lonesome Pine |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: Joe Offer Date: 11 Jul 08 - 03:54 PM Sheryl - your song request was for a song that listed a lot of names. You request has been moved here: here (Too Much of a Name) Welcome to Mudcat! -Joe Offer, Forum Moderator- |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,GUEST, cak Date: 05 Jan 09 - 11:40 AM My mother used to sing this song to me when I was a little girl. In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginie Stood a cow on a railroad track Such a nice old cow with eyes so bright But you can't expect a cow to read a railroad sign She stood in the middle of the track and the train hit her right in the back. Now her horns are in the mountains of Virginie and her tail's on the lonesome pine. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST Date: 15 Jun 09 - 06:07 PM So many versions and none of them as good as my Dad sang it! In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginny Stood a cow on a railroad track. She was a good ol' cow with eyes so fine, But ya can't expect a cow to read a railroad sign. So she stood in the middle of the track And the train hit her square in the back! You'll find her horns in the mountains of Virginny (pause to wipe tears -sniff, sniff) And her tail on her lonesome spine. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: wysiwyg Date: 15 Jun 09 - 06:11 PM Also see audiobook: http://librivox.org/the-trail-of-the-lonesome-pine-by-john-fox-jnr/ ~S~ The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by John Fox. Jnr. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine is a 1908 romance novel/western novel written by John Fox, Jr. The novel became Fox's most successful, and was included among the top ten list of bestselling novels for 1908 and 1909. Set in the Appalachian Mountains at the turn of the twentieth century, a feud has been boiling for over thirty years between two influential mountain families: the Tollivers and the Falins. The outside world and industrialization, however, is beginning to enter the area. Coal mining begins to exert its influence on the area, despite of the two families feuds. Entering the area, enterprising "furriner" (foreigner) John Hale captures the attention of the beautiful June Tolliver, and inadvertently becomes entangled in the region's politics. (Summary from Wikipedia) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 15 Jun 09 - 06:21 PM The 1916 film, Cecil B. DeMille, first caught the public's attention. The 1936 remake, the first film in glorious technicolor, with Henry Fonda, Sylvia Sidney and Fred MacMurray, I saw as a boy when it first showed; I remember people went back two or three times because it impressed them so much. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,BigLarrr Date: 04 Aug 09 - 08:10 AM I'm amazed at all of the versions of this song. We were passing through Virginia, and entered the Blue Ridge mountains and I started singing this song for my wife. She thought I made it up, So I had to see if anyone else ever heard it. This is the version I remember.
Stood a cow on the railroad tracks. She was a cow so fine, with Eyes Divine - But You can't expect a cow to read a railroad sign - So there she stood in the middle of the track - Along came a train and hit her in the back. Now her heads in the the (something) of Virginia - And her tail's on a Lonesome Pine. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,Zod Date: 09 Nov 09 - 04:57 PM My mother sang a parody to me when I was a child. Her version went like this: In the blue-ridge mountains of Virginia, stood a cow on a railroad track. 'Twas a nice old cow with eyes so fine, but you can't expect a cow to read a railroad sign. So she stood in the middle of the tra-ack, and a train hit her right in the back. Now her horns are in the mountains of Virginia, and her tail's on the lonesome spine. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,Millie Mae Date: 07 Aug 10 - 11:21 AM In the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia On the trail of the lonesome pine Stood a kind old cow, was a kind old kine But you can't expect a cow to read a railroad sign She stood in the middle of the track And the train hit her right in the back Now her horns are in the mountains of Virginia And her tail's on her lonesome spine. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,crazy little woman Date: 07 Aug 10 - 03:11 PM Ten versions of the parody about a cow ought to be enough, don't you think? It's not witty enough for adults, and if you sang it to children, you would quickly be regarded as 'that neighbor who's not very nice.' Why not spend our time and resources on music worth making? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: Artful Codger Date: 07 Aug 10 - 04:35 PM Fortunately, we don't take advice from crazy ladies, but make up our own minds--and allow others to do the same. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,crazy little woman Date: 08 Aug 10 - 12:00 AM at least I can read. I can see that the same thing has been posted 10 times. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 08 Aug 10 - 12:24 AM If anybody wants to hear the tune, there's a MIDI at this site: http://members.cox.net/old-music/snedsongs.htm I tried to listen to the MIDI at the Mudcat MIDI's, but it didn't work. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: Joe Offer Date: 08 Aug 10 - 01:15 AM Hmmm. The Mudcat MIDI works for me click here. -Joe- |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 08 Aug 10 - 01:52 PM I remember that dump cow parody from childhood. Thanks for the multiple versions. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 08 Aug 10 - 04:15 PM Joe, when I click, I get a diagnostic that says 'Not enough memory available to complete this operation. turn off one or more applications...etc' However, I access others MIDIs without trouble. And the only other operations I am running are background things like virus checkers. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,Richard Date: 08 May 11 - 01:36 AM Here is the version I recall hearing as a kid: In the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginny, Lived a cow by a railroad track. She was a good old cow with eyes so fine, But you can't expect a cow to read a railroad sign, So she stood in the middle of the track, And the train came and hit her in the back. You'll find her bones in the mountains of Virginny, And her spine on the Lonesome Pine. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,JB3 Date: 09 May 11 - 01:13 AM Did anyone ever dance to the old singing square dance, "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine?" I had the same tune, with square dance calls substituted for most of the words, but would end, each time through, with: "In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, on the Trail of the Lonesome Pine." |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 09 May 11 - 10:33 AM I never danced to it, JB, but when I think about it, once the song appeared in the Laurel & Hardy film, it would have been a big hit, and composing a square dance to it would be natural. Guest Richard, yours was the 11th time somebody posted that same stupid, gross parody. MOst parodies are like graffiti. Something cheap and ugly splashed onto somebody else's hard work. I watched the Laurel and Hardy singing on YouTube. I believe that's the first time I ever saw them smile. The fat guy changes incredibly when he smiles. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine From: GUEST,Vabluegrass Date: 19 Oct 22 - 12:41 PM My mother sang this song to us when we were little but her words were slightly different: In the blue ridge mountains of Virginia Stood a cow on a railroad track. She was a good old cow with a heart so fine But you can't expect a cow to read a railroad sign She stopped! Cha Cha Cha In the middle of the track! And a train! Cha Cha Cha Hit her right in the back! In the blue ridge mountains of Virginia They found her tail on her lonesome spine... Her head was squashed! lol I miss my mom! |
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