Does anyone know this song? 16 Horses

Subject: Does anyone know this song?
From: Jayto
Date: 22 Dec 09 - 04:27 PM

There was a band from Denver several yrs back called Sixteen Horsepower. They took thier name from an folk song about a man that got so overwieght they had to get 16 horses to pull him to his grave. Does anyone on here know what song that is in?
Also hello to everyone I have not been on here in a while. I am having trouble viewing the posts and I am not sure why. The page just shows blanks where there should be posts. Anyway I hope to be back on here as soon as I can start viewing it. I am on another computer I am not normally on and everything shows up with this computer.
cya
JT

Subject: RE: Does anyone know this song?
From: Mysha
Date: 22 Dec 09 - 06:43 PM

Hi,

This is probably not it: (I'm just sparing others the trouble of checking this one.)
Old Joe Clark has a verse about a team of sixteen horses, though it's not in the the Digital Tradition. But as it's also not about a burial, it doesn't fit the question.

A burial with sixteen horses, BTW, is something heads of state sometimes got.


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Bye
                                                                Mysha

Subject: RE: Does anyone know this song? 16 Horses
From: Bobert
Date: 22 Dec 09 - 07:31 PM

This probably won't help but there is also a reference to "16" in an old blues song entitled "Mystery Train" which was also covered by Elvis in the mid-50s:

The train I ride is sixteen coaches long
Yeah, the train I ride is 16 coaches long
Big black train took my baby and gone...

I think that Big Arthur Cruddup wrote it but not sure...

B~

Subject: RE: Does anyone know this song? 16 Horses
From: GUEST,999
Date: 22 Dec 09 - 07:44 PM

The lyrics may be on that link. Not sure, JT.

http://www.16horsepower.com/lyrics.html

Subject: RE: Does anyone know this song? 16 Horses
From: Allan C.
Date: 23 Dec 09 - 05:43 AM

Yep. There is a song of theirs that contains a reference to 16 horses here. I feel sure I have heard a blues song that may have been the name source that you seek; but I'm sorry to say I can't recall enough of it to search it out.

Subject: RE: Does anyone know this song? 16 Horses
From: Jayto
Date: 23 Dec 09 - 11:35 PM

Thank you I appreciate it. I am still having bad trouble seeing the posts on here. When I click a blank space the posts come up but I can't see it otherwise. It is crazy that is why I haven't been on here in a while. I will figure it out though. I appreciate it ya'll
cya
JT

Subject: RE: Does anyone know this song? 16 Horses
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Sep 25 - 08:02 AM

I believe this is from St-James infirmary, where it's said:
"Sixteen coal black horses
Hitched to a rubber tired hack
7 men are going to the graveyard
Only 6 are coming back"

Subject: RE: Does anyone know this song? 16 Horses
From: Pappy Fiddle
Date: 12 Sep 25 - 04:04 PM

I can think of one head of state that'd take at least 16 horses to haul him off when the time comes

Subject: RE: Does anyone know this song? 16 Horses
From: GUEST,Jerry
Date: 13 Sep 25 - 05:46 AM

It’s normally six white (or black) horses mentioned in songs, as that what either pulls a wedding carriage or pulls your coffin to Boothill (though only if you are well to do or somehow famous/notorious). The most obvious song that comes to mind is called Six White Horses, but there must be many others.