Lyr Req: Tight Like That (Leadbelly)

Subject: Lyr Req: TIGHT LIKE THAT Huddie Leadbelly
From: 12003biloute
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 03:50 AM

Hi

Who can fill the missing lines shown by (???????) in this Huddie song released in 1948

Thank you

Claude

IT'S TIGHT LIKE THAT recorded New York City October 15, 1948

Guitar intro

Oh it's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Guitar break

Oh it's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

You take Sal and I'll take Jane
Both good lookin', but they ain't the same
Oh tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

If you want to see a preacher laugh
Change a dollar and give him half
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Some folks said that a preacher won't steal
I caught two in my corn-field
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

????????????
Gone to cornfield just like rats
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh tight like that

Some folks said that a chicken won't steal
I caught two on my chicken-roost field
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

????????
????????
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Preacher and rooster had a terrible fight,
Preacher knocked the Rooster clean out of sight
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Chicken told the rooster, "That will be all right.
Meet you at the hen house 'morrow night
It's tight like that ooooh, be tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Yeah!
Guitar break

Oh it's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

?????????????
??????????????
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

??????????????
??????????????
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Guitar break

Oh it's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: TIGHT LIKE THAT Huddie Leadbelly
From: Melissa
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 04:01 AM

Here are my guesses:


One had a ??? one had a sack


???? and didn't have to stoop
trying to catch ?? to make ??? soup

?? frog jumped in the bottom of the well
oh my god he's ??(jumped into?) hell

funniest thing I ever seen
tomcat sitting on a sewing machine

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: TIGHT LIKE THAT Huddie Leadbelly
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 07:06 AM

Hi Melissa

What do you think about

One had a ??? one had a sack


???? and didn't have to stoop
trying to catch a rooster to make a rooster soup

Hope it'll help claude

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: TIGHT LIKE THAT Huddie Leadbelly
From: Bob the Postman
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 07:13 AM

"in some deed" should surely be "yes indeed"?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: TIGHT LIKE THAT Huddie Leadbelly
From: Melissa
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 05:25 PM

I couldn't think of any words that sounded like they made sense to me in the places I left ???

If I was singing it, I'd just fill in the blanks..probably 'basket' to go with the sack and 'stepped in the chickenhouse' for the rooster

Subject: RE: Lyr Req:'Tight Like That' (Huddie Leadbelly)
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jan 10 - 03:34 AM

Hi

Please find close to certain lines of this song where you can catch them.
One thing is sure Huddie is very hard to understand
Another thing I'm not sure that "In some deed or Yes indeed" matches with the song
Maybe one of you can answer the question
Good reading folks
Licette
IT'S TIGHT LIKE THAT recorded New York City October 15, 1948

Guitar intro

Oh it's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Guitar break

Oh it's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

You take Sal and I'll take Jane [These 2 lines look like in OX DRIVER'S SONG (Ledbetter) from Smithsonian Folkways 40105]
Both good lookin', but they ain't the sam

Oh tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

If you want to see a preacher laugh [These 2 lines look like in WHEN DE GOOD LORD SETS YOU FREE American ballads & Folks songs]
Change a dollar and give him half
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Some folks said that a preacher won't steal [These 2 lines look like in PORK CHOP BLUES by Jim JACKSON 1927]
I caught two in my corn-field
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

????????????
Gone to cornfield just like rats
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh tight like that

Some folks said that a chicken won't steal
I caught two on my chicken-roost field
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

????????
????????
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Preacher and rooster had a terrible fight [These 2 lines look like in WHEN DE GOOD LORD SETS YOU FREE American ballads & Folks songs]
Preacher knocked the Rooster clean out of sight
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Chicken told the rooster, "That will be all right.
Meet you at the hen house 'morrow night
It's tight like that ooooh, be tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Yeah!
Guitar break

Oh it's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

?????????????
??????????????
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

funniest thing I ever seen [These 2 lines look like in NEW DIRTY DOZEN By Memphis MINNIE ]
tomcat sitting on a sewing machine
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Guitar break

Oh it's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tight Like That (Leadbelly)
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Nov 12 - 11:18 PM

After the guitar break it is "poor frog jumped in the bottom of a well, poor frooh by god he jumped into hell".

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tight Like That (Leadbelly)
From: GUEST
Date: 16 May 13 - 11:54 PM

One had a badge and the other had a sack (missing line)
Goin outta cornfields just like rats (correction made)
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh tight like that

Some folks said that a preacher won't steal(correction made)
I caught two in my chicken-roost (correction made)
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Who's to the (word starts with an "H")and he didn't have to stoop(missing line)
Tryin to catch a rooster - to make rooster soup(missing line)
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Preacher and rooster had a terrible fight,
Preacher knocked the Rooster clean out of sight
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Preacher told the rooster, "That will be all right.(correction made)
Meet you at the hen house 'morrow night
It's tight like that ooooh, it be tight like that ooooh(correction)
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Yeah!
Guitar break

Oh it's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that (during this verse - he breaks it down clearer the words you have typed in as "In some deed" & it's also not "Yes, indeed") (it almost sounds like he says the word "troubling" but he puts a long "e" sound on the "ling" part pronoucning it "troubleen" but there are other words prior)...having troubleen

Bullfrog jumped in the bottom of the well (missing line)
Oh by God he's jumped into hell (missing line)
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Funniest thing that I ever seen (missing line)
Tomcat sittin on a sewin machine (missing line)
It's tight like that ooooh, tight like that ooooh
In some deed oh it's tight like that

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tight Like That (Leadbelly)
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Jun 13 - 12:09 PM

Steve Lohmeyer,

I don't think my recordings are any clearer, and I know my ears aren't any more sensitive, but I clearly hear, "Diddle dum dee, It's tight like that."

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tight Like That (Leadbelly)
From: GUEST,ks
Date: 13 Nov 18 - 11:09 AM

Tried another shot at it and I heard the following. Let me know if you folks agree. There's still one line about the preacher and rooster that's unclear. I proposed "{Who through the 'hind}, and didn't have a stew?", but I'm not sure. All else, I think works...

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Tight Like That - lyrics (Huddie Ledbetter)

Guitar intro [3 measures]

Oh, it's tight like that. Ooooh! Tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

Guitar break [2 measures]

Oh, it's tight like that. Ooooh! Tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

You take Sal and I'll take Jane
They both good lookin', but they ain't the same
It's tight like that. Ooooh! Tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

If you want to see a preacher laugh
Change a dollar and a-give him a half
He's tight like that. Ooooh! Tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

Some folks said that a preacher won't steal
I caught two in my cornfield
It's tight like that. Ooooh! Tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

One had a match and one had a sack
Gone out to cornfield just like rats
It's tight like that. Ooooh! Tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

Some folks said that a preacher won't steal
I caught two in my chicken-roost
It's tight like that. Ooooh! Tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

Who through the 'hind, and didn't have a stew?
Tryin' to catch a rooster, make rooster soup
It's tight like that. Ooooh! Tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

Preacher and rooster had a terrible fight
Preacher knocked the rooster clean out of sight
He's tight like that. Ooooh! Tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

Preacher told the rooster, "That it'd be all right.
Meet you at the hen house t'morrow night
It's tight like that. Ooooh! It'd be tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

Yeah!
Guitar break [2 measures]

Oh, it's tight like that. Ooooh! Tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

Cold frog jumped in the bottom of da' well
Oh, by God, he jumped into hell
He's tight like that. Ooooh! Tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

Funniest thing that I ever seen
Tomcat sitting on a sewing machine
He's tight like that. Ooooh! He's tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that

Guitar break [2 measures]

Oh, it's tight like that. Ooooh! Tight like that. Ooooh!
Hear me talkin' to you. Oh, it's tight like that.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tight Like That (Leadbelly)
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 13 Nov 18 - 02:38 PM

A few things:

Who threw... - not sure about the start of the line but I think it ends didn't have to stoop. (The start sounds like Who threw that hard).

One had a match...: One had a badge, another had a sack, Going down the cornfield just like rats

Cold frog, I'm pretty sure should be Bullfrog


Mick