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Lyr Req: in search of old song lyrics Joe Daddle
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Subject: Lyr Req: in search of old song lyrics Joe Daddle From: open mike Date: 25 Feb 21 - 03:43 PM Joe Daddle he dreamt that his Daddy was dead and his Daddy he dreamt that Joe Daddle was dead and he rattled the brandy keg over his head and Joe Daddle he dreamt that his Daddy was dead. an elder fellow is looking for any info about this song.. more lyrics? source? meaning? might have been a cowboy song? thanks in advance for any clues on this! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: in search of old song lyrics Joe Daddle From: cnd Date: 25 Feb 21 - 04:40 PM I've been struggling to find any more lyrics for it, but here's a good start on the origins: To emphasize the careless, irresponsible mood of the Davidites and their contempt for the conventions, traditions and critical standards of the Philistines, Schumann has woven into the march [March of the Hosts of David Against the Philistines] very cleverly a quaint old tune of the 17th century, known throughout Germany as the Grossvatertanz (Grandfather-dance), and a favorite college song at the German universities. It was also adopted in this country [the United States] and is familiar to those whose memories reach back over half a century, sung to the following dofferel: Tim Doolan he dreamt that his father was dead,This song is tricky to track down because of the frequent variation used in repeating it, especially among the titular characters. A May 17th, 1834 copy of The Mercury (Charleston, SC) contained the following quip in response to a distasteful editorial: I have it--the Editor must be a descendent from an ancient family of dreaming noteriety, a remarkable instance of which is recorded in the following graceful and polished lines by the family poet. John Dowling he dreamt that his daddy was dead,Had the poet survived to the present day, he might have added, and Dan Dowling he dreamt that the College was dead. (link) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: in search of old song lyrics Joe Daddle From: cnd Date: 25 Feb 21 - 04:43 PM Oops, I posted a little hastily and failed to check for typos. Replace "dofferel" with "doggerel" Starting with "Aside from passage" should be un-indented. "Aside from passage" should read "aside from a few passages" |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: in search of old song lyrics Joe Daddle From: cnd Date: 25 Feb 21 - 04:45 PM I also forgot to mention that the edition printed in The Kansas Patron had the following line: "An' he rattled a w'iskey keg over his head--" That was the only paper I found which had a line similar to the closing one of yours. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: in search of old song lyrics Joe Daddle From: open mike Date: 26 Feb 21 - 08:44 PM Thank you for your detailed response, cnd. I shall forward it to the original searcher!! |
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