Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk (Jack Blanchard)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 24 Oct 08 - 10:38 PM

WorldCat says:

TENNESSEE BIRD WALK.
Jack Blanchard.
Sydney: Chappell & Co. Ltd, 1970.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk
From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 04:50 PM

Sheb Wooley, though obviously not the only one to do this song, had quite a career apart from it and things like "Purple People Eater," etc. He was also active in film and on television. Some may remember him as one of the bad guys in the movie, "High Noon." He was also a regular in the cast of the old t.v. series, "Wagon Train."
He had the look of a somewhat rough-hewn cowboy, but was said to have a wicked sense of humor.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk
From: Bill D
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 04:19 PM

At least 30+ years ago...my wife made a plaque with the words on it for her father 30+ years ago.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk
From: Genie
Date: 23 Oct 08 - 03:13 PM

Anyone know what year the Tennessee Bird Walk came out?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 10:53 AM

Where have you guys been?

To really experience "Tennessee Birdwalk," you have to be at home with somebody who has a good voice. You get the guitars going, and the singer sings it, rising to a throbbing crescendo with exciting chords on the words about "the bald-headed birds whispering", taking us down gradually on "headed southward" then alighting ever-so-softly on "Tennessee Birdwalk."

It's a monument to musical self-importance - could have been done by Beethoven.

What you need, martin, is less self-assurance and more parties.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: Bill D
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 02:38 PM

well! It's not much of a tune, but it is kinda distinctive.

looking......



ah! here you go!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From:
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 12:09 PM

how can i get the tune to Tennessee Bird Walk


                               Thank you

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 11 Aug 04 - 02:33 AM

Marty only takes his foot out of his mouth to change feet... :-)

LOL!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: GUEST,Dale
Date: 11 Aug 04 - 01:02 AM

I'm with Bill D, Martin. I don't usually enter into the shouting match, name calling type things, but here I'll make an exception. Whether Gene is posting under his full name, or Guest,Gene, or whatever, he is a good and faithful member of the Mudcat, and has been almost from the beginning. If you want lyrics, sources, soundfiles, tapes/cds, whatever, he either has them, or will get them for you, with no strings attached, simply because he wants to be of help.   I can't even count the times I have benefited from his generosity and knowledge. You would too, you have only to ask.

Not liking a particular song is one thing, but making unkind remarks about someone who is so important and helpful to us all is quite another.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: Bill D
Date: 10 Aug 04 - 12:36 PM

ah, Martin...I'd bet a buck that Gene has more records and more knowlege than you can even imagine...*grin*...he has been posting and helping here for many years. You need to be careful who you insult.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Aug 04 - 11:53 AM

Oh Dear! Our Country Music "Expert" has feet of clay! We are sorely disappointed!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 10 Aug 04 - 11:42 AM

A good joke, well told, is always worth a good laugh.

"Number 57!"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: Once Famous
Date: 09 Aug 04 - 09:17 PM

George Seto, sorry but's it's a stupid song and hardly a classic.

Guest, Gene you are quite a cut & paster. As a country music historian for about 40 years, I am familiar with virtually everything you listed and actually own a good number of it. Much of it you list is not close to country parody. Please tell me what Tennesse Birdwalk was a parody of. You forgot to list anything by a well known country parody group, The Geezinslaw Brothers.

The thing about this genre is it can make for some "novel" listening. Hell, I've listened to Dr. Demento off and on for years (BTW, he is considered to have the largest record collection in the world). However, the joke is old when you know the punch line. Don't tell me that you laugh at every joke that's thrown at you, or find hearing novelty songs just as funny everytime you hear them. This genre is barely alive in country music today with the exception of Cletus Judd, and without the videos, it's pretty lame.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 09 Aug 04 - 03:24 PM

Riley Puckett sings "Sauerkraut." Another gem on the Record Lady, Real Country p. 23

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: GUEST,Gene
Date: 09 Aug 04 - 01:45 PM

take a look at these doozies Martin, you can probably
find a few to add to your list...

[CHICKEN FRIED COUNTRY CD1]
[CHICKEN FRIED COUNTRY CD2]
[HOOSIER HOTSHOTS-HAVING FUN WITH]
[KORN KOBBLERS]
[MAIRZY DOATS #1]
[MAIRZY DOATS #2]
[WACKY COUNTRY SONGS #1]
[WACKY COUNTRY SONGS #2]
[WORLDS GREATEST NOVELTY #1]
[WORLDS GREATEST NOVELTY #2]
[COMEDY CARAVAN]

CHICKEN FRIED COUNTRY CD1\

01 - You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly
02 - Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart
03 - May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
04 - Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
05 - I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home
06 - You Can't Have Your Kate (And Edith, Too)
07 - She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)
08 - Billy Broke My Heart At Walgreen's
09 - Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me
10 - I Wouldn't Buy A Used Car From Him
11 - One's On The Way
12 - Feudin' & Fightin'
13 - I Got Tears In My Ears
14 - Divorce Me COD
15 - Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar)
16 - Peel Me A Nanner

CHICKEN FRIED COUNTRY CD2\

01 - (We're Not) The Jet Set
02 - When The Ship Hit The Sand
03 - Who's Gonna Take The Garbage Out
04 - Dropkick Me Jesus (Goalpost Of Life)
05 - Waitin' In Your Welfare Line
06 - You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind
07 - Biscuits In The Oven & Buns In Bed
08 - I May Be Used (But I Ain't Used Up)
09 - I'm Kissin' You Goodbye
10 - Chicken Truck
11 - I'll Take The Dog
12 - Put Another Log On The Fire
13 - Something To Brag About
14 - Flowers On The Wall
15 - Her Name Is
16 - You Never Even Called Me By My Name

HOOSIER HOTSHOTS-HAVING FUN WITH\

01 - No Romance in Your Soul
02 - My Blue Heaven
03 - Toot, Toot Tootsie
04 - Sweet Georgia Brown
05 - Someday
06 - Wabash Charleston
07 - Wah-Hoo
08 - Them Hillbillies Are Mountain Willies Now!
09 - I Like Bananas (Because They Have No Bones)
10 - Meet Me by the Ice House, Lizzie!
11 - What Can I Say Dear, (After I Say I'm Sorry)
12 - Washboard Stomp
13 - Tiger Rag

KORN KOBBLERS - HOOSIER HOTSHOTS\

01 - When You Wore A Tulip
02 - Up In The Balcony
03 - Myrtle The Turtle & Flip The Frog
04 - Five Foot Blue Eyes Of Blue
05 - I'm My Own Grandpa
06 - I Can't Get Off Of My Horse
07 - If You're Cheating On Your Baby
08 - Oh You Beautiful Doll
09 - I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
10 - The Light Turned Green
11 - Drifting And Dreaming
12 - Ain't She Sweet
13 - Since They Stole The Spittoon
14 - Trumpet Blues
15 - Never Make Eyes (At Gals With Guys)
16 - We Got To Put Shoes On Willie
17 - Horses Don't Bet On People
18 - Clancey Lowered The Boom
19 - Why Did I Teach My Girl To Drive
20 - Dardenalla
21 - Don't Shoot The Bartender
22 - Don't Give Me No Goose For Christmas, Grandma

MAIRZY DOATS #1\

01 - Mairzy Doats-The Merry Men
02 - Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)-Danny Kaye & Andrews Sisters
03 - Across The Alley From The Alamo-Mills Brothers
04 - Woody Woodpecker-Mel Blanc & The Sportsmen
05 - Buttons And Bows-Dinah Shore
06 - I'm My Own Grandpa-Guy Lombardo
07 - Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)-Peggy Lee
08 - Cement Mixer (Put-Ti Put-Ti)-Alvino Rey
09 - Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy-Red Foley
10 - Rag Mop-Ames Brothers
11 - Ragtime Cowboy Joe-Jo Stafford
12 - Huggin' And Chalkin'-Hoagy Carmichael
13 - Mule Train-Frankie Laine
14 - Twelfth Street Rag-Pee Wee Hunt
15 - Personality-Johnny Mercer
16 - Cruising Down The River-Russ Morgan
17 - Mooning-Cindy Bullens - Louis St. Louis
18 - Freddy, My Love-Bullens, Cinty
19 - Rock & Roll Party Queen-Louis St. Louis
20 - There Are Worse Things I Could Do-Original Soundtrack
21 - Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee-Olivia Newton-John
22 - We Go Together-John Travolta - Olivia Newton-John
23 - Love Is a Many Splendored Thing-Original Soundtrack
24 - Grease-Frankie Valli

MAIRZY DOATS #2\

01 - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief-Betty Hutton
02 - Doin' What Comes Natur'lly-Dinah Shore
03 - I Never See Maggie Alone-Kenny Roberts
04 - Managua, Nicaragua-Guy Lombardo
05 - I'm A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)
06 - A-Feudin' And A-Fightin'-Dorothy Shay
07 - Three Little Fishies-Kay Kyser & Orch
08 - Chickery Chick-Sammy Kaye & Orch
09 - The Thing-Phil Harris
10 - Open The Door, Richard!-Count Basie & Orch
11 - The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade)-Freddy Martin & Orch
12 - 'A' - You're Adorable-Perry Como & Fontane Sisters
13 - Daddy-Sammy Kaye & Kaye Choir
14 - Beer Barrel Polka-Glah'e Musette Orch -
15 - Cocktails For Two-Spike Jones & City Slickers
16 - Deep In The Heart Of Texas-Alvino Rey & Orch


WACKY COUNTRY SONGS #1\

01 - Coasters (Yakety Yak)
02 - Rolf Harris (Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Spo)
03 - Shirley Ellis (The Nitty Gritty)
04 - Royal Teens (Short Shorts)
05 - Johnny Cymbal (Mr. Bass Man)
06 - Ray Stevens (Gitarzan)
07 - 'Weird Al' Yankovic (I Lost On Jeopard)
08 - Brian Hyland (Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie)
09 - Larry Verne (Mister Custer)
10 - Ray Stevens (The Mississippi Squirrel)
11 - Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes And Connie Stevens)
12 - David Seville (Witch Doctor)
13 - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett (Monster Mash)
14 - Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group (-
15 - Napoleon XIV (They're Coming To Take M)
16 - Cocktails For Two (Spike Jones)
17 - Jim Lowe (The Green Door)
18 - Jim Stafford (Spiders & Snakes)
19 - h eTrashmen (Surfin Bird (trashmen)
20 - Allen Sherman (Hello Mudduh, Hello Fad)

WACKY COUNTRY SONGS #2\

01 - Get A Job (Silhouettes)WC2
02 - Alley Oop (Hollywood Argyles)WC2
03 - Auctioneer (Leroy Van Dyke)WC2
04 - Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp,Bomp,Bomp) (Barry Mann)WC2
05 - On Top Of Spaghetti (Tom Glazer)WC2
06 - Running Bear (Johhny Preston)WC2
07 - Baby Sittin' Boogie (Buzz Clifford)WC2
08 - Dang Me (Roger Miller)WC2
09 - Hot Rod Lincoln (Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airm
10 - All American Boy (Bill Parsons)WC2
11 - In The Mood (Henhouse Five Plus Two)WC2
12 - Pepino The Italian Mouse (Lou Monte)WC2
13 - A Boy Names sue (Johhny Cash)WC2
14 - Transfusion (Nervous Norvus)WC2
15 - The Purple People Eater (Wheb Wooley)WC2
16 - Winchester Cathedral (New Vaudeville Band)WC2
17 - The Astronaut (Jose Jimenez (Bill Dana))WC2
18 - Disco Duck (Rick Dees)WC2
19 - When Your'e Hot, You're Hot (Jerry Reed)WC2
20 - Skinny Minnie (Bill Haley & His Comets)WC2

WORLDS GREATEST NOVELTY #1\

01 - Tennessee Birdwalk-Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
02 - I've Been Everywhere-Hank Snow
03 - Fiddlin' Around-Chet Atkins
04 - Chit Akins, Make Me A Star-Don Bowman
05 - Johnny's Cash & Charley's Pride-Mac Wiseman
06 - The Bird-Jerry Reed
07 - Frog Kissin'-Chet Atkins & Ray Stevens
08 - Numbers-Bobby Bare
09 - The Sheriff of Boone County-Kenny Price
10 - Shriner's Convention-Ray Stevens
11 - Redneck-Vernon Oxford
12 - The Man on Page 602-Jack Barlow
13 - Th' Wife-John Loudermilk
14 - Lord, Mr. Ford-Jerry Reed
15 - Welfare Cadillac-Guy Drake
16 - That's Good...That's Bad-Archie Campbell
17 - That's What I Like About the South-Phil Harris
18 - Oh Susanna-The Singing Dogs

WORLDS GREATEST NOVELTY #2\

01 - Country Music Nightmare (Boxcar Willie)
02 - The Auctioneer (Leroy Van Dyke)
03 - I'm A Nut (Leroy Pullins)
04 - That's My Pa (Sheb Wooley)
05 - The One On The Right Is On The Left (J Cash)
06 - The Fishin' Hole (Andy Griffith)
07 - It's Hard To Be Humble (Mac Davis)
08 - Ode To The Little Brown Shack (Billy Ed Wheeler)
09 - Double S (Bill Anderson)
10 - The Streak (Ray Stevens)
11 - Red Necks, White Socks & Blue Ribbon Beer (J Russell)
12 - My Girl Bill (Jim Stafford)
13 - Where's The Dress (Moe B & Joe S)
14 - Don't Go Near The Eskimos (Ben Colder)
15 - I Like Beer (Tom T. Hall)
16 - The Movies (The Statler Brothers)
17 - Tale Of The Comet Kohoutek (Burl Ives)
18 - Country Music Is Here To Stay (Ferlin Husky)



MP3 COMEDY CARAVAN\

01 - Football Andy Griffith
02 - John & Marsha Stan Freberg.wav
03 - The Birds & The Bees Yogi Yogerson
04 - It's In The Book Johnny Standley
05 - St. George & The Dragonet Stan Freberg
06 - Yokohama Mama Hari Kari
07 - Romeo & Juliet Andy Griffith
08 - Object Of My Affection Yogi Yogerrson
09 - Little Blue Riding Hood Stan Freberg

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 09 Aug 04 - 12:24 PM

At the same location (Record Lady Archives p. 11, listen to "Tennessee Bird Talk" by Ben Colder.
I agree, they are funny. Sort of updates on the old trad. jaybird, etc. songs?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From:
Date: 09 Aug 04 - 12:21 PM

Martin, you mean that you think it's worse than say .... "Guitarzan"? or any number of Ray Stevens or Harper Valley PTA or any of the songs by the team of Homer and Jethro?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From:
Date: 09 Aug 04 - 12:11 PM

I've always enjoyed it as a funny parody song. It's the funniest thing. Sorry to hear that you feel differently, Martin.

I mean it is SO funny.

Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 08 Aug 04 - 11:52 PM

Two versions in the DT and threads from 19 and 97 on this memorable song!
Hear Blanchard and Morgan sing it (and download it) at The Record Lady, Real Country Archives, page 11.
Record lady

Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: Once Famous
Date: 08 Aug 04 - 11:22 PM

Sorry, Art, but I found it to be an embarrassment to country music, something that I have many, many tapes of favorites of.

Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 08 Aug 04 - 09:16 PM

I loved this song. It is on a tape of country favorites of mine.

Art

Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: Once Famous
Date: 08 Aug 04 - 05:18 PM

I always rated The Tennessee Birdwalk by Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan as one of the worst country songs of all time. I mean really, birds in their dirty underwear. What kind of drugs were these hillbillies on?

BTW, the song was definately from the middle 1960s by them.

Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Aug 04 - 03:53 PM

I know a version that we sing at camp: The Tennessee Wiggle Walk

I'm a bow-legged chicken, I'm a knock-kneed hen
Haven't been so happy since I don't know when
I walk with a wiggle and a giggle and a squawk
Doin' the Tennessee Wiggle Walk
Put your heels together and your knees apart
Snap your fingers, ready to start
Flap your wings just once for luck
And you wiggle and you waddle like a baby duck
Come dance with me, baby, keep your toes in time
Haven't been so happy in a long, long time
I walk with a wiggle and a giggle and a squawk
Doin' the Tennessee Wiggle Walk
Doin' the Tennessee Wiggle Walk

Subject: Lyr Add: THE TENNESSEE BIRD WALK (J Blanchard)^^
From: Gene Graham
Date: 10 Jun 97 - 08:38 PM

And here's the other one....ENJOY!

THE TENNESSEE BIRD WALK
(Words and music by Jack Blanchard)

Take away the trees and the birds'll have to sit upon the ground. Umh!
Take away their wings and the birds'll have to walk to get around
And take away the birdbaths and dirty birds will soon be everywhere
Take away their feathers and the birds'll walk around in underwear
Take away their (*Whistle sound) and the birds'll have to whisper when they sing
Take away their common sense and they'll be headed southward in the spring

REFRAIN:
Oh, remember me my darling, when spring is in the air
When the bald-headed birds are whispering everywhere
When you see them walkin' southward in their dirty underwear
It's The Tennessee Birdwalk.

How about some trees, so the birds won't have to sit upon the ground. Umh!
And how about some wings, so the birds won't have to walk to get around
And how about a birdbath or two, so the birds'll all be clean
And how about some feathers, so their underwear no longer will be seen
How about a little (*Whistle sound), so the birds wont have whisper when they sing
And how about some common sense, so they won't be blockin' traffic in the spring.
REPEAT REFRAIN:

It's The Tennessee Birdwalk; It's The Tennessee Birdwalk; It's The Tennessee Birdwalk.

Recorded by Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan
^^

Subject: ADD: Tennessee Wigwalk ^^
From: Gene Graham
Date: 10 Jun 97 - 07:56 PM

Well, 'scuse me! Mem'ry served me wrong! Bonnie Lou did the Tennessee Wigwalk!

TENNESSEE WIGWALK
Recorded by Bonnie Lou
Words and music by N. Gimbel and L. Coleman

I'm a bow-legg'd chicken, I'm a knock-knee'd hen
Never been so happy since I don't know when
I walk with a wiggle and giggle and a squawk
Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk.

To a tune on a fiddle on a hardwood floor
Tho' I'm broke and I'm weary and my back is sore
I walk with a wiggle and giggle and a squawk
Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk.

Put your toes together; your knees apart
Bend you back; get ready to start
Flap your elbows just for luck
Then you wiggle and you waddle like a baby duck.

Dance with me honey; tap your toes and glide
And we'll always be together; side by side
Walk with wiggle and a giggle and a squawk
Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk.

Walk with a wiggle; wiggle with a walk
And you're doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk.
Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk.
Doin' the Tennessee Wigwalk.
^^

Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: Gene Graham
Date: 10 Jun 97 - 07:32 PM

and if memory serves me right...didn't BONNIE LOU do TBWalk?

Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: Gene Graham
Date: 10 Jun 97 - 07:03 PM

Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan did them both...and more!

Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From:
Date: 10 Jun 97 - 06:06 PM

I think I remember a verse that went:

I'm a bow-legged chicken, I'm a knock-kneed hen

Never been so happy since I don't know when

I walk with a wiggle and a giggle and a squawk

Doin' the Tennessee Bird Walk.

Subject: RE: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: Peter Timmerman
Date: 10 Jun 97 - 03:07 PM

I think it was Sheb Wooley (of Purple People Eater fame). There must be a Sheb Wooley Greatest Hits album out there somewhere. Yours, Peter

Subject: Tennessee Bird Walk??
From: BillS
Date: 10 Jun 97 - 02:39 PM

I remember this from some years back (I want to say the early 70's) on one of the various Saturday Morning vignettes. The chorus goes something like:

So remember me my darling when spring is in the air
And the bald-headed birds are whispering everywhere
And they're all walking south in their dirty underwear
To the Tennessee birdwalk.

Anybody got the full lyrics or a reference to a recording?