Lyr Req: The Ghost of Meadowland County

Subject: The Ghost Of Meadowland County
From: GUEST,Randall
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 07:18 PM

Some years ago I lived near a man who, at one time, had played back up for Bill Monroe. He even introduced me to Bill after a concert one night. Pretty heady stuff for a 3 chord strummer like me! Anyway, the neighbor once sang a song for me that was something like "The Ghost of Meadowland County" or in his Western NC brogue "The Ghost of Medderland County."

I have a verse of it on a tape somewhere & if I can find it, I'll try to post more of the words. In the meantime, does anyone know this song?

Randall

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ghost Of Meadowland County
From: GUEST,Randall
Date: 29 Aug 00 - 12:29 PM

I found the tape, but it is of such poor quality, that I couldn't make much out of it, but here is what I have.

Verse 1.

(Two lines of which I couldn't understand anything, followed by:)

"Dark was the night and cold was the wind In Meadowland County, near Big River Bend."

Chorus:

"Ghost of Meadowland County."

Verse 2:

"It's (?) it come walking from out of (?) A strange looking creature and then it disappeared. No head on its shoulders & it never did speak, But he never took the time to investigate."

Chorus:

"Ghost of Meadowland County."

If anyone recognizes any of this & can help me get the words, I would appreciate it.

Randall

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ghost Of Meadowland County
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 29 Aug 00 - 06:13 PM

Randall: I haven't heard of it but I'll do some checking and see if thee is a basis for the story and hopefully you'll find the lyrics. Kindest reguards, Neil

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ghost Of Meadowland County
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 18 Sep 02 - 10:19 PM

The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names lists towns called Meadowland, Meadowlands, and Meadow Lands in various states, but no counties with any of those names.

By entering "ghost of * county" (in quotation marks) into Google, I came up with several ghost stories, but no songs, and nothing that sounded even remotely like "Meadowland County". I couldn't locate Big River Bend, either. So I'm stumped.