Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: Arkie Date: 07 Jan 10 - 05:45 PM Eddie Hill was a country entertainer but I think he may have been best known as a Nashville D.J. and radio personality. He may have had a country TV show in the early days of television. My memory pulls up a vague picture of him which may have been from blurbs in country magazines of the 1950s or early 60s. Seems like he may have been one of the first DJs elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame, but I am not sure about that. |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: beeliner Date: 08 Jan 10 - 11:42 AM Some of H&J's parodies had B-sides that were instrumental medleys or non-satirical country music standards. Wonderful! |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: KF Raizor Date: 10 Jan 10 - 09:51 PM It should be noted that the song that's on YouTube mis-identified as "I'm Missing My Wife's Cooking" is actually titled "A Screwball's Love Song." It was written by Boudleaux Bryant. Eddie Hill was a country music disc jockey and songwriter (song STEALER according to Charlie Louvin: he claimed 1/3 credit for the first Louvin Brothers song recorded, "Alabama," although he had nothing to do with it other than promoting it to a publisher. Ira and Charlie went along with it because "we thought that's how things were done back then."). He was elected to the Disc Jockey Hall of Fame its inaugural year (1975) (note: this is NOT the Country Music Hall of Fame, the one that H&J are in, Eddie Hill is not in "the big hall"). I'm writing a book on Homer & Jethro and one of the appendices will be a list of people mentioned in their songs, since a number of them (e.g., Van Cliburn or Roger Williams [both referenced in "Please Help Me I'm Falling"]) have long faded from public knowledge. I've found a number of inside jokes in their songs as well, and they will be listed. My favorite is the "for our 19th anniversary" remark in "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (which was recorded in 1965, the year of Jethro's 19th wedding anniversary!). |
Subject: Lyr Add: A SCREWBALL'S LOVE SONG (Homer & Jethro) From: KF Raizor Date: 11 Jan 10 - 05:38 PM Since there is a different second chorus in the recorded version of "A Screwball's Love Song" (as opposed to the live version on You Tube from the Old Radio Barn Dance), here are the lyrics: Achin' hearts, breakin' hearts, lonely sad forsaken hearts Have made all love songs sound the same to me But such corny lines my dear won't be whispered in your ear When I croon my brand new love song tenderly Oh my lungs are plumb collapsing over you And I'm gettin' me a stomach ulcer too If you ever treat me mean it is sure to bust my spleen And my blood veins would be miserable too When you smile it fills my tonsils full of joy Please don't use my adenoids for just a toy I'm in love from A to izzard so don't trifle with my gizzard 'Cause I've gone and lost my liver dear to you (instrumental break) I hear silent love calls when I gaze into your eyeballs My eardrums beat for you alone it's true I love the way you giggle and can make your little ears wiggle And no one else pops bubble gum like you (popping sound) I've got chronic indigestion over you 'Cause I'm wonderin' if your fickle liver's true If you ever go away I'll have hiccups every day And my lonely sad appendix will be blue When you clobber me with your two lips of fire I can feel my toenails curling with desire All the geese on my goose pimples honk and quack about your dimples Baby doll with all my gizzard I love you Written by Boudleaux Bryant Released as a single, December 1952 |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: Steve Harper Date: 15 Jan 10 - 07:20 PM You may be interested in my internet radio show at WePlayItForLaughs.com. If there is a parody of "Honey", called "Sugar" (by H&J or anyone else) and I find it, it will be on the show this week. Check out the history of the show at the website and you'll see some the influence the boys had. |
Subject: Lyr Add: BIG BAD JOHN (parody by Homer & Jethro) From: Jim Dixon Date: 25 Jan 10 - 01:03 PM The original of this is in the DT: BIG BAD JOHN by Jimmy Dean. The following parody is from a recording found here. The recording seems to be from a live show of some kind. I don't know whether the song was ever released on an album. BIG BAD JOHN (parody) As sung by Homer & Jethro He arrived ever' morning at the beauty shop In a pink sports car with a chartreuse top, Kind o' narrow at the shoulder an' wide at the seat, An' ever'body knew they was somethin' mighty sweet About John. Somebody said he came from out in L. A. An' he had a little trouble an' he had to run away An' a smashing blow from his mighty purse Got a California feller a ride in a hearse, Big John. Then came a day in forty-four When John says, "Boys, I'm off to war. I'll join the WACS and I'll serve Aunt Sam." But John couldn't pass the physical exam, Big John. Accordin' to the girls at the beauty salon, They's one good thing about big bad John: Whether it's Bruce or Pat or Mike, He never met a man that he didn't like. Big bad John. |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: Jim Dixon Date: 26 Jan 10 - 01:23 PM I posted Buddy Starcher's HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF and Homer & Jethro's parody GREAT MEN REPEAT THEMSELVES in the thread Lyr Req: Coincidence? / History Repeats Itself. |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: Jim Dixon Date: 31 Jan 10 - 08:24 AM I posted Homer & Jethro's parody of Frank Loesser's A BUSHEL AND A PECK in this thread: Lyr Req: A Bushel and a Peck (Frank Loesser). |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: Jim Dixon Date: 31 Jan 10 - 08:51 AM I posted lyrics to Homer & Jethro's parody of Frank Loesser's HAVE I STAYED AWAY TOO LONG in this thread: Lyr Req: Have I Stayed Away Too Long? (F Loesser). |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: Jim Dixon Date: 01 Feb 10 - 05:14 PM I posted the original song ONCE IN LOVE WITH AMY by Frank Loesser, followed by Homer & Jethro's parody, in this thread: Lyr Add: Once in Love with Amy (Frank Loesser). |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,Morris Meyer Date: 13 Feb 10 - 02:32 AM Does anyone have the words to H&J's song Will You Love Me When from their album Songs Mother Never Sang? |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,thos49 Date: 15 Apr 10 - 12:27 AM I recall a H&J parody of Mr. Sandman. The only line I recall is "Mr. Sandman, take back your dream. The biggest nightmare that I've ever seen. Crackers in bed, she eats like a rabbit. And Mr. Sandman, it's a crumby habit." Does anyone have any more of these lyrics? |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,Jeff Date: 17 Jul 10 - 08:52 PM I'm looking for a Homer and Jethro song that has the following line in it: "She rolled her big, blue eyeballs at me I picked 'em up and rolled 'em back." Any ideas? Thanks |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,Jim Stripling Date: 22 Jul 10 - 10:16 AM According to a 1953 Time Magazine article on H&J, the line is, "Bring me pawpaws in a paper poke". Here's a link to the article: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,822838,00.html |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,musicman Date: 07 Dec 10 - 07:26 AM Here's your lyrics to Homer and Jethro "You Belong to Me" Does anyone have lyrics for Homer and Jethro "Love and Marriage"? You Belong to Me Send me paw paws in a paper poke Send me money honey when I'm broke Make your will out to me when you croak You belong to me Eat some garlic and I'll love you still Cause I love you and I always will That's why they discovered chlorophyll You belong to me My poor heart would burn without you Maybe you'll get heartburn too (it's true) Cruise the ocean in our motor boat Climb the mountains like two billy goats Just be careful where you sew your oats You belong to me She rolled those big blue eyes at me I picked em up and rolled em back I hate the day I saw the pyramids That's the day my heart went on the skids Now I've got a wife and 13 kids They belong to me |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,Philmo Date: 06 Jan 11 - 02:11 PM Hi, everyone. I'm trying to identify a song that Homer and Jethro played on the LP "Homer And Jethro At The Country Club". It was an instrumental solo played on the mandolin in the middle of Sixteen Tons. I didn't even know it was part of a different song until I heard that other song at a doctors office the other day. Do any of you know what song it might be? Thanks! Philmo |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,pjd516 Date: 04 Oct 11 - 04:05 PM Re: Waterloo-------about the verse for JImmy Payne: "He walks his beat unafraid as long as it's downgrade, |
Subject: RE: Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,Bernie Date: 04 Oct 11 - 07:43 PM Love them.....high point of our youth;several of us would memorize some and serenade each other in the schoolyard,laughing like idiots [ maybe we were/are ] ...their two "straight" lp's of jazz instrumentals, "playin'it straight" and "It aint necesarily square" are now available together on one CD,if you scan the net for better music sources [ Amazon,Elderly,etc ].. Best show I ever saw was at the Mariposa festival back in the early eighties[I think]....Jethro and Steve Goodman did a set,when they finished they found they had to fill another half hour...they called up the great Canadian folk player "Valdy",put a Fender electric bass on his neck,and they just went nuts riffing off each other...the ovation went on forever,it seemed.... |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: parodies sung by Homer and Jethro From: Jim Dixon Date: 05 Oct 11 - 01:07 PM Today I posted lyrics to the following Homer & Jethro parodies in other threads: SETTIN' THE WOODS ON FIRE SIXTEEN TONS |
Subject: Lyr Add: I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (Homer & Jethro) From: Jim Dixon Date: 06 Oct 11 - 11:30 AM I heard this one on Spotify, too: I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND As sung by Homer & Jethro on "The Very Best Of" (2010) Oh, yeah, I told 'er some'n' I thought she'd understand, But when I said that some'n', I had to hold her hands. I had to hold her hands. I had to hold her hands. When I tried to kiss her, she bit me on the chin. As I held her hands, she kicked me on the shin. She kicked me the shi-i-in. She kicked me on the shin. It only hurts internally. –Whur? –Inside. Them surplus GI shoes she wears skint my hide, Skint my hide, skint my hide. Whoo! When I hold her hands, I never have to worry. I don't like to hold them, but it is necessary. But it is necessar-ery, but it is necessary. I touched her arms and they felt hairy. –Whur? –Outside. I cain't help feelin' that I touched a cow's hide, A cow's hide. –A cow's hide? –Yeah, hide, hide, a cow's outside. –Well, bring the old heifer* in, before she gets milked! That sump'n electrifies me, I hope you understand. If you electrocute me, I want to hold your hands. I want to hold your ha-a-ands. I want to hold your hands. I want to hold your ha-a-a-a-a-a-ands. * I am amazed that H&J made this mistake. It's the kind of mistake you'd expect a city slicker to make, and therefore it almost ruins their credibility as country folks. But heck, they'd been professional musicians most of their lives, and probably never been around cows very much, so I forgive them. You can't milk a heifer. A heifer is a cow that hasn't yet had a calf, and therefore can't give milk. In fact, a heifer isn't usually called a cow, although it's definitely a female of the cattle species—it's just called a heifer. |
Subject: Lyr Add: FRIEDA ON THE FREEWAY (Homer and Jethro) From: Jim Dixon Date: 06 Oct 11 - 12:25 PM If this is a parody, I don't recognize the original. Any ideas? I made this transcription from a recording on Spotify: FRIEDA ON THE FREEWAY As sung by Homer & Jethro on "The Very Best Of" (2010) SPOKEN: Frieda 'n' me was to marry, but that's all in the past. I thought she was follerin' close behind, but I guess I driv' too fast. CHORUS: I lost Frieda on the freeway; now she'll never be my bride. I saw her twice today, goin' the other way, had a look of panic in her eye. She drove all the way from Texas, and I met her at the edge of town. I was gonna lead her here to our new home that I'd gotten for nothin' down. We were drivin' along so happy; then it happened right before my eyes. She pulled up beside to throw me a kiss when the lane she was in turned right. CHORUS If I live to be a hundred, I'll remember her look of surprise. As she disappeared quickly down the ramp and slowly she waved goodbye. I ride all day on the freeway, and I'll wave when Frieda goes by There's never been such a driving bug since the very beginning of time. CHORUS |
Subject: Lyr Add: OH, TOP FORTY (parody of OH SUSANNA) From: Jim Dixon Date: 06 Oct 11 - 09:44 PM OH, TOP FORTY (Tune: Oh, Susanna) As sung by Homer & Jethro I come from Nashville, Tennessee, a guitar on my knee. I just made a record and a millionaire I'll be. Oh, top forty, you better make room for me. I just made a record and a millionaire I'll be. Oh, I sing like Elvis Presley; I'm bound to be a hit, But I kind o' look like Frankenstein, an' that may hurt a bit. They're pressin' all the records out o' buckwheat flour, I've learned. That's in case o' things go wrong, we can eat all the returns. Oh, top forty, you better make room for me. I just made a record; I'm in showbiz, yessirree. A guy just bought a thousand; I was proud to....(?) He's usin' them for targets in his shootin' galleree. But it's goin' great in Fairbanks, in Alaska where it snows. We've only sold five records there, but I'm big with the Eskimos. Oh, they sell my records in the supermarkets, next to the canned beef stew. Mama can buy my records there, and she'll get some Green Stamps, too. I saw my record in a jukebox, but somethin's wrong, no doubt. I put in a dime to hear it, an' a ham sandwich came out. Oh, top forty, you better make room for me. I just made a record and a millionaire I'll be. |
Subject: Lyr Add: SHE LOVES YOU (Homer & Jethro) From: Jim Dixon Date: 06 Oct 11 - 10:29 PM SHE LOVES YOU As sung by Homer & Jethro She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah. She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah. She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So you think you've lost your love? Well, I think that's mighty fie-yine. And now that she is gone, you can have this girl of my-yine Because she loves you, and I just don't know what fer. Yes, she loves you, and you know you're stuck with her. She said her heart was mine, and I thought that it was true-oo, But all the rest of her kep' a-goin' out with you-oo, Because she loves you, and a dozen other guys, 'Cause you told her that it pays to advertise. She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah. She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah. With a head like that, you know you should be say-ad. Well, I hear'd you fixed her nose, but it's still the same old si-yize. All you done was move it right betwixt her eye-yeyes. She really loves you, and I shore ain't a-gonna grieve. Yes, she loves you, and I thought she'd never leave. She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah. She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah. With a love like that, you know you should be say-ad. And with a love like that, you know you should be say-ad. And with a tune like this, I'm glad that we are through. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: parodies sung by Homer and Jethro From: Jim Dixon Date: 07 Oct 11 - 01:18 AM More H&J songs that I've posted recently in other threads: OH, LONESOME ME AT THE FLOP– parody of AT THE HOP LOVE AND MARRIAGE TENNESSEE, TENNESSEE – parody of A THOUSAND MILES FROM HERE ARE YOU KISSING MORE NOW (BUT ENJOYING IT LESS)? |
Subject: Lyr Add: COME HERE MY LITTLE WIFEY (Homer & Jethro From: Jim Dixon Date: 07 Oct 11 - 04:58 PM This song can be heard at The Internet Archive (Click for an mp3.) Obviously, this is a version of OUR GOODMAN (Child No. 274) and H&J have not altered it much, beyond putting it in their vernacular. COME HERE, MY LITTLE WIFEY As sung by Homer & Jethro (and a female voice unknown to me) The first night when I come home as drunk as I could be, I found a horse in the stable where my horse orta be. [ought to] Come here, my little wifey. Explain this thing to me. How come a horse in the stable where my horse orta be? "Oh, you fool, you crazy fool! Can't you never see? It's nothin' but a milk cow my granny sent to me." Well, I've looked this wide world over a thousand times or more, But a saddle on a milk cow's back I never seen before. The second night when I come home as drunk as I could be, I found a coat on the coat-rack where my coat orta be. Come here, my little wifey. Explain this thing to me. Home come a coat a-hangin' on the rack where my coat orta be? "Oh, you fool, you crazy fool! Can't you never see? It's nothin' but a bed quilt my granny sent to me." Well, I've looked this wide world over a thousand times or more, But pockets on a bed quilt I never seen before. The third night when I come home as drunk as I could be, I found a head on the piller where my head orta be. [pillow] Come here, my little wifey. Explain this thing to me. How come a head on the piller where my head orta be? "Oh, you fool, you crazy fool! Can't you never see? It's nothin' but a cabbage head my granny sent to me." Well, I've looked this wide world over a thousand times or more, But a mustache on a cabbage head I've never seen before. |
Subject: Lyr Add: MIDDLE AGED TEENAGER (Homer and Jethro) From: Jim Dixon Date: 07 Oct 11 - 06:40 PM If this is a parody, I don't know what the original is. The tune sounds like typical early rock 'n' roll. My transcription from a file found at WFMU. (Click for an MP3.) MIDDLE AGED TEENAGER As sung by Homer & Jethro. Well, on my way to the party I decided to go. I picked up my date with a "Go, man, go!" It turned out the party was a high-school dance And I showed up in my zoot-suit pants I was a middle aged – teenager, A middle aged – rug cutter. I'm gonna be hip, if my hip-a don't slip-a. Well, the band warmed up. Soon the place was alive. Well, I grabbed my partner and begin to jive. All of a sudden, much to my surprise, I started achin' all over and I realized I was a middle aged – teenager, A middle aged – jitter-bagger. I bunny-hopped until my arches flopped. Well, the dance went on till a quarter o' one. I didn't feel so good, but I sure had fun. I intended to have myself a ball for free, Even though my back was a-killin' me. I was a middle aged – teenager, A middle aged – car stripper. Well, I'm in shock because my roll won't rock. I was a middle aged – teenager, A middle aged – cotton picker. Well, my back is bent. Pass that liniment. |
Subject: Lyr Add: THE HOOTIN' HOLLER HILTON BAR AND GRILL From: Jim Dixon Date: 08 Oct 11 - 09:30 AM If this is a parody, I don't know what the original is. I transcribed this from a file found at WFMU. (Click for an MP3.) THE HOOTIN' HOLLER HILTON BAR AND GRILL As sung by Homer & Jethro There is gonna be a meetin' of our fan club in the phone booth Of the Hootin' Holler Hilton Bar and Grill. We are gonna cuss an' discuss ever'thing that is a-buggin' us: The war, the bomb, the hippies, an' the pill. Our financial secretary won't have any cause to worry. RCA will pay the food an' liquor bill When we have the annual meetin' of our fan club in the phone booth Of the Hootin' Holler Hilton Bar and Grill. And it's gonna be informal; you can wear just what you choose. Girls can wear a topless if they're wearin' shoes. We will give away door prizes; you may win yourself a door. I wouldn't miss it for a thirty-dollar bill. We will see you at the meetin' of our fan club in the phone booth Of the Hootin' Holler Hilton Bar and Grill. Oh, we plumb forgot to mention that the CMA convention Won't be gettin' under way this year until We are finished with the meetin' of our fan club in the phone booth Of the Hootin' Holler Hilton Bar and Grill. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: parodies sung by Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,Jam Bow Liar Date: 13 Apr 12 - 03:42 PM Jam Bow Liar Good bye ma'am We gotta scram Down the highway Stick out your thumb, you son of a gun Going my way? I got a ride With a guy In a wagon in a sack, in the back He was draggin' Jam Bow Liar Shoo Fly Pie Banana puddin' For tonight I'm gonna see Old Sally Goodwin Danced all night Oh my feet Wore a blister At the side of her nose Where I kissed her On the couch Side by side We were sittin' And just about the time We started petting Something hit throwed a brick Through the winder Hit her side Hurt her pride Broke my finger Jam Bow Liar Horsemeat Pie On a pushcart Flipped my lid Always did Loved that ????????? It was rough The meat was tough Chewed it slow Almost choked When some bloke Hollered "Whoa!" Jambalaya pizza pie And some beans Spotted ham And a can of chocolate coated sardines When we sing It sounds just like A cat and dog fight But we don't sing for money Just for spite |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: parodies sung by Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,guest Date: 11 Mar 14 - 02:51 AM It is a polka....I have the music for it. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: parodies sung by Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,Luv_my_music Date: 05 Nov 15 - 04:43 PM Please Help Me I'm Fallin' (Homer & Jethro version) Please help me I'm crawlin' She's done it again Slammed the door on my fingers When I tried to get in She hauled off and kicked out The last tooth I had I wish she would quit it Before I get mad Instrumental Break Go down to the river Where the water is nice Stick your head under three times And pull it out twice First you wanted to leave me Then you wanted to stay How the hell can i miss you When you won't go away Please help me I'm fallin' Fer somebody new Anything I wind up with Will be better than you Go have your face lifted It needs it no doubt Go to Peter Pan's beauty shop Before your pan peters out |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: parodies sung by Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,Luv_my_music Date: 05 Nov 15 - 04:46 PM Please Help Me I'm Fallin' (Homer & Jethro version) Please help me I'm crawlin' She's done it again Slammed the door on my fingers When I tried to get in She hauled off and kicked out The last tooth I had I wish she would quit it Before I get mad Instrumental Break Go down to the river Where the water is nice Stick your head under three times And pull it out twice First you wanted to leave me Then you wanted to stay How the hell can i miss you When you won't go away Please help me I'm fallin' Fer somebody new Anything I wind up with Will be better than you Go have your face lifted It needs it no doubt Go to Peter Pan's beauty shop Before your pan peters out |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: parodies sung by Homer and Jethro From: GUEST,John's daughter Date: 03 Feb 17 - 08:54 AM My dad, John went around the house singing Homer and Jethro's songs when we were little kids. My siblings and I are trying to remember the song H & J sang that had something about a fat lady riding a bicycle down the shady lane. Can anyone help us out? Thanks so much! |
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