Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: ONCE I LIVED IN COTTONWOOD
From:
Jon W.
Date: 30 Oct 97 - 05:44 PM
Here is another Mormon folk song about the settling of Southern Utah (abc and MIDI text). If anyone has heard another song to this tune, please let me know via e-mail or a response in this thread. Thanks, Jon W.
X: 1 T:Once I Lived in Cottonwood M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:105 C:Mormon Folk Song S:Music of the Mormons H:A song about settling the St. George area of Southern Utah, called H:Dixie. Frequently the Mormon pioneers were called by Brigham Young H:to settle new areas of present-day Utah, Idaho, Arizona, and Nevada; H:after they had already crossed the plains to Salt Lake City. It is a H:credit to their faith that they obeyed, but there seemed to be a H:struggle to get people willing to stay in the desert lands of So. Utah. H:The so-called "Dixie" area of Utah was settled in an attempt to raise H:cotton, silk, and sugar cane, in order to make the Mormon people H:self-sufficient in these items. K:D A,|"D"A, D D3/2 E/ F F F D/D/ |"G" E D D B, "D"D3 A| "G"B3/2 B/ B A B dd B| "D"B A A F "A7"A3 A | "G"B3/2 B/ B A B dd F|"D" F F E D "A7"E3 D/ D/| "D"F F F F "G"G G B, D| "A7"E D D D "D"D2 Z | W: Oh, Once I Lived in Cottonwood and own'd a little farm. W: But I was called to Dixie, which did me much alarm. W: To raise the cane and cotton I right away must go, W: But the reason that they called on me, I'm sure I do not know. W: W: I yoked old Jim and Bawly up, all for to make a start, W: To leave my house and garden, it almost broke my heart. W: We moved along quite slowly and often looked behind, W: For the sands and rocks of Dixie kept running through my mind. W: W: At length we reached the Black Ridge where I broke my wagon down. W: I could not find a carpenter, we were twenty miles from town, W: So with a clumsy cedar pole I fixed an awkward slide, W: My wagon pulled so heavy then that Betsy couldn't ride. W: W: While Betsy was awalking I told her to take care, W: When all upon a sudden she struck a prickly-pear, W: Then she began to blubber out as loud as she could bawl, W: If I was back in Cottonwood, I wouldn't come at all. W: W: And next we got to Washington where we stayed a little while, W: To see if April showers would make the verdure smile, W: But, oh, I was mistaken, and so I went away, W: For the red hills of November looked just the same in May. W: W: I feel so sad and lonely now, there's nothing here to cheer, W: Except prophetic sermons which we very often hear. W: They will hand them out by the dozen and prove them by the Book; W: I'd rather have some roasting ears to stay at home and cook. W: W: I feel so weak and hungry now I think I'm nearly dead, W: 'Tis seven weeks next Sunday since I have tasted bread, W: Of carrot tops and lucerne greens we have enough to eat, W: But I'd like to change my diet off for buckwheat cakes and meat. % Output from ABC2Win Version 2.1 f on 29/10/97 MIDI file: COTTONW1.MID Timebase: 480 Tempo: 052 (1142857 microsec/crotchet) Key: D TimeSig: 4/4 48 8 Name: Once I Lived in Cottonwood Text: C:Mormon Folk Song Start 0000 1 57 105 0239 0 57 000 0001 1 57 105 0239 0 57 000 0001 1 62 080 0239 0 62 000 0001 1 62 080 0359 0 62 000 0001 1 64 080 0119 0 64 000 0001 1 66 095 0239 0 66 000 0001 1 66 080 0239 0 66 000 0001 1 66 080 0239 0 66 000 0001 1 62 080 0119 0 62 000 0001 1 62 080 0119 0 62 000 0001 1 64 105 0239 0 64 000 0001 1 62 080 0239 0 62 000 0001 1 62 080 0239 0 62 000 0001 1 59 080 0239 0 59 000 0001 1 62 095 0719 0 62 000 0001 1 69 080 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 71 105 0359 0 71 000 0001 1 71 080 0119 0 71 000 0001 1 71 080 0239 0 71 000 0001 1 69 080 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 71 095 0239 0 71 000 0001 1 74 080 0239 0 74 000 0001 1 74 080 0239 0 74 000 0001 1 71 080 0239 0 71 000 0001 1 71 105 0239 0 71 000 0001 1 69 080 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 69 080 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 66 080 0239 0 66 000 0001 1 69 095 0719 0 69 000 0001 1 69 080 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 71 105 0359 0 71 000 0001 1 71 080 0119 0 71 000 0001 1 71 080 0239 0 71 000 0001 1 69 080 0239 0 69 000 0001 1 71 095 0239 0 71 000 0001 1 74 080 0239 0 74 000 0001 1 74 080 0239 0 74 000 0001 1 66 080 0239 0 66 000 0001 1 66 105 0239 0 66 000 0001 1 66 080 0239 0 66 000 0001 1 64 080 0239 0 64 000 0001 1 62 080 0239 0 62 000 0001 1 64 095 0719 0 64 000 0001 1 62 080 0119 0 62 000 0001 1 62 080 0119 0 62 000 0001 1 66 105 0239 0 66 000 0001 1 66 080 0239 0 66 000 0001 1 66 080 0239 0 66 000 0001 1 66 080 0239 0 66 000 0001 1 67 095 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 67 080 0239 0 67 000 0001 1 59 080 0239 0 59 000 0001 1 62 080 0239 0 62 000 0001 1 64 105 0239 0 64 000 0001 1 62 080 0239 0 62 000 0001 1 62 080 0239 0 62 000 0001 1 62 080 0239 0 62 000 0001 1 62 095 0479 0 62 000 End To download the October 30 MIDItext 97 software click here
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