Lyr Req: Little Wheel Spin and Spin (Sainte-Marie)

Subject: Lyr Add: LITTLE WHEEL, SPIN AND SPIN (Sainte-Marie
From: Mad Maudlin
Date: 05 Jul 01 - 08:16 AM

Dear fellow 'catters, I need your help to fill in a word I don't understand in "Little Wheel, Spin And Spin" by Buffy Sainte-Marie...

Little wheel, spin and spin,
Big wheel turn around and around. (twice)

Merry Christmas, Jingle bells,
Christ is born and the devil's in hell.
Hearts they shrink, pockets swell,
Everybody know and nobody tell.

Little wheel...

"Oh, the sins of Cesar's men!"
Cry the pious citizens.
Petty thieves, the five and tens,
And the big wheel turn around and around.

Little wheel...

Blame the angels, blame the fates,
Blame the [....]
Teach your children who to hate
And the big wheel turn around and around.

Little wheel...

Turn your back on weeds you've hoed,
Silly sinful sins you've sowed.
Add your straw to the camel's load,
Pray like hell when the world explode.

Little wheel...

"Swing your girl" the fiddlers say,
Later on the piper pay.
Do-si-do, swing and sway,
Dead will dance on Judgment Day.

Thanks!

Mad Maudlin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Wheel, Spin And Spin by Buffy
From: Little Hawk
Date: 05 Jul 01 - 09:02 AM

I believe it is: "blame the Jews or your sister Kate"

In other words, find a scapegoat.

Cheers,

- LH

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Wheel, Spin And Spin by Buffy
From: Mad Maudlin
Date: 06 Jul 01 - 01:01 AM

Little Hawk,

thank you, it's so awful when you like a song and don't understand all the words! (I'm not a native speaker of English, so this happens sometimes...)

Have a nice Day,

MM

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Wheel, Spin And Spin by Buffy
From: Little Hawk
Date: 06 Jul 01 - 10:03 AM

Glad to help, MM. I couldn't figure that line out either until I got her songbook, so I'm not surprised you had trouble with it.

- LH

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Wheel, Spin And Spin by Buffy
From: Mrrzy
Date: 06 Jul 01 - 10:06 AM

I'd forgotten all about this song, thanks! I'd never understood that line either. And just out of curiosity, what IS your native language, MM?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Wheel, Spin And Spin by Buffy
From: Mad Maudlin
Date: 06 Jul 01 - 10:09 AM

Mrrzy, it's German. Quite close to English, but not close enough :-)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Wheel, Spin And Spin by Buffy
From: Tim theTwangler
Date: 05 Aug 05 - 11:45 PM

Hey you guys are brilliant I have remembered this song from my teens and never heard it played on the radio in Uk or even managed to get hold of a recording.
Is it possible that anyone could dig out the music or even the tab for this song it has been in my brain for what?
About 25-30 years?
Tha Lady that wrote it and all those other wonderful songs should be far more widely known and appreciated over here.
Cheers tim In Grimsy UK.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Wheel, Spin And Spin by Buffy
From: Peace
Date: 06 Aug 05 - 12:26 AM

http://rec.mlinusson.com/9709980c.html#Little Wheel Spin and Spin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Wheel, Spin And Spin by Buffy
From: Peace
Date: 06 Aug 05 - 12:26 AM

Will look for chords manana.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Wheel Spin and Spin (Sainte-Marie)
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 06:10 AM

Little wheel, spin and spin,
Big wheel turn around and around. (twice)


Merry Christmas, Jingle bells,
Christ is born and the devil's in hell.
Hearts they shrink, pockets swell,
Everybody know and nobody tell.


Little wheel...


"Oh, the sins of Cesar's men!"
Cry the pious citizens.
Petty thieves, the five and tens,
And the big wheel turn around and around.


Little wheel...


Blame the angels, blame the fates,
Blame the [....] Teach your children who to hate
And the big wheel turn around and around.


Little wheel...


Turn your back on weeds you've hoed,
Silly sinful sins you've sowed.
Add your straw to the camel's load,
Pray like hell when the world explode.


Little wheel...


"Swing your girl" the fiddlers say,
Later on the piper pay.
Dosey-do, swing and sway,
Dead will dance on Judgement Day.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Wheel Spin and Spin (Sainte-Marie)
From: Bob the Postman
Date: 26 Feb 10 - 12:21 PM

Don't know what the deal is with this thread being anonymously refreshed by someone pasting the incomplete lyrics from the OP but I note that Peace never posted the chords.

This song is featured in Sing Out vol. 53 No. 2 and can be heard on the singout.org site ATP.

The score in Sing Out indicates that this is a one-chord song, in this case Em (or, given what they say about capoing at the third fret, possibly Gm, although the key signature on the score is Em).

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Wheel Spin and Spin (Sainte-Marie)
From: GUEST,Jennifer in San Francisco, CA
Date: 05 Apr 10 - 11:45 PM

Thanks for the lyrics and recently the chords!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Wheel Spin and Spin (Sainte-Marie)
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Oct 11 - 01:13 AM

also looking for lyrics and chords. if someone could forward them to [e-mail] that would be wonderful