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Way down in Shawneetown DigiTrad: CRANBERRY BOGS ROLLING TO CAIRO TOWN (ROUSTABOUT SONG) WAY DOWN IN SHAWNEETOWN Related threads: Lyr ADD: Thirty Dirty Sailors (Dillon Bustin) (6) (origins) Origin: Way Down in Shawneetown (Dillon Bustin) (63) Lyr Req: Shawnee Town? / Shawneetown (5) Lyr Req: Shawneetown (20) Lyr Req: Humane Society (Dillon Bustin) (7) |
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Subject: RE: Way down in Shawneetown From: Susan of DT Date: 01 Sep 98 - 09:57 PM Mike - note the dates on the thread and on the song. we entered the lyrics from the posting here after the thread started. |
Subject: RE: Way down in Shawneetown From: FIDDLER MIKE Date: 31 Aug 98 - 04:13 PM The lyrics (Original I think) are in the DT Database. Mike T. |
Subject: RE: Way down in Shawneetown From: Art Thieme Date: 12 Jul 98 - 04:03 PM see other Shawneetown thread---I put some other stuff there... Art Thieme |
Subject: RE: Way down in Shawneetown From: Dale Rose Date: 06 Jul 98 - 12:01 PM Just putting this up where Donna can find it. |
Subject: RE: Way down in Shawneetown From: Whippoorwill Date: 06 Apr 98 - 12:48 PM Just a little historical note: Shawneetown is a very small town in southern Illinois, just west of the Indiana line. Like so many other river towns it was nearly washed away many times by high water, and finally moved up on the bluff. Its main claim to fame in the '50s was a justice of the peace who would perform marriages without the three-day waiting period required in Indiana. Numerous young couples from Evansville and thereabouts eloped to Shawneetown in those days, even when they had their parents' permission to marry. |
Subject: RE: Way down in Shawneetown From: Paul Stamler Date: 05 Apr 98 - 02:12 PM Pete Lippincott may still have some copies of the Indian Creek Delta Boys' LP "Late for the Dance", which was on his Prairie Schooner label. His address is: dordog@cei.net Peace. Paul |
Subject: RE: Way down in Shawneetown From: RonU Date: 05 Apr 98 - 12:03 AM Many thanks for your responses. RonU |
Subject: RE: Way down in Shawneetown From: Ferrara Date: 04 Apr 98 - 03:30 PM Malcolm Dalglish and Grey Larsen also sing this. Their first line seems to be "Some rows up, but we floats down." I'll try to check and see if they have any additional verses. |
Subject: RE: Way down in Shawneetown From: Dale Rose Date: 04 Apr 98 - 03:27 PM Another good version, though difficult to find (and I can't locate mine, either) is by The Indian Creek Delta Boys. |
Subject: Lyr Add: SHAWNEETOWN From: Barry Finn Date: 04 Apr 98 - 03:05 PM Somes rows up, we flowed down Way down the Ohio to Shawneetown
Haul on the beach oar, she moves to slow
There's corn in crib, boys, grain in the sack
I've got a gal in Louisville, a wife in New Orleans
The water is cold boys, the air is thick & dank I got down Sandy & Caroline Paton as a source. Barry |
Subject: RE: Way down in Shawneetown From: Susan of DT Date: 04 Apr 98 - 10:43 AM It was either written or collected by Dillon Bustin. chorus is:
Haul on the beach oar |
Subject: Way down in Shawneetown From: RonU Date: 04 Apr 98 - 12:45 AM Way down in Shawneetown on the O Hi O. Can anyone help me with the rest of the words to this song? Thanks, RonU |
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