Lyr Req: Old Bill Jones

Subject: Old Bill Jones
From: Big John
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 07:29 AM

The thread on souchang tea brought to mind a chorus which goes...Old Bill Jones said, "Before I die... There's just two more drinks I'd like to try"... Fireman said,"What can they be?"... "A cool cup of water and a warm cup of tea"...... The verse is something like .. One Sunday morning early and fine..An old freight train came down the line... Sitting on the back was Old Bill Jones ... He's a good old hobo and he wants to go home..... .... Has anyone out there got the full lyrics and/or midi link. Sorcha, mon amour, I'll leave it in your hands.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Bill Jones
From: Snuffy
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 07:52 AM

Try "Casey Jones" and "Jay Gould's Daughter"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Bill Jones
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 09:50 AM

CLICK HERE (Jay Gould's Daughter)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Bill Jones
From: masato sakurai
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 10:44 AM

MILWAUKEE BLUES

~Masato

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Bill Jones
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
Date: 01 Jun 02 - 12:08 PM

MILWAUKEE BLUES

One(A) Tuesday morning and it looked like rain
A- (E7)round the curve come a passenger train
(A)On the blinds sat (D)old Bill Jones
(A)Good old hobo and he's (E7)tryiin' to get (A)home,
(D)Tryin' to get home, he's tryin' to get home (A)
He's a good old hobo and he's (E7)tryin' to get (A)home.

Variant, also Charlie Poole. The verses follow those in the DT but with the added lines at the end which continue the words of the 4th line. From "The Long Steel Rail, Norm Cohen, p. 385-389.
As members of this group of related songs, Norm Cohen lists Jay Gould's Daughter, Jay Gould, Hobo John, Ramblin' John, Old John Brown, Charlie Snyder, and Casey Jones. Also Jimmie Jones.
The Forum should have a lot of comment on this group of songs. "Since Gould owned the MP between 1879 and 1892, however, we can assign an approximate date to the Jay Gould ditties" -Norm Cohen.