Lyr Add: Maco Light (John D Loudermilk)

Subject: Lyr Add: MACO LIGHT (John D Loudermilk)
From: BlueFolk
Date: 04 Jan 03 - 02:09 PM

I've got the chord & words of the song called "Maco Light", as written by John D Loudermilk, but I would like to know: who ever recorded this song...?

The Maco Light is a meteorologic phenomenon in North Carolina, an eerie light, which attracts tourists and occultists nowadays. Folklore has an explanation to it: an interesting tale about a railroad man who loses his head – literally!
These are the lyrics to the Loudermilk song:

MACO LIGHT
w & m by John D Loudermilk & Marijohn Wilkin, ©1962 Cedarwood

A few miles east of Wilmington
there's an eerie light that shines
above the cold steel rails
of the Atlantic costal line;
(Atlantic costal line)

Old folks say a railroad man
was killed there years ago
As he tried to board the midnight train
at the crossing at Maco;
(The crossing at Maco)

They pulled him from beneath the weels,
it was plain that he was dead
They found the lantern in his hand
but they didn't find his head;
(They didn't find his head)

From that night on down thru the years
the light keeps coming back
That looks just like a railroad lantern
swinging down the track,
Swinging down the track.

What is the Maco light that shines
on the lonesome railroad bed?
Could it be the railroad man
a-looking for his head,
looking for his head ...

This Loudermilk song is probably first recorded around 1962.
Who did it...?!

By the way, there are at least two other, different songs entitled 'Maco Light'.
In 1965 Grant Turner recorded a song Maco Light on the Chart label, written by Hugh King, and in 1996 King Mackerel recorded a 'Maco Light' as composed by Don Dixon, the 1980s cult-produder/songwriter.

Subject: RE: Lyr to MACO LIGHT, but who performed it?
From: fat B****rd
Date: 04 Jan 03 - 03:42 PM

Loook on Google or whatever for King Mackerel and the Blues Came Running. I hope this helps,good luck from the fB.

Subject: RE: Lyr to MACO LIGHT, but who performed it?
From: BlueFolk
Date: 05 Jan 03 - 03:14 AM

Thanks, but I did look on Google and found Mackerel.
See the last lines of my message.
But I was looking for this other Maco Light song ....

Subject: RE: Lyr to MACO LIGHT, but who performed it?
From: fat B****rd
Date: 05 Jan 03 - 07:44 AM

Doh !!