Subject: Lyr Req: Losers - Dave Van Ronk From: simon-pierre Date: 06 Jan 03 - 10:49 PM Hi Everyone! It's been a while... I spent my day trying to write down "Losers" by Dave Van Ronk, and my second-language-english has proven his limit once again. So... I'd ask if anyone has the record (It's on "Going back to Brroklyn" and "A Chrestomaty") and can fill the blanks? After that, I'll just have to wonder what some lines means... --- Losers I blew my ? playing 7 cards stud I was playing for money, He was playing for blood On the way back home the big winner got [mud? mock?] Now he's just another loser like me Losers, losers [… …] He's just another loser like See that kid sitting back at the bar He's picking up the [?] on a Martin guitar That poor fool thinks he's gonna be a star He's just another loser like me Losers, losers some are raggers, some are [?] Make disco sounds and [hojo?] lounge With a bunch of Losers like me Love has busted up this [cat?] for sure He's crying like a baby and his baby's dog That poor fool don't know what he's crying for, He's just another looser like me Losers, losers Can't say no to cruisers But she says when he'll be back again He's just another looser like me There's a hobo up ahead on a golden street [… … … now that one is hard!] Losers, Losers, Some are doper, some are boozers All I must can tell is down in hell He's just another looser like me When God appeared to St-John Wayne He told him "Duke Im a-coming again Life is just a wagon train I'm glad you're another loser like me" Losers, Losers, Ten dollar [?] From Genghis Khan to the Fuller Brush Man They're just a bunch of losers like me. -- Thanks as always, SP |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers - Dave Van Ronk From: simon-pierre Date: 06 Jan 03 - 10:55 PM Tablature here This tab has been cut and paste all over the web, and no one took a minute to write the lyrics... |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers - Dave Van Ronk From: Amos Date: 06 Jan 03 - 11:13 PM Nice to see ya, Simon Pierre!! Bonjour!! I am playing back the NPR Garrison Keeler show that Dave sang "Losres" on as I write and will try to capture the words as they come by. A |
Subject: Lyr Add: LOSERS (Dave van Ronk) From: Amos Date: 07 Jan 03 - 12:11 AM Here's the best I can do Simon Pierre - he's awful hard to understand when he starts growling like a stuck Kodiak !! LOSERSDave van RonkI blew my wad playing 7 cards stud I was playing for money, They was playing for blood On the way back home the big winner got mugged Now he's just another loser like me Losers, losers Got took for my Hoovers That short got crowned Now he's rolling down, He's just another loser like me See that kid sitting back at the bar He's picking up a storm on a Martin guitar That poor fool thinks he's gonna be a star He's just another loser like me Losers, losers Some are raggers, some are bluesers Makin' disco sounds in a HoJo lounge With a bunch of other Losers like me Love has busted up this cat for sure He's crying like a baby and his baby's gone That poor fool don't know what he's crying for, He's just another loser like me Losers, losers Can't say no to cruisers But when she says when he'll be back again He's just another loser like me There's a hobo up in heaven on a golden street Panhandling every angel that he'll meet He's hocked his harp for some Reet from Pete, He's just another like me Losers, Losers, Some are dopers, some are boozers All the Muscatell is down in hell He's just another loser like me When God appeared to St-John Wayne He told him "Duke I'm a-coming again Life is just a wagon train I'm glad you're not a loser like me" Losers, Losers, Ten gallon boozers From Genghis Khan to the Fuller Brush Man They're just a bunch of losers like me. -- |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers - Dave Van Ronk From: simon-pierre Date: 07 Jan 03 - 12:30 AM Ten gallon boozers! Do I miss that guy! Thanks a lot Amos, that seems pretty faithful to what I have! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers - Dave Van Ronk From: mack/misophist Date: 07 Jan 03 - 10:06 AM Somehow, I had forgotten Van Ronk. Thanks for the reminder. |
Subject: Lyr Add: LOSERS (Dave van Ronk) From: pxp Date: 11 Jan 03 - 01:07 AM Amos' lyrics were a great start. I've made a few corrections. I'm still unsure about three or so words, but that's life. Losers I blew my wad playing seven-card-stud I was playing for money, they was playing for blood On the way back home the big winner got mugged Now he's just another loser like me Losers, losers I got took for my Hoosers That shah got crowned His growin' been bound, He's just another loser like me See that kid sitting back at the bar He's picking up a storm on a Martin guitar That poor fool thinks he's gonna be a star He's just another loser like me Losers, losers Some are raggers, some are bluesers Makin' disco sounds in a HoJo lounge With a bunch of other losers like me Love has busted up this cat for sure He's crying like a baby at his baby's door That poor fool don't know what he's crying for He's just another loser like me Losers, losers Can't say no to cruisers When she says "When he'll be back again?" He's just another loser like me There's a hobo up in heaven on the golden street He'll panhandle every angel that he'll meet He'd hock his harp for some Sneaky Pete He's just another loser like me Losers, losers Some are dopers, some are boozers All the muscatel is down in hell He's just another loser like me When God appeared to Saint John Wayne He told him "Duke, I'm a-coming again Life is just a wagon train I'm glad you're not a loser like me" Losers, losers Ten gallon bruisers From Genghis Khan to the Fuller Brush Man They're just a bunch of losers like me |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers - Dave Van Ronk From: GUEST Date: 11 Jan 03 - 01:25 PM Great lyrics - which CDs does this appear on? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers - Dave Van Ronk From: Amos Date: 11 Jan 03 - 01:37 PM Dunno -- he performed it on Garrison Keillor's show. Nice job, pxp! Goes to show what a second set of ears can do!! :>) A |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers - Dave Van Ronk From: simon-pierre Date: 11 Jan 03 - 02:57 PM Thank you pxp. The song appears on "Going back to Brooklyn" and the double compilation "A Chrestomaty". |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers - Dave Van Ronk From: pxp Date: 11 Jan 03 - 06:16 PM Losers appears on A Chrestomathy: Disc 2. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers - Dave Van Ronk From: pxp Date: 12 Feb 03 - 06:18 PM "Losers, losers... I got took for my Hoosers" I've been thinking a bit about a replacement word for "Hoosers". There's little to commend the word. I would replace it with "hoosis", with a possible meaning of "things". "Sneaky Pete", I've just discovered, is American slang for fortified wine. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers - Dave Van Ronk From: GUEST Date: 03 Jul 09 - 12:30 PM In lyrics for Losers: not shah got crowned, but "sharp" as in card sharp---a person who can really manipulate the deck of cards, etc. Also, I don't think it's Martin guitar, but modern guitar. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers - Dave Van Ronk From: Jim Dixon Date: 11 Jul 09 - 01:30 AM That line "Now he's rolling down" or "His growin' been bound" doesn't make any sense to me. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers (Dave Van Ronk) From: dwditty Date: 09 Mar 11 - 01:09 PM Losers, Losers I got took for my whosis That shark got crowned Now he's groan bin bound I emailed Elijah Wald who was a great friend of DVR(and completed Dave's book). This is what he sent me. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers (Dave Van Ronk) From: dwditty Date: 09 Mar 11 - 01:14 PM Here is our version of Losers - DittyMack - acoustic guitar, sax, vocals. LOSERS dw |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Losers (Dave Van Ronk) From: Jim Dixon Date: 14 Mar 11 - 11:53 AM There's a nice video of Dave Van Ronk singing LOSERS at YouTube. It's preceded by a bit of an interview. |
Share Thread: |
Subject: | Help |
From: | |
Preview Automatic Linebreaks Make a link ("blue clicky") |