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The Songs of Mississippi.
Related threads:
Lyr Req: I Miss the Mississippi (17)
Lyr Add: Miss The Mississippi (13)
Lyr/Chords Req: Miss the Mississippi and You (23)
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Subject: RE: Emmet Till From: Felipa Date: 28 Jan 17 - 04:37 PM another article re Carolyn Bryant's admission and apology http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4165404/Woman-accused-Emmett-Till-admits-lied.html |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: GUEST,Albion Date: 28 Jan 17 - 10:21 AM Woman Linked to Emmett Till Lynching Says Her Claims Were False By richard Pérez-Peñajan, Jan 27, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/us/emmett-till-lynching-carolyn-bryant-donham.html |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: GUEST,Skunk Date: 27 Jan 17 - 08:18 PM Dedicated to Jeff Sessions. HERE'S TO THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI -Phil Ochs Here's to the state of Mississippi, For underneath her borders, the devil draws no line. If you drag her muddy rivers, nameless bodies you will find. Oh, the fat trees of the forest have hid a thousand crimes. The calendar is lying when it reads the present time. CH: Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of. Mississippi, find yourself another country to be part of! And here's to the people of Mississippi, Who say the folks up north, they just don't understand, And they tremble in the shadows at the thunder of the Klan. Oh, the sweating of their souls can't wash the blood from off their hands, For they smile and shrug their shoulders at the murder of a man. And here's to the schools of Mississippi, Where they're teaching all the children that they don't have to care. All of rudiments of hatred are present everywhere, And every single classroom is a factory of despair, And there's nobody learning such a foreign word as fair. And here's to the cops of Mississippi. They're chewing their tobacco as they lock the prison door, And their bellies bounce inside them when they knock you to the floor. No, they don't like taking prisoners in their private little war, And behind their broken badges there are murderers and more. And here's to the judges of Mississippi, Who wear the robe of honor as they crawl into the court. They're guarding all the bastions of their phony legal fort. Oh, justice is a stranger when the prisoners report. When the black man stands accused, the trial is always short. And here's to the government of Mississippi. In the swamp of their bureaucracy they're always bogging down, And criminals are posing as the mayors of the towns, And they hope that no one sees the sights and no one hears the sounds, And the speeches of the governor are the ravings of a clown. And here's to the laws of Mississippi. Congressmen will gather in a circus of delay. While the Constitution's drowning in an ocean of decay. Unwed mothers should be sterilized, I've even heard them say. Yes, corruption can be classic in the Mississippi way. 8. And here's to the churches of Mississippi, Where the cross, once made of silver, now is caked with rust, And the Sunday morning sermons pander to their lust. Oh, the fallen face of Jesus is choking in the dust, And heaven only knows in which God they can trust. |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Joe Offer Date: 27 Jan 17 - 08:05 PM It took real courage for the mother of Emmet Till to allow photographs of her dead son to be published. But those photographs shocked a nation into beginning to understand the reality of racism. Black lives do matter. -Joe- |
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Subject: Emmet Till From: Felipa Date: 27 Jan 17 - 05:46 PM I looked up Emmet Till in the Mudcat search engine, and arrived at this thread. See lyrics Art Thieme posted here 28 Apr 2003 update: http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/27/1625973/-The-woman-responsible-for-Emmett-Till-s-death-admitted-he-did-nothing-to-her |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: SouthernCelt Date: 10 Jan 07 - 01:48 PM quoting: There's a song Rita Coolidge recorded, "Mud Island," in which the whole story went down, verse by verse, "by the banks of the Mighty Mississippi on a place they call Mud Island." This mentions the river but not the state. Mud Island is at Memphis, TN. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: MISSISSIPPI MOON (J Rodgers, E McWilliams From: Black Hawk Date: 10 Jan 07 - 01:48 PM MISSISSIPPI MOON (Jimmie Rodgers and Elsie McWilliams) I've heard all about the tune that's call the "Alabama Moon" But the Mississippi moon is just as bright. And I can't forget the time when I asked you to be mine. For the moon was shining on that happy night. And you promised me then what you'd wed me in June. That's why I love the Mississippi moon. Oh the Mississippi moon is smiling down tonight And love just seems to fill the air. The whippoorwills are flitting in its mellow light And calling to the lovers there. Let us stroll once again down the dear old lovers' lane, Where nature seems to softly croon. Our hearts will be so light, while we wander there tonight, Underneath the Mississippi moon. Oh-de-lay-ee-ay, le-oh-lay-ee, oh-de-oh-lay-ee-oh-lay-ee Many years have come and gone since I met you there alone. But tonight I'm thinking just as much you. As I did when hand-in-hand we wandered in that magic land. Where we gave our pledge to love each other true. Come and go back with me to that spot in memory, Just to see again that Mississippi moon. Oh the Mississippi moon is smiling down tonight And love just seems to fill the air. The whippoorwills are flitting in its mellow light And calling to the lovers there. Let us stroll once again down the dear old lovers' lane, Where nature seems to softly croon. Our hearts will be so light, while we wander there tonight, Underneath the Mississippi moon. Oh-de-lay-ee, oh-lay-ee, oh-lay-ee. artist: Jimmie Rodgers; Transcribed from Rounder CD 1057 "Jimmie Rodgers: "The Early Years, 1928-1929". Recorded in Camden, NJ, June 12, 1928, featuring Jimmy on solo vocal and guitar. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES (Neville, Rodgers From: Black Hawk Date: 10 Jan 07 - 01:47 PM MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES (Jack Neville and Jimmie Rodgers) There's friends around and even pals that I know are true, Still I'm lonely, homesick and blue. There's no one who can cheer me when I'm alone, Longing for my Mississippi Home. Way down on the delta, on the Mississippi shore, In that muddy water, I long to be once more. When night shadows creep about and the whippoorwills call, You can hear old mammy shout: "Come in here you all." Way down on the levee, strolling in the pale moonlight, You can see those steamboats and the fields of snowy white. There's a feeling I can't lose, that muddy water's in my shoes; When I get that Mississippi delta blues. I long to hear them darkies sing those old melodies; "Swanee River" and "Old Black Joe." Sweet magnolia perfume floating on the breeze, Way down South is where I long to go. Way down on the delta, on the Mississippi shore, In that muddy water, I long to be once more. When night shadows creep about and the whippoorwills call, You can hear old mammy shout: "Come in here you all." Way down on the levee, strolling in the pale moonlight, You can see those steamboats and the fields of snowy white. There's a feeling I can't lose, that muddy water's in my shoes; When I get that Mississippi delta blues. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: MISSISSIPPI RIVER BLUES (Jimmie Rodgers) From: Black Hawk Date: 10 Jan 07 - 01:46 PM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BLUES (Jimmie Rodgers) The Mississippi River blues. Oh, you Mississippi River with water so deep and wide, My thoughts of you keep rising just like an evening tide. I'm just like a seagull that's left the sea. Oh, your muddy waters they keep on calling me. I'm going to pack my grip and head that way. You'll see me hanging 'round again someday, 'Cause I know that's the only way to lose The Mississippi River blues, The Mississippi River blues. I've often ridden on your bosom from Memphis down to New Orleans Dreaming over muddy waters flowing through familiar scenes, And when I hear the whistle of an old steamboat, Down that Mississippi River again I'm going to float. I'm gonna pack my grip and head that way. You'll see me hanging 'round again someday 'Cause I know that's the only way to lose That mean old Mississippi River blues, The Mississippi River blues. Sung by Jimmie Rodgers Copyright 1931 by Peer International Corp. |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Black Hawk Date: 10 Jan 07 - 01:29 PM Mississippi Delta Blues Mississippi Moon The Mississippi River Blues all by Jimmie Rodgers Miss the Mississippi and You already mentioned |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Black Hawk Date: 07 Jan 07 - 11:27 AM Mississippi Sands sung by Johnny Cash! |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Elmer Fudd Date: 07 Jan 07 - 01:26 AM There's a song Rita Coolidge recorded, "Mud Island," in which the whole story went down, verse by verse, "by the banks of the Mighty Mississippi on a place they call Mud Island." However, sure as shootin' I can't find the lyrics in the DT or from Google. Elmer |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: oldhippie Date: 06 Jan 07 - 06:40 PM not folk, but there's also "Mississippi" by Sheryl Crow "The only thing the I did wrong I stayed in Mississippi way too long" |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Amos Date: 06 Jan 07 - 04:13 PM I know WIlly-O has a beautiful song about the upper waters of the Mississippi but I can't find the damn thing just now. A |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: GUEST,randomly saw your post Date: 06 Jan 07 - 03:19 PM Mississippi on my Mind, sung by Jesse Winchester in 1974. Here's a link where you can listen. :-) http://members.vpchat.com/SouthernComfort-/MissOnMyMind.html |
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Subject: Lyr Add: LELAND MISSISSIPPI BLUES (Johnny Winter) From: Bee-dubya-ell Date: 30 Apr 03 - 08:49 PM I remembered hearing this one years ago by Johnny Winter who was born in Leland, Mississippi but was reared mainly in Beaumont, Texas. Of course, Johnny is only the second most famous person to have been born in Leland. The most famous would be Kermit the Frog. Well.... I guess Kermit was actually hatched, not born there, but let's not split hairs, okay? LELAND MISSISSIPPI BLUES (Johnny Winter) I've been in Texas, I've been on the run I've been in Texas, I've been on the run I'm going to Leland, Mississippi, mama You all know that's where I come from Right down on the Delta, man Well, I'm alone, baby, I'm free free from my home Well, I'm alone, I'm free from my home You know I was sittin' right down people On my daddy's cotton farm Come hear, baby, let your long hair down Ah, come here, woman, let your hair down I want you to love me with a feeling 'Cause I'm Mississippi bound The best woman, the best waist in town The best woman, the best waist in town Oh yeah You'll never keep me woman 'Cause I have a travellin' mind Hey, I didn't say it was a good song, but it is about Mississippi. Bruce |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Art Thieme Date: 30 Apr 03 - 08:24 PM Rick, When Balladeer talks to Len Chandler, give him regards from Mary and Fritz Schuler in Mantowoc, Wisconsin. Mary did a very nice drawing of Len that wound up in Sing Out many years back. If he wants to make contact with her, I have all the details. Also, Rick, could we be talking about two different songs??? Were Dylan's words the same as the ones I posted in this thread ? The tune had a kind of swing to it with that one little sharped or flatted note at the end of the third line of every verse. (Can you tell I played by ear??? I've got calluses on my lobes to ptove it. ;-) Art Thieme |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Art Thieme Date: 30 Apr 03 - 08:10 PM Rick, I don't know Sammy Walker. But this was early 1960s----not long at all after Till's death. I thought of it as a real folksong since it was taken right from the event. It seemed like a heartfelt and spontaneous outpouring of emotion much like my big collection of songs about John F. Kennedy. Art Thieme |
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Subject: Lyr Add: ROLL ON MISSISSIPPI ROLL ON From: Frankham Date: 30 Apr 03 - 02:49 PM I finally found what I was looking for. Had a hard time locating it. Found it in a Charles Anderson Fake Book through a banjo player. It's a fun little tune with a set of razz-a-ma-tazz diminished seventh chords at the climax. ROLL ON MISSISSIPPI ROLL ON (Eugen West, James McCaffrey and Dave Ringle) Recorded by Snooks' Memphis Ramblers (1931) ______________________________________________ Verse: Hear that whistle, there goes the bell. That means we're on our way. All a-board! Boy I'm feelin' swell. This is my happy day! Paddle wheel, you're mighty mighty slow. That's why I keep shouting "Let her go!" Chorus: Roll on you Mississippi, Roll on. Come on you lazy steamer, move on. Clear the river, here we come. Watch her smoke, boy, Hear that engine hummin' Lawdy! Take a look at the shore.. Soon I'll be with the folks I adore. There's a spot 'round the bend. That's my home, my journey's end. Come n you Old Man River, come on! Roll on you Mississippi, roll on! Frank Hamilton |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Rick Fielding Date: 30 Apr 03 - 11:37 AM Hi Art. Hmmmmm....got an idea. Dylan wrote "The Death of Emmett Till" pretty early on. It was printed in Broadside, but not in Sing-Out (I think) I have a live version of him singing it (perhaps 1961) for Cynthia Gooding on her radio show, where the Zimmster says "I uh..stole...heh, heh, the chords for this from Len Chandler...heh, heh,... burp....suck-exhale..belch, heh, heh,...." Up til then she's highly unimpressed by Bobby and his interpretations of blues and country songs. She hears Emmett Till (with the "House of the rising sun" chords) and simply freaks. She's dumbfounded. Chandler used the D9th (with F# in the bass) a lot. Any chance the recording may have been his? By the way, Mudcatter Balladeer is buddies with Len and keeps in touch with him. Cheers Rick |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: pattyClink Date: 30 Apr 03 - 11:34 AM Thank you, khandu. Adopted Mississippian here, it is a beautiful place and a rich mix of people. Lots of people moving back, as did Eudora Welty, herself partly for "the pastoral beauty". |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: catspaw49 Date: 29 Apr 03 - 10:20 PM Thank you. Strong images I can feel, smell, and hear! Spaw |
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Subject: Lyr Add: DIRT ROAD SHOES (Ken Whitfield) From: khandu Date: 29 Apr 03 - 10:19 PM DIRT ROAD SHOES (Ken Whitfield)- khandu "Put me on the front porch Hand me that guitar Put my woman at my side Moonshine whiskey Makes her frisky Got me singin' 'I'm Satisfied'" "Take me to the sands of the Petticocowa Watch the frogs jump in Kudzu creeping, willow weepin' Momma gettin' frisky again" "Take me back down to Mississippi Play them 'Carroll County Blues' I wanna hear a little of Willie on the fiddle And I'm puttin' on my dirt road shoes" "Jesse's in the kitchen Cookin up them bisquits Lawd, how good they smell Maxwell House is brewing, Do ya' hear what John is doing He singin' bout his Creole Belle" "Take me back down to Mississippi Play them John Hurt Blues Play me the 'Candy Man' Or the 'Slidin' Delta' Cause I'm puttin on my dirt road shoes" copyright 2003 Ken Whitfield |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: catspaw49 Date: 29 Apr 03 - 10:04 PM Well wipe the kerosene off your hands and post it! Geeziz, y'all are always bitchin' about us damn yankees and yet I swear I gotta' tell you everything! Post the song dumbass..........or do we need another Flamin' Mary/Twirlin' Jesus debacle to get you started? Spaw |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: khandu Date: 29 Apr 03 - 09:53 PM Uh...Art...that's "M-o-n-e-y", Mississippi, not "M-u-n-y". I love this state. I am quite happy to be native Mississippian. It is a beautiful land, even with all the kudzu. Even with all the negative views many have held toward us for decades. Even with the still-existing problems, I love this place. I am proud of the diversity of music that has come from here; the Delta Bluesmen, Elvis, Jimmie Rogers, Three Doors Down, Bobbie Gentry, to name a few. I am proud of the social changes that have taken place, though there is a long, long way to go. I am proud that we are not stagnant, but rather, we are progressive, yet we still honor and hold dear our heritage. As for Mississippi songs, those which I thought of are already listed, with one exception...there is an obscure song of Mississippi by an obscure artist named "khandu" which is titled "Dirt Road Shoes". It is one of my favorites! ;-) khandu |
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Subject: Lyr Add: MISSISSIPPI DELTA (Bobbie Gentry) From: Burke Date: 29 Apr 03 - 06:22 PM Here's on that I was thinking of. MISSISSIPPI DELTA By Bobbie Gentry M I double S I double S I double P I. M I double S I double S I double P I. Right in the middle of the cotton belt, Down in the Mississippi Delta, Wearin' last years possum belt, Smack dab in the Mississippi Delta. Have me a little that Johnny cake, A little bit of that apple pan dowdy. Picking them scuppernon's off that vine. Chigger bite, it's goin' to beat howdy. Ate me a bucket of Muscadine, Sit on the riverbank after dark. Drop my line down a crawdad hole, Do him in with a scaly bark. One-ree-o-ree-ee-reeanni. Fidderliss-farce-nickory-john-queery-quan. M I double S I double S I double P I. M I double S I double S I double P I. Right in the middle of the cotton belt, Down in the Mississippi Delta, Wearin' last years possum belt, Smack dab in the Mississippi Delta. Sittin and scratchin' mosquito bites. Old fox done give him the slip. Watchin' the mornin' glories grow, In Biloxi on an overnight trip. I bet five dollars to win two bits, Eat a peppermint stick on Sunday. Ain't no use in'a hurrying up, Can't leave till a week from Monday. One-ree-o-ree-ee-reeanni. Fidderliss-farce-nickory-john-queery-quan. In the Mississippi Delta, Miss-iss-siss-ippi Delta. Mississippi Delta: Bobbie Gentry. Written by Bobbie Gentry. (© Northridge Music Company/Universal MCA Music Publishing.) From "Golden Classics of Bobbie Gentry", © 1998, Collectables. Originally © 1967, Capitol Records. Lyrics from www.coquet-shack.com |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Frankham Date: 29 Apr 03 - 05:03 PM More info on the song I was searching for. ROLL ON MISSISSIPPI, ROLL ON Eugene West, James McCaffrey & Dave Ringle 1931 Looked all over the net and could only locate a MIDI melody but no lyrics. Can anybody help? Thanks. Frank |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Greg F. Date: 29 Apr 03 - 10:00 AM Sheesh- that's what I get for not payin' attention. Thank you, Spaw, and thank you Joe! Best, Greg |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: catspaw49 Date: 29 Apr 03 - 02:33 AM HEY GREG!!! Father Joebro has just blessed us with his transcriptions of both Alma Mater and FLNKKK. The one is on the "Mitchell Trio Songbook" thread and the other is on a thread titled FLNKKK. Thank you Joe! Spaw |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Art Thieme Date: 29 Apr 03 - 12:57 AM No, Rick, it wasn't either of those two---definitely not Dylan. It was sung by someone I'd never heard of before or since----possibly the one who wrote it. It was on no label I'd ever seen before or since also. I bought it on Lincoln St. in Evansville, Indiana--- a rather quiet ghetto part of that city where I spent summers working in my uncle's factory while in school. Those were more timid times with the phrase "in yo face" not even thought of yet, but the laid back street was awakening. First, mild awareness---and then, when Martin Luther King was killed, the rage that erupted just about levelled that part of Evansville. I didn't get back to Evansville until I was called to an emergency at 3:00 AM. I had to work out new nursing home arrangements for my aunt 'cause she had decked the head nurse with a vicious right and they were gonna put her out of her nursing facility with all her belongings. (But that's another story.) I never knew Dylan had recorded "Emmett Till". Art Thieme I should've read the entire thread before posting to it. That'll teach me. Sorry if I reposted what had already been discussed. |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: steadigene Date: 28 Apr 03 - 11:29 PM Someone asked about Mississippi On My Mind. I can't remeber who wrote it (he was draft dodging in Canada at the time), but it is on Jerry Jeff Walker's "Ridin High" album. From about 1976. Someone else mentioned Mississippi Delta Blues and that it was posted somehwere? I can't find it. Can anyone help me on this? I'm hoping to find the chords and lyrics. |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Greg F. Date: 28 Apr 03 - 11:02 PM and then there's This One too (Too Many Martyrs - Ochs) |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Rick Fielding Date: 28 Apr 03 - 10:53 PM Hi Art. This was in my initial post: "Dylan's "Oxford Town", and "Emmett Til" also come to mind, but then I started to think of much more 'positive' songs about the Mississippi (State AND river). If the 45 you had wasn't Dylan, might it have been Sammy Walker? Cheers Rick |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Greg F. Date: 28 Apr 03 - 10:06 PM As long as we're researching the Mitchell trio, how about the words to Your Friendly, Liberal, Neighborhood Ku Klux Klan? That's Mississippi related as well. |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: catspaw49 Date: 28 Apr 03 - 09:49 PM Well damn Greg....I don't know how any of us forgot that one. Thanks. For all of the beauty and great history of Mississippi, the state also has a very troubled past, and some present as well. But that history and those who have worked hard to overcome and change things have my deepest respect. Like 'Catter and good friend "khandu." Rather than follow along he has been there and worked toward the changes which brought Mississippi out of those dark and violent times. And he still has a smile and a laugh and takes all of my ribbing with far more than good grace. I admire him a lot. another of those songs, this one with a more humorous bent was the Mitchell Trio's "Alma Mater." I can't find the words on the net anywhere but I know they are in a few songbooks. A real classic....a few lines I remember..... We'll miss the cafeteria That's shrouded in wisteria We'll miss the classrooms where we learned And effigies we burned. My girl was only seventeen When she was chosen Riot Queeen These memories we'll ne'er forget God bless you Ross Barnett. Anybody got this thing? I know we've had a few threads on the Mitchell Trio and someone has a songbook. Spaw I posted it here (click), Spaw. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Greg F. Date: 28 Apr 03 - 09:22 PM (Here's) another ode to Mississippi in the 1960's. This libelous too?? The times were considerably worse than "strange". Best, Greg |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Frankham Date: 28 Apr 03 - 06:59 PM Joe, Thanks for trying for me. No, the Randy Sparks version isn't the one. The song is apparently called "Roll on you Mississippi". It starts off "Roll on you Mississippi, roll on, roll on you lazy river..... something like the Sparks song which was probably a re-write of this earlier song from the 20's I believe. It's associated with the early jazz band banjos. It culminates in a series of diminished seventh chords. Frank |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: masato sakurai Date: 28 Apr 03 - 02:51 AM Burke, this (from the Levy collection) may not be the one, but a spelling song. Title: Frances White's Spelling Song M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I. Composer, Lyricist, Arranger: Lyric by Bert Hanlon and Benny Ryan. Melody by Harry Tierney. Benny Ryan Harry Tierney Publication: New York: William Jerome Publishing Corp., Strand Theatre Bldg., 47th St., 1916. Form of Composition: strophic with chorus Instrumentation: piano and voice First Line: When I was seven years of age I used to go to school First Line of Chorus: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I, That used to be so hard to spell ~Masato |
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Subject: Lyr Add: BALLAD OF EMMIT TILL From: Art Thieme Date: 28 Apr 03 - 12:35 AM I had a 45 rpm record of a song called "The Ballad Of Emmit Till". Just a guy and his guitar----the way I like folksongs to be done. Emmet Till was a young Afro-American boy from Chicago who went down to Muny, Mississippi and made the mistake of thinking a white woman was pretty. He was murdered for that. I only have my long-hand transcription of that song. The 45 is long gone. ---------------------------------------------------------------- BALLAD OF EMMIT TILL Songwriter ?? Folks, listen to my story, It's one you all should know, Of a Negro boy by the name of Emmit Till, From Chicago to Mississippi To see his Uncle Mose, And over him the waters all did flow. CH) Emmit Till, oh, Emmit Till, Your name will be remembered we all know, To Talahache, Mississippi to see his Uncle Mose, But we won't see little Emmit any more. When younger he had polio----his mother's only child, She loved him as any mother should, His dad,he wore the khacki, fought bravely for Uncle Sam, That his son might have the privilege that he should. Was a few boys in Talahache---Emmit with all his pals, To a Mississippi grocery store to buy, They bought everything they wanted from the woman at the store, As they turned to leave, little Emmit said, "Goodbye." One friend said to him, "Just look at that gal, The one in the grocery store." They said, "She is good looking."---Emmit said, "You're right." And that remark cost Emmit Till his life. 'Twas on the following Sunday----they say about two A.M. Two men came and knocked at Mose's door, They said to Uncle Mose, "We have come to take the boy, He whistled at that woman in the store." He was taken to a stable---beat and shot right through the head, All one could hear were blows and Emmit's cries, Last words were "Mama, save me. Have mercy on me Lord." The blows still fell----but Emmit he had died. Weights were placed upon his body---in the river they did fling, Believing that fiendish crime to hide, But in time the body came afloat still wearing his father's ring, Ring and feet Uncle Mose Identified. The two men went to trial---sat and grinned and smoked and chewed, As the fearful witnesses all did testify, Jurors out 65 minutes returned verdict in hand, Not Guilty was the very prompt reply. Art Thieme Art Thieme |
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Subject: Lyr Add: BORN DEAD (J B Lenoir) From: Rolfyboy6 Date: 28 Apr 03 - 12:10 AM Another grim one from JB Lenoir: Born Dead J B recorded in the Sixties a number of blues addressing race issues in words that were uncommonly direct for the blues. "Born Dead" is probably the "sharpest" of those songs. BORN DEAD (J B Lenoir) Lord why was I born in Mississippi, when it's so hard to get ahead Why was I born in Mississippi, when it's so hard to get ahead Every black child born in Mississippi you know the poor child is born dead When he came into the world the doctor spank him, the black baby cry When he came into the world the doctor spank him, the black baby cry Everybody thought he had a life and that's why the black baby died He will never speak his language the poor baby will never speak his mind Lord he will never speak his language the poor baby will never speak his mind The poor child will never know his mind why in the world he's so poor Lord why was I born in Mississippi when it's so hard to get ahead Lord why was I born in Mississippi when it's so hard to get ahead Every black child born in Mississippi you know the poor child was born dead |
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Subject: Lyr Add: SET ME FREE (Hans Theessink) From: Joe Offer Date: 28 Apr 03 - 12:02 AM Hmmmm. Maybe it's this one...maybe not. Hans Theessink??? I found it here (click). -Joe Offer- SET ME FREE (Hans Theessink) Congregation gathered by the river Early morning - dawning of the day Reverend Jones reads his sermon In the distance you can hear the people pray Roll on mighty Mississippi - wash your waters to the sea Roll on mighty Mississippi - wash away our sins and set us free Lord above - as you look upon us Hallowed be Thy name - we testify Lord, you give and take - don´t turn these souls away Lead us to that mansion in the sky Roll on mighty Mississippi ... Down in the delta at the crossroads The ghost of Robert Johnson roams the land Telling the news - preaching the blues Lending the devil a hand Roll on mighty Mississippi ... Mojo people gather by the river Eternal beating of the drum Mumbling a prayer - there´s voodoo in the air The spirit of the motherland returns Roll on mighty Mississippi ... |
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Subject: ADDPOP: Mighty Mississippi (Randy Sparks) From: Joe Offer Date: 27 Apr 03 - 11:41 PM Frank, could this be the song you want? I found it here (click). It was unattributed at that Website, but I've heard it sung by the New Christy Minstrels. Yeah, it's Randy Sparks - and I suppose it's not the one you want. -Joe Offer- MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI (Randy Sparks)
Lazy river, sing your song And it's away, Dixie, steady as you go On your way down to the Gulf of Mexico There ain't no place on earth I'd rather be Well it's Greenville, Vicksburg and Natchez down the line It's fare-thee-well ol' Memphis, Tennesse
Lazy river, sing your song And it's away, Dixie, steady as you go On your way down to the Gulf of Mexico It was many a game of fortune I have seen Oh, once I lost a million and I won it back again On the way from Baton Rouge to New Orleans
Lazy river, sing your song And it's away, Dixie, steady as you go On your way down to the Gulf my honey! On your way down to the Gulf my baby! On your way down to the Gulf of Mexico "One more time!" On your way down to the Gulf of Mexico |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Frankham Date: 27 Apr 03 - 08:27 PM Hey, anybody got the lyrics for "Mississippi Roll On"? The chorus starts "You mighty Mississipi roll on....." It does a thing with long diminished seventh chords at the end of the stanza. Thanks, Frank Hamilton |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: GUEST,Q Date: 27 Apr 03 - 06:15 PM Way, way back, 24 Aug 98, Gene posted "Mississippi Mud," by Patti Page, in thread 1330: Mississippi Mud Hey! Hey! Uncle Jack! Anything sung by Patti Page was golden. |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: GUEST,MCP Date: 27 Apr 03 - 06:09 PM Harry Barris (author above) along with Bing Crosby and Al Rinker were The Rhythm Boys and had a hit with Mississippi Mud (with Paul Whiteman's Orchestra). Mick |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Giac Date: 27 Apr 03 - 05:56 PM And, here's a link to the site where I found the lyrics for Mississippi Mud. It has a midi that sounds pretty good. Mississippi Mud midi |
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Subject: Lyr Add: MISSISSIPPI MUD (Cavanaugh/Barris) From: Giac Date: 27 Apr 03 - 05:53 PM Rick, here's this'n that yo mama probably played (I learned it in summer camp, too many years ago): MISSISSIPPI MUD (James Cavanaugh/Harry Barris) When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The people gather 'round and they all begin to shout, "Hey! Hey! Uncle Dud, It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud. It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud". What a dance do they do! Lordy, how I'm tellin' you... They don't need no band... They keep time by clappin' their hand... Just as happy as a cow chewin' on a cud, When the people beat their feet on the Mississippi Mud. Lordy, how they play it! Goodness, how they sway it! Uncle Joe, Uncle Jim, How they pound the mire with vigor and vim! Joy! that music thrills me! Boy! it nearly kills me! What a show when they go! Say! they beat it up either fast or slow. When the sun goes down, the tide goes out, The people gather 'round and they all begin to shout, "Hey! Hey! Uncle Dud, It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud. It's a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi Mud". What a dance do they do! Lordy, how I'm tellin' you... They don't need no band... They keep time by clappin' their hand. Just as happy as a cow chewin' on a cud. When the people beat their feet on the Mississippi Mud. Mary |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Neighmond Date: 27 Apr 03 - 04:20 PM Alanabit mentioned "Mississippi Delta Blues"... I think Jimmie Rodgers sang it, and later Leon Redbone did it. Chaz |
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Subject: Lyr Add: MISSISSIPPI YOU'RE ON MY MIND (Winchester From: Rolfyboy6 Date: 27 Apr 03 - 02:33 PM MISSISSIPPI YOU'RE ON MY MIND (Jesse Winchester) I think I see a wagon rutted road With the weeds growing tall between the tracks And along one side runs a rusty barbed wire fence And beyond that sits an old tar paper shack Mississippi you're on my mind Mississippi you're on my mind Oh, Mississippi you're on my mind I think I hear a noisy old John Deere In a field specked with dirty cotton lint And below the field runs a shady little creek And there you'll find the cool green leaves of mint Mississippi you're on my mind Mississippi you're on my mind Oh, Mississippi you're on my mind I think I smell the honeysuckle vine The heavy sweetness like to make me sick And the dogs, my God, they're hungry all the time And the snakes are sleeping where the weeds are thick Mississippi you're on my mind Mississippi you're on my mind Oh, Mississippi you're on my mind I think I feel an angry oven heat The Southern Sun just blazes in the sky In the dusty weeds a fat grasshopper jumps I want to make it to that creek before I fry Mississippi you're on my mind Mississippi you're on my mind Oh, Mississippi you're on my mind ©1974 Jesse Winchester From the LP "Learn To Love It" |
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Subject: Lyr Add: MISS THE MISSISSIPPI AND YOU (Bill Halley From: Rolfyboy6 Date: 27 Apr 03 - 02:29 PM MISS THE MISSISSIPPI AND YOU by Bill Halley I'm growing tired of the big city lights Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights In all my dreams I am roaming once more Back to my home on the old river shore I am sad and weary far away from home Miss the Mississippi and you dear Days are dark and dreary everywhere I roam Miss the Mississippi and you Roaming the wide world over Always along and blue, so blue Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome Miss the Mississippi and you Memories are bringing happy days of yore Miss the Mississippi and you Mocking birds are singing 'round the cabin door Miss the Mississippi and you Roamin the wide world over Always alone and blue Longing form my homeland, muddy water shore Miss the Mississippi and you ©1932 Southern Music Publishing Company, Inc (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved. |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Rick Fielding Date: 27 Apr 03 - 02:05 PM Gotta be a mistake Q. Good ol' Hank (perhaps my all time fave country artist) would A. Never have heard of the song OR Nina Simone B. Would have hated the musical setting (three different tempos, three different keys, and virtually no rhyme scheme) C. Have pulled out his Saturday night special and blown away anyone who would have dared to even RECITE those lyrics in his presence, Ha ha! In the Opry hierarchy of the fifties and sixties Hank would have made even Roy Acuff seem like a liberal! Damn I loved that guy's music! Cheers Rick |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: masato sakurai Date: 27 Apr 03 - 01:59 PM From The Levy Collection: Title: I Miss That Mississippi Miss That Misses Me. Composer, Lyricist, Arranger: Words by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis. Music by Pete Wendling. Publication: New York: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., Music Publishers, Strand Theatre Bldg., Broadway at 47th St., 1918. Form of Composition: strophic with chorus Instrumentation: piano and voice First Line: I went ou and bought some roses yesterday First Line of Chorus: I miss the shadows creepin' and the willows weepin' |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Burke Date: 27 Apr 03 - 01:55 PM Q, thanks for the reminder of the crooked ess, humpback version. Both spelling songs are more chants than songs. Maybe that's all there is to either. |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: GUEST,Q Date: 27 Apr 03 - 01:51 PM Dunno, Rick. Mississippi God-Damn is listed for Hank Snow. A different song? Hope this is right: Hank Snow Lyrics Esquerita sang the song. I was wrong about the Everly Bros. The title is listed in a rather screwed-up reference. |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: catspaw49 Date: 27 Apr 03 - 01:33 PM Q...note the first line of the song, "Alabama's gotten me so upset" which I and many others figure refers to the church bombing. Evers was killed in '63 and the bombing was in '63.....The Civil Rights workers' murder was in '64 and she first sang the song in '63. Spaw |
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Subject: Lyr Add: HERE'S TO THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (Ochs) From: Rick Fielding Date: 27 Apr 03 - 01:25 PM Ha ha, Q you're joking about Snow and the Everly's recording Mississipi God Damn of course, but you've got me curious as to which Mississippi song they (two of my fave artists) DID record. Probably the Rogers one, I'd imagine. Here's Ochs' 1963 effort. Some startling imagery, but still that last line is just too awkward for me. ****************************************************************** HERE'S TO THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Phil Ochs [1963] Here's to the state of Mississippi For underheath her borders, the devil draws no line If you drag her muddy rivers nameless bodies you will find Oh the fat trees of her forest have hid a thousand crimes And the calender is lying when it reads the present time. Here's to the land you've torn out the heart of Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of! And here's to the people of Mississippi Who say the folks up north, they just don't understand And they tremble in the shadows at the thunder of the Klan All the sweating of their souls can't wash the blood from off their hands For they smile and shrug their shoulders at the murder of a man Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of Here's to the schools of Mississippi Where they're teaching all the children that they don't have to care All of rudiments of hatred are present everywhere Where every single classroom is a factory of despair And there's nobody learning such a foreign word as fair Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of Here's to the cops of Mississippi They're chewing their tobacco as they lock the prison door And their bellies bounce inside them as they knock you to the floor No they don't like taking prisoners in their private little war And behind their broken badges there are murderers and more Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of And, here's to the judges of Mississippi Who wear the robe of honor as they crawl into the court They're guarding all the bastions with their phony legal fort Oh, justice is a stranger when the prisoners report When the Black man stands accused the trial is always short Here's to the land you've torn out the heart of Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of And here's to the government of Mississippi In the swamp of their bureaucracy they're always bogging down And criminals are posing as the mayors of the towns And they hope that no one sees the sights and no one hears the sounds And the speeches of the governor are the ravings of a clown Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of And here's to the laws of Mississippi Congressmen will gather in a circus of delay While the Constitution's drowning in an ocean of decay Unwed mothers should be sterilized, I've even heard them say Yes, corruption can be classic in the Mississippi way Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of And here's to the churches of Mississippi Where the cross once made of silver, now is caked with rust And the Sunday morning sermons pander to their lust The fallen face of Jesus lies choking in the dust And heaven only knows in which God they can trust Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of. ***************************************************************** Simone's song "Mississippi God Damn" is equally accusing, but has this bizarre bouncy little "Broadway showtune" feel, complete with a million altered chords. I can't for the life of me picture any folkies having learned it from the Sing-Out printing. Actually I can't picture ANYONE else singing it really.....perhaps Roberta Flack, but I doubt she'd have risked being called a "Communist" like Simone was. Strange times indeed. *************************************************************** I seem to recall an old Country song called "Mississippi's on my Mind". Anyone else? Cheers Rick |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: GUEST,Q Date: 27 Apr 03 - 01:24 PM Birmingham is in Alabama. Plenty went on in Mississippi at that time, however. Thanks for the lyrics. What bothers me about the song by Nina Simone is that she didn't stay and fight. She became a French citizen, like Josephine Baker before her. But Baker would have been confined to Harlem in her period of time and her style of performance would have brought in the police. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: DOWN IN MISSISSIPPI (J. B. Lenoir) From: Rolfyboy6 Date: 27 Apr 03 - 01:12 PM DOWN IN MISSISSIPPI JB Lenoir "Vietnam Blues"（Evidence ECD 26068-2） As far back as I can remember I either had to plow or hoe [With] One of those long, old nine foot [cotton] sacks Staring down the old dirt road Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi where I was born Down in Mississippi where I come from Nothing I got against Mississippi It also was the home of my wife But I feel just like I'm a lucky man To get away with my life Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi where I was born Down in Mississippi where I come from They had a huntin' season on the rabbits shoot one, you went to jail The seaon was always open on me Didn't nobody need no bail Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi Down in Mississippi where I was born Down in Mississippi where I come from |
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Subject: Lyr Add: MISSISSIPPI GODDAMN (Nina Simone) From: catspaw49 Date: 27 Apr 03 - 01:10 PM Rick, I think that "Mississippi Goddamn" was more related to the 16th Street Baptist bombing in Birmingham and the murder of Medgar Evers, but I could be wrong. In any case, it's a powerful song! MISSISSIPPI GODDAMN ............Nina Simone The name of this tune is Mississippi Goddam And I mean every word of it Alabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam Alabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam Can't you see it Can't you feel it It's all in the air I can't stand the pressure much longer Somebody say a prayer Alabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam This is a show tune But the show hasn't been written for it, yet Hound dogs on my trail School children sitting in jail Black cat cross my path I think every day's gonna be my last Lord have mercy on this land of mine We all gonna get it in due time I don't belong here I don't belong there I've even stopped believing in prayer Don't tell me I tell you Me and my people just about due I've been there so I know They keep on saying "Go slow!" But that's just the trouble "do it slow" Washing the windows "do it slow" Picking the cotton "do it slow" You're just plain rotten "do it slow" You're too damn lazy "do it slow" The thinking's crazy "do it slow" Where am I going What am I doing I don't know I don't know Just try to do your very best Stand up be counted with all the rest For everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam I made you thought I was kiddin' didn't we Picket lines School boy cots They try to say it's a communist plot All I want is equality for my sister my brother my people and me Yes you lied to me all these years You told me to wash and clean my ears And talk real fine just like a lady And you'd stop calling me Sister Sadie Oh but this whole country is full of lies You're all gonna die and die like flies I don't trust you any more You keep on saying "Go slow!" "Go slow!" But that's just the trouble "do it slow" Desegregation "do it slow" Mass participation "do it slow" Reunification "do it slow" Do things gradually "do it slow" But bring more tragedy "do it slow" Why don't you see it Why don't you feel it I don't know I don't know You don't have to live next to me Just give me my equality Everybody knows about Mississippi Everybody knows about Alabama Everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam Spaw |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: GUEST,Q Date: 27 Apr 03 - 01:10 PM Em eye crookity ess crookity ess eye crookity ess crookity ess eye humpback humpback eye. Heard from my wife's Georgia grandfather many years ago. Missed the link to "Mississippi": Mississippi |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Burke Date: 27 Apr 03 - 12:59 PM Em, eye, double ess, eye, double ess, eye, double pea, eye [something I've forgotten] Does anyone know the rest of it? |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: alanabit Date: 27 Apr 03 - 12:55 PM Spaw, don't do that again. I've got a chest infection and it doesn't do me any good at all to laugh that hard! |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: alanabit Date: 27 Apr 03 - 12:49 PM I like Mississippi Delta Blues, which someone kindly posted for me a few months back. I think it's an old Blind Blake tune. Mississippi John Hurt's Avalon Blues is song I like too. |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: GUEST,Q Date: 27 Apr 03 - 12:40 PM There is the libelous "State of Mississippi" by Ochs, thread 33330. When was this written? Mississippi The little song by Theunissen, "Mississippi," thread 5895: Mississippi And who can forget Catspaw, the true story of Talahassee Bridge? 27524: Talahassie |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: wysiwyg Date: 27 Apr 03 - 12:20 PM Not in the title I think, and not folk, but.... ZZ Top: "... shufflin' through the Texas sands, but my head's in Mississippi...." ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: GUEST,Q Date: 27 Apr 03 - 12:16 PM I heard an interview by Tim Sebastian of Nina Simone, 1999, repeated on the BBC Newsworld. A fantastic woman. Sorry I missed "Mississippi God-damn" on the CBC. I cannot find the song in Mudcat threads. I hope someone posts it. "Mississippi God-damn" also was recorded by Hank Snow and the Everly Brothers, which I haven't heard either. Sorcha posted lyrics to "Mister and Mississippi," Irving Berlin, the Patti Page version, in thread 50884: Mister and Miss--- I hope posts to this thread concentrate on the State of Mississippi, and not the River. |
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Subject: RE: The Songs of Mississippi. From: masato sakurai Date: 27 Apr 03 - 11:43 AM "Mister And Mississippi" was sung by Patti Page; the lyrics are HERE. ~Masato |
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Subject: The Songs of Mississippi. From: Rick Fielding Date: 27 Apr 03 - 11:26 AM I was listening to a CBC program on the late Nina Simone this morning, and was absolutely amazed at her song Mississippi God-Damn. I of course had heard ABOUT this song because she wrote it during the Civil rights struggle (shortly after the discovery of the bodies of Goodman, Schwerner and Chaney, I believe) and it was printed in Sing-Out. I had no idea it was a "Show-tune", as she called it. Very much like a Broadway song but with very angry lyrics. It made me also think of Phil Ochs' awkward epic "Here's To The State of Mississippi". (later to morph into ".....State of Richard Nixon") His anger is so palpable in that song that his syntax simply can't keep up with it. A bit unusual for Phil...but those were unusual times. Dylan's "Oxford Town", and "Emmett Til" also come to mind, but then I started to think of much more 'positive' songs about the Mississippi (State AND river). Jimmie Rogers "Miss the Mississippi and you" is a knockout (can't remember who wrote it) and I love "Mississippi Heavy Water Blues". My Mum even used to play a novelty song called "It's a treat to beat your feet in the Mississippi Mud". Wasn't there even something called "Mr. and Mississippi"??!! Any interest in a Mississippi discussion? Cheers Rick |
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