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Subject: The Prettiest Train I've Ever Seen From: Date: 12 Oct 98 - 05:14 AM At this point any information on the song entitled "The Prettiest Train I've Ever Seen" would be a help. I have heard that the song was sung and possibly recorded by Odetta. Our database has no available information on the song. When I click on "P" to search through a list of titles beginning with that letter I get as a response the sign, DOCUMENT CONTAINS NO DATA. This applies to all the songs beginning with "P", so perhaps part of our database is down. Might this be a question for Joe Offer? Thank you all in advance for your help. Peter Stanley (Bojangles) |
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Train I've Ever Seen From: Wolfgang Hell Date: 12 Oct 98 - 07:09 AM from a web search: Prettiest Train 1.Odetta. Odetta at Carnegie Hall, Vanguard VSR-9076, LP (196?), cut#B.03 I've no difficulties accessing the P-songs Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Train I've Ever Seen From: Barbara Date: 12 Oct 98 - 07:30 AM Various parts of DT were down for a while Sunday 10/11. All is up now. Blessings, Barbara |
Subject: Lyr Add: PRETTIEST TRAIN From: Barry Finn Date: 12 Oct 98 - 08:06 AM Prettiest Train
Prettiest train, oh Lord, I've ever seen, dear Lordy
Mattie when you marrry, don't marry no convict man, oh dear Lordy
(you get the pattern from here)
Mattie when you marry, marry a railroad man dear Lordy
Prettiest woman that I've ever seen, dear Lordy
I'm going when I get my role (paroled), dear Lordy
You go to Jackson just to show your clothes
You go to Memphis don't you hang around This was normally used as a hoeing song (bustng clods, chopping weeds, tilling,etc.). Barry |
Subject: RE: The Prettiest Train I've Ever Seen From: Barry Finn Date: 14 Oct 98 - 11:56 PM Sorry Bojangles, I guess I should've mentoned that you can find this (or something like this) on Allen Lomaxs' CD collection Southern Journey / Prison Songs (vol. 1), this he got in 1947-48 while recording at Mississippi State Correctional Facility, Parchman Farm. It's out on Rounder as a 2 vol. set of prison work songs. Don't know about Odetta doing it. Barry |
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