Lyr Req: Life Gets Tedious Don't It / ...Teejus...

Subject: Life Gets Tedious Don't It - Words Please
From: Ian Kirk - Bromley Kent England
Date: 07 Nov 98 - 12:00 PM

Long time ago when the world was young I remember hearing a song on the radio - one verse of which went

Dog is scratching on the pantry door He's been doing that for a week or more When he gets through there he sure gonna be sore Coz there aint a durn thing in there

Would appreciate it if anyone can point me in the direction of the rest of the lyrics

Subject: RE: Life Gets Tedious Don't It - Words Please
From:
Date: 07 Nov 98 - 12:05 PM

The sun comes up. The sun goes down.
Hands on clock go round and round.
I just get up and it's time to lay down.
Life...

The tin roof leaks and the chimney leans.
There's a hole in the seat of my new blue jeans.
I ate up the last of the pork and beans.
Just can depend on nothin'.

There's an old mouse gnawin' at the cupboard door.
He's been gnawin' now for a month or more.
When he gets in, he's gonna be sore.
There ain't a durn thing in it.

From Doc and Merle on Stage at Cornell, Vanguard Records, 1964. Lots of other verses I'm sure.

Subject: RE: Life Gets Tedious Don't It - Words Please
From: Gene
Date: 07 Nov 98 - 12:30 PM

The complete lyrics are in the database
Along with a midi of the tune

*CLICK HERE*

TO LISTEN to a recording:

*CLICK HERE*

Subject: RE: Life Gets Tedious Don't It - Words Please
From: Ian Kirk
Date: 10 Nov 98 - 06:59 AM

Thanks for that I looked for it in the database but I searched for tedious not teejus. Weeel goshdarn!

Ian

Subject: RE: Life Gets Tedious Don't It - Words Please
From: lesblank
Date: 10 Nov 98 - 11:37 AM

Gene (oldtimer)'s web site has a rendition of this recitation by Gary Robison that almost comes up to Doc Watson's. Try him at

www.geocities.com/motorcity/track/1042

Subject: RE: Life Gets Tedious Don't It - Words Please
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 10 Nov 98 - 08:43 PM

Transcriptions of dialect make searches difficult. If we
translate the dialect to standard English, though
we lose much of a song's flavor.

Best approach is to search for words that aren't apt to
be distorted. Like [Life gets]

Subject: RE: Life Gets Tedious Don't It - Words Please
From: Gene
Date: 11 Nov 98 - 01:33 AM

Actually...Carson Robison is the guy WHUT WRIT IT!
and FUST recorded it...

Subject: RE: Life Gets Tedious Don't It - Words Please
From: Ian Kirk
Date: 11 Nov 98 - 10:56 AM

Thanks Lesblank for the info about the Gene (old timer) Muzikali site It was good the hear that old song again

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Life Gets Tedious Don't It / ...Teejus...
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Jan 07 - 03:53 AM

I am desperately trying to get the full lyrics to the song "Life gets tedious don't it". If anyone can kindly email me direct with them, I would be eternally grateful as I want to perform it at a party.
Thanks.
Brian: at [e-mail]

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