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21 Sep 07 - 05:18 PM (#2154544) Subject: Lyr Req: Mansion on the Hill (?) From: lefthanded guitar Once again I turn to my mudcat mavens to help me flesh out the snatch of a song that has been running through my head lately. I know there's a song called Mansion on the Hill by Neil Young but this isn't it. The words I remember are: My daddy built this town he built this mill We live up on the mansion on the hill We had slaves before the war We don't need them any more Money talks, money always will My daddy built this town, he built this mill. I would like the name of the song and artist and writer, and the rest of words if possible. The song tells a (harrowing )story and the narrative almost reads like a mystery that is revealed in the last verse. Heard it on FUV a couple of years ago but can't find it now. Thanks in advance mudcats...you haven't let me down so far. |
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21 Sep 07 - 09:04 PM (#2154658) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mansion on the Hill (?) From: Peace Any other information? |
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21 Sep 07 - 10:23 PM (#2154696) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mansion on the Hill (?) From: Q (Frank Staplin) And Springsteen- but that ain't it either. |
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21 Sep 07 - 10:43 PM (#2154708) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mansion on the Hill (?) From: Peace There are more songs called "Mansion on the Hill" than a horse has hairs. |
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21 Sep 07 - 11:07 PM (#2154716) Subject: Lyr Add: MANSION ON THE HILL (A3) From: Peace Found a neat one, though: "Mansion on the hill Hit the dancefloor 'round about midnight Gin and Juicin' he's a feeling fine Come the morning all the signs went up Policeman said the joint was shut. All the brothers getting busted outside Undercover officer reading them tem their rights One way ticket boy , you're prison bound The night the lights in Dowlais went down How long we gotta wait until we get the keys To the mansion on the hill How long we gotta waste our time Boarding a bus that's bound fs that's bound for the welfare line Shakes the blues off and she tries her luck Makes a little bet hopes the horse comes up Picking pockets for some easy money 'Cos she blew the goddamn lot on the national lottery Steals the paper check check the front page Headlines read the dancehall can't be saved How can they open up the opera house The night the lights in Dowlais went down How long we gotta wait until we get the keys To the mansion on the hill How long we gotta waste our time Boarding a bus that's bound fs that's bound for the welfare line Tweak freak Tony on a four to eight Undercover sting right time wrong place Columbian connections in the corridors of power Mean the man on the money ain't ever going down Lord Lucky takes his lady to the Magic Flute A little taste o' toot, now he's bullet proof Tony tunes to underground radio The night the lights in Dowlais went down How long we gotta wait until we get the keys To the mansion on the hill How long we gotta waste our time Boarding a bus that's bound fs that's bound for the welfare line" Done by Alabama, maybe? |
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21 Sep 07 - 11:18 PM (#2154720) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mansion on the Hill (?) From: Peace Alabama 3, La Peste. |
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24 Sep 07 - 08:05 AM (#2156199) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mansion on the Hill (?) From: Jim Dixon There's another song called MANSION ON THE HILL, by Hank Williams and Fred Rose, from 1948. Lyrics are posted in this thread. |
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25 Sep 07 - 07:44 PM (#2157402) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mansion on the Hill (?) From: lefthanded guitar No so far that's not it. I forgot who sung it, it was a man, and I don't think he was in a band. I've heard it on WFUV. Hard to believe the Mudcats are stumped!!! It's a great modern 'protest' song told in a story, and I hate to give away the 'punchline' but if it'll help -the end being that the narrator has killed his girlfriend and gotten away with it b/c he's rich; hence the refrain,,which I remember as. Money talks money always will My daddy owns this town he built the mill . |
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26 Sep 07 - 02:10 PM (#2157876) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mansion on the Hill (?) From: Peace "WFUV, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458 | 718 365-9815 fax Phone: 718 817-4550 main line | 718 365-8111 membership Plus: 718 817-4535 WFUV Member Line Giveaways for 'FUV members Submit CDs to: WFUV Music Department at the address above - Call Wednesdays 5-7pm for feedback." It might be worth a call to the folks at WFUV. |
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30 Oct 07 - 10:31 PM (#2183163) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mansion on the Hill (?) From: GUEST The name of the song is "My Family Owns This Town" and the singer is David Olney. Here's an article about the CD it is on (the actual song is mentioned near the end). My Family Owns This Town |
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01 Nov 07 - 09:48 PM (#2184718) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mansion on the Hill (?) From: Jim Dixon MY FAMILY OWNS THIS TOWN [I transcribed this from a sound sample:] …My family owns this town; they built the mill. I will run this town when Daddy's gone. I could run it now, the truth be known. I'm not in any hurry. Life is too short to have worries. A man of leisure, I will have my fun, But I will run this town when Daddy's gone. [And this quote comes from the review (see GUEST's link above):] I dealt with poor Delia in my own way. I drowned her in the river. I just could not forgive her. Her suicide was all the news next day. But the boy ran off before I could make him pay. [As sung by David Olney on "High, Wide and Lonesome," Philo, 1995.] |
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25 Mar 11 - 06:37 AM (#3121088) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mansion on the Hill (?) From: MGM·Lion refresh |
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28 Mar 11 - 02:28 PM (#3123508) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My Family Owns This Town (David Olney) From: Jim Dixon Lefthanded Guitar: You say you "can start performing it now and again." I assume that means you now have the complete lyrics. But the other thread doesn't contain the complete lyrics. So where did you get them? Do you mean the other thread jogged your memory and now you remember the complete lyrics? Whatever—will you please post the lyrics here, if you have them? |
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28 Mar 11 - 02:29 PM (#3123509) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My Family Owns This Town (David Olney) From: Jim Dixon Oops! I posted that message to the wrong thread. |
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28 Mar 11 - 08:06 PM (#3123736) Subject: Lyr Add: MY FAMILY OWNS THIS TOWN (David Olney) From: Stewie Here you go: MY FAMILY OWNS THIS TOWN (David Olney) My family owns this town, they built the mill We live in the mansion on the hill We had slaves before the war We don't need slaves any more Money talks, money always will My family owns this town, they built the mill I will run this town when daddy's gone. I could run it now, the truth be known. I'm not in any hurry Life is too short to have worries A man of leisure, I will have my fun But I will run this town when daddy's gone I was very happy with my life Until that ugly business with my wife She'd been keepin' to her room With her sadness and her gloom We never touched, she locked her door at night She dared deny me of my legal right Then one day I began to hear Talk my wife was having an affair It seems Delia found her joy With some common local boy As for myself, I did not really care But the family shame was more than I could bear The boy ran off before I could make him pay I dealt with poor Delia in my own way I drowned her in the river I just could not forgive her Her suicide was all the news next day But the boy ran off before I could make him pay My family owns this town, they built the mill We live in the mansion on the hill We had slaves before the war We don't need slaves any more Money talks, money always will My family owns this town, they built the mill Copyright 1994, Bug Music, BMI/David Olney songs Source: transcription from David Olney 'High, Wide and Lonesome' Philo CD PH 1177 (Rounder Records 1995) |