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10 Dec 07 - 10:01 AM (#2212462) Subject: Lyr Add: Chad Mitchell Trio - Long Tall Texan From: Jason Xion Wang By the time John Denver is the leader singer of the trio, not Chad Mitchell. Long Tall Texan (Henry P Strzelecki - as recorded by the Mitchell Trio) I'm a long tall Texan, I ride a big white horse He rides through Texas on big, white horse I'm a long tall Texan, I ride a big white horse He rides through Texas on a big, white horse People look at me and say Hurrah, Hurrah, is that your horse? Yeah I'm a long tall Texan, I wear a ten-gallon hat He rides through Texas with a ten-gallon hat I'm a long tall Texan, I wear a ten-gallon hat He rides through Texas wearin a ten-gallon hat People look at me and say Hurrah, Hurrah, is that your hat? Yeah I was walking down the street with my big shiny badge Spurs jingling on my feet When I saw a man a coming, coming with a gun, you know I just can't be beat Well I'm a long tall Texan, I enforce justice for the law He rides through Texas to enforce the law I'm a long tall Texan, I enforce justice for the law He rides through Texas to enforce the law People look at me and say Hurrah, Hurrah, are you the law? Yeah I'm a short fat Texan, I ride a Honda one two five He rides from Texas on a one two five I'm a short fat Texan, I ride a Honda one two five He rides from Texas on a one two five People look at me and say Oh, come on man, you're too old to be riding a thing like that! Yeah! |
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10 Dec 07 - 11:10 AM (#2212501) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chad Mitchell Trio - Long Tall Texan From: GUEST,leeneia Thanks, but it's just not the same in pink. |
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10 Dec 07 - 06:37 PM (#2212749) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chad Mitchell Trio - Long Tall Texan From: Padre The Rhoen Valley Boys (an American C&W band made up of armed forces personnel from Wildflecken Kaserne) sang this every Friday night at the Stadt Cafe in Fulda in 1965 - (I was in the band!) The song was written by Henry Strzelecki (anybody know him?) and originally recorded by Jerry Woodard in 1960. It was later covered by the Beach Boys! (1964) and a lot of others including the CMT. Padre |
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10 Dec 07 - 06:42 PM (#2212753) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chad Mitchell Trio - Long Tall Texan From: GUEST,Gerry Written by Henry Strzelecki (or maybe it's Strezlecki), covered by lots of people, although the Trio is the only version I've come across with the stanza about the Honda. They put it on the album, That's The Way It's Gonna Be |
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10 Dec 07 - 09:13 PM (#2212813) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chad Mitchell Trio - Long Tall Texan From: GUEST Isn't this a Murray Kellum song? |
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10 Dec 07 - 10:08 PM (#2212835) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chad Mitchell Trio - Long Tall Texan From: van lingle The Kingsmen had a hit with it, I believe. |
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11 Dec 07 - 03:54 AM (#2212907) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chad Mitchell Trio - Long Tall Texan From: Big Al Whittle On the English folkscene Peabody and McNulty used to sing this. Best recorded version I heard was by Sleepy La Beef. |
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12 Dec 07 - 07:39 AM (#2213728) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chad Mitchell Trio - Long Tall Texan From: Jim Dixon LONG TALL TEXAN was written by Henry P Strzelecki. Murry [sic] Kellum had a big hit with it in 1963. It has been covered by The Beach Boys, Les Black, The Kingsmen, Sleepy LaBeef, Lyle Lovett, The Mitchell Trio, The Pyramids, Conway Twitty, and several others. |
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19 Jul 12 - 07:23 AM (#3378673) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Long Tall Texan (Mitchell Trio) From: Jason Xion Wang This is stupid. I can't understand or believe how I would used the awful pink for this song years earlier. And that's not a Chad Mitchell Trio song. The original version was by Murry Kellum I believe. |
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19 Jul 12 - 12:16 PM (#3378788) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Long Tall Texan (Mitchell Trio) From: open mike Jerry Woodard-"Long Tall Texan" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsZuYkMn_aE Lyle Lovett - Long Tall Texan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtGdJQrnnkQ Murry Kellum - Long Tall Texan (1963) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRQJTFh4V2w Beach Boys - Long tall texan http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1j2lv_beach-boys-long-tall-texan_music |
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20 Jul 12 - 09:29 AM (#3379120) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Long Tall Texan (Mitchell Trio) From: GUEST,leeneia Thanks for the links, open mike. I heard John Denver sing this. Instead of: Hurrah, Hurrah, are you the law? he sang: Hurrah, hooray, are y'all the law? ============ I think it's a definite improvement. I consider the Mitchell verse about the Honda to be twee and best forgotten. I liked the Murry Kellum version best. It shows the correct way to pronounce 'hoss.' Most of us will have to practice that. |
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20 Jul 12 - 03:04 PM (#3379296) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Long Tall Texan (Henry P Strzelecki) From: Joe Offer I always thought it was, "Oh rah, oh rah, is you the law?" Pronounced more like that, anyhow.... -Joe- |
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20 Jul 12 - 03:16 PM (#3379299) Subject: ADD Version: Long Tall Texan (Henry P Strzelecki) From: Joe Offer Here's my transcription of the 1963 recording by Murry Kellum [seems to be the original recording]: LONG TALL TEXAN (Henry P Strzelecki) Giddyup! Giddyup! Well, I'm a long tall Texan, I ride a big white horse He rides from Texas on big, white horse Yes, I'm a long tall Texan, I ride a big white horse He rides from Texas on big, white horse Well, people look at me and say Hurrah, Hurrah, is that your horse? Yeah He rides from Texas on big, white horse Well, I'm a long tall Texan, I wear a ten-gallon hat He rides from Texas wearin' a ten-gallon hat Yes, I'm a long tall Texan, I wear a ten-gallon hat He rides from Texas wearin' a ten-gallon hat Well, people look at me and say Hurrah, Hurrah, is that your hat? He rides from Texas wearin' a ten-gallon hat Well, I was walking down the street with my shiny badge My spurs jingling at my feet I seen a man a-coming, coming with a gun and... I just can't be beat. Well I'm a long tall Texan, I enforce justice for the law He rides from Texas to enforce the law Yes, I'm a long tall Texan, I enforce justice for the law He rides from Texas to enforce the law Well, people look at me and say Hurrah, Hurrah, is you the law? Yeah He rides from Texas to enforce the law [in the chorus/echo part, I hear "he rides from Texas," but it could be "he rides through Texas" in places] Other songs by Henry P Strzelecki (on record at songfile.com):
I Hate Me for Hurting You Home Made Music and Home Made Words Levee Walking My favorite recording of this song is the one by Lyle Lovett and Randy Newman, on Lovett's Road to Ensenada album. |
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20 Jul 12 - 03:23 PM (#3379301) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Long Tall Texan (Henry P Strzelecki) From: pdq He may not be a household name, but Henry Strzelecki is the greatest electric bass player in Nashville history. |
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22 May 13 - 06:17 PM (#3518186) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Long Tall Texan (Henry P Strzelecki) From: GUEST,justme Henry Strzelecki is my dad. He wrote this song on a restaurant napkin when he was a teenager and first cut it with a group he was in at the time called The Four Flickers (also called The Four Counts). When he sang it, he said "uh-ruh,uh-ruh" not hurrah. It's meant to be a nonsense phrase - something like you'd say when stalling for time or trying to think of what you'd like to say (similar to something like "ummm") |