17 Aug 99 - 12:29 PM (#105859) Subject: Chitlin Picking Time From: Sd I am looking for the rest of the lyrics (and chords) to fill out a song I heard many years ago, beginning: When it's chitlin picking time in Cheatem County I'll be callin in the cheatem county hills Somethingsomethingsomething chitlin cooking and along with that a mess of chitlins too. etc... |
17 Aug 99 - 09:27 PM (#106011) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Michael Ray |
17 Aug 99 - 10:09 PM (#106021) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: CHITLIN COOKIN' TIME IN CHEATHAM.. From: Michael Ray Hey SD. I'm not having much luck formatting this, but here's the way I do that song. It's called CHITLIN COOKIN' TIME IN CHEATHAM COUNTY 1. (Em) There's a quiet and peaceful county in sunny Tennes(Am)see. You'll (Em) find it in the book they call geo(B7)gra(Em)phy. Not noted for it's farmin', minin', or its (Am) stills, But they (Em) know their chitlin cookin' in those Cheatham (B7) County (Em) hills. BRIDGE: When it's (Em) chitlin cookin' time in Cheatham County, I'll be courtin' in those Cheatham County (Am) hills, And I'll (Em) take a Cheatham County chitlin cooker For I've a longin' that a (B7) mess of chitlin (Em) fills. 2. There's art in chitlin cookin', and all good chitlin cooks Must master it by practice; it ain't wrote down in books. In the hills of Cheatham County, in sunny Tennessee, When the chitlins are in season, that's where I want to be. BRIDGE. SORT OF SECOND BRIDGE, I GUESS: Well, if (Em) all good things would be to me I think that chitlins are the (Am) best, And when I (Em) press my (C) dyin' (Em) pillow (C) Let a (Em) chitlin be my (B7) last re(Em)quest. BRIDGE AGAIN. Man, I hope this is makin' sense! It's a great song and is done in Em, Am, and B7. The second bridge rocks between Em and C to give it a kind of death and funeral feel. I did it a long time ago with an old-time and gospel band. We did mess with lyrics some so these words may or may not be true to the original. I hope you have some hint of the melody. It's not too tough. Have fun! MR
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17 Aug 99 - 10:13 PM (#106023) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Pete Peterson It may help if you know the tune to be a very close relative of the St. James Infirmary. Wonder where Arthur Smith got it. I also remember the county name as Cheatham, always thought it to be named for the Civil War general (in the Army of Tennessee) anybody know for sure? PETE |
18 Aug 99 - 12:40 AM (#106066) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Michael Ray Pete may well be right about the spelling. I don't think I knew for sure, but 'cheatham' looks good. I wonder, is this the same 'Fiddling Arthur Smith'? Here again I don't think I ever knew who wrote the song. I do believe it was recorded some time ago by a bluegrass band. Right on the St.James melody. di di di di di di di da di da di da. Bluesy. MR |
18 Aug 99 - 12:54 AM (#106072) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Rick Fielding Sure WAS "Fiddlin" Arthur Smith (with the Dixieliners) It's a wonderful song that was also recorded in the 60s on The McGee Bros. and Arthur Smith. Folkways records. Blountville Tennessee fiddler Ralph Blizzard (who knew Smith well) has done a great version recently. Rick |
18 Aug 99 - 11:07 AM (#106163) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Frank Hamilton Sure it isn't "When It's Chitlin' Cookin' Time in Cheatham County'? Frank |
18 Aug 99 - 09:50 PM (#106366) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Susan A-R If it's Chtli' Cookin Time in Cheatham County, The Rude Girls did a recording of it. They are a Western Mass based group (or were) The recording in question is called Rude Awakening and is on Flying Fish. Hmmm, I'm looking back at my record jacket and it's interesting. Molly Mason on base, Cathy Fink as producer, It's a fun album. Susan |
19 Aug 99 - 01:50 AM (#106427) Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: CHITLIN COOKIN' TIME IN CHEATHAM.. From: Barbara I don't have one of those fancy 'edit' buttons, but I can do cut and paste, so here's the song with line breaks. If you want to find out how to do this, go to the HTML thread. Blessings, Barbara
Chitlin Cookin' Time in Cheatham County.
[Em] There's a quiet and peaceful county in sunny Tennes[Am]see.
BRIDGE
2. There's art in chitlin cookin', and all good chitlin cooks
BRIDGE. SORT OF SECOND BRIDGE, I GUESS.
BRIDGE AGAIN. |
19 Aug 99 - 02:01 AM (#106431) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Barbara And, BTW, SD, I'd be curious to know how you pick chitlins. |
19 Aug 99 - 02:09 AM (#106433) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Rick Fielding I'd be hellishly interested in HOW you cook 'em. Oh, and exactly what ARE chitlins? Rick (who doesn't remember his mother cooking too many chitlins while growing up in Montreal) |
19 Aug 99 - 03:08 PM (#106605) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Michael Ray I do believe that chitlins are a part of the pig's intestines. Fried is the way most are cooked. Maybe deep-fried. Some, however, prefer boiling. Don't know about pickin' chitlins. Could be a fig newton of the imagination. Speaking of fig newtons, whatever became of SD on this thread? |
19 Aug 99 - 05:06 PM (#106613) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Barbara Well, in general chitlins (short for chitterlings) are, as my daughter puts it, critter bits. Entrails. Innards. The soft parts. Yucky bits. Giblets. I'm not sure they are critter specific, but pig seems likely. I was trying to remember the elegant french name for the same but the ol' steel trap had snapped its last snap. Thought it was possible a Montreal mom would more likely cook those, Rick. Blessings, Barbara |
19 Aug 99 - 05:27 PM (#106616) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Bert Isn't it 'Tripes' in French? |
19 Aug 99 - 05:53 PM (#106622) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Rick Fielding Barbara, my mom was so English that her favourite spice was "flour"! I doubt if she'd have let a chitlin' through the door! You're right Michael, we seemed to have scared SD off! Perhaps this was more information than they wanted! Rick |
19 Aug 99 - 06:19 PM (#106633) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Adam It was also recorded by some combination of Stampfel/Weber/HolymodalRounders. They apparently only knew one verse. The first is run through, then the chorus twice, then some mumbling: mumbledadadadamumble mumbledadadain books. |
19 Aug 99 - 08:26 PM (#106662) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Michael Ray Well garsh it just occured to me to see what Mr. Webster had to say about this subject. Especially since the book is right at my elbow. Let's see.....Yup, sure enough. "The small intestines of the pig used for food". And there you have it--hog guts!! |
20 Aug 99 - 07:22 AM (#106786) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Bob Schwarer My wifes Granny cleaned them in a washing machine. Bob S. |
20 Aug 99 - 12:27 PM (#106896) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Chet W. Okay, Chitlins are the small intestines of hogs. Tripe is from a cow. Chitlins are prepared first by cleaning (thank God, and you don't want to see this for yourself), putting a hose in one end and letting it run until the water is clear. They are then sliced into short lengths and boiled, and may be eaten as they are, but many prefer to fry the already boiled chitlin, usually after rolled in some breading mixture, sort of like you would do with fried chicken. I don't like them myself, probably because I had to help make them as a rural youth. One fond memory is that my uncle Harry, at church dinners, would go get a handful of shelled (dry) corn out of his truck and put some in the pot if somebody brought chitlins. Others would see the corn, think that the chitlins had not been cleaned enough (corn being common in hog digestive systems), and he would then have them all to himself and whoever else he let in on the trick. Chet, who may possibly have been named after chitlins. |
10 May 03 - 03:58 PM (#950095) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: Mark Clark Chitlins are also touted as soul food. The only time I've eaten chitlins was at a friends house on Chicago's South Side. His wife fixed them along with black-eyed peas and collard greens. I remember not wanting to display my considerable anxiety over the menu but when dinner was served, all worries were gone. She was a great cook and her chitlins were terrific. - Mark |
29 Jan 10 - 03:25 PM (#2824849) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: GUEST,Nate It is Cheatham County. I live there. Folks around here say "chittlin's" but it's spelled "chitterlings." |
27 Dec 12 - 02:35 PM (#3457742) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Chitlin Picking Time From: GUEST Just from having listened to a very old recording with fiddle and guitar, I had thought that it was, "Of all good things put before me, I think chittlin's are the best. And when I dress (must be pressed, as you all say so) my dyin' pillow, let chittlin's be my last request!" PB |
09 Sep 15 - 03:31 AM (#3736382) Subject: ADD: Chitlin Cookin' Time in Cheatham County From: Joe Offer Here are the lyrics we came up with for the Rise Again Songbook: CHITLIN COOKIN' TIME IN CHEATHAM COUNTY (Arthur Smith, 1944) There's a quiet and peaceful county in the state of Tennessee You will find it in the book they call "Geography" Not famous for its farming, its minin' or its stills, But they know CHORUS When it's chitlin cookin' time in Cheatham County, I'll be courtin' in them Cheatham County hills And I'll pick a Cheatham County chitlin cooker, I've a longin' that a mess of chitlin fills There's an art in chitlin cookin' and all good chitlin cooks They must master it by practice 'cos it ain't wrote down in books In the hills of Cheatham County in sunny Tennessee When chitlins are in season is where I long to be Of all good things put before me, I think chitlins are the best And when I press my dying pillow, let chitlins be my last request ——w & m: Arthur Smith © 1944 (renewed) Berwick Music Corp. Recs by Ralph Blizard, Pokey LaFarge, Malcolm Price & Holy Modal Rounders. In Sing Out! 39:2. Tune is derived fron "St. James Infirmary Blues". Pokey LaFarge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G5WDCPBb48 Justin Townes Earle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz3NdRNS6bw So, is it "they're" or "their" in the first verse? |
09 Sep 15 - 05:51 AM (#3736402) Subject: RE: ADD: Chitlin Cookin' Time in Cheatham County From: maeve "So, is it "they're" or "their" in the first verse? " You must be tired, Joe. It's: "But they know their chitlin cookin' in them Cheatham County hills", meaning, they are not known for farming, mining, or making moonshine, but they do know how to cook chitlins. |
09 Sep 15 - 06:08 AM (#3736403) Subject: RE: ADD: Chitlin Cookin' Time in Cheatham County From: Joe Offer That's what I thought, too, Maeve. Unfortunately, "they're" is what made it into the book. Don't know where that word came from, or if I'm the one who missed it the first time around. If I read the history right in Google Docs, it was corrected to "their" and then changed back again. Darn. Worse yet, it looks like the mistake might have been mine... -Joe- |
09 Sep 15 - 06:59 AM (#3736407) Subject: RE: ADD: Chitlin Cookin' Time in Cheatham County From: maeve Drat. Time for some white-out. :) |
09 Sep 15 - 01:40 PM (#3736475) Subject: Version: Chitlin Cookin' Time in Cheatham County From: Joe Offer Here are the lyrics from Sing Out! Magazine, Volume 39, No. 2, Aug/Sep/Oct 1994 CHITTLIN' COOKIN' TIME IN CHEATHAM COUNTY (Arthur Smith, 1944) There's a quiet and peaceful county in the state of Tennessee You will find it in the book they call geography Not famous for its farming, its mining or its stills, But they know their chittlin' cookin' in them Cheatham County hills CHORUS When it's chittlin' cookin' time in Cheatham County, I'll be courtin' in them Cheatham County hills Gonna pick a Cheatham County chittlin cooker, For the longin' that a mess of chittlins fill There's art in chittlin' cookin' and all good chittlin' cooks. They must master it by practice, it can't be found in books In the hills of Cheatham County in sunny Tennessee When chittlins are in season, that is where I long to be Of all good things put before me, I think chittlins are the best, And when I press my dying pillow, let chittlins be my last request ——w & m: Arthur Smith Notes: Venerable Tennessee musician Arthur Smith wrote the words to "Chittlin' Cookin' Time" and set them to an older tune (St. James Infirmary). The song celebrates three of life's most universal rituals - rural or urban - eating, courting, and the longing for home. I have to say that except for the "their/they're" question, the lyrics in Rise Again work for me. I prefer to spell the word chittlin' (from "chitterling"), but Rise Again chose "chitlin." Anybody have a really definitive source for lyrics for this song? |
10 Sep 15 - 08:11 AM (#3736592) Subject: RE: ADD: Chitlin Cookin' Time in Cheatham County From: GUEST,OldNicKilby It has been suggested that the names for parts of a pigs tripes can be cross referenced to the same dialect names for these bits in the U K. Thus by cross referencing these names it is possible to work out where the original founding families came from . I was in Chicago about 20 years ago and spent almost the whole evening talking to two guys who were heavily into this |