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03 Aug 12 - 01:53 PM (#3385671) Subject: Lyr Req: Crazy, Ain't It Crazy From: PoppaGator I'm trying to find an old blues/R&B song, which I'm pretty sure was covered by the Grateful Dead, with the lyrics: Crazy, Ain't It Crazy (repeat) To Keep On Rubbin' That Same Old Thing I've tried the DT, YouTube, Google, Bing, Grateful Dead lyrics, etc. ~ unbelievably, no luck. What could I be doing wrong? I don't think this is something I dreamed up ~ I'm almost positive that such a song exists. Perhaps knowing the name of the original artist would help... What I'd really like is a video link, second choice a sound file ~ something to email immediately to a certain party. Chords/tabs/lyrics to help me learn to perform it would also be great in the longer run. |
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03 Aug 12 - 01:57 PM (#3385674) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crazy, Ain't It Crazy From: pdq I believe Pigpen said he got the song from Lightnin' Hopkins. |
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03 Aug 12 - 02:24 PM (#3385686) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crazy, Ain't It Crazy From: GUEST,999 Ain't It Crazy (The Rub) Lyrics By: Lightnin' Hopkins Music By: Lightnin' Hopkins Mama got the rub board, sister got the tub They're going round doing the rub-de-rub Ain't it crazy, ain't it crazy Ain't it crazy one day, to keep on rubbin' that thing Two old maids, they was layin' in a bed One turned over and this is what she said Ain't it crazy, ain't it crazy Ain't it crazy one day, to keep on rubbin' that thing Yeah mama killed a chicken, thought it was a duck Put him on the table with his feet sticking up [Alternative: ... with his feet turned up] Ain't it crazy, ain't it crazy Ain't it crazy one day, to keep on rubbin' that thing There was two old maids, layin' in the sand Each one wonderin' if the other was a man [Alternative: Each one wishing that the other was a man] Ain't it crazy, ain't it crazy Ain't it crazy one day, to keep on rubbin' at that thing Notes: This was played by the Dead a dozen times in 1970 and 1971, and before that in 1964 by Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions before the Dead proper were formed.It seems clear that the Dead knew this song as "The Rub". In July 1964, for example, Weir introduces it by saying that Mr Pigpen McKernan is going to sing a Lightnin' Hopkins song - The Rub. But Lightnin' Hopkins recordings have it under the title "Ain't It Crazy", "Mighty Crazy" or "The Crazy Song." from http://www.dead.net/song/aint-it-crazy-rub |
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03 Aug 12 - 02:27 PM (#3385688) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crazy, Ain't It Crazy From: GUEST,999 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIQiTzlftOw Lightnin' Hopkins doing the song in 1970. |
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03 Aug 12 - 02:33 PM (#3385691) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crazy, Ain't It Crazy From: GUEST,999 Please note you may find it on YouTube as "The Rub" by the Dead. |
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03 Aug 12 - 02:40 PM (#3385695) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crazy, Ain't It Crazy From: pdq "...the Dead knew this song as "The Rub". In July 1964, for example, Weir introduces it by saying that Mr Pigpen McKernan is going to sing a Lightnin' Hopkins song - The Rub..." Bob Weir was 16 years old at the time. Jerry did most of the singing, Pigpen next. Bobby was not quite ready for primetime yet. |
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04 Aug 12 - 07:33 AM (#3385961) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Crazy, Ain't It Crazy From: GUEST,999 The pic alone is worth the price of entry. Here's the Dead doing it. |
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10 Aug 12 - 11:53 PM (#3388602) Subject: Lyr Add: AIN'T IT CRAZY (Lightnin' Hopkins) From: Jim Dixon AIN'T IT CRAZY – live As sung by Lightnin' Hopkins on "Hootin' the Blues" (1994) You know sister got a rub-board; mama got the tub. They goin' aroun' doin' the rub-de-rub. Ain't it crazy? Now, ain't it crazy? You know it's crazy To keep on rubbin' at that—. Went down in town with my hat in my han', Look for a woman didn't have no man. Wadn't I crazy? Now wadn't I crazy? You know I's crazy To keep on rubbin' at that—. Yes, I's crazy. Two old maids layin' in they bed, One turned over; this is what she said: Ain't we crazy? Ain't we crazy? You know we crazy To keep on rubbin' at that—. It's mighty crazy. It's mighty crazy. It's mighty crazy. It's mighty crazy. You know it's crazy To keep on rubbin' at that—. It's too crazy. |