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30 Nov 12 - 04:09 PM (#3444977) Subject: Lyr Req: Thomas' Jonah in the wilderness From: GUEST,Runaway Hey Folks! I've been doing research on Jonah songs and I've been trying to decipher Henry Thomas' 1927 "Jonah in the Wilderness" There is an old discussion on a forum out there, but I hear it differently. I even have a feeling that it is actually "john" and not Jonah. John was the wilderness preacher after all. Here's a link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUp-KUETdKY Hey, Jonah (John?), Hallelujah! Hey, Jonah, preaching in that wilderness Preaching in that wilderness, preaching in that wilderness Go down yonder to the bottom of the ship See can you find the (sturdy true-hearted???) Christian Go yonder to the power of God See can you find the ??? Christian Sure to come back, sure to say to the Lord Could not find the ??? Christian Go yonder to the (hills I saw)? See can you find the … Christian Sure to come back, sure to say to the Lord Could not find the … Christian Lord told Jonah, said to go and preach Jonah declared that he would not go Hid hisself in the bottom of the ship Searched that ship from bottom to top Here Brother Jonah sent overboard Fast come a bird and dropped the seed Dropped the seed, that sprung the root From the root that sprung the vine From the vine that sprung the shade Under that shade brother Jonah laid I Walked right up I read him by his room? God has choosed that Jonah's got on (Got his shoes?) When we get to heaven, I will sit and tell I've escaped old death and hell Ship rocked from shore to shore Ship rocked from door to door God declared that the ship went wrong Jonah's gotta leave this standin' round God told Noah go to build an Ark God told em go to build an Ark fast as they that wooden ark built Flooded (hunted?) forty days and forty nights |
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30 Nov 12 - 05:21 PM (#3445026) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thomas' Jonah in the wilderness From: Mick Pearce (MCP) I agree it sounds like John and the wilderness preaching would make sense with that. However the original Vocalion label clearly shows the title as Jonah.. It's possible it is John in the chorus lines of course. The missing words you have all seem to be repeat of your sturdy true-hearted Christians, though I think he may be singing 30 true-hearted Christians I also think the Sure to...Sure to ... is actually a name, probably Jonah: Jonah come back, Jonah say to the Lord. It sounds more like Shona, but that's probably the pronounciation. In your last verse line 2 is God told Noah... again. I'm pretty sure the start (at least) of penultimate line is not right. It could be Thanked God that the wooden ark built, but I'm not certain about that. The last line sounds like (A?) Hundred and forty days and forty nights. (The flood lasted 150 days). I'm almost certain the first word is not flooded. I'll listen some more later. Mick |
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30 Nov 12 - 06:14 PM (#3445045) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thomas' Jonah in the wilderness From: GUEST,999 May fill a few gaps. Runaway. |
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30 Nov 12 - 11:19 PM (#3445176) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thomas' Jonah in the wilderness From: GUEST Thanks Mick! and thanks for the link too I do know that some of the labels on early records were mislabeled, like the Red Headed Fiddlers in 1929. They recorded "Fire on the Mountain" but it was labeled "Far in the mountain." It's also possible that some record boss thought it made more sense to call it Jonah due to context or just misheard it. I thought that I heard "Hundred" too "wooden ark built" might be "would't got built" sounds like the line starts with "Bad if" or "Bad as" I didn't mean to leave out "got" in that line should read "Fast's they got that there wooden ark built" |
