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07 Nov 99 - 10:13 PM (#133053) Subject: Darlin' Chloe From: Andy My mother heard this song from her father and has never heard or seen it it again. "Chloe" may be spelled Clowe, or Cloe, or ? If anyone knows any source history on the song, so much the better. |
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08 Nov 99 - 09:29 PM (#133493) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Darlin' Chloe From: Rick Fielding reflesh |
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09 Nov 99 - 03:52 PM (#133791) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Darlin' Chloe From: Andy Sorry Rick, I'm a newbie here. What is meant by reflesh? Assuming it means reflesh the request with more info, Darling Cloe was an old family slave, much loved by the youngsters of the master's house, whom she had much to do with raising. The singer of the song is "going back to see my Darling Cloe." Probably doesn't help, but there it is. |
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09 Nov 99 - 11:40 PM (#133976) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Darlin' Chloe From: DougR Andy: I thought you might have the song you were asking about confused with Darling Cory, but evidently I was wrong. I've been wrong before so no big deal. DougR |
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10 Nov 99 - 09:33 AM (#134063) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Darlin' Chloe From: Vixen Andy-- I think Rick meant "refresh" to bring your query back up to the top of the forum. I admit, I thought you were after Darlin' Corey, but your explanation clarified that, so I can't help you with the lyric request. V |
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10 Nov 99 - 02:23 PM (#134204) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Darlin' Chloe From: Andy Thanks, Darlin' Cory's a great song. We had it on a 78, sung by Burl Ives. When the Kingston Trio came out with it I was not impressed (sorry Dave). I expect Darling Cloe is lost to the ages. Anybody know of sites for obscure old stuff? |
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10 Nov 99 - 03:53 PM (#134246) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Darlin' Chloe From: dick greenhaus Hi- I'll transcribe it once I get the chance, unless someone beats me to it (hint!) but if you go to the Levy collection of sheet music and search for Chloe, you'll find it there. |
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10 Nov 99 - 08:40 PM (#134411) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Darlin' Chloe From: Andy Dick, thanks for the Levy suggestion, but unfortunately that wasn't it, even though it's by the same title and from the same era. I'm going to get what lyrics my mother knows and see if that helps. By transcribe (sorry, I'm a newbie) did you mean simply downloading the sheet music from Levy? |
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11 Nov 99 - 07:09 AM (#134538) Subject: Lyr Add: DARLING CHLOE From: Andy Finally got the words from my mother. Apparently she thinks she has all the words, but wants to know the source of the song. DARLING CHLOE In the old Carolina state, Where the sweet magnolias bloom And the pickaninny darkies are all gay, There is one I long to see She was always good to me And I left her many, many years ago. (second tune) In the cotton and the corn Where we both were bred and born And together in the fields we used to hoe, It's been twenty years or more since I crossed the cabin door And I'm going back to see my Darling Chloe. (refrain) Darling Chloe, Darling Chloe Your sweet face I soon shall see I know. Where the sunny southern breeze Fans the tall palmetto trees I am going back to see my Darling Chloe. |
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06 Mar 04 - 07:12 PM (#1130587) Subject: Lyr Add: I'M GOING HOME TO CLO (Mitchell, Huntley) From: Jim Dixon From the sheet music images at Duke University's 'Historic American Sheet Music' collection: I'M GOING HOME TO CLO (Words, Samuel N. Mitchell; music, William A. Huntley; 1879.) 1. In the old Car'lina state where the sweet magnolia blooms, And the picaninie darkey learns to hoe, There is one I long to see. She was always true to me, But I left her many, many years ago. 'Mid the cotton and corn, there we both were bred and born, And together in the field we used to sow; But 'tis twenty years or more since I left the cabin door, So I'm going back to see my darling Clo'. CHORUS: Darling Clo (darling Clo), darling Clo (darling Clo), Your sweet face I soon shall see, I know, Where the southern sunny breeze fans the old palmetto trees, So I'm going home to see my darling Clo. 2. In that dear old sunny home where the songsters always sing, And the mockingbird is singing all the day, She is waiting for her Joe, and I long to see my Clo, For like me I know her hair has turned to gray. The plantation is no more, and the day of toil is o'er, For she's creeping very close to eighty-three, But she'll wait till I come back, by the coon and possum track, For I have not seen her since we all were free. CHORUS 3. 'Neath the genial southern skies where the sweetest blossoms grow And the music-loving darkies all are gay, I am bound to see my Clo and 'tis very sad to know That ere long they'll lay my poor old love away. When they place her 'neath the sod upon which we often trod, Then this world will have no other charms for me. Then close by my Cloie's side this poor form will there abide 'Neath the shadeless and the tall palmetto tree. [I suspect Clo is short for Chloë, but I have left the spelling of the name as I found it in the sheet music.] |
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06 Mar 04 - 07:16 PM (#1130588) Subject: Lyr Add: IN THE OLD CAROLINA STATE From: Jim Dixon Uncle Dave Macon recorded a song called IN THE OLD CAROLINA STATE in 1926. I copied the following transcription from here, IN THE OLD CAROLINA STATE In the old Carolina state where the sweet magnolias bloom, There the picaninny darkies learn to hoe. There is one I long to see, she was always true to me, But I haven't seen her since we all were free. Mid the cotton and corn [...] And together in the fields we used to go It's been twenty years or more, since I left the cabin door, So I'm going back to see my darling Clo. CHORUS: Darling Clo, darling Clo, Your sweet face I soon shall see I know, Where the sunny southern breeze fans the old Palmetto trees, So I'm going back to see my darling Clo. In that happy southern home, where the songs I loved to sing, And the mockingbird is singing all the day, She is waiting for her Joe, and I'm bound to see my Clo For I know her hair has almost turned to gray. The plantation is no more, and the tall lilac is o'er For I she's creeping close to eighty-three, But she'll wait till I come back, by the coon and possum track, For I have not seen her since we all were free. CHORUS |
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06 Mar 04 - 09:41 PM (#1130646) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Darlin' Chloe From: masato sakurai "I'm Going Home to Clo" (original sheet music) is also at Levy, and at California Sheet Music Project (with larger & clearer images). |