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19 Mar 00 - 01:30 PM (#197716) Subject: Give me just a little more time From: GUEST,tomrsmith@mediaone.net Can anyone help me find the lyrics to "Give Just a Little More Time"? Any info about the song & author would help too. Thanks, -Tom Smith |
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19 Mar 00 - 01:36 PM (#197720) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Mbo Would this be the same classic "Give Me Just a Little More Time" by soul/beach music group Chairmen of The Board? --Mbo |
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19 Mar 00 - 05:00 PM (#197795) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Bill D ummm...more like from the "greatest hits of Wade and Julia Mainer"...old time gospel & such... |
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19 Mar 00 - 05:51 PM (#197805) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Dale Rose That's what I was thinking, too, Bill. Guess we will have to wait until Tom gives us more to go on. |
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19 Mar 00 - 08:52 PM (#197855) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: GUEST,Tom Smith Yup, it is an old gospel thing. Perhaps Wade Mainer, or similar. I think I heard Dillon Bustin do it at a party a long while back. Been struggling with a very sick parent and the chorus just keeps ringing in my ears. Chorus is something like:
Give me just a little more time lord, Give just a little more time,
-Tom |
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19 Mar 00 - 09:17 PM (#197857) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Dale Rose OK, I got it ~~ you finally gave me enough to dredge it up from the depths of my mind ~~ E C and Orna Ball on Rounder 11577, 1996. (recorded in 1975, but sounds like it was 30 or so years before that) Lyrics after the basketball game, so if this tunes anyone else in on it, I won't mind if you beat me to it. |
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19 Mar 00 - 11:56 PM (#197906) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Dale Rose Ran into some rough spots, so called out some help. Will post after I hear from them! Powerful song, though. Thanks for making me get the CD out ~~ hadn't listened to it in months, but it is always worth another listen. (mostly recorded in 1972, not 1975) |
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20 Mar 00 - 01:14 AM (#197940) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: GUEST Think it is also on the first Finest Kind cd. |
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20 Mar 00 - 10:02 AM (#198046) Subject: Lyr Add: GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME From: Dale Rose I think we have it down to just one missing word, so I will post what I have, and let Joe fix it if we ever figure it out! I would have waited, but I am going to be out of town all day. Joe hears dizzy and I hear kinda for the ????????, but I don't think either is right. It is a collaborative effort gleaned from the E C and Orna Ball recording and from the Finest Kind, who credit the Balls for their version. Maybe they just mumble because they couldn't figure it out either! Both versions are recommended. Thanks, Joe.
GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME
I'm busy every day as I travel on my way
Gonna need a little time to gather in the grain
Give me just a little more time, Lord
I've got a lot of things I need to do
I need a little time to labor for my Lord
Every moment that I have to tarry here below
Give me just a little more time, Lord
I've got a lot of things I need to do |
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20 Mar 00 - 10:24 AM (#198055) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: GUEST,Arkie I cast a vote for "And my harvest home is drawing nigh", but that is only speculation and may just muddy the waters a bit more. Will check with my friend, Dr. Bill, if he ever shows up for work. Dale, you must have spent hours figuring out the words. That's my favorite track on the recording, but it's nice knowing what they are actually saying. |
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20 Mar 00 - 10:47 AM (#198065) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Dale Rose Ah, how about harvest time? I just hear "harvest is a drawing nigh" on the Finest Kind version. Thanks, Arkie, I think that does it. |
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20 Mar 00 - 11:47 AM (#198098) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Bill D *smacking my head with my hand*...sure--I have that EC Ball record...it just didn't register...I'll also go give it a listen today, and my goodwife, Ferrara, is AMAZING at picking words out of mumblings. We'll get it all by committee. |
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06 Apr 00 - 02:20 PM (#207794) Subject: Lyr Add: GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME^^ From: Joe Offer Here's a corrected version of the lyrics, a joint effort of Dale Rose, Gene Graham, and Joe Offer: We are still waiting for Bill Day and his amazing wife to figure out the line in question. (thank you, Bill & Rita - changes have been made below) -Joe Offer- GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME (Albert E. Brumley) as recorded by E. C. Ball and Orna Ball, 1972 I'm busy every day as I travel on my way To the city far beyond the sky And there is not a doubt that time is running out And the harvest time is drawing nigh Gonna need a little time to gather in the grain Before I leave this world behind I'm ready any time when you call me, Lord But give me just a little more time Give me just a little more time, Give me just a little more time So many precious souls are lost in sin So many may be left behind I've got a lot of things I need to do Before I leave this earthly clime I'm ready any time when you call me, Lord But give me just a little more time I need a little time to labor for my Lord Before the final judgment day I need a little time to preach the holy word To the sinner man along life's way Every moment that I have to tarry here below I will try to make my lamp to shine I'm ready when you call me, Lord, But give me just a little more time Give me just a little more time, Lord Give me just a little more time So many precious souls are lost in sin So many may be left behind I've got a lot of things I need to do Before I leave this earthly clime I'm ready any time when you call me, Lord But give me just a little more time. @gospel filename[ MORETIME GG DR JRO BD RF & Arkie |
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06 Apr 00 - 10:53 PM (#208093) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Bill D *grin*...she got it 2nd time through....(sorry, we have been overwhelmed and I lost track of the thread) ...." and the harvest time is drawing nigh." (them slow ones are a lot easier....they pack a lot of words into this song) |
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06 Apr 00 - 10:55 PM (#208095) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Bill D (and without reading Dale's post...) |
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06 Apr 00 - 11:17 PM (#208104) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Dale Rose Guess this really is lyrics by committee, add Arkie and the Amazing Duo to the credits! |
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06 Apr 00 - 11:24 PM (#208108) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Bill D I saw EC & Orna at the National Folk Festival in about '77, and they were wonderful, but just as hard to make out in person..*smile* |
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06 Apr 00 - 11:31 PM (#208111) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Dale Rose You're lucky, I'd like to have been there, too. I'm glad we have the recordings to remember them by, though. So many fine musicians went unrecorded, and all we have are the memories.
Arkie and the Amazing Duo ~~ come to think of it, that would make for a nifty name for a group. Have to make Arkie get his dulcimer out for that! |
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07 Apr 00 - 12:54 PM (#208416) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Ferrara Hi. Our ISP was misbehaving last night. Bill asked me to listen to the record but I don't guess he got to post my guesses, so to speak, because Erols kept going down. For what it's worth, I agree with almost everything above, but have a couple suggestions. Joe sent the Finest Kind recording (it's great, Joe!). The version you guys put together is almost exactly what I think E.C. Ball is saying, it's closerthan Finest Kind's version. Just two suggestions (feel free to disregard): Instead of "Gonna need a little time to gather in the grain," I think Ball is saying, "Lord, I need a little time to gather in the grain." I listed several times and keep coming up with that. I like it better, anyway.
Second, in the chorus, the lead sings
At the same time, the other singers are saying Every place where Finest Kind and Ball disagree, you guys have Ball's version which is the original. This was so much fun that I've made up my mind to learn the song. It's sure a great song. - Rita Ferrara |
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07 Apr 00 - 01:27 PM (#208430) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Dale Rose I agree that it sounds like "Lord, I need a little time to gather in the grain." It is not as important, but I also think it is "I've got a lot of things THAT I need to do." What she says about the chorus seems right, too. I knew they were doing something like that, but didn't even attempt to transcribe it. Now if Arkie comes up with an author and maybe a date from Dr. Bill, I'd say we're done. You're right, it was fun. But then, that is what Mudcat is supposed to be all about. |
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07 Apr 00 - 09:16 PM (#208636) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Joe Offer Oh, just to muddy the water a bit, I think it's And the harvest is a-drawing nigh."But I got outvoted. I don't hear Dale's THAT at all, so I outvoted him on that (I got the edit button - grin). -Joe Offer- |
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07 Apr 00 - 11:13 PM (#208681) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Bill D Joe, you're right, Finest Kind says a-drawing, but E.C. Ball doesn't and I think since they got the words from him, he wins. - Rita Ferrara |
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07 Apr 00 - 11:32 PM (#208699) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Night Owl really enjoyed reading this thread.....wondering now......after succeeding in pulling the song together...who's sending it to Max for us to hear the tune on the radio show?? |
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08 Apr 00 - 11:00 AM (#208860) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Ferrara Night Owl - good idea! |
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08 Apr 00 - 12:46 PM (#208888) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Joe Offer I sent Dale's recording on to Max just now. -Joe- |
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08 Apr 00 - 02:07 PM (#208912) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Dale Rose Saves me doing it ~~ thanks.
About the THAT, actually I hear it on E. C. Ball, not on Finest Kind.
Oh, and here's a quote for the almighty keeper of the edit button: "Joe, you're right, Finest Kind says a-drawing, but E.C. Ball doesn't and I think since they got the words from him, he wins." - Rita Ferrara
Seriously, that would be one of the minor things that really don't matter much one way or the other. I think one could sing it either way without bringing the folk police down on you, claiming the E. C. Ball version of "That ain't the way Earl done it!"
Idle aside/semi-useless fact for the day: E. C. Ball's first name is Estil, don't think that has been mentioned yet.
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08 Apr 00 - 02:24 PM (#208917) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Bill D ...and , you know, E.C might not have sung it the same way every time. I have heard performers asked why they did a song differently in a concert than I heard it on their record, and the answer was usually "..well, ummm..I guess my memory is fallible"...or "I sort of changed my mind" It is nice to 'know' how it really was, but sometimes it just feels better another way... |
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08 Apr 00 - 04:33 PM (#208956) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: Night Owl Indebted...AGAIN..Joe, Thanx. |
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08 Apr 00 - 06:07 PM (#208989) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: harpgirl ...nightowl...click on the green thing in each post for another version of the song...harpgirl |
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09 Apr 00 - 02:25 PM (#209265) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: GUEST,Pete Peterson I learned it from Drew Smith and Bob Woodcock, both fine autoharp players (as is Ms. Harpgirl!) and they both got itfrom EC and Orna Ball. Woodcock likes to sing the answerback as: I'm ready (ready ready) when you call me Lord
The song has always reminded me of that passage in Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land where the Fosterite church announces "Brother ____. Your prayers have been accepted and you will be Going to Heaven tomorrow morning at 8 AM! Going away party to start at midnight. Funeral at 9 AM tomorrow!" |
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30 Aug 01 - 09:25 PM (#538609) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Refresh. Been singing this song all day, now that my school-year life is underway. Just a little more time.... |
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03 Jul 02 - 07:49 AM (#741316) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: harpgirl refrain |
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03 Jul 02 - 10:53 AM (#741439) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: GUEST,hg ...anyone have a tune for this lyric? |
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03 Jul 02 - 11:02 AM (#741443) Subject: RE: Give me just a little more time From: GUEST,Dale hg, if you are harpgirl, email me and I will send it. (Or maybe just confirm that connection, and I will email YOU. Am I the only one, or are there others who miss this sort of exchange? If this sort of collaboration is still going on, I seem to be missing it. |
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03 Jul 02 - 12:03 PM (#741497) Subject: RE: Lyr req: Give me just a little more time From: GUEST,hg Hi Dale!!! I was hoping you were looking in. My email is the same. Have you got a recording of YOU singing this tune? I would love to hear it. I saw on the Cyberpluckers list that someone at MLAG did it and I thought it would be a neat tune to learn!!! I might get some time off in August. Anything going on in MV that might be interesting, in August? I miss this sort of exchange, I do. I don't know where they went, either...Abby |
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20 Dec 11 - 01:21 PM (#3277212) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Give Me Just a Little More Time From: Jim Dixon An article in Billboard, Sept 3, 2005, mentions this song, giving the title as LORD, GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME, and attributing it to Albert E. Brumley. It is also attributed to him at Repertoire.BMI.com. The word "Lord" will certainly help distinguish this song from the popular R&B song, GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME, written by Edith Wayne and Ronald Dunbar, and recorded by The Chairmen of the Board in 1970, Kylie Minogue in 1991. |
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20 Dec 11 - 01:37 PM (#3277219) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Give Me Just a Little More Time From: Jim Dixon Allmusic.com lists only 2 recordings of the Brumley song LORD, GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME. One is by Marty Stuart on "Souls' Chapel" (2005)—the same album the Billboard article was about—and one by the Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers on "Desire for Piety: Songs from B. F. White Sacred Harp" (1997). The latter is more in the nature of a field recording, not a polished performance. Certainly other recordings have been made, but they are probably all out of print. |
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20 Dec 11 - 05:29 PM (#3277379) Subject: Lyr Add: LORD GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME From: GUEST,999 "Lord, Give Me Just A Little Bit More Time" Written by Albert E. Brumley I'm busy every day as I travel on my way to that city far beyond the sky And there is not a doubt, that time is running out As harvest time is drawing nigh Lord I need a little time To gather in the grain Before I leave this world behind I'm ready when you call me But give me just a little more time Lord, give me just a little more time Give me just a little more time So many precious souls are lost in sin So many may be left behind I gotta lot of things that I, I need to do Before I leave this world behind I'm ready when you call me But give me just a little more time Well I need a little time to labor for my Lord Before the final judgment day And I need a little time, to preach the Holy Word To the sinner man along life's way Every moment that I have to tarry here below I'll try to make my lamp to shine I'm ready when you call me But give me just a little more time Well, give me just a little more time Give me just a little more time So many precious souls are lost in sin So many may be left behind I gotta lot of things that I, I need to do Before I leave this world behind I'm ready when you call me But give me just a little more time Lord, give me just a little more time Give me just a little more time So many precious souls are lost in sin So many may be left behind I gotta lot of things that I, I need to do Before I leave this world behind I'm ready when you call me Give me just a little more time I'm ready when you call me, but give me just a little more time |
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20 Dec 11 - 05:31 PM (#3277380) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Give Me Just a Little More Time From: GUEST,999 I have no idea why the title seems to be wrong and the refrain right, or the other way around, or whatever. . |
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23 Dec 11 - 07:05 PM (#3279126) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Give Me Just a Little More Time From: Jim Dixon GUEST,999: What was the source of the lyrics you posted above? Are you sure the word "Bit" was in the title? |
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24 Dec 11 - 04:36 PM (#3279470) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Give Me Just a Little More Time From: GUEST,999 http://www.justsomelyrics.com/2315610/Marty-Stuart-Lord,-Give-Me-Just-A-Little-Bit-More-Time-Lyrics |
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24 Dec 11 - 05:18 PM (#3279486) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Give Me Just a Little More Time From: Jim Dixon I conclude that "Bit" was a mistake introduced by whoever posted the lyrics at JustSomeLyrics.com. |
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24 Dec 11 - 06:00 PM (#3279501) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Give Me Just a Little More Time From: GUEST,999 Could be, Jim. I've never encountered the song before so I can't be of much help. |
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24 Dec 11 - 08:04 PM (#3279542) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Give Me Just a Little More Time From: Joe Offer This is the first time I've seen the song attributed to Alfred E. Brumley. I have all the songbooks Brumley's publishing house had for sale a few years ago, and I couldn't find the song in any of them. It's also not in the Brumley Song Catalog, which makes it doubtful to me that Brumley wrote it. On the other hand I found something that said the song was written by Brumley, copyright 1958 by Stamps-Baxter. Maybe Brumley wrote it before he started self-publishing. I gather from Internet sources that the Marty Stuart recording of the song attributed it to Brumley. I see that the Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers also attributed it to Brumley. -Joe- |
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25 Dec 11 - 06:59 AM (#3279672) Subject: RE: ADD: Give Me Just a Little More Time (Brumley?) From: GUEST,999 I just sent an e-mail to the people at the Brumley site asking if he wrote it. I'll let ya know if/when. |
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25 Dec 11 - 07:15 AM (#3279674) Subject: RE: ADD: Give Me Just a Little More Time (Brumley?) From: GUEST,999 Item 11 on pg 2. http://www.arts.state.al.us/actc/0575%20text.pdf |
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25 Dec 11 - 04:09 PM (#3279872) Subject: RE: ADD: Give Me Just a Little More Time (Brumley?) From: Joe Offer Gee, 999, won't they be surprised to get TWO e-mails requesting information about this song? I e-mailed them, too. -Joe- |
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25 Dec 11 - 09:04 PM (#3279966) Subject: RE: ADD: Give Me Just a Little More Time (Brumley?) From: GUEST,999 Hope it's been a fine Christmas for you, Joe. Best wishes from the Great White North. |
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03 Jan 12 - 02:15 AM (#3283879) Subject: RE: ADD: Give Me Just a Little More Time (Brumley?) From: Joe Offer Hi, 999 - This is the response I got: This song is owned by Stamps Baxter Music. Here is their contact information: Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. 2555 Meridian Blvd Ste 100 Franklin, TN 37067 Phone: 615-371-1320 Fax: 615-371-1351 brentwoodbenson@musicservices.org ...but she didn't say for certain who wrote the song. Do you want to contact Brentwood-Benson to find out, so we don't send two e-mails again? -Joe- P.S. Happy New Year! I had a great time at San Francisco's Camp New Harmony |
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03 Jan 12 - 02:29 AM (#3283886) Subject: RE: ADD: Give Me Just a Little More Time (Brumley?) From: GUEST,999 OK. I'll do that. Here's what I just sent. "I am trying to find out who the author was for the song "Give Me Just a Little More Time". Would you be kind enough to help? Many thanks. Bruce" ################################# I'm glad you had a good time, Joe. BM |
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03 Jan 12 - 02:41 PM (#3284246) Subject: RE: ADD: Give Me Just a Little More Time (Brumley?) From: GUEST,999 Rec'd this just a few minutes ago in answer to the e-mail I sent: "We have a song in our database by the title "Lord, Give Me Just A Little More Time" by Albert E. Brumley." Looks to be that's her, Joe. |
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03 Jan 12 - 11:54 PM (#3284483) Subject: RE: ADD: Give Me Just a Little More Time (Brumley) From: Joe Offer Thanks, 999. I changed the thread title and my lyrics entry to reflect the songwriter attribution. I had known that Brumley wrote songs for Stamps-Baxter before going off on his own. -Joe- |
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04 Jan 12 - 12:02 AM (#3284484) Subject: RE: ADD: Give Me Just a Little More Time (Brumley) From: GUEST,999 I love this stuff, Joe. We ain't the best, but we're pretty darned good on Mudcat. Seek and find. However, when I get lost, I often wonder where Dixon is. |
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28 Aug 13 - 10:27 PM (#3553969) Subject: Origins: 'Give Me Just A Little More Time' copyri From: GUEST,Mike Agranoff I am looking for the copyright holder and date for "Give Me Just A Little More Time" by Albert E. Brumley. It was recorded by E.C. Ball in 1972, but I do not have a copy of that record. I have a Finest Kind recording of the song, but the author and copyright holder are not attributed there. Does anyone know? Does anyone have a recording of the song? Can you check the liner notes to see if there's any copyright information? If you can find anything, I would greatly appreciate it if you can contact me at Mike@MikeAgranoff.com. Many thanks. e-mail sent to Mike Agranoff. -Joe Offer- |
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29 Aug 13 - 01:08 AM (#3553989) Subject: RE: Origins: 'Give Me Just A Little More Time' copyri From: GUEST,giovanni I immediately thought of that great track by Chairman of the Board, but I guess the one you want is ever so slightly different from that .............. g |
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29 Aug 13 - 02:20 AM (#3553995) Subject: RE: ADD: Give Me Just a Little More Time (Brumley) From: Joe Offer Anybody have this song in a Stamps-Baxter hymnal or any hymnal, for that matter? I wonder if Stamps-Baxter tends to quash the works of songwriters who leave the fold... |