Tune Req: Way Down Town / Late Last Night When...

02 May 00 - 03:59 AM (#221339)
Subject: Late Last Night When Willie Came Home
From: John in Brisbane

Gene Graham provided a great link to a Japanese Bluegrass site with lyrics. The lyrics to this song were there (I now realize that they're also in the DT under WAY DOWN TOWN). Can anyone locate a MIDI for this old timey song please? Regards, John

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02 May 00 - 01:57 PM (#221555)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Late Last Night When Willie Came Ho
From: Jon W.

I don't know about a MIDI but a recording is on Mike Seeger's "Southern Banjo Songs" CD. If you'd like me to e-mail an abbreviated and somewhat lo-fi MP3 of it (enough to get the tune), send me a personal message.

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02 May 00 - 03:31 PM (#221605)
Subject: Chords Add: WAY DOWN TOWN / LATE LAST NIGHT WHEN..
From: Amos

I've been singing it to the monitor but it isn't getting through! It's a simple bluegrass-style tune, using just the major triad chords:

C~~~~~~~~F~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~C~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was late last night when old Willy came home

C~~~~~~G~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~C~~~~
With a great big rocking at the door

C~~~~F~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~C~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And slipping and sliding with my new shoes on

C~~~~~G~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~C
I said "Willie don't you rock here no more!"


C~~~~~~~~~~F~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~C~~~~
And it's oh, me, it's oh my

G~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~G7~~~~~~C
What's gonna become of me?

C~~~~~~~~F~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~C~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm just running down town, and foolin' around

C~~~~~G~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~C~~
I got no-one to stand by me.

Maybe if I sing louder...

A

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02 May 00 - 06:01 PM (#221696)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Late Last Night When Willie Came Ho
From: Midchuck

Any one got the original Will the Circle Be Unbroken with Doc Watson and various others doing it? Make a man say, "What am I doing trying to play this guitar?"

P.

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