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28 Aug 00 - 07:18 PM (#286834) Subject: The Ghost Of Meadowland County From: GUEST,Randall Some years ago I lived near a man who, at one time, had played back up for Bill Monroe. He even introduced me to Bill after a concert one night. Pretty heady stuff for a 3 chord strummer like me! Anyway, the neighbor once sang a song for me that was something like "The Ghost of Meadowland County" or in his Western NC brogue "The Ghost of Medderland County." I have a verse of it on a tape somewhere & if I can find it, I'll try to post more of the words. In the meantime, does anyone know this song? Randall |
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29 Aug 00 - 12:29 PM (#287211) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ghost Of Meadowland County From: GUEST,Randall I found the tape, but it is of such poor quality, that I couldn't make much out of it, but here is what I have. Verse 1. (Two lines of which I couldn't understand anything, followed by:) "Dark was the night and cold was the wind In Meadowland County, near Big River Bend." Chorus: "Ghost of Meadowland County." Verse 2: "It's (?) it come walking from out of (?) A strange looking creature and then it disappeared. No head on its shoulders & it never did speak, But he never took the time to investigate." Chorus: "Ghost of Meadowland County." If anyone recognizes any of this & can help me get the words, I would appreciate it. Randall |
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29 Aug 00 - 06:13 PM (#287400) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ghost Of Meadowland County From: Irish sergeant Randall: I haven't heard of it but I'll do some checking and see if thee is a basis for the story and hopefully you'll find the lyrics. Kindest reguards, Neil |
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18 Sep 02 - 10:19 PM (#787176) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Ghost Of Meadowland County From: Jim Dixon The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names lists towns called Meadowland, Meadowlands, and Meadow Lands in various states, but no counties with any of those names. By entering "ghost of * county" (in quotation marks) into Google, I came up with several ghost stories, but no songs, and nothing that sounded even remotely like "Meadowland County". I couldn't locate Big River Bend, either. So I'm stumped. |