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09 Oct 00 - 07:29 PM (#315106) Subject: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Haruo Anybody know the author/composer of the "Salvation Army Song" I sing at AA meetings? (Link) Or where I can find a MIDI of the tune to play with? (Do not be deceived by that link, it is not sung to "Stand Up for Jesus" — that's the tune of my other AA song.) My brothers and I have sung this since we were kids, and I imagine as with Thaïs the 1954 Song Fest was our immediate source, but I'd be interested in its earlier history. Liland |
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16 Oct 00 - 05:10 PM (#320123) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Haruo One week later, no word on this. Anybody? Author? Date? Other stanzas? Copyright? Liland |
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16 Oct 00 - 05:10 PM (#320124) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Haruo One week later, no word on this. Anybody? Author? Date? Other stanzas? Copyright? Liland |
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16 Oct 00 - 05:14 PM (#320127) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: mousethief Give us some words. I have a Temperance Union Songbook at home and I'll see what's there.
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16 Oct 00 - 05:19 PM (#320134) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Haruo Click on the link in the first post in the thread, Alex ;-) (but be sure to disregard the background music, which is for the song just above the one in question. But I'm afraid the lyrics are too tongue-in-cheek to have actually been used by the WCTU (though you never know; some people sing some pretty silly stuff with a straight face and a pious heart). À propos of which, do we have "There are no flies on Jesus" in the DT? (I believe it was also sung to Webb, and I've read that it was actually sung in the Sally Ann.) Liland |
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16 Oct 00 - 06:44 PM (#320267) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Uncle_DaveO Are you talking about the Pig walking away song? I sing a version of it all the time. Dave Oesterreich |
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16 Oct 00 - 06:56 PM (#320279) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Sandy Paton Does anyone have a copy of My Pious Friends and Drunken Companions handy? Author's name (beware of faulty memory here) is Shay, I think. I can't locate my copy right now, but the song may well be in that book. Sandy |
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16 Oct 00 - 08:00 PM (#320323) Subject: Lyr Add: THE PIG AND THE INEBRIATE From: Stewart THE PIG AND THE INEBRIATE from SONGFEST by Best and Best It was early last December, as near as I remember As I lay there in the gutter, thinking thoughts I cannot utter |
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16 Oct 00 - 08:43 PM (#320353) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Stewart Here's the MIDI for The Pig and the Inebriate CLICK
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17 Oct 00 - 02:25 AM (#320598) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Musicman Dave/ Stewart... the song your thinking about is "The Pig Got up and Slowly walked away".... done in the 30's by Frank Crumit... wonderfully funny song, but not the won that is being asked for...... |
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17 Oct 00 - 03:09 AM (#320612) Subject: ADD: No Flies on Jesus ^^ From: Joe Offer I can't believe nobody has posted this gem. I stole it from The Brothers Frail Songbook -Joe Offer- NO FLIES (Patrick Adair, words; Music by Patrick Adair, Jeff Gillis, Brian Toole, Wes Canaday) --VERSE 1 Well, there ain't no flies on Jesus 'Cuz Jesus He ain't dead Those are angels, not big buzzards That are circling 'round His head Well, if on Jesus you saw a fly Then you'd be seein' wrong 'Cuz, yes, sir Jesus He did die but He didn't stay that way for long --CHORUS Well, there ain't no flies on Jesus No, there ain't no flies on Jesus Well, there ain't no flies on Jesus 'Cuz Jesus He ain't dead Well, there ain't no flies on Jesus No, there ain't no flies on Jesus Well, there ain't no flies on Jesus 'Cuz Jesus He ain't dead --VERSE 2 Well, there ain't no flies on Jesus 'Cuz Jesus ain't deceased He was barely in there long enough For Him to get His grave-clothes creased Yes, sir, Jesus is not dead And Jesus does not stink If that's the thought that's in your head You better think another think --CHORUS --VERSE 3 Well, there ain't no grave for Jesus 'Cuz Jesus, He's alive! Although He was beaten and cursed and mocked And then was crucified I know they put Him in the ground But after that 3 day weekend Jesus rose, my soul to save He's my live and kickin' friend! --CHORUS I dare somebody to come up with the music for this. Apparently, it's from a 1969 musical called Salvation. -Joe Offer- Chords: --VERSE 1 |
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17 Oct 00 - 03:20 AM (#320614) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Micca Joe, at first glance, it Might fit "What a friend we have in Jesus" |
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17 Oct 00 - 06:36 AM (#320673) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Bob Bolton G'day Liland,
The title - I was lying in the gutter made me immediately think of The Pig and the Inebriate type of songs, but I also remember a song called either The Salvation Army or The Temperance Union. This liost the unlikely thing that either group does not use because they may lead to drink - eg I must admit that I could not image singing this at an AA meeting - but then, I couldn't really imagine singing the one on your link, either! Regards, Bob Bolton |
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17 Oct 00 - 08:12 AM (#320715) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Malcolm Douglas There was some discussion of this song, and others in the same vein, here: Salvation Army / Throw a Nickel on the Drum Malcolm |
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17 Oct 00 - 09:49 AM (#320798) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Anglo Well, I'd say Joe's song above is fairly obviously a parody of the old-timey song "There Ain't No Flies on Me."
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17 Oct 00 - 10:41 AM (#320833) Subject: RE: Source Req: I Was Lyin' in the Gutter From: Mrrzy I had The Pig and the Inebriate on an old, old Ed McCurdy, also with The Face on the Barroom floor, and other "backroom" ballads. Will look up the cover info next time I'm at Mom's. |