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09 May 01 - 01:41 AM (#458488) Subject: Lyr Add: THE LAST SCENE OF THE TITANIC (Hutchison) From: Stewie THE LAST SCENE OF THE TITANIC (Frank Hutchison) The Titanic – the greatest ship ever was known Takin' its first sail across the sea Everybody was loaded up and wavin' their glad hands goodbye Captain Smith says how's your machinery? All right How's your compass? Settin' dead on New York Keep a-cluckin' on down – ah boy – right on down the pike Blowed his old whistle and went right on down Everybody's fiddlin' and dancin', havin' a big time on the lower deck Now you're right, you don't get wrong Get that girl and promenade on Good morning, babe, hello now, go on babe Captain Smith says gonna make a world record out of this ship Gonna make it to New York in about two days and a half to three days ahead of time How's the machinery now? All right How's your compass? All right Keep a-cluckin' on down, let her go right on down the pike Blow the whistle right on down Everybody's still havin' a big time Now you're right, you don't get wrong Get that gal with the red dress on Good morning, babe, hello now Captain Smith got the message, it's foggy on the sea Couldn't see how to travel, all boats are tied up Otherwise there's an iceberg at the North Pole Biggest ever was known, about a mile square Impossible for any ships to run Captain Smith says don't mind the fog on the sea We've got the strongest dynamite headlight ever was known Otherwise the ship was unsinkable, plough through all icebergs Now how's your machinery? All right How's your compass? Still on New York Keep a-cluckin' on down – let go – right on down the pike Blowed his old whistle and went right on down the pike Everybody's still havin' a big time Now you're right, but don't get wrong Get that girl and go right on Good morning, babe, hello now The last scene ever of the Titanic before it hit that iceberg Twenty miles past the lighthouse You could hear the music on the lower deck Source: transcription of Frank Hutchison 'The Last Scene of the Titanic' OK 45121. Recorded 29 April 1927 in St Louis, Missouri. Reissued on Frank Hutchison 'Complete Recorded Works Vol 1 1926-1929' Document DOCD-8003. PS. This is from one of Hutchison's most fascinating recordings, a type of talking blues over some very tasty guitar work using a pocket knife. It is quite distinct from the myriad other recordings about the Titanic. It has been suggested that Hutchison may have been inspired to create it after hearing a spoken toast called 'Shine and the Titanic'. The latter has been referred to in a thread on 'Traveling Man' and information on it may be found in Alan Lomax's 'Land Where the Blues Began'. Hutchison's piece ends abruptly because apparently he ran out of recording time.
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09 May 01 - 06:26 AM (#458549) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Last Scene of the Titanic From: McGrath of Harlow Hutchison's piece ends abruptly - well, that's appropriate enough for a song about the Titanic |
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09 May 01 - 01:19 PM (#458787) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Last Scene of the Titanic From: RWilhelm It's a great recording. Frank Hutchison is another underappreciated artist who deserves to be "rediscovered" |
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09 May 01 - 02:00 PM (#458814) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Last Scene of the Titanic From: Charley Noble Wow! This is certainly a case for writing that last verse. I mean, what happened next? I've been away a long time. Maybe I'll play around with three times 'round, "Blowed his old whistle and went right on down." |
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15 May 01 - 11:00 AM (#462741) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Last Scene of the Titanic From: MMario stewie? got a tune to go with that? |
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19 Feb 16 - 04:36 PM (#3773832) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Last Scene of the Titanic From: GUEST It's "Keep a-truckin on down" not cluckin. I'm pretty damn sure. |