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19 Jun 01 - 10:33 PM (#487487) Subject: Wild Hog in the Woods From: Paul B Wild Hog in the Woods (as sung by the Possum Trot String Band, Davis, CA) There is a wild hog in these woods, Diddle um down, diddle um day There is a wild hog in these woods, Diddle um down dee day There is a wild hog in these woods, Eats men's flesh and he drinks men's blood Cut him down, cut him down, catch him if you can I followed that hog with a gun and knife . . . I swear I'll take that wild hog's life I followed that wild hog to his den . . . I found the bones of a thousand men . . . Hold the horn up to your mouth . . . Blow a blast both north and south . . . The wild hog come in such a rush . . . Tearing his way through the old cantash . . . If you would that wild hog see . . . Blow a blast he'll come to me . . . There is a wild hog in these woods . . . Eats men's flesh and he drinks men's blood . . . |
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19 Jun 01 - 11:06 PM (#487498) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Wild Hog in the Woods From: Mark Cohen Is Deborah Sandler in that group? I have a tape of her singing that song (brilliantly) at Camp Harmony 1989-90. Aloha, Mark |
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19 Jun 01 - 11:08 PM (#487500) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Wild Hog in the Woods From: toadfrog The song sounds very much like "Old Bangum" Or also "Rackabello" Or Wild Boar, or in the alternative, "Abram Bailey Had Three Sons," all of which are on DT. Apparently Child # 18. (Last weekend Dick Holdstock referred to it as Child #170, but I think he was joshing me.) |
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20 Jun 01 - 12:05 AM (#487533) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Wild Hog in the Woods From: MMario Thanks toadfrog - I was trying to think which one it reminded me of, and I couldn't. |
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20 Jun 01 - 12:27 AM (#487545) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Wild Hog in the Woods From: GUEST,Sandy Paton I think they're tearing their way through "oak and ash." I collected a fragment of this ballad from Buna Hicks on beech Mountain, NC, back in 1961. Margaret MacArthur used Buna's tune and collated her text with others to come up with a fine version. There's also a good version in the Archive of Folksong at the L of C sung by a Mr. Harmon (whose first name I can't pull out of my memory right now) in Tennessee. Francis James Child called it "Sir Lionel." Sandy |
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26 Mar 02 - 07:09 AM (#676469) Subject: wild hog in the woods From: GUEST,walkingjohn does any one have a)lyrics b)origins of this song pse. |
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26 Mar 02 - 07:56 AM (#676480) Subject: RE: wild hog in the woods From: IanC Gere's the info from "The Traditional Ballad Index" entry here. Sir Lionel [Child 18]
DESCRIPTION: (Sir Lionel) hears report (from a lady in distress?) of a murderous boar. Meeting the boar, he slays the beast. In the older versions, the boar's keeper then comes out to demand a price, and the knight then slays the keeper also. There's 2 versions in DT
OLD BANGUM though there doesn't seem to have been any previous discussion here. Hop this is some use.
Cheers! |
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26 Mar 02 - 08:07 AM (#676482) Subject: RE: wild hog in the woods From: masato sakurai And info from The Fiddler's Companion.
OLD BANGUM. AKA and see "Wild Hog in the Woods," "Bangum."
WILD HOG IN THE WOODS [1]. AKA and see "Old Bangum." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, southwestern Va., Kentucky. A Dorian (Phillips): D Dorian (Fuzzy Mtn. String Band). AEAE or GDGD (Taylor Kimble). One part. Alan Jabbour says (regarding some instrumental versions) the tune is "almost certainly" an instrumental adaptation of the tune used in the Appalachians for the ballad "Bangum and the Boar" (Child 18) or "Old Bangum." There are words collected by Henry Galssie in 1962 from Mrs. Ruby Bowman Plemmons (Washington, D.C.), who learned them from her mother who lived in Laurel Fork, southwestern Va. Another version was recorded for the Library of Congress from Dan Tate. Guthrie Meade (1980) points out the tune's high part is the same as the tune "Fun's All Over."
WILD HOG IN THE WOODS [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. F Major. Standard. AABB. The tune was also recorded by Charlie Wilson and His Hayloft Boys on a Gennett 78 RPM disc. Source for notated version: Lonesome Luke and His Farmhands (Ky.) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 1, 1994; pg. 257. Champion 16229 & Gennett Records (78 RPM), Lonesome Luke and His Farm Hands {Ky} (1931. Backed with "Dogs in the Ashcan"). Morning Star 45004, Lonesome Luke & His Farmhands - "Wish I Had My Time Again." Marimac 9047, Mac Benford - "1st 1/2 C." ~Masato
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18 Feb 14 - 04:12 AM (#3602468) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Wild Hog in the Woods From: GUEST,Guest Paul B wrote: The wild hog come in such a rush . . . Tearing his way through the old cantash . . . Sandy Paton is right. The line is "Tearing his way through the oak and ash." That's what Allen Barnes is singing on the Possum Trot String Band recording. |
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19 Feb 14 - 07:04 AM (#3602764) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Wild Hog in the Woods From: GUEST,Dot Callery I started singing the Reed Island Rounders version of this song a few years ago when I was learning clawhammer banjo and I loved the way Diane Jones played. Having tried numerous avenues over the years I still haven't been able to find the missing words to the last two verses. I thought this version came from Nimrod Workman but his lyrics are also different. The verses go: They fought 9 hours on that day (2) 'Til the wild hog bled his .... ....? sounds like 'salt away'? Bangum did you win or lose? (2) He swore by god he wore .... .....? sounds like 'wore them shoes'? Anyone know the missing words? Thanks! |
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19 Feb 14 - 12:54 PM (#3602864) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Wild Hog in the Woods From: Richard Bridge There is a nice version of Avram Bailey by Jon Loomes. I sometimes do a version of that version. |
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20 Feb 14 - 10:39 AM (#3603207) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Wild Hog in the Woods From: GUEST,leeneia Twelve years have passed since Masoto posted the ABC for this tune above. Masato, if you are still around, thank you. It's a good tune. |
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20 Feb 14 - 10:52 AM (#3603211) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Wild Hog in the Woods From: GUEST,leeneia PS I couldn't live with that E2 in the last line, so I changed it to an F. |
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20 Feb 14 - 11:49 AM (#3603234) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Wild Hog in the Woods From: Jim Carroll SIR RYLAS Bold Sir Rylas a-hunting went Aye and dan dilly dan Bold Sir Rylas a-hunting went Killy killy koko an Bold Sir Rylas a-hunting went To shoot some game was his intent With an aye and an and dilly dan Killy killy koko an He saw a wild woman sat in a tree," "Good lord, what brings you here?"said she "There is a wild boar in this wood He'll eat your flesh and drink your blood "How can I get this boar to see? " "Just blow your horn, he'll come to thee" He put his horn up to his mouth He blew it east north west and south The wild boar heard him in it's den And out he come with his children ten They fought it up that long summer's day Till that wild boar would fain run away "Well, now you've killed my pig" said she There are three things I ask of thee Your horse, your hound, and your fair lady Well now I've killed your pig, "said he There's nothing more you'll have from me Not my horse and my hound and my fair lady He split her head down to her chin You should have seen her kick and grin Jim Carroll |
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17 Sep 17 - 01:52 AM (#3877328) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Wild Hog in the Woods From: GUEST,Bard Skye Here's the version done by the Wicked Tinkers: The Hog There is a hog in the western wood Hiddle um down, hiddle um hay There is a hog in the western wood Ho row hiddle um hay There is a hog in the western wood He'll eat your bones, he'll drink your blood Cut him down, kill him now, catch him if you can. McPherson went to the wild hog's den Hiddle um down, hiddle um hay McPherson went to the wild hog's den Ho row hiddle um hay McPherson went to the wild hog's den He saw the bones of a thousand men. Cut him down, kill him now, catch him if you can. McPherson took out a mighty horn Hiddle um down, hiddle um hay McPherson took out a mighty horn Ho row hiddle um hay McPherson blew that mighty horn The boar did crash through ash and thorn Cut him down, kill him now, catch him if you can. McPherson took out his trusty knife Hiddle um down, hiddle um hay McPherson took out his trusty knife Ho row hiddle um hay McPherson took out his trusty knife He swore he'd take the old boar's life Cut him down, kill him now, catch him if you can. They fought for many an hour that day But which one's life was torn away? There is a hog in the western wood. There is a hog in the western wood. There's still a hog in the western wood He'll eat your bones, he'll drink your blood Cut him down, kill him now, catch him if you can. |