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02 Feb 98 - 04:43 PM (#20489) Subject: Request:: Spinning Mills of Home From: Joe Offer On another thread, Bruce O. posted the following: Another Si Kahn song of mills, "The Spinning Mills of Home", is sung by Art Thieme on on Folk Legacy C-105. He just contributed a western US version of "Barbara Allen" on another thread.Sounds intriguing, but the lyrics aren't in the database. Anybody have them? Bruce? Art? -Joe Offer
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03 Feb 98 - 09:47 PM (#20569) Subject: RE: Request:: Spinning Mills of Home From: rich r I have C-105. Of course the lyric sheet is not in the album, which means its in a pile of other lyrics. I'll look for it. rich r |
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03 Feb 98 - 11:07 PM (#20577) Subject: Lyr Add: THE SPINNING MILLS OF HOME (Si Kahn) From: rich r I only had to look in 2 places to find it. Either my inventory system is improving or I was incredibly lucky THE SPINNING MILLS OF HOME Si Kahn Early Monday morning, I keep thinking that I'm late for work. Why didn't someone wake me? Guess the mills are down again. For years I've been trying To raise my kids on card-room wages; It's time to hit the road And try my luck up North again. CHORUS: On the highway headed south, On the highway headed north, Just back and forth - Sometimes I feel like a rolling stone. From the rolling mills of Gary To the rolling hills And the spinning mills of home. All along the river Railroad tracks turn red and rusty, Cotton fields are dry and dusty - You can taste it in your mouth. I've heard people say How they've got one foot in the grave; I've got one in Indiana And the other one's in the south. Chorus I wish someone would write it down - That way someone who knows the work Can gauge the labor, have it bought and sold Like cotton, by the pound. It's just too hard to choose between A job back home for lousy pay And makin' real good wages In some northern factory town. Chorus rich r |
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04 Feb 98 - 04:03 AM (#20594) Subject: RE: Request:: Spinning Mills of Home From: Joe Offer Thanks a lot, Rich. Good song. -Joe Offer- |
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24 Feb 98 - 09:52 AM (#22117) Subject: RE: Request:: Spinning Mills of Home From: Art Thieme Folks, I think I got some of the lyrics wrong on my recording. That's how I heard it on Si's record. Should've checked it out before I recorded it. Sorry. Art |
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24 Feb 98 - 05:54 PM (#22144) Subject: RE: Request:: Spinning Mills of Home From: dick greenhaus ANyone know the tune? |
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25 Feb 98 - 09:13 PM (#22281) Subject: RE: Request:: Spinning Mills of Home From: rich r Art must rich r |
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09 Aug 21 - 11:13 AM (#4115924) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Spinning Mills of Home (Si Kahn) From: GUEST,Steve Martin I always heard it as "raise my kids on Cargill wages". Did Stan Rogers ever cover this ? |
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09 Aug 21 - 12:40 PM (#4115936) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Spinning Mills of Home (Si Kahn) From: DonMeixner I don't think Stan Recorded Spinning Mills of Home altho' he may have sung it in concert. I don't know for certain. What I heard is this, "I wish someone would write it down - That way someone who knows their work." But the lyrics to all Si Kahns tunes are available on line. https://sikahn.com/songbook/page64.html |