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Lyr Req: 'Cept Old Bill (Jethro Burns)

27 Oct 01 - 03:51 PM (#581016)
Subject: 'Cept Old Bill by Jethro Burns
From: Spooks

Heard somebody sing this song once and I thought it was great but I can't find the lyrics or the album it's on anywhere. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

27 Oct 01 - 04:21 PM (#581030)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Cept Old Bill by Jethro Burns
From: Sorcha

I'm working on it.............

27 Oct 01 - 06:41 PM (#581082)
Subject: Lyr /Chords Add: 'CEPT OLD BILL (Jethro Burns)
From: Sorcha

This just in by e mail from Bill Kropf: (address found with Google Search.

Well, the folks outside of Tenessee
They'be never even heard of ol' dawg and me,
And the chances are they
Never will.
I'm a mandolin pickin' son of a gun
And David Grisman is number one.
And we can beat em all at pickin.......'cept
Old Bill.

Ol' Sam Bush is a friend of mine
He's a super picker and I ain't lying,
He plays so fast it
Leaves me standing still.
Well the grass he plays ain't really blue,
Don't matter to me,
Shouldn't matter to you.
'Cause everybody loves it.....'cept Old Bill.

Now David Grisman he's the dawg,
He's eatin' high upon the hawg,
And there ain't a hall to big
For him to fill.
It's always been a mystery
Why he plays everything in a minor key;
But nobody does it better.......'cept Old Bill.

There's Chris and Mike and all the rest,
It's hard to say just who's the best.
Like ol' cross pickin' Jesse, he's a hoss,
But as long as mandolins are made,
Bluegrass music's being played,
Old Bill Monroe is gonna be the Boss.
R

Chords:
Bb C Dm__________
Am Bb C___________
Dm F Bb____________

27 Oct 01 - 07:01 PM (#581098)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Cept Old Bill by Jethro Burns
From: Spooks

Thanks for the lyrics. I can't remember the melody so well. Would you happen to know what album I can find it on?

27 Oct 01 - 08:45 PM (#581118)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Cept Old Bill by Jethro Burns
From: Sorcha

ahhh, no. You could try e mailing Bill Kropf at
trestone@pldi.net
which is what I did. Found his address on the Internet somewhere............