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03 Mar 98 - 08:18 PM (#22866) Subject: Another Bluegrass/Folk link From: Alice I was looking over that great list of links compiled on this site, and didn't see one that is from Japan. A collection of lyrics by a bluegrass fan at:
http://www.nsknet.or.jp/~motoya/ alice, montana |
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03 Mar 98 - 09:07 PM (#22881) Subject: RE: Another Bluegrass/Folk link From: Bill D that link has been mentioned a number of times (do a forum search on nsknet) but i guess no one managed to get it into the links page...thanks for reminding us... oh...you need to take it with a grain of salt...a lot of stuff there seems to have been hand typed by an obviously Japanese compiler, and has some lyrics errors. Still, there are things there that are no where else. |
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03 Mar 98 - 10:08 PM (#22885) Subject: RE: Another Bluegrass/Folk link From: Alice Yes, Bill, I noticed the spelling errors, but you know, since I thought some of the mistakes added interest to the lyrics and some were interesting Mondegreens, and English is a difficult second language.... I give him credit for what he put together. I liked this one, and how Grandpa's "mendolin" "sothed" the pain away with "olod" time songs.
Grandpa's mandolin
looking through old memories in my cedar closet stashed away/ I found the old mendolin grandpa used to play/ I picked it up and held it close thinking bout those years ago/ And all the great music grandpa made
When grandpa played the mandolin the family gathered 'round/ To sing the olod time songs generations handed down/ I remember every single phrase from every song he played/ Wish I could sing a song with grandpa today
I recall 1961 the year grandpa passed away/ The family gathered 'round once more to sing Amazing Grace/ Now this mandolin's reminding me of what my grandpa tought to me/ That music makes the world a better place/
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