21 May 98 - 11:12 PM (#28972) Subject: Little Joe From: Joe T. The first line is .What will the birds do mother in the spring ,when they come to gather crumbs round my door. etc? |
22 May 98 - 10:07 AM (#28983) Subject: RE: Little Joe From: Gene Could be Little Joe as recorded by the Stanley Bros, Monroe Bros. or Carter Family. |
22 May 98 - 12:58 PM (#28999) Subject: RE: Little Joe From: Bill in Alabama That's it, Gene. It is sometimes known among bluegrassers as Darling Little Joe. It's a classic dying baby song. |
22 May 98 - 04:54 PM (#29016) Subject: Lyr Add: DARLING LITTLE JOE (Norman Blake)^^ From: Bill D Got my version for Norman Blake...have also heard it by Cousin Emmy...(I have a couple of friends who are always requesting this..) DARLING LITTLE JOE (as sung by Norman Blake)^^ "What will the birdies do, Mother, in the spring When they gather the crumbs 'round my door? Will they fly from their nest in the top of the tree And ask why Joe wanders out no more.
"What will the kitten do, mother, all alone,
(different melody here...not a chorus, just a variation)
"I saw the tears come into his honest eye- (instr break)
"Keep Tag, Mother, my little dog;
"Show him my coat, mother, that he may know (instr break)
"And you, dearest Mother, shall miss me but awhile. |
05 Sep 99 - 10:05 AM (#111613) Subject: Lyr req: Little Joe From: MandolinPaul I can't find the lyrics for this song: Little Joe - Performed by Hank Snow I don't remember much of it. The last verse goes something like: And you dearest mother I think it goes roughly to the same tune as John Hardy. Thanks. |
05 Sep 99 - 11:19 AM (#111628) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Joe From: Barbara Hi Paul. I did a Forum Search and came up with lots of versions of Little Joe; so you might try that. Or give me a line so I can tell which one it is. Blessings, Barbara |
05 Sep 99 - 03:32 PM (#111679) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hayseed, Little Joe From: Gene Also check this previous FORUM THREAD - *DARLING LITTLE JOE*
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06 Sep 99 - 09:44 AM (#111820) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hayseed, Little Joe From: MandolinPaul Thanks Gene. That's the one. Now can anyone help with "A Hayseed Like Me"? P. |
02 Apr 04 - 08:00 PM (#1153243) Subject: RE: Little Joe From: GUEST,kdexter0010@aol.com Bill D, I have been searching for Norman Blake version of "Darling Little Joe", any help? |
02 Apr 04 - 08:39 PM (#1153258) Subject: Lyr Add: DARLING LITTLE JOE From: Q (Frank Staplin) Many versions of "Darling Little Joe" or "Little Joe." Randolph has four, and one from Max Hunter is in the DT as "Darlin' Little Joe." This one from Randolph, with music- Lyr. Add: Darling Little Joe (2) Oh mother, dear mother, you may miss me for awhile, For in Heaven no larger will I grow, And any kind angel will know at the gate When you call for your darling little Joe. What will my kitten do, mother, all alone, Will she stop in her frolics for a day? Will she lie on the rug by the side of the bed As she did when I went away? Then love Tige, mother, my poor little dog, For you know he will mourn me for true. Speak kindly to him and often of Joe And pat him on his brown shaggy head. What will old Thomas the gardener say When you ask him for flowers for me? Will he give you the rose he has tended so long, The first fairest rose on the tree? I saw the tears coming in his honest old eyes, And he said 'twas the wind brought them there, As he gazed on my face growing paler each day, And his hand trembled over my hair. There's poor Uncle Jack in the far-away camp, He'll feel sad o'er the letter that you'll write. Only tell him, dear mother, I have gone to the front, Marching nearer and nearer the fight. Mrs L. A. Thomas, Anderson, MO, 1927. Randolph, vol. 4, No. 712A, pp. 176. Other versions in Randolph have the 1st verse about the birds. This song seems to have been a composed piece that caught the fancy of many folk singers. Similar tear-jerkers in threads and the Levy and Hunter Collection about orphans dying, etc. |
02 Apr 04 - 09:01 PM (#1153267) Subject: Lyr Add: THE DEATH OF LITTLE JOE (Marston, 1866) From: Q (Frank Staplin) The sheet music of the original is in the Levy Collection as "The Death of Little Joe," music and lyrics by V. E. Marston, 1866, pub. by G. Andre & Co., Philadelphia. It starts with the verse about the birds. Several verses have been added by later singers, and the chorus is usually omitted. Lyr. Add: The Death of Little Joe 1. What will the birds do, mother, this spring! The dear birds that come to the door, Will they tap on the window or hop on the step, Asking why Joe goes out no more. Refrain Little Joe will soon, will soon be sleeping, Sleeping calmly in the cold, cold ground, Mother dear, O cease your weeping, For your darling boy in heaven will soon be crowned, Mother dear, O cease your weeping, For your darling boy in heaven will soon be crowned. For in heaven he'll soon be crowned, For in heaven he'll soon be crowned. 2. And Tiger, oh mother, love Tiger for me, I know he will mourn for me true, So keep him when idle and useless he grows, Sleeping all the long summer day through. 3. And you, mother darling, will miss me for awhile, Yet in heaven no larger I'll grow, So any kind angel will know when you ask At the gate for your own Little Joe. |
02 Apr 04 - 11:08 PM (#1153315) Subject: RE: Little Joe From: Mark Clark The Carter Family version is posted in another thread. - Mark |