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17 Jan 97 - 11:31 AM (#1400) Subject: Slow Train Through Georgia From: Bob Schwarer phidea@cris.com Would someone please print the lyrics to Norman Blake's "Slow Train Through Georgia"? Thanks, Bob S. |
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21 Apr 97 - 04:05 PM (#4132) Subject: Slow Train Through Georgia From: Bob Schwarer phidea@cris.com Will someone please post the words to Norman Blake's "Slow Train Through Georgia" Thanx, Bob S. |
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28 Oct 01 - 01:39 AM (#581250) Subject: Lyr Add: SLOW TRAIN THROUGH GEORGIA (Norman Blake) From: BlueJay SLOW TRAIN THROUGH GEORGIA (Norman Blake) Down by the county bridge the gondolas roll, Hauling down to Birmingham, dirty halflslag coal, I shouldn't let 'em move me on, come sunshine, rain or drought, 'Cause just like the circle says, Southern servers the South. CHORUS: Hardships and troubles, Lord you know I've had some, Gettin' older every day, I'm a fair weather bum, Let me tell you, good people here it's just about time. To catch a slow train through Georgia, and ease my worried mind. Forty miles an hour, she's rollin' down the track, Greasy rails, red clack trails,through the long leaf pines, Anyplace that sunshine falls is where I want to be, Southern Sunshine Special, won't you roll me to the sea. Lord I wish I was livin' day to day, somewhere down the track, C'mon gal, my old pal, don't you know we'll not look back, I'll take down this old guitar, I'll play her every day, And let the slow train through Georgia, roll my blues away. At least that's how I figured it out. Have fun, BlueJay |
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28 Oct 01 - 01:44 AM (#581251) Subject: RE: Slow Train Through Georgia From: BlueJay LOL, I upstaged you, Lin! While you actually posted before I did, you've obviously already had the time change, while I haven't. BlueJay |
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28 Oct 01 - 01:55 AM (#581245) Subject: RE: Slow Train Through Georgia From: Lin in Kansas RA sound cliphere, but I can't find lyrics. It's on his albums "Whiskey Before Breakfast" and "Slow Train Through Georgia" (appropriately enough). Anybody? Lin |
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28 Oct 01 - 04:05 PM (#581511) Subject: RE: Slow Train Through Georgia From: Lin in Kansas LOL, Bluejay! Thank you very much for posting these. I was hoping someone had them, as I really like the melody I found. May be forced (!) to go buy a Norman Blake album or two... :>) Lin |
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28 Oct 01 - 04:09 PM (#581514) Subject: RE: Slow Train Through Georgia From: GUEST,Bob Schwarer Almost 5 years for a response! You really keep after it. Thanks heaps. How did you find the original request? Bob S. |
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28 Oct 01 - 04:16 PM (#581517) Subject: RE: Slow Train Through Georgia From: Lin in Kansas ROTFLMAO! Mudcat never sleeps, Bob! (Literally, if you look at the time on Bluejay's post and mine!) George Seto posted the request in the "Unanswered Requests PermaThread," but I'm darned if I know how he found it! Hope it was still useful. Lin |
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28 Oct 01 - 04:18 PM (#581520) Subject: RE: Slow Train Through Georgia From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Was going through old threads to see what hadn't been solved. Found this one, and posted it to the Unanswered Threads Permathread. Bluejay must have looked at that thread, and looked into this. |
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28 Oct 01 - 04:37 PM (#581529) Subject: RE: Slow Train Through Georgia From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Lin, I've been going through the Mudcat Forum one message by one, starting with Thread #1. I'm up to #575. Doing this in the small amount of spare time after all the fun, so I am only up to 575 after 4 months. |
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28 Oct 01 - 07:59 PM (#581620) Subject: RE: Slow Train Through Georgia From: Art Thieme The original Slow Train Through Georgia was a book -- from the 1800s -- post Civil War. Humorous sights and tales and jokes and songs about the train and what it passed along the way and what the passengers saw and gabbed about. I used to have a copy---but can't find it now. Art Thieme |
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28 Oct 01 - 09:03 PM (#581651) Subject: RE: Slow Train Through Georgia From: Lin in Kansas Good grief, George! You're a better man than I! Art, sounds like an interesting book. Don't you hate it when a piece of your library disappears, and you have no idea where it went? It's one reason why I quit lending my books... Lin |
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29 Oct 01 - 08:33 AM (#581836) Subject: RE: Slow Train Through Georgia From: Whistle Stop I didn't know that, Art. Great song, though. Anyone who loves American folk music and doesn't already have a copy of Whiskey Before Breakfast should run right out and get one. If the store doesn't have a copy, grab whatever they do have by Norman Blake; you won't be disappointed. |
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29 Oct 01 - 08:53 AM (#581848) Subject: RE: Slow Train Through Georgia From: GUEST,Russ With all due respect, this is how I hear some of the lines
Down by the county bridge THEM gondolas roll |
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28 Dec 01 - 05:42 PM (#617786) Subject: Slow train through Georgia - lyrics From: GUEST,Adri Hi, \can anybody help me with the lyrics of the song "Slow train through Georgia" by Norman Blake? Adri |
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28 Dec 01 - 06:57 PM (#617817) Subject: Lyr Add: SLOW TRAIN THROUGH GEORGIA From: bigchuck Out across that county bridge that old gondola rolls Hauling down to Birmingham that dirty half slag coal I should let it take me come sunshine rain or drought Just like the cirlce says, The Southern serves the south Hardships and trouble, you know that I've got some I'm getting older every day, I'm a fair weather bum Come all you good people now, It's just about time To catch a slow train through Georgia and ease my troubled mind Thirty miles an hour, she's just rolling down the line Rusty rails and red clay trails through the long leaf pines Any place there's sunshine, that's where I want to be And its sunshine southern special won't you roll me to the sea Chorus I'll live my life out day by day, somewhere down the track Come on gal my old pal, you know we won't look back I'll take down this old guitar, I'll play her every day And let that slow train though Georgia roll my blues away. |
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28 Dec 01 - 08:21 PM (#617863) Subject: Lyr Add: SLOW TRAIN THROUGH GEORGIA (Norman Blake) From: Stewie I was surprised not to be able to find the lyrics on the web. Bigchuck posted while I was transcribing it. There are enough minor textual variations from Bigchuck's version in the recording I was working from that I reckon it is worth posting as well:
SLOW TRAIN THROUGH GEORGIA --Stewie.
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29 Dec 01 - 03:46 PM (#618201) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Slow train through Georgia - lyrics From: GUEST,Adri Hey, thanks a lot, I couldn't find the lyrics anywhere on Internet and thanks to you I can now sing the song! |
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01 May 08 - 07:26 PM (#2331038) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Slow Train through Georgia From: GUEST Lyrics "Slow Train Through Georgia" by Norman Blake Down by the county bridge the gondolas roll hualing down to Birmingham a dirty half-slag coal I should let 'er move me on come sunshine, rain or drought 'cause just like the circle says Southern serves the South Hardships and troubles, Lord, you know I've had some gettin' older every day I'm a fair weather bum let me tell you good people here it's just about time to catch a slow train through Georgia and ease a worried mind Forty miles an hour she's rollin' down the line greasy rail, red-clay trails through the long leaf pines any place that the sunshine falls is where I long to be Sunshine Southern Special won't you roll me to the sea Hardships and troubles, don't you know I've had some gettin' older every day I'm a fair weather bum let me tell you good people here it's just about time to catch a slow train through Georgia and ease a worried mind Lord, I wish I was living day-by-day someplace down the track come on gal, my old pal Lord, you know we'll not look back I'll take down this old guitar I'll play her everyday let the slow train through Georgia roll my blues away Hardships and troubles, don't you know I've had some gettin' older every day I'm a fair weather bum let me tell you good people here it's just about time to catch a slow train through Georgia and ease a worried mind |
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01 May 08 - 09:34 PM (#2331138) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Slow Train through Georgia From: Joe_F Where do fair-weather bums go in foul weather? |
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18 Mar 10 - 07:09 PM (#2867228) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Slow Train through Georgia (Norman Blake) From: GUEST Fair weather bums follow the fair weather |
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19 Aug 11 - 01:31 AM (#3209237) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Slow Train through Georgia (Norman Blake) From: GUEST,philmanuel Stewie, Good job, I've been playing this tune without lyrics, too. Big thanks to both of you. It's another one of those great songs to play and sing. Folks respond to it well, always seems to generate toe tapping, and smiles. |
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19 Aug 11 - 02:36 PM (#3209552) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Slow Train through Georgia (Norman Blake) From: GUEST,leeneia You can hear it here: norman singing it Phil, I see what you mean about 'toe tapping.' It's a good tune. |
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19 Aug 11 - 08:01 PM (#3209709) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Slow Train through Georgia (Norman Blake) From: PHJim I'm sure that Norman probably has as much variation in any two versions as the two posted above. Non-rail fans might be interested in knowing that the Southern RR Co. had a circular logo on the sides of their rolling stock with the motto, "Southern Serves The South." I believe the "Old 97" was on the Southern RR Line. |