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24 Jul 03 - 12:27 PM (#989670) Subject: Now when I had plenty of money From: John Hardly I hope someone can help me. the new Chieftains recording "Old Plank Road" contains the following song: Now when I had plenty of money, good people all my friends would gather around Just as soon as my pocket book was empty not a friend on this earth to be found Now my money taught me of plenty good people and my papa taught me more He said, if you don't quit your rough & wild ways there'll be trouble at your door All around this old jailhouse there's plenty good people $20 won't pay my fine For Liquor has surrounded my body pretty women jump in my mind Now if you don't quit your drinkin' some day you'll be just like me Workin' out your livin' in a penitentary Now when I am dead & buried, good people and my pale face turns to the sun You can gather around all your fine friends and see This Old Rounder do down I have this song on another recording but I can't figure out which of my CDs has it on it (I have nearly 700 CDS). Anyone know what recordings it might be on? |
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24 Jul 03 - 01:05 PM (#989705) Subject: RE: Now when I had plenty of money From: Allan C. Try Doc Watson (see entry #5) |
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24 Jul 03 - 01:08 PM (#989707) Subject: RE: Now when I had plenty of money From: Allan C. Oops. I should have mentioned the song title used there: "Country Blues". |
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24 Jul 03 - 02:04 PM (#989769) Subject: Country Blues From: Joe Offer This song is related to lots of others - take a look at this thread (click) for two versions of "Country Blues." -Joe Offer- |
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24 Jul 03 - 03:03 PM (#989827) Subject: RE: Now when I had plenty of money From: John Hardly Hey, thanks for the help. I have heard Doc's version, though I don't own that CD. Interesting side (relative to your helpful link, Joe), I was having trouble trying to get the song in my head (hoping that the more I could remember of it, it might strike me what the voice I'm used to hearing sing it sounded like)... ...anyway, the more I tried to remember the recorded version I'm after, the more all I could remember was "Darlin Corie" and Joel Mabus' version of it. I don't own very many old recordings -- my "folk" collection started in about '78 (with John Hartford and soon got caught up in lots of "newgrass"). Therefore, the recording I'm after is probably not that old. |
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02 Sep 03 - 03:01 PM (#1011429) Subject: RE: Now when I had plenty of money From: John Hardly Thanks for the help -- found what I was looking for in my vinyl. Untold Stories by Hot Rize has the song. Because of your advice though, I now have the Watson version as well. |
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02 Sep 03 - 03:02 PM (#1011430) Subject: RE: Now when I had plenty of money From: John Hardly ...oh, and playing a pretty cool version of it in DADGAD |