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11 Nov 03 - 12:18 PM (#1051712) Subject: Lyr Req: 'Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum)' From: GUEST,mark I've been searching for a song which appeared in the Steven Seagal movie 'Fire Down Below' (1997). The song was performed during the movie by musician/actor Levon Helm with his banjo. On the closing credits the song is listed as "Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum)". It's listed as traditional so the author is unknown. The song does not appear on the official movie soundtrack album. My grandmother used to sing a similar song that she called "Little Potta Rinctum". The lyrics were slightly different but it was essentially the same song. I've been unable to find anything about this song despite years of research. I'm interested in everything there is to know about this song - origin, history, lyrics to different versions, etc. The lyrics to my grandmother's version had some of same lyrics as the traditional song "Froggie Went A Courtin'". Here are the lyrics of her song as I remember them: Where shall the wedding supper be? Little Potta Rinctum Kinbo Way down yonder in the hollow tree, Little Potta Rinctum Kinbo Kingbo Nero Captain Kingbo, Little Potta Rinctum Kinbo Buminicle Suminicle Little Potta Rinctum, Rinctum Oh Mr. Kinbo What shall the wedding supper be? Little Potta Rinctum Kinbo Tadpole soup and a wiggle tail tea, Little Potta Rinctum Kinbo Kingbo Nero Captain Kingbo, Little Potta Rinctum Kinbo Buminicle Suminicle Little Potta Rinctum, Rinctum Oh Mr. Kinbo Can anyone help me with this? Thanks so much! |
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11 Nov 03 - 12:44 PM (#1051736) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum)' From: Nigel Parsons Clearly an ofshoot of Mr Frog and Kemo kimo Nigel |
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11 Nov 04 - 10:11 PM (#1324131) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum)' From: GUEST I, too, have searched for this song for years. It's interesting that there are so many variations. My grandmother sang a version she called "Lattibone Rigdum." She said she learned it growing up in rural Mississippi. It sounded something like this (again, I'm approximating with the lyrics): Where shall the wedding supper be? Way down yonder in the hollow tree. Kymo, rigdum, rigdum, rigdum, lattibone kymo. Kymo hero captain makiro kymo. Rigdum, rigdum, rigdum, rigdum lattibone kymo. Buminickle suminickle lattibone rigdum rigdum lattibone kymo. What shall the wedding supper be? [something] soup and [something] tea. Kymo, rigdum, rigdum, rigdum, lattibone kymo. Kymo hero captain makiro kymo. Rigdum, rigdum, rigdum, rigdum lattibone kymo. Buminickle suminickle lattibone rigdum rigdum lattibone kymo. If the author of this thread is still around, I'd be interested to know where and when his grandmother learned the song. Any other information would also be appreciated. Thanks! |
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09 Dec 07 - 10:38 PM (#2212247) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum)' From: GUEST,Jay I'm on a very similar search. My great-grandmother was born in western Alabama then moved to Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time), and she used to sing another version. She did not include any of the traditional "Froggie Went-a-Courtin" lyrics as some do, but I think all these songs are related. Kymo naro gilto karo Kymo naro gilto Stringtum diddybo la to the rinctum Stringtum body mitta kymo Hope this helps. |
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09 Dec 07 - 11:31 PM (#2212262) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum)' From: Melissa Froggie Went a courtin'..I learned the "uh huh" version. My sister (6yrs younger) learned the "crambo" line ending (same town/school) At gs camp, however, we had the girls sing one with a "ringtum" thing. What will the wedding supper be? rintum body mitchy cambo Fried mosquito and a roasted flea.. ringtum body mitchy cambo Kemo dearo down to cairo, kemo dearo cairo Straddle-addle-addle boba laddle boba lingtum ringtum body mitchy cambo |
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11 Dec 07 - 12:00 PM (#2213159) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum)' From: GUEST,Bob Brown |
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08 Mar 08 - 04:07 AM (#2282754) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum) From: GUEST My grandmother, who was from Tenneseee (but moved to Idaho at a young age) used to sing a song she said her mother used to sing to her. I've been curious about it for many years. It went something like this: Little black bug came hopping home rigdom bob a little kayro fell in the well and broke his back bone rigdom bob a little kayro I'm in the nayro captain kayro I'm in the nayro cairo rigdom rigdom bob a lotta rigdom rigdom bob a little kayro There may have been more verses, I don't remember. The meter seems to match that of what is described in this thread. I had no idea it was derived from Froggy Went a-Courting, but it makes sense. Thanks to all of you who have shared. |
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03 Sep 08 - 02:50 AM (#2429551) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum) From: GUEST,Travis (Arkansas) This is the version I was taught from my mom and all of our family used to sing it when we would go up to Indiana. Froggy went a courtin and he did ride Inktum bodamitcha cambo A derringer dagger by his side Inktum bodamitcha cambo Hida hero down to cairo, Hida hero to cairo Stradda-ladda-ladda-bobba-ladda-bobba-Inktum Inktum-bodamitcha cambo Where will the wedding supper be Inktum bodamitcha cambo Way down yonder in a holler tree Inktum bodamitcha cambo Hida hero down to cairo, Hida hero to cairo Stradda-ladda-ladda-bobba-ladda-bobba-Inktum Inktum-bodamitcha cambo First one there was Mrs. Drake " She got ate by a big black snake " " " Second one there was a big black bug " On his back was a whiskey jug " " " What will the wedding supper be " Fried mosquitoes and a side of fleas " " |
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12 Apr 09 - 10:22 PM (#2609943) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum) From: GUEST,jill my dad taught all us kids this version, tho it never had any english words to it straddle laddle laddle baba ladda ladda link dom a rink dom mitch a com bow keem a dear o cia row, keem a dear o cia row staddle ladle laddle baba ladds ladda link dom a rink dom mitch a com bow we grew up in michigan |
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21 Jul 09 - 01:51 AM (#2684256) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum) From: GUEST I learned this form school chums in California. They all sand it the same way. 1986 Later I learned it in a class that sand old CN Rail songs and things like that. The "Uh Hu" version has always felt like a cop out. The version I learned was. ......................................................................................... Froggy went a courtin and he did ride Rinkum Bobby Mitch A Cambo Sword and Pistol by his side Rinkum Bobby Mitch A Cambo Keemo Kaimo Dominic A Rhym-O Keemo Kaimo Nero Straddle Addle Addle Bob A Laddle Bob a Linkum Rinkum Bobby Mitch A Cambo ........................................................................................ |
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20 Nov 09 - 02:08 PM (#2769964) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum) From: GUEST I'm the originator of this thread. My grandmother grew up in rural West Tennessee and she couldn't remember where she first learned the song as a child but she thought in was in school. Thanks for all the responses. It's kind of like a lot of old blues and folk songs in that there seem to be dozens of variations and it's almost impossible to trace it back to where it originated. Very interesting stuff indeed. |
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22 Sep 11 - 03:26 AM (#3226998) Subject: folk song sung by luke on his mule in sgt york From: GUEST
Thanks. -Joe Offer, Mudcat Archivist- |
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22 Sep 11 - 03:30 AM (#3227000) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum) From: Dave Hanson The song during the closing credits of ' Fire Down Below ' is John Prine singing ' Paradise ' Dave H |
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24 May 12 - 03:57 AM (#3355011) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum) From: GUEST,Jeremy @Melissa The version you posted is nearly identical to the one we learned. Where was the GS camp? I'm wondering where mine originated. Just curious.
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25 Sep 13 - 07:09 PM (#3561302) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum) From: GUEST,GUEST Megan my grandmother also used to sing me a variation of this song. what i remember sounded like this. kiminero captain kero kiminero cairo bone ji rigdum [something, something, something] i was very young the last time i heard it, so i probably have it all wrong, but i thought it was so funny when my grandma would sing it to me. i don't remember there being any english lyrics to her version, just jibberish with a cadence. |
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08 Mar 20 - 10:50 PM (#4038418) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum) From: GUEST,A musician I sang that song in Gibbs grade school in Canton, Ohio 50 years ago. I love that song! |