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03 May 04 - 12:15 AM (#1176689) Subject: Chord Req: Wahoo chords From: GUEST,Flatpik "Why did the Zulu warriors lose the battle of Timbuktu, etc." Thanks |
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03 May 04 - 09:18 AM (#1176846) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Wahoo chords From: Jim Dixon Information on this song was hard to track down, until I found the original spelling was WAH-HOO! or maybe even WAH! HOO! It was written by Cliff Friend in 1936, and recorded by Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers, the Hoosier Hot Shots, the Rustical Quality String Band, The Red Clay Ramblers, and Riders in the Sky. I found the sheet music being offered for sale at auction by eBay here. The Indiana University library also has the sheet music. You can see the catalog entry here. The lyrics are in the DT under the title WAHOO but, interestingly, the line you quote isn't in it – but I'm fairly sure I've heard a version with that line. |
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03 May 04 - 02:34 PM (#1177031) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Wahoo chords From: GUEST,Mike Johnson Jim - Were you ever able to find the chords? Thanks - Mike |
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04 May 04 - 05:51 PM (#1177824) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Wahoo chords - Found them (sort of) From: GUEST,Flatpik From piano sheet music. Not the best, but a start. Mike |
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04 May 04 - 05:52 PM (#1177826) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Wahoo chords From: GUEST,Forgot to post the link http://www.hoosierhotshots.com/wahhoosheet.html |
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04 May 04 - 06:18 PM (#1177852) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Wahoo chords From: Jim Dixon OK, so where did the line about the Zulu warriors come from? It's not in the sheet music. I think the Red Clay Ramblers might have sung it. I remember this much: "Why did the Zulu warriors lose the battle of Timbuktu? They couldn't wah-hoo, wah-hoo, wah-hoo!" Is there a whole verse we're missing? |
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05 May 04 - 09:41 PM (#1179033) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Wahoo chords From: GUEST,Flatpik I've collection words from here & there - can't remember - here's what I have: Mike Way out west where men are men and women are very sweet, That's where I wanna be, That's where I'm gonna be. Way out west just once again where happiness is complete, There's just one thing I miss, and it is this: Oh gimme a horse, a great big horse, And gimme a buckaroo And let me Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo Oh gimme a ranch, a big pair of pants And gimme a Stetson too, And let me Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahooo Give me the wide o-pen spaces... For I'm just like a prairie flower Growing wilder by the hour. Oh gimme a moon, a prairie moon, and gimme a gal that's true, And let me Wa-Hoo, Wa-Hoo Wa-Hooo Oh I never could sing a high-class thing, Good music I never knew, But I can Wa-Hoo, Wa-Hoo Wa-Hooo Oh I never could dance, Cause when I dance I wear out the lady's shoe, But I can Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo It's just a gift from the prairie You shout it when a bad man jigs, And it's very good for calling pigs. I never could speak a word of Greek I never could poop-poop-a-do, But I can Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo Oh you open your mouth Two feet wide, and take a big breath or two, Then you can Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo Oh you wiggle your toes And grit your teeth Like Dangerous Dan McGrew And then you Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo Be careful not to sing soprano; And never Hi-de-hi-de-ho, Cause that don't go out in Idaho. Oh buckle your belt and fix your hat, And spit her out (spit) ka-chew! And then you Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo Oh, what did Miss Cleopatra say To Anthony when they met? She hollered Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo Oh, what did that roaming Romeo Yell to little Miss Juliet? He hollered Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo It started way back in Eden And Eve was the cause, And it's no fib, She wahooed Adam for a rib. Oh, what did Miss Pocahontas yell the minute she saw John Smith? She hollered Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo Oh, gimme the plains, The western plains, And a bottle of apple jack And let me Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo Oh gimme a saloon, An old spittoon, and a package of chaw tobacc And let me Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo And why did the Zulu warriors Lose the battle of Timbuktu They couldn't Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo And why did the wildcat get so wild He didn't know what to do I couldn't Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo Oh, gimme a gat, a cowboy hat, A handkerchief red and blue, And let me Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo Oh, gimme the plains, a pair of reins, And my boots and saddle too, And let me Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo Oh, lemme get at...a lariat, As a steer comes into view, And let me Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo Give me the wide open spaces, Each time I see a sawdust bar, I wanna be away out thar... Oh, show me the pal Who'll steal my gal, And hand me my .32 And let me Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo |
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23 Mar 14 - 08:39 PM (#3612204) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Wa-Hoo / Wahoo (Cliff Friend) From: GUEST,the bluesneverdie The line about the Zulus at Timbuktu was in the version by Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers.There's also a missing verse i.e.Why did Napoleon Boneaparte lose the Battle of Waterloo he couldn't Wah Hoo,Wah Hoo,Wah Hoo!!Incidentally,there was an English cover version of this in the mid-thirties by Billy Cotton and his orchestra,on the R |
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14 Apr 14 - 06:38 PM (#3618810) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Wa-Hoo / Wahoo (Cliff Friend) From: GUEST,Cobalt41 Oh gimme a date and a Ford V-8, With a rumble seat for two , And let me Wahoo, Wahoo, Wahoo! |
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15 Apr 14 - 07:13 AM (#3618942) Subject: RE: Chord Req: Wa-Hoo / Wahoo (Cliff Friend) From: GUEST,Dani Love this. Red Clay Ramblers did a fun version of this, and I was fortunate enough to see them do it on Prairie Home Companion, live. The best part was that the other guests were Sweet Honey In The Rock, who have a lovely sign-language interpreter, who did the whole show. Her 'Wahoo, Wahoo, Wa-hoo!" have always stuck with me : ) Dani |