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04 Nov 98 - 12:49 AM (#44137) Subject: Blood Strained Banders From: Dave White On "A Treasury of Lib. of Congress Field Recordings", there is a song by Jimmie Strothers called "Blood-Strained (stained?) Banders. If anyone knows where I might find the lyrics, I would be grateful. Thanks |
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04 Nov 98 - 03:31 PM (#44206) Subject: RE: Blood Strained Banders From: Art Thieme "GOOD SHEPHERD" is an alternate name for this song. Jorma Kaukonen & Hot Tuna do it that way I believe. Several others have recorded various re-workings of "BLOOD STAINED BANDERS" I've always felt it should've been transcribed as "BLOOD STAINED BANNERS"---meaning a nation's FLAG. In that sense this would most certainly be an anti-war song. I think it's something like this:
If you want to get to heaven, over by the other shore,
Chorus)
If you want to get to heaven, over by the other shore,
...stay away from the painted women, good shepherd, feed my sheep... Anyhow,that's how I used to do it maybe 20 years ago. Stuart Halliday, who was, supposedly, Jorma's roommate in college, was our source around Chicago even before it was done by Hot Tuna. Jorma's earlier rock band, the Jefferson Airplane, did this song too---if I remember right. Art |
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04 Nov 98 - 03:49 PM (#44208) Subject: RE: Blood Strained Banders From: Art Thieme In the chorus, it should be "LAMBS a-cryin'" instead of "sheep". sorry-------Art |
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04 Nov 98 - 06:37 PM (#44242) Subject: RE: Blood Strained Banders From: dick greenhaus I hate to keep harping on this, but if you do a search for blood-stained (or blood-strained you'll find it in the DT database. |
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04 Nov 98 - 07:32 PM (#44252) Subject: RE: Blood Strained Banders From: rich r Dick, Thanks to some of us you are getting to be a really good harpist. rich r |
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04 Nov 98 - 07:46 PM (#44260) Subject: RE: Blood Strained Banders From: Barbara Jeez, rich, that's 'harper! |
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05 Nov 98 - 12:53 PM (#44346) Subject: RE: Blood Strained Banders From: Sean Ruprecht-Belt Funny! I always sang this "Blood stained bandits", figuring it meant bad guys and low-lifes in general. The folk process at work, eh? |
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05 Feb 20 - 06:03 AM (#4032318) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blood-Strained Banders / -Stained Banners From: Allan C. For many years I have pondered the significance of “Stay out of the way of the Blood-Stained Banders.” But now, after reading this, I think I might have a clue. The spelling is different, but I still think the song might refer to this bunch of murderers. |
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05 Feb 20 - 06:07 AM (#4032319) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blood-Strained Banders / -Stained Banners From: Allan C. Jimmie Strothers singing "Blood-Stained Banders" |
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05 Feb 20 - 12:46 PM (#4032381) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blood-Strained Banders / -Stained Banners From: GUEST,Starship Good info about the song at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Shepherd_(song) |
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06 Apr 20 - 11:56 AM (#4044429) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blood-Strained Banders / -Stained Banners From: GUEST,guest I believe they were a murdering ,thieving gang, like in the gangs of New York or Pinky Blinders |
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06 Apr 20 - 02:31 PM (#4044473) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Blood-Strained Banders / -Stained Banners From: Jim Carroll "Pinky" Peaky blinders surely - so called for lining the peaks of their caps with razor blades to slash the faces of they opponents Jim |
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07 Jun 20 - 12:01 AM (#4057797) Subject: Lyr Add: BLOOD-STRAINED BANDERS (Jimmie Strothers) From: Jim Dixon My transcription from YouTube: BLOOD-STRAINED BANDERS As recorded by Jimmie Strothers. If you want to go to heaven, [just] over on the other sho', Keep out the way of {the blood-strained banders.}* O good shepherd, feed my sheep. Some for Paul, some for Silas, Some for to make-a my heart rejoice. Don't you hear lambs a-crying? O good shepherd, feed my sheep. [* On subsequent verses substitute:] ...the gunshot devils. ...the long-tongued liars. - - - Other recordings: BLOOD-STAINED BANDERS recorded by Mike Seeger and Peggy Seeger on "Fly Down Little Bird" (2011) BLOOD-STRAINED BANDERS recorded by The Folksmiths on "We've Got Some Singing to Do" (1958) |