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05 Nov 04 - 11:12 AM (#1317782) Subject: Lyr Req: Walk Right at Belmont From: GLoux Does anyone know the words and origin of a song with the first line: When you're down at the Belmont, you'd better walk right... -Greg |
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05 Nov 04 - 03:36 PM (#1318130) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Walk Right at Belmont From: GUEST,Hootenanny Hi Greg Walk Right In Belmont, recorded Chicago, April 1927 by Wilmer Watts and issued on Paramount 9013. It has been re-issued in recent years and it's on my shelves somewhere probably on one of the Yazoo Label's "Times Ain't What They Used To Be" series. I'll try a search hopefully this evening. It's slightly reminiscent of "Midnight Special". Happy Hunting Hoot |
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05 Nov 04 - 05:30 PM (#1318246) Subject: Lyr Add: WALK RIGHT IN BELMONT (from Watts, Wilson From: GUEST,Hootenanny Hi again Greg, Yes, Yazoo 2048 Volume 4 in the series as Watts and Wilson. This is what I hear: Oh when you go to Belmont well you'd better walk right And you'd better not gamble and you'd better not fight Polceman will get you and he'll bring you right down Y'ain't got no money you're chain gang bound Six O'clock in the morning hear the ding dong ring And you go to the table it's the same old thing Just coffee on the table (just a biscuit) ? is all If you don't like it boys you won't get none at all Yonder come my woman oh how do you know By the little old apron that she always wore Umbrella on her shoulder and money in her hand Says stand back captain I've come to get my man Six O'clock in the evening hear the ding dong ring And you go to the table it's the same old thing Cornbread on the table just as hard as a rock Ain't that enough ladies to break a husband's heart Yonder comes my woman oh how do you know By the little old apron that she always wore Umbrella on her shoulder and money in her hand Says stand back captain I've come to get my man It's the "just a biscuit" in the second verse I'm having trouble with. It is in fact very similar to Leadbelly's 'Midnight Special'. So, which came first ?. Incidentally it seems that the Belmont referred to is in North Carolina. Hope this helps, is it for the next CD? Hoot. |
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06 Nov 04 - 12:16 PM (#1318850) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Walk Right at Belmont From: GLoux Hoot, Thanks. It's a big help. We're working it up for performance, but we have no concrete plans for a CD. -Greg |
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04 Oct 08 - 02:42 AM (#2456903) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Walk Right at Belmont From: Roberto I think this is the solution for the cofee line: It's coffee on the table, just as bitter as gall I got it from The Gastony Song, a version of Midnight Special sung by Dillard Chandler (Folkways). It is quite similar to the Watts & Wilson recording. R |
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30 Nov 09 - 08:13 AM (#2776665) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Walk Right in Belmont (Watts & Wilson) From: GUEST,Paul Mitchell Hello, Took advantage of the Wilmer Watts re-issues on Marshall Wyatt's excellent Gastonia Gallop to hear this for the first time. Couldn't figure out that line as well, but after reading Roberto's letter, that's it, plain as day. Many thanks. Paul |