Prothalamion
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Prothalamion
I saw this interesting word at wordsmith.org today. It,s a song or poem that celebrates a future marriage.
I think she meant:
I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison.....
from The perfect Counry song
[/quote]You Never Even Called Me By My Name
Written By Steve Goodman
As Recorded By David Allan Coe
WELL, IT WAS ALL
THAT I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CRYING’
SOMETIMES IT SEEMED SO USELESS TO REMAIN
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN’, DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME BY MY NAME
YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME WAYLON JENNINGS
AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME CHARLIE PRIDE
AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME MERLE HAGGARD/ANYMORE
EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE ON MY FIGHTING’ SIDE
CHORUS:
AND I’LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDING’ IN THE RAIN
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN’, DARLIN’
YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME
WELL, I’VE HEARD MY NAME
A FEW TIMES IN YOUR PHONE BOOK (Hello, Hello)
AND I’VE SEEN IT ON SIGNS WHERE I’VE PLAYED
BUT THE ONLY TIME I KNOW
I’LL HEAR "DAVID ALLAN COE"
IS WHEN JESUS HAS HIS FINAL JUDGMENT DAY
REPEAT CHORUS
RECITATION:
WELL, A FRIEND OF MINE NAMED STEVE GOODMAN WROTE THAT SONG
AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG
I WROTE HIM BACK A LETTER AND I TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG BECAUSE HE HADN’T SAID ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT MAMA,
OR TRAINS,
OR TRUCKS,
OR PRISON,
OR GETTING’ DRUNK
WELL HE SAT DOWN AND WROTE ANOTHER VERSE TO THE SONG
AND HE SENT IT TO ME,
AND AFTER READING IT,
I REALIZED THAT MY FRIEND HAD WRITTEN THE PERFECT
COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG
AND I FELT OBLIGED TO INCLUDE IT ON THIS ALBUM
THE LAST VERSE GOES LIKE THIS HERE:
WELL, I WAS DRUNK THE DAY MY MOM GOT OUT OF PRISON
AND I WENT TO PICK HER UP IN THE RAIN
BUT BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE STATION IN MY PICKUP TRUCK
SHE GOT RUN NED OVER BY A DAMNED OLD TRAIN
CHORUS:
AND I’LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDING’ IN THE RAIN
NO, A’ YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN’, DARLIN’
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME
WELL I WONDER WHY YOU DON’T CALL ME
WHY DON’T YOU EVER CALL ME BY MY NAME
[/quote]
one of the few country songs I've ever heard.
mark the-big-rocker Bailey
I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison.....
from The perfect Counry song
[/quote]You Never Even Called Me By My Name
Written By Steve Goodman
As Recorded By David Allan Coe
WELL, IT WAS ALL
THAT I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CRYING’
SOMETIMES IT SEEMED SO USELESS TO REMAIN
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN’, DARLIN'
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME BY MY NAME
YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME WAYLON JENNINGS
AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME CHARLIE PRIDE
AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME MERLE HAGGARD/ANYMORE
EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE ON MY FIGHTING’ SIDE
CHORUS:
AND I’LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDING’ IN THE RAIN
BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN’, DARLIN’
YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME
WELL, I’VE HEARD MY NAME
A FEW TIMES IN YOUR PHONE BOOK (Hello, Hello)
AND I’VE SEEN IT ON SIGNS WHERE I’VE PLAYED
BUT THE ONLY TIME I KNOW
I’LL HEAR "DAVID ALLAN COE"
IS WHEN JESUS HAS HIS FINAL JUDGMENT DAY
REPEAT CHORUS
RECITATION:
WELL, A FRIEND OF MINE NAMED STEVE GOODMAN WROTE THAT SONG
AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG
I WROTE HIM BACK A LETTER AND I TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG BECAUSE HE HADN’T SAID ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT MAMA,
OR TRAINS,
OR TRUCKS,
OR PRISON,
OR GETTING’ DRUNK
WELL HE SAT DOWN AND WROTE ANOTHER VERSE TO THE SONG
AND HE SENT IT TO ME,
AND AFTER READING IT,
I REALIZED THAT MY FRIEND HAD WRITTEN THE PERFECT
COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG
AND I FELT OBLIGED TO INCLUDE IT ON THIS ALBUM
THE LAST VERSE GOES LIKE THIS HERE:
WELL, I WAS DRUNK THE DAY MY MOM GOT OUT OF PRISON
AND I WENT TO PICK HER UP IN THE RAIN
BUT BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE STATION IN MY PICKUP TRUCK
SHE GOT RUN NED OVER BY A DAMNED OLD TRAIN
CHORUS:
AND I’LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME
AND I NEVER MINDED STANDING’ IN THE RAIN
NO, A’ YOU DON’T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN’, DARLIN’
YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME
WELL I WONDER WHY YOU DON’T CALL ME
WHY DON’T YOU EVER CALL ME BY MY NAME
[/quote]
one of the few country songs I've ever heard.
mark the-big-rocker Bailey
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Ah, yes, the Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy, one of the Country Outlaws.
What you miss in reading the lyrics is the vocal changes as he imitates the various artists mentioned.
My other favorites by him are Willie, Waylon, and Me and Divers Do It Deeper.
And of course, who can forget ". . . If That Ain't Country, . . . "
What you miss in reading the lyrics is the vocal changes as he imitates the various artists mentioned.
My other favorites by him are Willie, Waylon, and Me and Divers Do It Deeper.
They say Burritos out in California can fly higher than the Byrds.
Roger McGuinn had a twelve-string guitar it was like nothing I ever heard.
And Joplin would die for our future, and Dylan would write poetry,
But in Texas the talk turned to Outlaws, like Willie and Walon and me.
Divers do it deeper,
Pilots do it higher,
Bricklayers always make it a little bit stonger,
Doctors do it cleaner,
Bikers do it meaner,
But Cowboys stay in the saddle just a little bit longer.
And of course, who can forget ". . . If That Ain't Country, . . . "
Regards//Larry
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
OH you mean that drawn out twang that so grates on the ears of a non-billy type o' music lover..
What you miss in reading the lyrics is the vocal changes ...
I had a roommate once who fancied himself a steel guitar player, he'd practice it by the hour, my pore ol' dog used to howl in consternation. I was about strained in patience too. The guy used to brag about his expensive gear too, shee! I always said my stuff was broken, so's no one would break in and steal my stuff.
mark right-glad-he-moved Bailey
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kb
I'll see yer steel gui-tar and raise ya banjo. l had a roommate who studied the banjo. As did her brother. They'd call each other, long-distance, to appraise each other's progress and occasionally break into a telephonic duet of Duelin' Banjos. It woulda brung tears to yer eyes.I had a roommate once who fancied himself a steel guitar player, he'd practice it by the hour, my pore ol' dog used to howl in consternation.
-gailr
Anybody here play the harmonica? I kin getcha guest spot on the Morning Traffic Report.
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Hey! At least he wasn't practicing the BANJO. Foggy Mountain Breakdown, indeed.I had a roommate once who fancied himself a steel guitar player, he'd practice it by the hour, my pore ol' dog used to howl in consternation.
-- PW (who plays the pedal steel guitar and wins)
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow!!! What a ride!"
Duelin' Banjos is actually a piece for one banjo and one guitar. Go figure how it got its name.I'll see yer steel gui-tar and raise ya banjo. l had a roommate who studied the banjo. As did her brother. They'd call each other, long-distance, to appraise each other's progress and occasionally break into a telephonic duet of Duelin' Banjos. It woulda brung tears to yer eyes.I had a roommate once who fancied himself a steel guitar player, he'd practice it by the hour, my pore ol' dog used to howl in consternation.
-gailr
Anybody here play the harmonica? I kin getcha guest spot on the Morning Traffic Report.
PW does win. A well played pedal steel is a delight. Check out Paul Franklin, who has even played with Dire Straights, or Robert Randolph.
And a well played Dobro is devine. See Jerry Douglas.
"Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening all at once. Lately it hasn't been working."
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Whilst not a virtuoso by any means, Stargzer's limited repertoire includes a haunting rendition of Juanita. Not quite the piece for the morning traffic report. Mourning traffic report, perhaps . . .. . . Anybody here play the harmonica? I kin getcha guest spot on the Morning Traffic Report.
Regards//Larry
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
Love the pedal steel--would love to hear PW play.
Would love to hear Geezer's "Juanita" during the mourning, or any other time!
My father can play anything with strings by ear. My wife can play banjo and dulcimer. I can tap my toe, often in rhythym.
My father tried repeatedly to teach me when I was a teenager and he gave up in disgust at times. Tears were sometimes involved--on his part.
Would love to hear Geezer's "Juanita" during the mourning, or any other time!
My father can play anything with strings by ear. My wife can play banjo and dulcimer. I can tap my toe, often in rhythym.
My father tried repeatedly to teach me when I was a teenager and he gave up in disgust at times. Tears were sometimes involved--on his part.
which explains the odd ear you have, apparently it's congenital. J/KMy father can play anything with strings by ear. My wife .
pedal steel the way booger played it was just whaaaannnnnng whooooonnnnng, and variations thereupon.
mark prefers-bass-guitar-if-it-must-be-a-solo Bailey
Today is the first day of the rest of your life, Make the most of it...
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