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Barbara Allen
05:23
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Was in the merry month of May
When flowers were a-bloomin'
Sweet William on his deathbed lay
For the love of Barbara Allen
Slowly, slowly she got up
And slowly she went nigh him
And all she said when she got there
"Young man, I think you're dying"
"O yes I'm sick and very low
And death is on me dwellin'
No better shall I ever be
If I don't get Barbara Allen"
"Don't you remember the other day
When you were in the tavern
You toasted all the ladies there
And slighted Barbara Allen"
"O yes, I remember the other day
When we were in the tavern
I toasted all the ladies there
Gave my love to Barbara Allen"
He turned his pale face to the wall
And death was on him dwellin'
" Adieu, adieu, my kind friends all
Be kind to Barbara Allen"
As she was walkin' through the fields
She heard the deathbells knelling
And every toll they seemed to say
"Hardhearted Barbara Allen"
"O mother, mother, make my bed
O make it long and narrow
Sweet William died for me today
I'll die for him tomorrow"
They buried Willie in the old churchyard
And Barbara there anigh him
And out of his grave grew a red, red rose
And out of hers a briar
They grew and grew in the old churchyard
Till they couldn't grow no higher
They lapped and tied in a true love's knot
The rose ran around the briar
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Old Sister Phoebe
01:27
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Old Sister Phoebe, how happy were we
The day we sat under the juniper tree
The juniper tree, hi ho, hi ho!
The juniper tree, hi ho!
Place this had on your head, it will keep your head
And take a sweet kiss, it will do you no harm
But a great deal of good, I know, I know
A great deal of good, I know
Old Sister Phoebe, how happy were we
The day we sat under the juniper tree
Now around and around we go, we go
Around and around we go
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Old Dan Tucker
03:51
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chorus:
So get out the way!
Get out the way!
Get out the way Old Dan Tucker
You're too late to come to supper
verses:
I came to town the other night
I heard the noise and saw the fight
The watchman was a-runnin' round
Cryin' Old Dan Tucker's come to town
Tucker is a nice old man
He used to ride our darby ram
He sent him whizzin' down the hill
If he hadn't got up he'd lay there still
Here's my razor in good order
Magnum bonum - I just bought her
Sheep shell oats, Tucker shell corn
I'll shave you soon as the water gets warm
Old Dan Tucker and I got drunk
He fell in the fire and kicked up a chunk
The charcoal got inside his shoe
Lord bless you honey how the ashes flew
Down the road foremost the stump
Master made me work the pump
I pumped so hard I broke the sucker
There was work for Old Dan Tucker
I went to town to buy some goods
I lost myself in a piece of woods
The night was dark I had to suffer
It froze the heel of Daniel Tucker
Tucker was a hardened sinner
He never said his grace at dinner
The old sow squealed, the pigs did squall
He hole hog with the tail and all
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Lincoln and Liberty
02:19
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Hurrah for the choice of the nation
Our chieftain so brave and so true
We'll go for the great reformation
For Lincoln and liberty, too
We'll go for the son of Kentucky
The hero of Hoosierdom through
The pride of the Suckers, so lucky
For Lincoln and liberty, too
They'll find what by felling and mauling
Our rail-maker statesman can do
For the people are everywhere calling
For Lincoln and liberty, too
Then up with the banner so glorious
The star-spangled red, white and blue
We'll fight 'til our banner's victorious
For Lincoln and liberty, too
Our David's good sling is unerring
The Slavocrat's giant he slew
Then shout for the freedom preferring
For Lincoln and liberty, too
We'll go for the son of Kentucky
The hero of Hoosierdom through
The pride of the Suckers, so lucky
For Lincoln and liberty, too
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chorus:
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows but Jesus
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Glory hallelujah!
verses:
Sometimes I'm up, sometimes I'm down
Oh yes, Lord
Sometimes I'm almost to the ground
Oh yes, Lord
Now you may think that I don't know
Oh yes, Lord
But I've had my troubles here below
Oh yes, Lord
One day when I was walkin' along
Oh yes, Lord
The sky opened up and love come down
Oh yes, Lord
I never shall forget that day
Oh yes, Lord
When Jesus washed my sins away
Oh yes, Lord
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chorus:
The Union forever
Hurrah, boys, hurrah!
Down with the traitor
Up with the star
While we rally round the flag, boys
Rally once again
Shouting the battle cry of freedom
verses:
Oh, we'll rally round the flag, boys, we'll rally once again
Shouting the battle cry of freedom
We will rally from the hillside, we'll gather from the plain
Shouting the battle cry of freedom
We are springing to the call of our brothers gone before
Shouting the battle cry of freedom
And we'll fill the vacant ranks with a million freemen more
Shouting the battle cry of freedom
We will welcome to our numbers the loyal, true, and brave
Shouting the battle cry of freedom
And although they may be poor not a man shall be a slave
Shouting the battle cry of freedom
So we're springing to the call from the East and from the West
Shouting the battle cry of freedom
And we'll hurl the Rebel crew from the land we love the best
Shouting the battle cry of freedom
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chorus:
Many are the hearts that are weary tonight
Wishing for the war to cease
Many are the hearts that are looking for the right
To see the dawn of peace
Tenting tonight, tenting tonight, tenting on the old camp ground
verses:
We're tenting tonight on the old camp ground
Give us a song to cheer
Our weary hearts, a song of home
And friends we love so dear
We've been tenting tonight on the old camp ground
Thinking of days gone by
Of the loved ones at home that gave us the hand
And the tear that said "Goodbye"
We are tired of war on the old camp ground
Many are dead and gone
Of the brave and true who've left their homes
Others been wounded long
We've been fighting today on the old camp ground
Many are lying near
Some are dead and some are dying
Many are in tears
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8. |
Home Sweet Home
03:09
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chorus:
Home! Home!
Sweet, sweet home!
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
verses:
'Mid pleasures and palaces
Though I may roam
Be it ever so humble
There's no place like home
A charm from the sky
Seems to hallow us there
Which seek thro' the world
Is ne'er met with elsewhere
To thee, I'll return
O verburdened with care
The heart's dearest solace
W ill smile on me there
No more from that cottage
A gain I will roam
Be it ever so humble
There's no place like home
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Dixie's Land
04:14
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chorus:
Oh, I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie land I'll take my stand
To live and die in Dixie
Away, away, away down south in Dixie
Away, away, away down south in Dixie
verses:
Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton
Old times there are not forgotten
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie Land
In Dixie land where I was born in
Early on one frosty mornin'
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie Land
Old Missus marry Will, the weaver
William was a gay deceiver
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie Land
But when he put his arm around her
He smiled as fierce as a forty pounder
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie Land
His face was sharp as a butcher's cleaver
But that did not seem to grieve her
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie Land
Old Missus acted the foolish part
And died for a man that broke her heart
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie Land
Now here's a health to the next old Missus
And all the gals that want to kiss us
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie Land
But if you want to drive away sorrow
Come and hear this song tomorrow
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie Land
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Twenty Years Ago
05:18
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I've wandered to the village, Tom
I've sat beneath the tree
Upon the schoolhouse playing ground
Which sheltered you and me
But none were there to greet me, Tom
And few were left to know
That played with us upon the grass
Some twenty years ago
The grass is just as green, dear Tom
Barefooted boys at play
Were sporting just as we did then
With spirits just as gay
But the Master sleeps upon the hill
Which coated, o'er with snow
Afforded us a sliding place
Just twenty years ago
The river's running just as still
The willows on its side
Are larger than they were, dear Tom
The stream appears less wide
The grapevine swing is ruined now
Where once we played the beau
And swung our sweethearts "pretty girls"
Just twenty years ago
The spring that bubbled 'neath the hill
Close by the spreading beech
Is very low; 'twas once so high
That we could almost reach
And kneeling down to get a drink
Dear Tom, I started so
To see how much that I was changed
Since twenty years ago
Near by the spring, upon an elm
You know I cut your name
Your sweetheart's just beneath it, Tom
And you did mine the same
Some heartless wretch had peeled the bark
'Twas dying sure but slow
Just as that one, whose name was cut
Died twenty years ago
My lids have long been dry, dear Tom
But tears came in my eyes
I thought of her I loved so well
Those early-broken ties
I visited the old churchyard
And took some flowers to strew
Upon the graves of those we loved
Some twenty years ago
Some now are in the churchyard laid
Some sleep beneath the sea
But few are left of our old class
Excepting you and me
And when our time shall come, dear Tom
And we are called to go
I hope they'll lay us where we played
Just twenty years ago
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With vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and bass fiddle, Matthew Sabatella and the Rambling String Band bring to life music that is woven into the fabric of the United States: traditional folk songs, fiddle tunes, old-time country, bluegrass, Appalachian music, ragtime, blues, spirituals, railroad and cowboy songs, work songs, sea shanties, reels, breakdowns, ballads, and more. ... more
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