Jackaroo - Story and Song - Traditional song
Click 1:33 to skip story intro. Jackaroo, also known as, Jack A-Roe, Jack Monroe, Jackero and many other names, is a traditional folk song that dates back to at least to 1830 and possibly much older than that according to Wiki. A lady dresses up as a man so she can be with her own true love in the war. In those times women were not allowed to fight in war. This theme is in many different folk songs. I tell a story before singing and playing it on the guitar. I use sort of what is known as, the Carter scratch right hand pick strum technique.
JACKAROO - Lyrics
traditional
Am C E
There was a wealthy merchant, in London he did dwell
F C F C
He had a beautiful daughter, the truth to you I'll tell
Am E G Am
Oh the truth to you I'll tell
She had sweethearts a plenty and men of high degree
But none but Jack the sailor her true love e'er could be
Oh her true love e'er could be
Now Jackie's gone a sailing with trouble on his mind
He's left his native country and his darling girl behind
Oh his darling girl behind
She went down to a tailor's shop and dressed in man's array
She climbed on board a vessel to convey herself away
Oh convey herself away
Before you get on board Sir, your name I'd like to know
She smiled all in her countenance they call me Jack A Roe
Oh they call me Jack A Roe
I see your waist is slender, your fingers they are small
Your cheeks too red and rosy to face the cannonball
Oh to face the cannonball
I know my waist is slender, my fingers they are small
My cheeks too red and rosy to face the cannonball
Oh to face the cannonball
The war soon being over, she went and looked around
Among the dead and wounded her darling boy she found
Oh her darling boy she found
She picked him up all in her arms and carried him to town
She sent for a physician who quickly healed his wounds
Oh who quickly healed his wounds
This couple they got married, so well they did agree
This couple they got married, so why not you and me
Oh why not you and me
00:00 - Story intro
1:33 - Song starts
4:30 - Happy ending
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I`ll Rise When The Rooster Crows - Banjo
I`ll Rise When The Rooster Crows is a traditional American Folk song. The Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers recorded this song in 19 and 28. I play it two finger thumb lead on the mountain banjo. If the banjo sounds quieter lately it`s because I stuffed a huge car wash sponge in the back to cut down on the overtones and volume. Also I`ve started adding more compression so I can crank the volume really loud without clipping. It`s all a work in progress folks. Thanks for listening.
1. If the golden shoes you hear so much about
Were worn down here, you'd soon wear 'em out.
We're gonna take up 'em yonder for to put on our robes.
Gonna put on my golden shoes.
CHORUS: I'll rise when the rooster crows.
I'll rise when the rooster crows.
I'm going back south where the sun shines hot,
Down where the sugar cane grows.
2. Don't let old Satan try to fool you,
For the gates will be closed and you can't get through.
With a long white robe and the white socks too,
Gonna put on my golden shoes.
3. When Gabriel comes for to blow his horn,
Well, you needn't pull back for you gotta go on,
So prepare yourself for the judgment day,
For you can't take money and buy your way.
4. We'll have cider all the fall,
For I said I's going to the ball,
Where the duck chews tobacco and the goose drinks wine,
The old hen cackles while the rooster keeps the time.
5. Whatcha gonna do when the women are all dead?
Gonna sit in the corner with a hung-down head.
Well, if I had to marry, I wouldn't marry for riches.
I'd marry a big fat gal who couldn't wear the britches.
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Down By The Glenside - Irish Folk Ballad - Guitar and Vocal
Down by the Glenside, also known as, The Bold Finian Men was written by, Peadar Kearney in 1916 around the time of the Easter Rebellion which happen in April of 1916, when the Irish attempted another overthrow of British rule in Ireland. I sing and play it on guitar with a simple arpeggio fingerpicking pattern.
Down by the Glenside - The Bold Fenian Men
Written by Peadar Kearney
Performed by Dan D. Dirges
Guitar in standard tuning: 3/4 time, basic fingerpicking arpeggio straight rolls. Or T I M I M I
'Twas down by the glenside, I met an old woman
A-plucking young nettles, she ne’er saw me coming
I listened a while to the song she was humming
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
'Tis fifty long years since I saw the moon beaming
On strong manly forms, on eyes with hope gleaming
I see them again, sure, in all my sad dreaming
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men.
When I was a young girl, their marching and drilling
Awoke in the glenside sounds awesome and thrilling
They loved dear old Ireland, to die they were willing
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men.
Some died by the glenside, some died near a stranger
And wise men have told us their cause was a failure
But they stood by old Ireland and never feared danger
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
I passed on my way, God be praised that I met her
Be life long or short, sure I'll never forget her
We may have brave men, but we'll never have better
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
'Twas down by the glenside, I met an old woman
A-plucking young nettles, she ne’er saw me coming
I listened a while to the song she was humming
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
#Down By The Glenside
#Irish Folk Ballads
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Green Rocky Road - Banjo Version
Green, Green Rocky Road is a song was written by, Len Chandler? Based on other older traditional songs best I can gather. Dave Van Ronk`s incredible interpretation of the song is the one that became famous. Oscar Isaac played this song exceptionally well for the Coen Brothers movie, Inside Llewyn Davis. I came up with this banjo interpretation. Right hand technique is known as two finger thumb lead.
Green, Green Rocky Road Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When I go by Baltimore
Need no carpet on my floor
You come along, follow me
We'll go down to Galilee
[Hook]
Green green rocky road
You promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
[Verse 2]
See that crow up in the sky
He don't walk, he just fly
He don't walk, he don't run
He keep on flapping, til' the sun
[Hook]
Howlin' Green green rocky road
You promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
[Verse 3]
Little Miss Jane you run to wall
Don't you stumble, Don't you fall
Don't you sing, Don't you shout
When I sing you come runnin' out
Howlin' Green green rocky road
You Promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
[Verse 4]
Hooka-dooka soda cracker
Does your mama chew tobacco?
If your mama chews tobacco
Hooka-dooka, hooka-dooka soda cracker, yes
[Hook]
Green green rocky road
You promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
[Verse 5]
When I go by Baltimore
Needin' no carpet on my floor
Ya Come along, follow me
There's a man in Galilee
[Hook]
Howlin' Green green rocky road
You promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
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Sam Hall - Traditional Irish Folk Ballad
Sam Hall is Irish traditional folk song ballad. Sam hall robbed from the rich to give to the poor just like Robin Hood only he got hung. Fingerpicking acoustic guitar and vocal. There are a lot of different ways to approach performing this song. This is a mellow way of playing it. Then there is the rowdy pub version. This song is so good it would sound good singing it in any style.
Sam Hall - Lyrics
Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep, chimney sweep
Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep
Oh my name it is Sam Hall and I've robbed both great and small
And my neck will pay for all when I die, when I die
And my neck will pay for all when I die
I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all, that's not all
I have twenty pounds in store, that's not all
I have twenty pounds in store and I'll rob for twenty more
For the rich must help the poor, so must I, so must I
For the rich must help the poor, so must I
Oh they took me to Cootehill in a cart, in a cart
Oh they took me to Cootehill in a cart
Oh they took me to Cootehill where I stopped to make my will
Saying the best of friends must part, so must I, so must I
Saying the best of friends must part, so must I
Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke, that's no joke
Up the ladder I did grope, that's no joke
Up the ladder I did grope and the hangman pulled the rope
And ne'er a word I spoke, tumbling down, tumbling down
And ne'er a word I spoke tumbling down
Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep, chimney sweep
Oh my name it is Sam Hall chimney sweep
Oh my name it is Sam Hall and I've robbed both great and small
And my neck will pay for all when I die, when I die
And my neck will pay for all when I die
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Minivan Man - Original Song - Rock and Roll - Story and Song
Minivan Man is a song I wrote. It`s sort of a parody of the early 1960`s hot rod songs that the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean sang. They bragged in their songs about how big the engines were, how fast they were, how much chrome they had and all the chicks they would pick up. This song is in the style of 1950`s Rock and Roll. Those of you too young to remember, rock and roll was a once very popular genre of music. Satan creeped into it and eventually killed it unfortunately.
Minivan Man
Written and performed by
Dan D. Dirges
I don`t give a damn about going green
This gas guzzlin momma is a mean machine
Pay no mind to what I drive
Just mind your own business and I`ll mind mine
I`m a minivan man watch me roll it up and down the line
There`s caravan`s, venture`s and Ford windstar`s
You can see them everywhere without looking to far
Their cruising around up and down the road
With the wife and the kiddies man go daddy go
I`m a minivan man watch me roll it up and down the line
I`m a minivan man, I`m a minivan man, I`m a minivan man, I`m a minivan man
I`m a minivan man, watch me roll it up and down the line
There`s a 3.3 litre underneath the hood
A fuel injection six shooter growling real good
An automatic tranny with overdrive
I`ll never ever have to pimp my ride
I`m a minivan man watch me roll it up and down the line
There`s duel sliding doors and one in the back
Grannys tied down up on the roof rack
It`s got a vanity mirror to comb my hair
And coffee cup holders here and there
I`m a minivan man watch me roll it up and down the line
I`m a minivan man, I`m a minivan man, I`m a minivan man, I`m a minivan man
I`m a minivan man, watch me roll it up and down the line
I don`t give a damn about going green
This gas guzzlin momma is a mean machine
Pay no never mind to what I drive
Just mind your own business and I`ll mind mine
I`m a minivan man watch me roll it up and down the line
There`s caravan`s, venture`s and Ford windstar`s
You can see them everywhere without looking to far
Their cruising around up and down the road
With the wife and the kiddies man go daddy go
I`m a minivan man watch me roll it up and down the line
I`m a minivan man, I`m a minivan man, I`m a minivan man, I`m a minivan man
I`m a minivan man, watch me roll it up and down the line
Vroom Vroom
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Memories - Derroll Adams Banjo cover with Story and Song intro
Memories is a song written by, Derroll Adams. I tell a story in the intro about Darroll and Ramblin` Jack Elliott. The song starts at 1:53
Memories
Written by Derroll Adams
Banjo tuned like standard G only tuned down to C sharp in 3/4 time
Two finger Thumb Lead
Something cries so low at night in silence
Something cries so low at night of home
Drifting far across that Columbia river
I still hear that freight Train’s lonesome cry
Winds in forests nothing now but memories
Mountains turning dark against the sky
Something cries so low at night in silence
Something cries so low at night of home
Winds in forests nothing now but memories
Mountains turning dark against the sky
There’s a sudden movement
From the dark woods
Down there by the clearing stands a deer
Stillness seems to be the only music
Echoed in the night an evening star
© Words and music: Derroll Adams
(as it appears on the album Along The Way)
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Fade Away - Original Song
Fade Away is a song I wrote about 15 years ago. John covered this a few month back and I really like how he sang it. His version inspired me to dust this one off and try it again. The song is only a couple minutes long. I blab on for a long time trying to be all poetic after the song. Acoustic guitar and vocal. Travis fingerpicking guitar. Singer songwriter. Original song.
Fade Away
Written and performed by
Dan D. Dirges
Wind blows thru the tree`s, takes the dying leaves
You and I saw when they were born in Spring
In colors of red and gold they fall to the ground
Landing softly to the earth they make not a sound
Fade away, fade away, time waits for nothing, nothing stands in it`s way
Fade away, fade away, everything upon the earth must fade away
I remember when you danced in the golden sun
You took my breath away, life had just begun
Thru the years you walked with me, we grew old
When you died I buried you with a rose
Fade away, fade away, time waits for nothing, nothing stands in it`s way
Fade away, fade away, everything upon the earth must fade away
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Hey Johnnie Cope - Traditional Scottish Folk Song - Banjo version
"Hey Johnny Cope", "Hey Johnnie Cope" "Hey, Johnnie Cope, are Ye Wauking Yet?", also "Hey Johnnie Cope, are you awake yet?", "Heigh! Johnnie Cowp, are ye wauken yet?", or simply "Johnny Cope" is a traditional Scottish folk song. The song commemorates the Battle of Prestonpans, fought on 21 September during the Jacobite rising of 1745.
I sing and play it this time of the mountain banjo. My version is heavily influenced by the Dave Walters version who I have recently become a HUGE fan of. YouTube channel, St. Andrews Folk Club, who I follow posted a concert that he recorded in his folk club back in the 1970`s of Dave Walters and I was completely blown away. Besides singing and playing traditional folk songs so incredibly well he talked about the songs before he sang them. I highly recommend checking out that concert. Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoBTfYiuc9I
Hey Johnnie Cope - lyrics
Traditional Scottish Folk Song
Dave Walters version (sort of, can`t quit make out some of the words because of the thick Scottish accent)
Banjo and vocal
Hey Johnny Cope are you waking yet
Or are you sleeping now I would bet
Haste that you get up the drums to beat
Fy Cope rise in the morning
So John Cope rode and did not ride far
But neer a rebel he came near
Until he landed at Dunbar
Bright and early in the morning
Hey Johnny Cope are you waking yet
Or are you sleeping now I would bet
Haste that you get up the drums to beat
Fy Cope rise in the morning
Cope sent a challenge to Dunbar
Come fight me Charlie if you dare
And if it be by the chance of war
You`ll all die in the morning
Hey Johnny Cope are you waking yet
Or are you sleeping now I would bet
Haste that you get up the drums to beat
Fy Cope rise in the morning
Up now Johnny get up and run
Before the highland bagpipes make it in
Now expected to sleep in your whole skin (Are you expecting to sleep the whole morning?)
Than to flee away in the morning
Hey Johnny Cope are you waking yet
Or are you sleeping now I would bet
Haste that you get up the drums to beat
Fy Cope rise in the morning
When Johnny Cope to Dunbar came
They all starred at him, “Where’s your men?”
“The Devil confound me, I do not know,
For I left them all in the morning.”
Hey Johnny Cope are you waking yet
Or are you sleeping now I would bet
Haste that you get up the drums to beat
Fy Cope rise in the morning
So John Cope rode but did not ride far
For neer a rebel he came near
Until he landed at Dunbar
Bright and early in the morning
Hey Johnny Cope are you waking yet
Or are you sleeping I would bet
Haste that you get up the drums to beat
Fy Cope rise in the morning
Fy Cope rise in the morning
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I Get Along Fine Without You - Guitar & Vocal - Dan D Dirges song
I Get Along Fine Without You, is a song I wrote about 10 years ago. It`s a broken hearted love song. If you want you can check out the full video of me practicing two other original songs on my Facebook and/or Rumble channel. I cut it off here because I didn`t want it get to be too long. Links are in my channel description.
Written and performed by Dan D. Dirges
Guitar standard tuning: Thumb picking and strumming
I get along fine without you. Except in Spring,
when all the flowers are in bloom.
All the little places we would go,
I go there still, and memories flood my mind.
I am so lost without your love.
Wont you take me back, again.
I get along fine without you. Except in summertime,
when life is in its prime. and lovers in the night,
their dreams fill the sky, like the stars.
How I wonder where you are.
I`m a fool but I can never let you go.
Wont you take me back, again.
I get along fine without you. Except in Fall (Autumn?).
When leaves turn red and gold. Life is passing by,
and I am growing old all alone. Do you sometimes
think of me. Oh Babe you are always on my mind.
Wont you take me back, again.
I get along fine without you. Except in wintertime,
when the chilly winds blow. Let it rain, let it snow
my love for you will never grow cold. You were
meant for me. I only wish that I could make you see.
Wont you take me back, again.
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Oh Groundhog - Lisa Loeb Banjo cover with commentary
The original Groundhog is a traditional folk song about a family out hunting for a groundhog to kill it and eat it, tan it`s hide and make shoe strings, banjo heads and other things out of the skin. Grandma even made gravy out of the groundhogs brains. This version I found on a Lisa Loeb album, which I absolutely fell in love with. It`s a much happier, kinder and gentler version, which tells of the story of the groundhog and how it can tell when spring is coming. Really makes you feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside. I call it the vegan and/or Gen Z version of the original traditional Groundhog. I play a little two finger thumb lead on the mountain banjo with a fiberskyn head instead of goat or groundhog skin. Also nylgut banjo strings instead of gut strings from a sweet little pussycat.
"Oh Groundhog" Lisa Loeb, Warm and Fuzzy Vegan Version lyrics
Groundhog lives way down in the hole
Groundhog lives way down in the hole
He's got to hide away from the cold
Oh, groundhog
Groundhog sleeping all winter along
Groundhog sleeping all winter along
Sleep right through the snow and the storms
Oh, groundhog
Dreams about the warm sunshine
Dreams about the warm sunshine
Chasing the bees and the butterflies
Oh, groundhog
Oh when will the winter end
Oh when will the winter end
Look out the window, it's snowing again
Oh, groundhog
One fine day the groundhog knows
One fine day the groundhog knows
He wakes up cause spring is close
Oh, groundhog
Up through the tunnel and into the air
Up through the tunnel and into the air
Don't see a shadow, spring is here
Oh, groundhog
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I Get Along Fine Without You- AND Two Other Practice songs by Dan D Dirges
I Get Along Fine Without You, is a song I wrote about 10 years ago. It`s a broken hearted love song. If you want you can check out the full video of me practicing two other original songs on my Facebook and/or Rumble channel. I cut it off here because I didn`t want it get to be too long. Links are in my channel discription.
Written and performed by Dan D. Dirges
Guitar standard tuning: Thumb picking and strumming
I get along fine without you. Except in Spring,
when all the flowers are in bloom.
All the little places we would go,
I go there still, and memories flood my mind.
I am so lost without your love.
Wont you take me back, again.
I get along fine without you. Except in summertime,
when life is in its prime. and lovers in the night,
their dreams fill the sky, like the stars.
How I wonder where you are.
I`m a fool but I can never let you go.
Wont you take me back, again.
I get along fine without you. Except in Fall (Autumn?).
When leaves turn red and gold. Life is passing by,
and I am growing old all alone. Do you sometimes
think of me. Oh Babe you are always on my mind.
Wont you take me back, again.
I get along fine without you. Except in wintertime,
when the chilly winds blow. Let it rain, let it snow
my love for you will never grow cold. You were
meant for me. I only wish that I could make you see.
Wont you take me back, again.
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Drinking Of The Wine -Traditional Spiritual - Guitar - Commentary after song
Drinking Of The Wine is an old Traditional African American Spiritual. Bascom Lamar Lunsford learned it at an African American Church in 1902. It`s on his CD, Ballads, Banjo Tunes and Sacred Songs of Western North Carolina. I sing and play it this time on the guitar in open D tuning. Right hand technique is sort of like the Carter Scratch which is named after Mother Maybelle Carter. It`s an uplifting spiritual song that southes the soul. I hesitated weather to post this or not because the vocals are a little too buried to my ears. The guitar, vocal balance is off. I like the vocals more up front and prominent. I hope I can find a way to record better in this style on the nylon string guitar because it`s so much fun playing this way in open tunings.
Drinking Of The Wine - Lyrics
arranged and performed by
Dan D. Dirges
Banjo Tuning = dADFsharpA but tuned down a half step
Guitar Tuning = Open D Tuning DADFsharpAD (acual tuning is Csharp)
Drinking of the wine, wine, wine
Drinking of the wine, that holy wine
Y'oughta been there for a thousand years
Drinking of the wine
If anybody asks, tell em I`m gone
Tell em I've gone, to Gallilee,
You oughta been there, for a thousand years,
Drinkin' of the wine
If my mother comes calling for me
Tell her death has silenced me
Y'oughta been there for a thousand years
Drinking of the wine
If you get there before I do
Tell my Jesus I'm a-comin' too.
Y'oughta been there for a thousand years
Drinkin' of the wine.
Drinking of the wine, wine, wine
Drinking of the wine, holy wine
Y'oughta been there for a thousand years
Drinking of the wine
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Drink it, members, drink it free
It flows from the root of a tender tree
Y'oughta been there for a thousand years
Drinking of the wine
If anybody asks, about that time,
Everbodys dead and gone on high,
You ought been there for a thousand years,
Drinkin' wine.
You may mourn, sinner, mourn,
Christ`s mercy will flow on you
Y'oughta been there for a thousand years
Drinking of the wine
Drinking of the wine, wine, wine
Drinking of the wine, holy wine
Y'oughta been there for a thousand years
Drinking of the wine
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Hobo`s Lullaby - Banjo with commentary
Hobo's Lullaby was written by, Goebel Reeves. Woody Guthrie once stated that this was his favorite song. I have never heard Woody sing this song unfortunately but I have heard his son, Arlo Guthrie sing it on one of his early albums and I still think that`s the best rendition of this song I have ever heard. He really tapped into the lonesome misery of the song but also the optimism. I play it on a mountain banjo, two finger thumb lead. Also there is a long commentary introduction. Feel free to skip over that if you don`t care to listen to me blubbering thru it. Song starts around the 2:05 mark.
Hobo's Lullaby
Words and Music by Goebel Reeves
Mountain Banjo in Standard tuning only I`m tuned a whole octave lower in low G
Go to sleep you weary hobo
Let the towns drift slowly by
Can't you hear the steel rails hummin'
That's the hobo's lullaby
Now don't you worry 'bout tomorrow
Let tomorrow come and go
Tonight you're in a nice warm boxcar
Safe from all that wind and snow
Go to sleep you weary hobo
Let the towns drift slowly by
Can't you hear the steel rails hummin'
That's the hobo's lullaby
I know your clothes are torn and ragged
And your hair is turning gray
Lift your head and smile at trouble
You'll find peace and rest someday
Go to sleep you weary hobo
Let the towns drift slowly by
Can't you hear the steel rails hummin'
That's the hobo's lullaby
(New verse I wrote to replace the original mean anti police verse)
I know that life is full of trouble
And times are hard everywhere
But when you die and go to heaven
There`ll be no more troubles their
So go to sleep you weary hobo
Let the towns drift slowly by
Listen to the steel rails hummin'
That's a hobo's lullaby
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There Will Come Soft Rains- Seth Mountain - cover
There Will Come Soft Rains is a song written by, Seth Mountain. Seth adapted the lyrics based on a poem by, Sara Teasdale. Do yourself a favor and check out Seth`s channel but beware, there are not many two or three minute top of the pop chart style songs. Seth`s songs sound truly amazing with insightful thoughtout lyrics that cut and run deep but are not meant to be hastily absorbed and forgotten. Here is the link to Seth`s song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ_TPLThjlg
There Will Come Soft Rains
Written by Seth Mountain
Performed by Dan D. Dirges
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
And frogs in the pools singing at night,
And wild plum trees in tremulous white,
Robins will wear their feathery fire
Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;
And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
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(lyrics as I sang it)
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound; Would scarcely know that we were gone.
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
And frogs in the pools singing at night,
And wild plum trees in tremulous white,
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
Robins will wear their feathery fire
Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;
Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;
And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree
If mankind perished utterly;
If mankind perished utterly;
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
Would scarcely know that we were gone.
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Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning - Traditional Spiritual Blues
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning is a traditional spiritual blues song. My favorite version is by Blind Willie Johnson and his wife, Wille (same name), although he played slide guitar and I arranged a simpler version. The song traditionally is sung by a man and a woman interplaying off each other.
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Walking Thru Your Town In The Snow - Utah Phillips song
Walking Through Your Town In The Snow is a song written by Utah Phillips. It tells the story of a poor homeless person who wanders into town one cold snowy night looking for a place sleep. I play it here on the mountain banjo.
Walking Through Your Town In The Snow - lyrics
written by Bruce `Utah` Phillips
performed by Dan D. Dirges
I'm walking through your town in the snow,
I'm walking through your town in the snow,
I got no place to go, all the trains are running slow
And I'm walking through your town in the snow
I carry my home on my back,
I carry my home on my back,
But the police only frown, every time I lay it down,
And I'm walking through your town in the snow
Don't these little winter towns all look the same,
Don't these little winter towns all look the same,
how The freezing winds do blow, when all the mission doors are closed
And I'm walking through your town in the snow
It's getting late and all the bars are closed,
It's getting late and all the bars are closed,
Im so cold that I can't think, and I could really use a drink
And I'm walking through your town in the snow
There's some fellas jungled up in the yard,
There's some fellas jungled up in the yard,
They're cook'in up down there, but theres nothing I can share
And I'm walking through your town in the snow
Maybe I could rustle up a job,
Maybe I could rustle up a job,
But there's nothing I could do, my best working days are through
And I'm walking through your town in the snow
Don't think I'll ever find my way back home,
Don't think I'll ever find my way back home,
I can see my golden years, shinning through these frozen tears
I'm walking through your town in the snow
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Green, Green Rocky Road - Folk Blues - Open D Guitar Tuning
Green, Green Rocky Road is a song was written by, Len Chandler? Based on other older traditional songs best I can gather. Dave Van Ronk`s incredible interpretation of the song is the one that became famous. Oscar Isaac played this song exceptionally well for the Coen Brothers movie, Inside Llewyn Davis. The song is usually played in Drop D Tuning. I played it in Open D Tuning on a nylon string guitar that I won at an online goodwill thrift store ebay auction many years ago. I think I paid $30 for it. I like it because of the wide string spacing.
Green, Green Rocky Road Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When I go by Baltimore
Need no carpet on my floor
You come along, follow me
We'll go down to Galilee
[Hook]
Green green rocky road
You promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
[Verse 2]
See that crow up in the sky
He don't walk, he just fly
He don't walk, he don't run
He keep on flapping, til' the sun
[Hook]
Howlin' Green green rocky road
You promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
[Verse 3]
Little Miss Jane you run to wall
Don't you stumble, Don't you fall
Don't you sing, Don't you shout
When I sing you come runnin' out
Howlin' Green green rocky road
You Promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
[Verse 4]
Hooka-dooka soda cracker
Does your mama chew tobacco?
If your mama chews tobacco
Hooka-dooka, hooka-dooka soda cracker, yes
[Hook]
Green green rocky road
You promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
[Verse 5]
When I go by Baltimore
Needin' no carpet on my floor
Ya Come along, follow me
There's a man in Galilee
[Hook]
Howlin' Green green rocky road
You promenade in green
Tell me who ya love
Tell me who ya love
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Good King Wenceslas / Traditional Folk Song / Guitar and Vocal
Good King Wenceslas is a Traditional Folk Song and Christmas carol that tells the story of how a benevolent king invites a poor homeless person into his castle for dinner. I sing and play it on guitar, fingerpicking style in drop D tuning this time. One of my most favorite songs ever. Seems like I record and post another version every year for Christmas. I plan on posting a banjo version too in the coming months too. No laws says you can only sing Christmas songs at Christmas time. Merry Christmas everyone. I`ll see you again good Lord willing in a few weeks.
Good King Wenceslas - lyrics
Guitar in drop D tuning
Chords: D G D G Bm D G D Bm Asus G D
Arranged and performed by
Dan D. Dirges
Good King Wenceslas looked out
On the feast of Stephen,
When the snow lay round about,
Deep and crisp and even.
Brightly shone the moon that night,
Though the frost was cruel,
When a poor man came in sight,
Gathering winter fuel.
"Hither, page, and stand by me.
If thou know it telling:
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?"
"Sire, he lives a good league hence,
Underneath the mountain,
Right against the forest fence
By Saint Agnes fountain."
"Bring me flesh, and bring me wine.
Bring me pine logs hither.
Thou and I will see him dine
When we bear the thither."
Page and monarch, forth they went,
Forth they went together
Through the rude wind's wild lament
And the bitter weather.
"Sire, the night is darker now,
And the wind blows stronger.
Fails my heart, I know not how.
I can go no longer."
"Mark my footsteps my good page,
Tread thou in them boldly:
Thou shalt find the winter's rage
Freeze thy blood less coldly."
In his master's step he trod,
Where the snow lay dented.
Heat was in the very sod
Which the saint had printed.
Therefore, Christian men, be sure,
Wealth or rank possessing,
Ye who now will bless the poor
Shall yourselves find blessing.
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O Holy Night, Guitar and Vocal, Christmas Song
O Holy Night, or Oh Holy Night is a well known "Christmas song" that was written by Placide Cappeau, who was asked by a priest to write it. He himself was a poet and curiously a socialist and an atheist. Adolphe Charles Adams composed the music. The English translation version is by, John Sullivan Dwight. There are many great versions of this song, it is very popular, however I noticed that most of them only sing one or two verses. I sang all three verses and arranged a simple fingerpicking version for the guitar. Please feel free to sing along with me if you want to and we`ll all celebrate the birth of our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.
Oh Holy Night complete lyrics
Written by - Placide Cappeau
Music composed by - Adolphe Charles Adams
Performed by - Dan D. Dirges
O holy night! the stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope- the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!
Fall on your knees! O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother,
And in His name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we;
Let all within us praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! O praise His name forever!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here came the Wise Men from Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger,
In all our trials born to be our Friend.
He knows our need— to our weakness is no stranger.
Behold your King, before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King, before Him lowly bend!
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Go Tell It On The Mountain / Traditional Folk Song / Banjo
Go Tell It On The Mountain is a traditional Folk Song. We don`t know who wrote it but musicologist, John Wesley Work, Jr., a collector of African American folk songs and folk songs in general published it many moons ago. The song celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and is often song around Christmas time. Thanks to Peter Paul & Mary, the well know folk group trio, the song broke free from just being labeled a Christmas song and is now sung the whole year round. Simon & Garfunkel also recorded a most outstanding version, as well as many others.
This is my clawhammer banjo version arrangement and I really enjoyed singing and playing this one. However you may need to take a couple aspirin and lie down and put a cold cloth on your head after listening to my version because my clawhammer is very harsh is spots. Specifically my index striking finger. I hesitated whether to post this or just do it over. I will do it over on the guitar and banjo some day. In the mean time I`ve been trying to re-learn the clawhammer using my middle finger instead of index finger which will definitely help with the harshness of my playing. I`m also getting better at the upstroke index lead technique which I`m really excited about and look forward to trying out. Pete Seeger and Derroll Adams both played predominately in that style. Anyways I`ll have one more song next week and then I`ll take a short break for 2 or 3 weeks. It`s been a great year with sharing the music and making some new friends here on YouTube, Facebook and Rumble. Looking forward to 2024. Lets keep the music going. Oh, I reveal my very own sonic branding at the end! Very important to have your own sonic branding!
Go Tell It On The Mountain - lyrics
performed by, Dan D. Dirges
vocal with guitar accompaniment
When I was a seeker
I sought both night and day,
I asked the Lord to guide me,
And he showed me the way.
Go tell it on the mountain,
Over the hills and everywhere,
Go tell it on the mountain,
Our Jesus Christ is born.
He made me a watchman
Upon a city wall,
And if I am a Christian,
I am the least of all.
Go tell it on the mountain,
Over the hills and everywhere,
Go tell it on the mountain,
Our Jesus Christ is born.
While at night the shepards,
They watched both near and far
They saw that from the heavens
There came a holy star
Go tell it on the mountain,
Over the hills and everywhere,
Go tell it on the mountain,
Our Jesus Christ is born.
The shepherds feared and trembled
When lo! Above the Earth
Rang out the angel chorus
That hailed our Savior's birth
Go, tell it on the mountain
Over the hills and everywhere
Go, tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born!
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How are you? What are you doing for Christmas? Lots of rain here / Van Halen and more
Just wanted to check in to see how everybody`s been doing. All`s well here. Talk to you later.
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Christmas Bells, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Poem / Original music
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote this poem, Christmas Bells on Christmas day in 1864. His son was wounded during the American civil war and he was despondent from that and with the war dragging on but on Christmas he heard the bells and the singing of the carols and he was hopeful the war would soon be over. In fact in 4 months it would be. I liked the poem so much I made up a song for it many years ago and felt like singing it again. I sing and play it on acoustic guitar using a simple fingerpicking arpeggio style.
Christmas Bells - poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Music by Dan D. Dirges
Performed by Dan D. Dirges
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Till, ringing, singing on its way
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The Carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
And in despair I bowed my head;
‘There is no peace on earth,’ I said;
‘For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!’
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
‘God is not dead; nor doth he sleep!
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men!’
'Christmas Bells' a Christmas poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Swing and Turn Jubilee / Traditional Folk Song / Clawhammer Banjo and singing
Swing and Turn Jubilee is a traditional folk song which is fun to play at a barn dance or out on the porch.
Swing and Turn Jubilee lyrics
Clawhammer Banjo and vocal
All out on the old railroad,
All out on the sea,
All out on the old railroad,
Far as I can see.
Chorus (after each verse):
Swing and turn, Jubilee
Live and learn, Jubilee
Hardest work I ever done,
Working on a farm,
Easiest work I ever done,
Rolling in your arms.
If I had no horse to ride,
I’d be found a-crawlin’
Up and down this rocky road,
Searching for my darlin.
Some will come on Saturday night
And some will come on Sunday
If you give ’em half a chance,
They’ll be back on Monday.
If I had a needle and thread,
As fine as I could sew,
I’d sew my true love to my side
And down the river we`d flow.
I won`t have no widow woman,
Neither does my cousin,
You can get such stuff as that,
Fifteen cents a dozen.
Coffee grows on a white oak tree,
Sugar runs in Brandy,
Girls are sweet as a lump of gold,
Boys as sweet as candy.
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