Marshal Hangtree 2,134 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 As the title implies, name that obscure or somewhat forgotten tune based on a small clip of the lyrics. Here's the first one . . . "Two yoke of oxen a big yeller dogA tall Shanghai rooster and one spotted hog" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pulp, SASS#28319 324 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Betsy from Pike 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mortician 0 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Sweet Betsy from Pike... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Hangtree 2,134 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 Pulp and Mortician win the Cadillac! Next up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mortician 0 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 How ‘bout ”..jails are made of tin” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Hangtree 2,134 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 "Big Rock Candy Mountain" I believe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mortician 0 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Ding ding ding we have a winner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ozark Huckleberry 1,028 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 “Hit by the smell of the black powder smokeAnd the stand in the street at the turn of a joke“ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Ozark Huckleberry 1,028 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Got it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 1,879 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Here's a lyric from an obscure song: Thogail nam bo, thogail nam bo, thogail nam bo theid sinn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,485 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 3 minutes ago, Cyrus Cassidy #45437 said: Here's a lyric from an obscure song: Thogail nam bo, thogail nam bo, thogail nam bo theid sinn I dunno but I bet it’s Scottish. Do I get half a trophy? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 1,879 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: I dunno but I bet it’s Scottish. Do I get half a trophy? Every clan has a "pibroch," which loosely translates to "gathering tune." If the clan chief determined they were going to war, or needed to gather the clan for another reason, he would tell a piper to play the pibroch. Bagpipes are LOUD, and the sound carries for miles in the highlands. If you heard your clan pibroch, you grabbed your sword and made for the chief's house. "Thogail nam bo" is the title of my clan pibroch. Here is a guy playing it on electric pipes. Remember, electric pipes are a LOT quieter than real bagpipes. You can hardly play real pipes indoors. The electric ones also allowed him to sing the words that accompany it. It loosely translates to, "A lifting cattle we'll go." My clan was known to be quite adept at bovine relocation Edited January 5 by Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 3,666 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) ................ 'round here they might have been known as "cattle duffers" ..... ................................................ the constabulary might know them as "persons of interest" ..... Edited January 5 by Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeaconKC 2,411 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 2 hours ago, Cyrus Cassidy #45437 said: Every clan has a "pibroch," which loosely translates to "gathering tune." If the clan chief determined they were going to war, or needed to gather the clan for another reason, he would tell a piper to play the pibroch. Bagpipes are LOUD, and the sound carries for miles in the highlands. If you heard your clan pibroch, you grabbed your sword and made for the chief's house. "Thogail nam bo" is the title of my clan pibroch. Here is a guy playing it on electric pipes. Remember, electric pipes are a LOT quieter than real bagpipes. You can hardly play real pipes indoors. The electric ones also allowed him to sing the words that accompany it. It loosely translates to, "A lifting cattle we'll go." My clan was known to be quite adept at bovine relocation What clan? MacQuarrie here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackwater 53393 6,143 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 How about “He whistled and sang, ‘til the green woods rang!” ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 3,666 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Gypsy Rover Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Hangtree 2,134 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 6 minutes ago, DeaconKC said: What clan? MacQuarrie here MacDougall here. I tried to learn the GHP's when I was a member of the Panama City Pipes & Drums, but just couldn't maintain enough wind to keep the bag inflated. Maybe I'll try the Uillean pipes instead. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackwater 53393 6,143 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 BINGO!! how about something newer?? “Hey man, what’s the plan? What was that you said? Suntan, drink in hand, Lyin’ there in bed.” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 1,879 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 11 minutes ago, DeaconKC said: What clan? MacQuarrie here MacFarlane. We were so good at bovine relocation that a full moon is still called "MacFarlane's lantern." 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Hangtree 2,134 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 That would be Jethro Tull's "Teacher" off the Benefit album. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackwater 53393 6,143 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Ding!Ding!Ding!Ding!! Here’s another newer one. ”Now and then I feel a cold wind, blowin’ through my achin’ bones!” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Hangtree 2,134 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 11 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Ding!Ding!Ding!Ding!! Here’s another newer one. ”Now and then I feel a cold wind, blowin’ through my achin’ bones!” I know it, but I'm gonna let someone else stab at it first. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackwater 53393 6,143 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Just now, Marshal Hangtree said: I know it, but I'm gonna let someone else stab at it first. It’s one of my favorites!! We often use it as a closing number in our shows! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dirty Dan Dawkins 895 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Oh, but if I had the stars from the darkest nightAnd the diamonds from the deepest oceanI'd forsake them all for your sweet kissFor that's all I'm wishin' to be ownin' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackwater 53393 6,143 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 4 minutes ago, Dirty Dan Dawkins said: Oh, but if I had the stars from the darkest nightAnd the diamonds from the deepest oceanI'd forsake them all for your sweet kissFor that's all I'm wishin' to be ownin' That would be “Boots of Spanish Leather”. Bob Dylan GOOD ONE!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackwater 53393 6,143 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Ding!Ding!Ding!Ding!! Here’s another newer one. ”Now and then I feel a cold wind, blowin’ through my achin’ bones!” I’ll ad another line. The next line is, “I think back to what my daddy said, he said, ‘boy in this darkness, before the dawn,’ “ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 7,046 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 They call Alabama the crimson tide...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackwater 53393 6,143 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Just now, Rye Miles #13621 said: They call Alabama the crimson tide...... call me “Deacon Blue” 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dirty Dan Dawkins 895 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes and chestnut hairShe made the Woolworth counter shine 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 7,046 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 28 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: call me “Deacon Blue” I knew you'd be the one to get that! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 7,046 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 It rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry................ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dirty Dan Dawkins 895 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 minute ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: It rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry................ Oh Susanna I'm goin' where the water drinks like cherry wine, sing 'em boy sing 'emLord I'm goin' where the water drinks like cherry wine'Cause this Georgia water tastes like turpentine 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Hangtree 2,134 Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 11 minutes ago, Dirty Dan Dawkins said: Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes and chestnut hairShe made the Woolworth counter shine That would be "Love at the 5 and Dime". I like Kathy Mattea's version best. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Hangtree 2,134 Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 6 minutes ago, Dirty Dan Dawkins said: Oh Susanna I'm goin' where the water drinks like cherry wine, sing 'em boy sing 'emLord I'm goin' where the water drinks like cherry wine'Cause this Georgia water tastes like turpentine That would be "T for Texas", multiple artists. First recorded as "Blue Yodel #1" by Jimmie Rodgers. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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