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techbanjo
Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:05 pm Reply with quote
Lil' Birdie Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Lubbock, Texas
Hesitation Blues

Capo 2nd
Intro: C G D G

G
I was born in England, raised in France
They'd send the coathanger, wouldn't send the pants

Chorus:
C______________________G
Tell me how long must I wait
________D____________________G
Or can I get you now or must I hesitate?

I was raised in Alabama, born in Tennessee
Don't you like my peaces don't you shake-a my tree

(Chorus)

If the river was whiskey and I was a duck
I'd dive to the bottom boys I'd never come up

(Chorus)

Well looked down the road far as I can see
Got no woman boys the blues got me

(Chorus)

If the river was whiskey and the branches were wine
You could see me at the ---- any old time

(Chorus x 2)
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greasy-coat
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:37 am Reply with quote
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Nice work.

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texasgal
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:26 am Reply with quote
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awesome!!!

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greta_mae
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:12 pm Reply with quote
Lil' Birdie Joined: 18 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi / Asheville, NC
is it "if you don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree"?

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techbanjo
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:56 pm Reply with quote
Lil' Birdie Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Lubbock, Texas
I dont think so, I tried listening to it again but I think its "Don't you like my peaces don't you shake-a my tree "
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jrich
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:47 pm Reply with quote
Old Crow Joined: 21 Jul 2004 Posts: 590 Location: CA
It's peaches no doubt. A very cliche line. Hey and what happened to all the old lyrics because I had already done this song.

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techbanjo
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:35 am Reply with quote
Lil' Birdie Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Lubbock, Texas
The lyrics were already up, I just added the chords.
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GumboStu
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:07 pm Reply with quote
*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield
I've had a Sam Collins collection for a while now and was just surprised to hear this in there. A distinctive falsetto.

anyone got the words? - it's a brain burner Smile

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oldcrowiron9
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:17 pm Reply with quote
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After extensive relistening and web crawling, I came up with a few minor revisions. Like an addition of "Oh," before "They'd send the coathanger" and "So" before "If the river was whiskey". Also an exclusion of the word you from "don't you shake-a my tree. Instead of "Tell me how long, must I wait," I heard, "Tell me how long, have I got to wait,". And last but not least, when it is suggested that "You could see me at the --- any old time," I deciphered "You could see me out floatin any old time". My version of Hesitation Blues is from their Eutaw album, I don't know if they have produced any other versions at this time. Thank you.
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GumboStu
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:14 pm Reply with quote
*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield
hmm - you get the 'obsessive of the week' badge Wink

what do you hear before "Got no woman, boys .." I'm sure there's something in there too.

I hear vine rather than wine in that last verse but good call on the floating line!

And yes Eutaw is the only version i have

EDIT have you heard the 11 minute version by Rev Gary Davis? He has such a lovely way of presenting the verses. Very funny!

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GumboStu
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:53 am Reply with quote
*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield
much as i like the coathanger line i think it's
"ought to send the coat and they wouldn't send the pants"

and i don't hear 'you could' on the 'floating' line so ....


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GumboStu
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:04 am Reply with quote
*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield
so here is the revised version

Capo 2nd
Intro (inst chorus): C G D G

G
I was born in England, raised in France
Ought to send the coat and they wouldn't send the pants

Chorus:
C______________________G
Tell me how long have I got to wait
________D____________________G
Or can I get you now, must I hesitate?

I was raised in Alabama, born in Tennessee
Don't you like my peaches don't shake-a my tree

(Chorus)

If the river was whiskey and I was a duck
Dive to the bottom boys I'd never come up

(Chorus)

Oh!
Well looked down the road far as I can see
?? got my woman boys the blues got me

(Chorus)

So if the river was whiskey, branch of the vine
See me out floating, any old time

(Chorus x 2)

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pittsyltucky
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 8:59 am Reply with quote
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y'all could take some clues from the original source:

IF THE RIVER WAS WHISKEY

If the river was whiskey and I was a duck
I'd dive to the bottom and I'd never come up

If the river was whiskey and the branch was wine
You could see me in bathin' just any old time

I was born in England raised in France
Oughta send the coat and they wouldn't send the pants

I was born Alabama I was raised in Tennesse
You don't like my peaches don't shake my tree

I looked down the road just as far as I could see
A man had my woman and the blues had me

I ain't no doctor but the doctor's son
I can do the doctor til the doctor comes

Got the hesitation stockings the hesitation shoes
Believe my lord I got the hesitation blues

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GumboStu
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:17 pm Reply with quote
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only if you credit it, tho .... Wink

and the clues could still lead you wrong - - i definitely don't hear bathin' on the Eutaw version

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pittsyltucky
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:53 pm Reply with quote
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I beg your pardon, Charlie.

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GumboStu
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 2:15 pm Reply with quote
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Hey! thank you, Charlie! Laughing

23rd January 1930, you say?

http://www.oldcrowfans.com/archive/hesitation_blues.htm

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pittsyltucky
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:55 pm Reply with quote
*Johnny* Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 4268 Location: Pigg River District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia


Geez -- all kinds of folk with them hesitation blues.

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