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acommoncold |
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 10:20 am |
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Lil' Birdie
Joined: 30 Jun 2006
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Location: Carbondale, Illinois
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Anybody have chords/lyrics for this one? |
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mountain_plucked |
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 10:45 pm |
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Raisin' a Ruckus
Joined: 20 Mar 2007
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Location: ...went to the mountaintop, but it wasn't there
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Well, I assume it's the same old timey song familiar to the Appalachians (and elsewhere) that I distantly recall hearing from childhood. I know Bascom Lamar Lunsford did a cut of the song.
Others have done it as well...
http://www.ibiblio.org/folkindex/d09.htm
But, alas I haven't been able to track down the lyrics to the song. And, I don't have a Lunsford record/CD handy to check the inside pages...sorry.
If only I had the hymnal from my childhood church. |
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pittsyltucky |
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 12:10 pm |
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*Johnny*
Joined: 15 Sep 2006
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Location: Pigg River District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
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After listening to a few versions, it seems to me that the lyrics are more "complete" in the '01 period as opposed to the later (say '05) versions by Old Crow. These lyrics are transcribed from an '01 performance -- i'll have to check the old Baptist Hymnal at my folks' place to see if it's in there. A little research showed that besides BLL's recordings of this one, there is a collection of recordings at the UNC Library of hymns from the Baptist Hymnals c. 1948 that features this song, however, they have not been transcribed.
**Edit** And from the post-song banter, it seems that this one is done in the key of "G"... hope this helps **
DRINKING OF THE WINE
Drinking of the wine - wine, wine.
Yeah, drinking of the wine - that holy wine.
Oughta been there for a thousand years - drinking of the wine.
Well, drink it, member - drink it free.
And meet me at Galilee.
Oughta been there for a thousand years - drinking of the wine.
Drinking of the wine - wine, wine.
Well, drinking of the wine - that holy wine.
Oughta been there for a thousand years - drinking of the wine.
Well, drink it, sister - drink it free.
It flows from the root of that tender tree.
Yeah, it oughta been there for a thousand years - drinking of the wine.
Drinking of the wine - wine, wine.
Yeah, drinking of the wine - that holy wine.
It oughta been there for a thousand years - drinking of the wine.
Oh, if my mother calls for me.
Tell her that death has silenced me.
Oughta been there for a thousand years - drinking of the wine.
Drinking of the wine - wine, wine.
Yeah drinking of the wine - that holy wine.
Oughta been there for a thousand years - drinking of the wine. |
Last edited by pittsyltucky on Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:29 pm; edited 3 times in total |
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acommoncold |
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 8:12 am |
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Lil' Birdie
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okie dokie |
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:37 pm |
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Old Crow
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pittsyltucky |
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:13 pm |
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*Johnny*
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Location: Pigg River District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
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Nice find, okie... LOVE that photo of Bascom and the mule at 16-22 seconds in... |
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okie dokie |
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:15 pm |
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Old Crow
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Location: Tulsa, OK
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pittsyltucky wrote: Nice find, okie... LOVE that photo of Bascom and the mule at 16-22 seconds in...
yeah, he is hangin out with his ass |
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pittsyltucky |
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:25 pm |
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*Johnny*
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Location: Pigg River District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
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Wow -- bunch of great images in that show. I've seen that closing shot with him playing in front of the fireplace before. I think Bascom is the only lawyer in history that I would actually want to know. Well, maybe him and Patrick Henry. |
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GumboStu |
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*Irish Stew*
Joined: 03 Oct 2007
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Location: Joe's Cornfield
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here's the youtube vid that talk to a crow found yesterday
Drinkin Of the Wine
G Drinking of the wine - wine, wine.
Yeah, drinking of the C wine - that holy G wine.
Oughta been there for a Em thousand years - drinking of the G wine. D G |
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