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pittsyltucky

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:10 pm

*Johnny* Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 4268 Location: Pigg River District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

I liked this one the first time...

BACK TO NEW ORLEANS (---debut 2/4/08---)

Pardon me, sir, you got a dime?
I’m tryin’ to find my way back to New Orleans
Broke down and stumblin’ all the time
I need just one kind favor to reach my destiny

Lost my ticket for a Greyhound bus
Well it left me in the dust and gone away
Man at the station said “Boy, get lost –
Start goin’ your own way.”
I’m walkin’ forty days and nights under the Texas sun
Won’t someone help me, please?
Spare just a dollar or a dime
I’m tryin’ to find my way back to New Orleans

I did my time in Baton Rouge, in Birmingham and Houston, too
But all I ever seen
Was weary faces just like mine
Waitin’ in endless lines just to try to find a seat

Lost their tickets for a Greyhound bus
Well it left them in the dust and gone away
Now all they’re askin’ is for you to help their cause
‘Cause they’re goin’ a long way
They’re walkin’ forty days and nights and still ain’t nearly done
Won’t someone help them, please?
Spare just a dollar or a dime
They’re tryin’ to find their way back to New Orleans

Been walkin’ forty days and nights under the Texas sun
Won’t someone help me, please?
Spare just a dollar or a dime
I’m tryin’ to find my way back to New Orleans
Spare just a dollar or a dime
I’m tryin’ to find my way back to New Orleans

Last edited by pittsyltucky on Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:38 am; edited 1 time in total
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pittsyltucky

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:25 pm

*Johnny* Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 4268 Location: Pigg River District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

...but i'll be danged if they didn't improve the HELL out of it!!!!! This one's been burnin' up the speakers all day -- dig that drummin' into the outtro!! Hell yeah, fellers!!!

BACK TO NEW ORLEANS (Caroline EP -- Bonus Track)

Pardon me, sir, you got a dime?
I’m tryin’ to find my way back to New Orleans
Broke down and fallin' on hard times
I need just one kind favor to get back on my feet

Lost my ticket for a Greyhound bus
Well it left me in the dust and gone away
Man at the station says “Boy, get lost –
Start goin’ your own way.”
I’m walkin’ forty days and nights under the Texas sun
Won’t someone help me, please?
Pardon me, sir, you got a dime?
I’m tryin’ to find my way back to New Orleans

I did my time in Baton Rouge, in Birmingham and Houston, too
But all I ever seen
Was weary faces just like mine
Waitin’ in endless lines just a-tryin' to find a seat

Lost their tickets for a Greyhound bus
Well it left them in the dust and gone away
Now all they’re askin’ is for you to help their cause
‘Cause they’re goin’ a long way
They’re walkin’ forty days and nights under the Texas sun
Won’t someone help them, please?
Spare just a dollar or a dime
They’re tryin’ to find their way back to New Orleans

We're walkin’ forty days and nights and only just begun
To reach our destiny
Still got a long hill left to climb
Come on, let's find our way back to New Orleans
Come on and find our way
Come on and find our way
Come on, let's find our way

Last edited by pittsyltucky on Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:38 am; edited 1 time in total
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GumboStu

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:33 pm

*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield

Did you double check the lyrics to "Next Go Round" yet Laughing

Nice work, PT, I'll race you to th chords when I wake up ..

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pittsyltucky

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:40 pm

*Johnny* Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 4268 Location: Pigg River District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Yeah -- posted that'n earlier today... you can work on them chords, too -- it's capo'd waaaaay down the board if'n I remember co-reckly

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GumboStu

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:01 am

*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield

BACK TO NEW ORLEANS (Caroline EP -- Bonus Track)
now with chords

A................................C#m
Pardon me, sir, you got a dime?
..........................Bm7.....................A
I’m tryin’ to find my way back to New Orleans
A................................C#m
Broke down and fallin' on hard times
..........................Bm7...........................A
I need just one kind favor to get back on my feet

C#m....................Bm7........A
Lost my ticket for a Greyhound bus
...........Bm7............A..................E
Well it left me in the dust and gone away
C#m.........................Bm7........A
Man at the station says “Boy, get lost –
......Bm7.........A.....E
Start goin’ your own way.”
A................................C#m.......................Bm7
I’m walkin’ forty days and nights under the Texas sun
..................................A
Won’t someone help me, please?
A................................C#m
Pardon me, sir, you got a dime?
..........................Bm7...........................A
I’m tryin’ to find my way back to New Orleans

A................................C#m................................Bm7
I did my time in Baton Rouge, in Birmingham and Houston, too
...................A
But all I ever seen
A................................C#m
Was weary faces just like mine
........................Bm7...........................A
Waitin’ in endless lines just a-tryin' to find a seat

C#m.......................Bm7........A
Lost their tickets for a Greyhound bus
.........Bm7................A..................E
Well it left them in the dust and gone away
C#m......................................Bm7........A
Now all they’re askin’ is for you to help their cause
...................Bm7....A.....E
‘Cause they’re goin’ a long way
A......................................C#m.......................Bm7
They’re walkin’ forty days and nights under the Texas sun
...................................A
Won’t someone help them, please?
A............................C#m
Spare just a dollar or a dime
..................................Bm7...................A
They’re tryin’ to find their way back to New Orleans
G..D..A
G..D..A
G..D..A
G..D..E

A................................C#m.......................Bm7
We're walkin’ forty days and nights and only just begun
......................A
To reach our destiny
A................................C#m
Still got a long hill left to climb
Come on, let's find our way back to New Orleans
...................G...D...A
Come on and find our way
...................G...D...A
Come on and find our way
....................G...D...A
Come on, let's find our way
....................G..D..E

inst verse to close

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old-mose-harper

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:33 am

Old Crow Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 658 Location: Spindale, NC

from the Caroline topic, everyone seems to think that the old crow is going to as ozarkbilly put it "slick up" up there sound, well if this is slick, keep it comin...

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jkorp

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:33 am

Charlie Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 976 Location: The Right Coast

I think what Ozark was saying, and I agree to some extent, that old songs are being "modified". Beacon Town and Caroline are prime examples.

This being a new song it has no history for the fans.

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old-mose-harper

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:52 am

Old Crow Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 658 Location: Spindale, NC

yeah i guess you're right. Although as the popularity of most bands grow, the older hardcore fans are always forced to remember the good ole days of the "way it was." I just hope that what ever Old Crow does, the fans don't revolt (a la Dylan circa 1965.)

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Cali_OCMS_Fan

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:29 pm

Raisin' a Ruckus Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 56 Location: Stockton, CA

So is it just me or is this a post Katrina song?

>_>

merlin

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:06 pm

Old Crow Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 557 Location: God's Country

Cali_OCMS_Fan wrote:

So is it just me or is this a post Katrina song?

>_>

i would say that these lyrics lean that way..

I did my time in Baton Rouge, in Birmingham and Houston, too
But all I ever seen
Was weary faces just like mine
Waitin’ in endless lines just a-tryin' to find a seat

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old-mose-harper

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:06 pm

Old Crow Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 658 Location: Spindale, NC

Driving down from NC to Louisiana this weekend with this song playing and driving back from Louisiana in Gustav Evacuation traffic while "I Hear them All" is playing is pretty eye opening!!!...just glad everyone in LA came out better than Katrina

By the way, I went down to watch Appalachian State Univ. play LSU, LSU killed us. But the LSU fans/LA folk are some of the best people on Earth...Kudos to a great state...GO TIGERS, GO NEERS!!!

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cornfedcrowfan

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:20 pm

Raisin' a Ruckus Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Posts: 119 Location: Macomb, IL

Isn't this the second thing they've done now in relation to Katrina? The video for I Hear Them All features New Orleans and seeks donations to help people after the storm.

What I'm wondering about is the band's connection to New Orleans. Are these the actions of genuinely good people, or was anyone from the band directly impacted by the hurricane?

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Headed down South to the land of the pines
I'm thumbing my way into North Caroline
Starin' up the road
And pray to God I see headlights

GumboStu

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:25 pm

*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield

cornfedcrowfan wrote:

Caroline and Greatest Hustler both mention New Orleans, too.

(EDIT: Actually Caroline might be a different Levee Embarassed

)

Gill grew up near NOLA didn't he?

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pittsyltucky

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:37 pm

*Johnny* Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 4268 Location: Pigg River District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Of course they are genuinely good people...

Gill is, I believe, from Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana -- Lake Charles area... It's close to New Orleans in the sense that it's in southern Louisiana -- on the Tejas border...

And Stu -- Caroline does mention NoLa... "you come floatin' down over ____ to the sweet green levee on the riverside"...

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GumboStu

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:45 pm

*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield

I knew that ... and then I didn't know it ... and now I know it again heheh Shocked

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pittsyltucky

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:01 pm

*Johnny* Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Posts: 4268 Location: Pigg River District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

No worries, you just had it done to ya real good and you're still basking in the afterglow... hehe

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indeedinoditsistern

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:13 pm

*Garfunkled* Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 1524 Location: Hokes Bluff AL.

cornfedcrowfan wrote:

...Are these the actions of genuinely good people, or was anyone from the band directly impacted by the hurricane?

shirly it can be both dont u thank?

cornfedcrowfan

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:48 pm

Raisin' a Ruckus Joined: 08 Jul 2008 Posts: 119 Location: Macomb, IL

Oh it definately can, and I wasn't trying to cast dispersions upon the boys. I was just wondering.

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Headed down South to the land of the pines
I'm thumbing my way into North Caroline
Starin' up the road
And pray to God I see headlights

indeedinoditsistern

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:20 pm

*Garfunkled* Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 1524 Location: Hokes Bluff AL.

ya we knew u wernt. sall gud.

GumboStu

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:31 pm

*Irish Stew* Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 3666 Location: Joe's Cornfield

Who is Shirly?

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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:44 pm

*Data Miner* Joined: 30 Jun 2007 Posts: 3427

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muHkruTjY0o

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