Topic: Oscar Buddy Woods Lyrics

[Flatd7]

Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away) Lyrics

This is a wonderful tune I'd like to try. Does anyone have the lyrics to this? Can't find them online.

[edit from Rivers: renamed thread so we can merge the Buddy Woods lyric threads to here]

[Buzz]

You--anyone?-- post the mp3 and the lyrics, and we all can learn it!
Miller

[GhostRider]

Hi:

I have these at home, it's one of my all time favorites. I'll post them tomorrow, if I don't get beat to it!

Alex

[GhostRider]

Flat7:

Here's my take:

Don't Sell It, Dont Give It Away
Oscar Woods
Dobro tuning, Key of  G

1) instrumental verse

2) It was early one mornin', 'bout the break of day, don't you hear me cryin', won't you listen what I say?
Early one mornin', baby 'bout the break of day.
When she told me not to sell it, papa don't you give it away.

3) I said yes, baby yes, no, baby no, yes baby yes, no baby no.
I said yes, baby yes then I said no, baby no.
I sold some jelly, I sure won't sell no more.

4) Intrumental verse

5) You know you didn't want me, why did you stall, don't you hear me cryin', little all-in-all.
You know you didn't want me, baby why did you stall.
I can get more women than a passender train can haul.

6) And she told me not to sell it, don't you give it away, don't you hear me cryin', don't yiou listen what I say.
She told me not to sell it, papa don't you give it away.
Just keep that jelly, until Judgement Day.

7) Intrumental verse

I said yes baby yes, no baby no, yes baby yes, no baby no.
I said yes baby yes, then I said no baby no.
I've got a brand new gal and I don't want you no more.

I've appended a Tabledit file of my standard tuning take on this tune.

Hope this helps,

Alex

Note: edited to pick up 2012 corrections from Unkie Bud.

[Flatd7]

What a wonderful tune. I had this from the Bottles & Knives slide CD. I can't find my liner notes. Who was Buddy Woods? Is he the slide player? Sounds like Tampa Red. We played around with it last nite. Boy, is that slide part up high. Wonder if he played it lap style.

Thanks for the lyrics. I'll work on them tonight.

[Wayne]

Brilliant....I've listened to that tune untold times, and every time thought, dang, what was that? on some part of the lyric.  It's such a great tune, with such a great hook. Cheers.

[uncle bud]

Oscar "Buddy" Woods recorded this three times. One is the "band" version. Another is an earlier solo version, and yet another is a later solo Library of Congress recording. The song is one of the great classics IMO, although perhaps leaning towards western swing with the band? Whatever it is, it's great. If you're looking for Oscar Woods stuff on CD, you might check out the JSP Texas Blues set, which also has Henry Thomas, Ramblin' Thomas, Willie Reed, Smith Casey, Little Hat Jones. Really great stuff, pretty much essential IMO.

Some of that LoC material is a lot of fun. He does one tune called Look Here Baby, One Thing I got to Say, that's a cross between Don't Sell It and Meet Me in the Bottom that I really like.

Woods did play lap this style BTW. Alex can fill us in (if he feels like it) on Orville's lesson on the tune from PT last year.  Paul Geremia does a pretty great version himself, not lap style.

[Flatd7]

I just ordered that JSP set. They always have a lot of bang for the buck. Thanks Bud.

[waxwing]

Get both. The Memphis Shakedown - More Jug Band Classics has a ton more great stuff, including the Piacninny Jug Band sidesw, which, as I mentioned in the other thread, was Charlie Burse leading the MJB. The more I listen to Charlie Burse, the closer I get to solving my dilemma.-G-.

All for now.
John  C.

[Doc White]

Lovely tune. If I had written it I would have recorded it 3 times too.
Oscar Woods plays this in Dobro G tuning GBDgbd. Woody Mann tabbed it out in his bottleneck book.
Cheers,
Chris

[davet]

Does anyone have a copy of the lyrics for Muscat Hill blues by Oscar Buddy Woods please?

[Johnm]

Hi davet,
Welcome to Weenie Campbell!  Standard procedure when inquiring about lyrics here is to post what you have thus far, as an indication that you've already put in some time on it yourself.  Then people will pitch in as they're able to help and know the song in question.
All best,
Johnm

[davet]

Apologies; This is as far as I have got;

verse one
I've got a girl and she lived near Muscat Hill
I've got a girl and she lived near Muscat Hill
Now she went away and left me but i believe she loves me still.

verse two
You get one drink of whiskey and two drinks of Muscat wine
and you get one drink of whiskey and two drinks of Muscat wine
well you want to see your good gal and she lives on the other side of town.
 
spoken over the solo

I'm going down to the Golden Slipper to get my Jug refilled
then i'm gonna walk back to Muscat Hill

verse three
some people say it will kill you but i don't believe it will
some people say it will kill you but i don't believe it will
because if it did i should have and .................... on Muscat Hill
( i haven't been able to work out the last part of this line.)

verse 4
.............................. and I don't believe I will
.............................. and i don't believe I will
final line
I just wanna hang around so I can walk back to Muscat Hill
(I am unsure of the start of the first two lines of this verse)

[uncle bud]

Welcome to WeenieCampbell, Dave. Here's what I hear:

because if it did i should have and .................... on Muscat Hill
( i haven't been able to work out the last part of this line.)

"I should have been dead out on Muscat Hill"

verse 4
.............................. and I don't believe I will
.............................. and i don't believe I will
final line
I just wanna hang around so I can walk back to Muscat Hill

Goodbye, I wanna leave your town and I don't believe I will

(which doesn't make complete sense but that's what I hear)

[davet]

Thanks Uncle Bud for your help. I don't think my ear isn't really attuned to American accents.
I have a blues band and this is a song I would like us to do. The song is about prohibition and drinking, what sounds like, really dodgy alcohol.

I was wondering whether it was possible that there was an old Louisiana usage of 'and' that might have meant the equivalent of 'but' or 'though'.
In your view would it be reasonable to change the word so the song made a bit more sense. As a band our job is to entertain and make the songs accessible.

[Stuart]

Hi Dave:

Making the change sounds reasonable to me. I've heard this usage of "and" from time to time. It doesn't seem to be very common, however.

[Richard]

Here you go, my suggestions in capitals. Now, dare I also suggest that for lyrics we generally use proper capitalisation etc 


verse one
I've got a girl and she liveS near Muscat Hill
I've got a girl and she liveS near Muscat Hill
WELL now she went away and left me but i believe she loves me still.

verse two
You get one drink of whiskey  two drinks of Muscat wine
and you get one drink of whiskey and two drinks of Muscat wine
well you want to see your good gal and she lives on the other side of town.
 
spoken over the solo

I'm going down to the Golden Slipper to get my Jug refilled
then i'm gonna walk back to Muscat Hill

verse three
some people say it will kill you but i don't believe it will
some people say it will kill you but i don't believe it will
WELL because if it did i should have BEEN LAID OUT on Muscat Hill
( i haven't been able to work out the last part of this line.)

verse 4
IF I WANT TO LEAVE YOUR TOWN and I don't believe I will
IF I WANT TO LEAVE YOUR TOWN and i don't believe I will
I just wanna hang around so I can walk back to Muscat Hill

Let us know how you get on, do you play lap?

[uncle bud]

Flat7:

Here's my take:

Don't Sell It, Dont Give It Away
Oscar Woods
Dobro tuning, Key of  G

1) instrumental verse

2) It was early one mornin', 'bout the break of day, don't you hear me cryin', won't you listen what I say?
Early one mornin', baby 'bout the break of day.
When she told me not to sell it, papa don't you give it away.

3) I said yes, baby yes, no, baby no, yes baby yes, no baby no.
I said yes, baby yes then I said no, baby no.
I throw some jelly, I sure won't sell no more.

4) Intrumental verse

5) You know you didn't want me, why did you throw, don't you hear me cryin', little all-in-all.
You know you didn't want me, baby why did you throw.
I can get more women than a passender train can haul.

6) And she told me not to sell it, don't you give it away, don't you hear me cryin', don't yiou listen what I say.
She told me not to sell it, papa don't you give it away.
Just keep that jelly, until Judgement Day.

7) Intrumental verse

I said yes baby yes, no baby no, yes baby yes, no baby no.
I said yes baby yes, then I said no baby no.
I've got a brand new gal and I don't want you no more.

Six years late but here are a few corrections to Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away):

3.3 I SOLD some jelly, I sure won't sell no more

5.1 You know you didn't want me, why did you STALL...
5.2 You know you didn't want me, baby why did you STALL

[GhostRider]

Thanks, Unkie Bud:

Better late than never. I'll make the corrections.

Alex