Uh - but we celebratin' Christmas wrong from the way I look at the matter - shootin' off fireworks, cussin', and dancin', raisin' all other kinds of sand... uh - Death may be your Santa Claus! All of you who are decoratin' your rooms and gettin' ready for an all night dance - Death may be your Santa Claus! Death is on your track and is going to overtake you after awhile - Death may be your Santa Claus! - Reverend J.M. Gates
I'm trying to work out the lyrics to Diggin' My Potatoes by Washboard Sam and I would be very grateful for your assistance once again. Below is what I have. Any help filling in the blanks or correcting what I already have would be appreciated.
Diggin? My Potatoes
They?ve been diggin' my potatoes, trampin' on my vine They?ve been diggin' my potatoes, trampin' on my vine I have a special plan, restin' on my mind
I don't eat no cabbage sprouts, bring me ??. Supposed to call the wagon, if I find him in my bed
You know they?ve been diggin' my potatoes, trampin' on my vine I have a special plan, restin' on my mind
Now she powdered her face, ?.. her wavy hair Caught a taxicab, she's out across town somewhere
You know she?s diggin' my potatoes, trampin' on my vine I have a special plan, restin' on my mind
(Instrumental)
Said my vine's all green, potatoes solid red Never found a bruised one, till I caught them in my bed
You know they?re diggin' my potatoes, trampin' on my vine I have a special plan, restin' on my mind
Thanks John
« Last Edit: July 14, 2020, 01:13:02 PM by Johnm »
I just did a couple of quick listens on the computer which is not my favorite way to go, but here's what I got. I think that the first blank is "....head," but I can't make out what comes before "head," although a web search turns up "solid head" for the Big Bill version. I think the second blank may be "washed," which makes sense in context. I think that I hear an "w" as the initial for the word in question, but it's certainly less than clear.
Sounds to me like "bring me solid head" (as in cabbage head, as opposed to the sprouts?) and "Now she powedered her face, Lord her wavy hair", (with an implied "and" between Lord and Wavy?)
Hi all, This is only peripherally on topic, but I checked the ""Favorite Singers" thread (http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?amp;Itemid=60&topic=864.0) to see whether Washboard Sam was mentioned. He was noted there and certainly deserves to be--what a voice! He really had a sensational voice of the type I usually associate with pianists, rich and bright like a horn. It's not too hard to figure out why he was a hitmaker in his day. All best, Johnm
I've apparently got a different version of this, from "The Blues - Volume 3" on Chess
Lyrics are pretty hard to understand. He could be saying Tramplin' instead of Trampin'.
This is what I hear, FWIW:
They?ve been diggin' my potatoes, trampin' on my vine They?ve been diggin' my potatoes, trampin' on my vine I got my gal, lord have mercy, on my mind
I don't work no cabbage greens I don't want cabbage heads I got that woman in ?jail? lord And she got .... in bed
They?ve been diggin' my potatoes, trampin' on my vine ?? my heart, left my life behind Play it boy!
(instrumental)
... I might run and ?? I don't know my name Gosh tried somethin happen I can't 'splain They?ve been diggin' my potatoes, trampin' on my vine I ain't got nobody, to find my .... combined
Hey when I woke up this morning, just about three o' four My gal told me lord lord I really got to go They?ve been diggin' my potatoes, trampin' on my vine Hey that's alright, lord have mercy on my mind
Working on songs/recordings by Washboard Sam, so just sharing what l have so far.
Who Pumped The Wind In My Doughnut - Washboard Sam
Intro G E7 A7 - D7 G
G E7 A7 - D7 G Who pumped the wind in my doughnut, Sure don?t resemble me G E7 A7 D7 Who pumped the wind in my doughnut, Down on that yam-yam tree G G7 C C#dim I wasn?t there, when the pump?in was done But so ever pumped, was a pumping son of a gun G E7 A7 - D7 G Who pumped the wind in my doughnut, Sure don?t resemble me
Who pumped the wind in my doughnut, Sure don?t resemble me Who pumped the wind in my doughnut, Down on that yam-yam tree I like my doughnut, nice and sweet But everybody takes them up and down the street Who pumped the wind in my doughnut, Sure don?t resemble me
De-da de-da da, Da-da-da-doe, De-da-da Da-da-da-doe De-da de-da da, Da-da-da doe, Down on that yam-yam tree I like my doughnuts, nice and round But everybody takes them, all over this town Who pumped the wind in my doughnut, Sure don?t resemble me
De-da de-da da, Da-da-da-doe, De-da-da Da-da-da-doe De-da de-da da, Da-da-da doe, Down on that yam-yam tree Now my doughnuts, they are hard to beat You eat three baby, you can?t stand on your feet Who pumped the wind in my doughnut, Sure don?t resemble me
De-da de-da da, Da-da-da-doe, De-da-da Da-da-da-doe De-da de-da da, Da-da-da doe, Down on that yam-yam tree I got doughnuts, all in my house You eat my doughnuts, They?ll melt in your mouth Who pumped the wind in my doughnut, Sure don?t resemble me
(Solo) "Now who put the wind in my doughnut, Sure don?t resemble me I don?t know who did it, But? Who soever did it. They was a? pump?in son of a gun?
Who pumped the wind in my doughnut, Sure don?t resemble me Who pumped the wind in my doughnut, Down on that yam-yam tree I wasn?t there, when the pump?in was done But so ever pumped was a pumping son of a gun Who pumped the wind in my doughnut, Sure don?t resemble me Hey, hey, hey Babe, Sure don?t resemble me.
« Last Edit: July 14, 2020, 01:13:51 PM by Johnm »
Does anybody know what the "wind" part of the metaphor refers to here? Is that a technique of baking, maybe the singer's notion of yeast causing dough to rise?
It just occurred to me that one could easily change the lyric to "who pumped the cream in my donut," which would make more sense on both levels, but maybe that would cross a line for some audiences.
I understand what it means on the metaphorical level, just wondering how "wind" relates to "donut" on the literal level. Are you saying that "doughnut" refers to a sweet breakfast cake in some verses and an automobile tire in others?