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Offline harriet

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Re: Curley Weaver My Baby Gone Lyrics
« Reply #30 on: March 07, 2015, 02:47:05 AM »
Thanks for your help banjochris - I upgraded the lyrics.
Harriet

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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #31 on: March 12, 2015, 06:57:12 AM »
Hi all,
I merged Harriet's recent transcription of "My Baby's Gone" into the Curley Weaver Lyrics thread.
All best,
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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #32 on: March 12, 2015, 02:44:49 PM »
Thank you

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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #33 on: February 18, 2021, 04:01:26 PM »
Hi all,
"Trixie", recorded in 1950, is Curley Weaver's version of the old hit, "Tricks Ain't Walkin' No More", of course, and like his erstwhile playing partner, Buddy Moss, Curley played it out of G position in standard tuning. I'd very much appreciate help with the missing place in the final verse. Here is "Trixie":



Tricks ain't walkin' no more, tricks ain't walkin' no more
Tricks ain't walkin' no more, stay away from my door
I got a gal, she's little and low, she used to let me shake it but she don't no more, now
Tricks ain't walkin' no more, tricks ain't walkin'  no more, I mean, tricks ain't walkin' no more

Tricks ain't walkin' no more, tricks ain't walkin' no more
Tricks ain't walkin' no more, stay away from my door
I got a gal, she's long and tall, sleeps in the kitchen with her head in the hall, now
Tricks ain't walkin' no more, tricks ain't walkin'  no more, I mean, tricks ain't walkin' no more

Tricks ain't walkin' no more, tricks ain't walkin' no more
Tricks ain't walkin' no more, stay away from my door
Two fat women, layin' in the shade, they're waitin' on the money their monkeymen made
Tricks ain't walkin' no more, tricks ain't walkin'  no more, I mean, tricks ain't walkin' no more

Tricks ain't walkin' no more, tricks ain't walkin' no more
Tricks ain't walkin' no more, stay away from my door
Some of these women, they sure look tough, every time I see 'em they got a mouthful of snuff
Tricks ain't walkin' no more, tricks ain't walkin'  no more, I mean, tricks ain't walkin' no more

Tricks ain't walkin' no more, tricks ain't walkin' no more
Tricks ain't walkin' no more, stay away from my door
Ever since ham been a dollar a pound, I been eatin' so many rabbits 'til I'm hoppin' around
Tricks ain't walkin' no more, tricks ain't walkin'  no more, I mean, tricks ain't walkin' no more

SOLO BEGINS VERSE
Soup house runnin' every day, tryin' to drive depression away, now
Tricks ain't walkin' no more, tricks ain't walkin'  no more, I mean, tricks ain't walkin' no more

Edited 2/18 to pick up correction from banjochris

All best,
Johnm
 
« Last Edit: February 18, 2021, 05:32:09 PM by Johnm »

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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #34 on: February 18, 2021, 04:58:28 PM »
It sounds like "suit how of runnin". Could it be "soo cows runnin".

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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #35 on: February 18, 2021, 05:21:34 PM »
That's a tough one, isn't it, Harry? To me, it sounds like
   Soup Hal runnin', every day
which makes no sense at all. I'm stuck currently, and not hearing anything that makes any sense.

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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #36 on: February 18, 2021, 05:21:54 PM »
It's "soup house runnin'" – I listened to Curley's 1934 recording in which he sings it the exact same unintelligible way and then Buddy Moss' record, and he sings "They run a soup house everyday..." – so it's a reference to soup kitchens.
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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #37 on: February 18, 2021, 05:31:21 PM »
Thanks so much, Chris, it's nice to get it right. I was closer than I thought!

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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #38 on: September 20, 2022, 10:29:07 AM »
Hi all,
Curley Weaver recorded "Dirty Deal Blues" at a session in Long Island City in May of 1929, accompanying himself out of Spanish tuning with a slide and using an approach that was also used by Barbecue Bob on many of his recordings. This record is really whupped, and I would very much appreciate help with anything I'm missing or have gotten wrong. Here is Curley Weaver's "Dirty Deal Blues":



INTRO

When you was down, mama, sick down on your bed
When you was down, mama, sick down on your bed
I brought you your medicine, also brought you [          ]

Now you's up today, looking good again
Now you's up today, looking good again
I brought you your medicine, won't even let me in

I go down the early morning, I goes there late at night
I go down the early morning, I go there late at night
No matter what time I go there, he never cut out all his lights

I'm gonna hire me a taxi, gonna ride away from here
I'm gonna hire me a taxi, gonna ride away from here
My home up the country, I want to know what I'm doin' 'round here

Hey, hey-hey-hey-hey-hey, hey-hey-hey-hey, hey-hey
Hey-ey, hey-hey-hey-hey, hey-hey-hey-hey, hey-hey
Every man in Atlanta, keeps treatin' me like his dog

I run to the telephone, put the receiver down
I took the phone, put the receiver down
I said, "Hello Central, give me Dr. Brown."

CODA

All best,
Johnm

« Last Edit: September 20, 2022, 03:17:52 PM by Johnm »

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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #39 on: September 20, 2022, 03:18:13 PM »
A couple suggestions, John:

I'm not quite sure about 1.3, but it could be "BROUGHT YOUR PAY"

3.1 and 3.2 should be
I go THERE EARLY IN THE MORNING

6.1 and 6.2 should be
TOOK the receiver down

How many different Blind Lemon tunes are the lyrics from? :)
Chris

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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #40 on: September 20, 2022, 03:27:42 PM »
Hi John and Chris,

This song was done in Miller's Breakdown 
https://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=10188.msg110329#msg110329


When you were down, mama, sick down on your bed
When you were down, mama, sick down on your bed
I brought you your medicine, also brought you bread

Then you's out today, looking good again
Then you's out today, looking good again
I brought you your medicine, you won't even let me in

I go there early in the morning, I go there late at night
I go there early in the morning, I go there late at night
No matter what time I go there, he never cut out all his lights

I'm gonna hire me a taxi, gon' ride away from here
I'm gonna hire me a taxi, gon' ride away from here
My home up the country, mama, I wanna know what I'm doin' 'round here

Hey, hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey-hey-hey, hey-hey
Hey, hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey-hey-hey, hey-hey
Every man in Atlanta, he treats me like his dog

I ran to the telephone, took the receiver down
I went to the telephone, took the receiver down
I said, "Hello Central, give me Dr. Brown."

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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #41 on: September 20, 2022, 03:40:43 PM »
That's weird--it was also done earlier in this thread, as I discovered.

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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #42 on: September 20, 2022, 04:23:51 PM »
Uh-oh, it's like buying a much needed large mixing bowl, only to discover two months later you have two exact large mixing bowls on top of the refrigerator.    :P

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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #43 on: September 20, 2022, 07:27:03 PM »
That pretty much goes along with the rest of my day! Oh well, and yeah bread makes the most sense there for sure – he really trails off.
Chris

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Re: Curley Weaver Lyrics
« Reply #44 on: September 21, 2022, 10:31:32 AM »
Oof, you're right, Slack. I should check Weeniepedia before doing what I think is a new transcription, and looking earlier in the same thread wouldn't hurt either.

 


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