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Flatd7:
This tune is a classic Broonzy / Georgia Tom tune that was also done by Milton Brown. Most of the lyrics are pretty straight forward but a couple are giving me fits. By the way, why the "Eagle Ridin"" of the Hokum Boys versions and the "Easy Ridin'" of the Musical Brownies version?

Every A and B part have different words

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In the fifth verse he sings:

Now If You Like This Tune, Think It's Fine
Set Right Down and Drop A   . . . . . . ?

In the second B part, they sing:

And I'll Declare
You'll Get It There
And if we  . . . . . ?
Sometimes it's  . . . ? Somewhere

And in the next to last verse, he gets saucy but I can't quite make out how saucy.

Now We Ain't Good Lookin' and We Don't Dress Fine
The Way We  . . . ?  It, It's  . . . . . ? Fine

Hmmmmm? Any ideas folks?

banjochris:
I'd imagine that the Brownies didn't know what "Eagle Ridin'" meant and changed it to something more familiar. I would assume that the eagle in question is a $10 gold piece and the phrase means that they're well-heeled or "sports," as they would have said back then. Here are the words to the Broonzy/Dorsey version:

Listen everybody from here and far,
If you want to know just who we are,
Eagle ridin' papas, from Tennessee.

Now if you like the way we play,
Listen while we try to say,
Eagle ridin' papas, from Tennessee.

All night long,
We sing this song,
If you get this song,
You can't go wrong, and how
We'll make you loose, we'll make you tight,
Make you shake it till broad daylight
Eagle ridin' papas, from Tennessee.

(instrumental)

Now we never do brag, never do boast,
Played this tune from coast to coast,
Eagle ridin' papas, from Tennessee.

Now if you like this tune, think it's fine
Sit right down and drop a line,
Eagle ridin' papas, from Tennessee.

And I'll declare,
You'll get it there,
And if you have,
Some time to spare, somewhere
Some time we're down your way,
We'll drop in and spend the day
Eagle ridin' papas, from Tennessee.

(instrumental/scat)

Now some want to know just what we've got,
Got good hokum and serve it hot,
Eagle ridin' papas, from Tennessee.

Now we ain't good lookin' and we don't dress fine,
Way we whip it it's (a) hangin' crime,
Eagle ridin' papas, from Tennessee.

If you see me stealin',
Don't tell on me,
Just stealin' back to,
My used to be, and how,
We never have one gal at a time,
Always have seven, eight or nine,
Eagle ridin' papas, from Tennessee.

Flatd7:
Thanks Chris, but we might as well finish the tune . . . .

We never had one gal at a time
Always had 7,8 or 9
Eagle Ridin' Papa, from Tennessee

banjochris:
Huh? It's right there.  ;)

Flatd7:

--- Quote from: banjochris on April 19, 2007, 01:22:35 PM ---Huh? It's right there.  ;)


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