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EDDIE K. BROWN

EL GATO

EVERY EVENING WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES EIGHT

EVERY TIME I GO TO TOWN (see “Hound Dog” on H page)

 

 

EDDIE K. BROWN (see also [2] )

    Q. From Tom R. Hello folkies, I did a very random search and I can't
believe I hit a sight that knows this song. You can tell it's a folk song
cause my father sang a version growing up that followed the same characters
but added a bit of audience participation. I must know is there any
published version of this song that you know of apart from the lyrics on the
site. I would love to track down its heritage. Any info would help thanks.

    

A. Delighted to have you find "Eddie" on our site, but I'm afraid I know
less than you do about its origins. In fact, I can't remember when and where
I learned it a long time ago. At one point I even tried to trace it through
(US) Library of Congress, but no luck. I'd be interested to learn about your
father's variations of my version. So, I guess we have to be content in the
knowledge that this is truly in the folk tradition --- someone wrote it, but
we don't know who; and some of us sing it and carry it on.

 

More on EDDIE

From:   Paul C. M

 

Thanks for putting this song out there on the web! Like Tom R.'s father I
was taught this song growing up by my oldest sister, whom learned it as a
young girl in Brownie scouts. However she never remembered the last (4th)
verse. She is now in her early 50's and I in my early 40's. She got our
family of nine kids singing this on long outings and camping trips. We all
reminisce

about singing this and other folk songs when we were growing up.

 

We knew the town came out too late and Eddie drowned. I find it interesting
how the verses/lyrics change a little. Differences include name - Susie
Brown (presumably Eddie's daughter . . making this a tragic family event). .
. . "Ma" is "Mom" (because we are mid-western). But, the biggest difference
is the 3rd verse. Ours is much longer . 2 lines . . .

 

"Then old Joe, laid his plow aside; grabbed his cane,

and hobbled into town and cried that..."

 

I would be interested in any animations that go with the song. I too have no

idea on its orgins or history. I just like the song.

 

Thanks again

Paul C.M.

 

EL GATO

 

    Q. A request from "Wild Bus Driver" for a song called something like
"Poor El Gotto" that he wanted to use to calm down his busload of schoolkids

    A. Hope this El Señor Don Gato does the trick --- we can't have kids
careening around on buses, eh?

 

Estaba el señor Don Gato,

sentadito en su tejado,

marramiau miau miau,

sentadito en su tejado.

 

Ha recibido una carta,

que si quiere ser casado,

marramiau miau miau,

que si quiere ser casado.

 

Con una gatita blanca,

sobrina de un gato pardo,

marramiau miau miau,

sobrina de un gato pardo.

 

Al recibir la noticia,

se ha caído del tejado,

marramiau miau miau,

se ha caído del tejado.

 

Se ha roto siete costillas,

El espinazo y el rabo,

Marramiau miau miau,

El espinazo y el rabo.

 

Ya lo llevan a enterrar,

por la calle del pescado,

marramiau miau miau,

por la calle del pescado.

 

Al olor de las sardinas,

Don Gato ha resucitado,

marramiau miau miau,

Don Gato ha resucitado.

 

Por eso dice la gente,

siete vidas tiene un gato,

marramiau miau miau,

siete vidas tiene un gato.

 

[Translation: Mr Cat was sitting on his roof when he received a letter
asking him if he wanted to be married to a white kitty, niece of a brown
cat. Upon receiving this letter he fell off the roof . . . he has broken
seven ribs, the spine and the tail. . . they are taking him to be buried . .
. going down the fish street, upon smelling the sardines, Mr Cat has revived
and that is why people say a cat has seven lives. (in Spanish folklore it is
only seven and not nine)]

 

EVERY EVENING WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES EIGHT

 

     Q from Bernard S. Would you happen to know who wrote the song "EVERY
EVENING WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES EIGHT"? Thanks for any information you can
relay to me.

 

EVERY TIME I GO TO TOWN --- please see HOUND DOG on the H page

 

     Q from Linda H. Please help me find the lyrics to the song that goes
like this:

             Everytime I go to town the boys start kick'en my dawg around.

 

      Q2 Also: "I had an old dog and his name was Blue, he was a good old
dog and he was true."

                   A Please see OLD BLUE in the [O] section

 

My father used to sing these and we can't seem to find the words. Thanks

 

 

  

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