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Origins: Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm (D Macon)
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LITTLE CAT
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Origins: Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm (D Macon) DigiTrad: LITTLE CAT |
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Subject: lyric req: Old Grey Cat on a Tennessee Farm From: hartley@toto.pitton.com Date: 21 Jan 97 - 10:31 PM Would like the lyrics to Uncle Dave Macon song Old Grey Cat on Ten. Farm. |
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Subject: Grey Cat on A Tennessee Farm From: GUEST,Goody2Shz Date: 03 Aug 01 - 11:08 AM Any chance one of you may have Uncle Dave's Grey Cat lyrics? |
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Subject: Lyr Add: GRAY CAT ON THE TENNESSEE FARM (Macon) From: Brian Hoskin Date: 03 Aug 01 - 11:24 AM GRAY CAT ON THE TENNESSEE FARM (Uncle Dave Macon)
Good luck to the man who can if he will
Oh the gray cat spit in the little cat's eye
I do love liquor and I will take a dram
Cattle in the pasture, hogs in the pen,
Corn in the crib and porter in the yard
Fruit in the cellar and cheese on the board |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Grey Cat on A Tennessee Farm From: Brian Hoskin Date: 03 Aug 01 - 11:34 AM Also there is a Realaudio clip of Dave Macon playing the song here (click) Brian |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Grey Cat on A Tennessee Farm From: Goody2Shz Date: 03 Aug 01 - 03:24 PM Thank you so much!! dmp |
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Subject: RE: lyric req: Old Grey Cat on a Tennessee Farm From: Lin in Kansas Date: 25 Oct 01 - 11:57 PM MP3 file at this site (click here), but no luck so far on lyrics. Lin |
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Subject: RE: lyric req: Old Grey Cat on a Tennessee Farm From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 26 Oct 01 - 12:25 AM Stewie posted the lyric here earlier in the year: GREY CAT ON A TENNESSEE FARM. Another version of the song, unfortunately with no source of any kind acknowledged, is in the DT: LITTLE CAT. |
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Subject: RE: lyric req: Old Grey Cat on a Tennessee Farm From: Lin in Kansas Date: 26 Oct 01 - 01:20 AM Thanks, Malcolm! Lin |
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Subject: RE: lyric req: Old Grey Cat on a Tennessee Farm From: Jerry Rasmussen Date: 26 Oct 01 - 07:53 AM I have this by Uncle Dave Macon... I'm running this weekend, but if I get a chance, I'll pull it out and write down the lyrcis. Most of Dave's stuff has been reissued on CD and is highly recommended. What other folk singer do you know who has as much fun as Uncle Dave did? |
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Subject: RE: lyric req: Old Grey Cat on a Tennessee Farm From: Lin in Kansas Date: 27 Oct 01 - 11:41 PM Hi Jerry: We've got the lyrics (see above); but would you happen to have a midi or ABC for it? Looks like an interesting song! Lin |
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Subject: RE: lyric req: Old Grey Cat on a Tennessee Farm From: Joe Offer Date: 04 Dec 01 - 03:39 AM Need tune transcription on this one. Link to MP3 above. Help! -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: ADD Version: Grey Cat on A Tennessee Farm From: Joe Offer Date: 26 Feb 15 - 01:41 AM I disagree with Brian Hoskin's transcription of the Dave Macon recording. Here's what I hear, and what I plan to submit to the Rise Again songbook. Any corrections? Grey Cat on A Tennessee Farm Just look to the man who can if he will Prosper in the valley of the Tennessee hills Oh the big cat spit in the little kitten's eye The little cat, little cat, don't you cry Do love liquor & I will take a dram I'm gonna tell you, pretty Polly Ann D - / - AD etc. Cattle in the pasture, hogs in the pen Sheep on the ranch & a-wheat in the bin... Corn in the crib & porter in the yard Meat in the smokehouse & a big can of lard... Fruit in the cellar & cheese on the board A big sack of coffee & sugar in the gourd... Horses in the stable & money in his pocket A baby in the cradle & a pretty woman to rock it... Recorded by Uncle Dave Macon, Liz Getz. Here's the Traditional Ballad Index entry on this song: Gray Cat on the Tennessee FarmDESCRIPTION: About life on a Tennessee farm. All the singer wants is a "baby in the cradle and a pretty girl to rock it," plus meat in the sack, sugar in the gourd, a tub of lard. Ch: "Big cat spit in the little kitten's eye/Little cat, little cat, don't you cry...."AUTHOR: Uncle Dave Macon, more or less EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (recording, Uncle Dave Macon) LONG DESCRIPTION: Disjointed verses about life on a small farm in the Tennessee Hills. Singer says all he wants is a "baby in the cradle and a pretty girl to rock it," along with meat in the sack, sugar in the gourd, and a big tub of lard. Chorus: "Big cat spit in the little kitten's eye/Little cat, little cat, don't you cry/I do love liquor and I will take a dram/I'm gonna tell you, pretty Polly Ann" KEYWORDS: farming drink nonballad baby family animal FOUND IN: US(Ap) RECORDINGS: Uncle Dave Macon, "The Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm" (Vocalion 5152, 1927) New Lost City Ramblers, "Grey Cat on the Tennessee Farm" (on NLCR06) CROSS-REFERENCES: cf. "One Fine Day" (floating lyrics) cf. "Mary, She Did Dream a Dream" (lyrics) File: RcGCotTF Go to the Ballad Search form Go to the Ballad Index Instructions The Ballad Index Copyright 2015 by Robert B. Waltz and David G. Engle. |
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Subject: ADD Version: Grey Cat on A Tennessee Farm From: Joe Offer Date: 26 Feb 15 - 01:46 AM Smithsonian Folkways has a 1966 recording of the song by Liz Getz. I thinks she has it wrong, but here's what she has: GREY CAT ON THE TENNESSEE FARM by D. Macon Just look to the man who can if he will. The fox run the valley of the Tennessee hills. Well, the big cat spit in the little kitten's eye Little cat, little cat, don't you cry Just look to the man who can if he will. The fox run the valley of the Tennessee hills. We all love liquor and we'll all take a dram I'm a-gonna tell you, pretty Polly Ann Just look to the man who can if he will. The fox run the valley of the Tennessee hills. Cows in the pasture, hogs in the pen. Sheep in the meadow and wheat in the bin Fruit in the cellar, cheese in the wall, Big sack of coffee and sugar in the gourd. Just look to the man who can if he will. The fox run the valley of the Tennessee hills. Horses in the stable, money in his pocket. Baby in the cradle and pretty girl to rock it. Just look to the man who can if he will The fox run the valley of the Tennessee hills. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm (D Macon) From: nickp Date: 26 Feb 15 - 03:59 AM Makes s little more sense to sing "Sheep in the pasture, hogs in the pen, Cattle on the ranch"... even though Uncle Dave doesn't. |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm (D Macon) From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 26 Feb 15 - 10:14 AM YOu can find the music for this at abcnotation.com Search for 'grey cat on a Tennessee farm.' (The mp3 linked above has expired.) |
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Subject: RE: Origins: Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm (D Macon) From: BanjoRay Date: 26 Feb 15 - 06:33 PM I hear exactly the same as you, Joe Offer. Ray |
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