Text ... Traditional prison, logging, and railroad work song from the late ...Traditional prison, logging, and railroad work song from the late 19th century also known as Nine Pound Hammer. "Take this hammer and carry it to the captain". Country & western style singer, banjo, harmonica & slide dobro. Sousaphone & drums @ 0'58. Instrumental tr-16.
Chorus
Take this hammer and carry it to the captain Take this hammer and carry it to the captain Take this hammer and carry it to the captain
An’ Tell him I’m gone Tell him I’m gone
Verse 1
If he ask you was I runnin’ If he ask you was I runnin’ If he ask you was I runnin’ Tell him I was flyin’ Tell him I was flyin’ If he ask you was I laughin’ If he ask you was I laughin’ If he ask you was I laughin’ Tell him I was cryin’ Tell him I was cryin’
Chorus
Take this hammer carry it to the captain Take this hammer carry it to the captain Take this hammer carry it to the captain
Tell him I’m gone Tell him I’m gone
Verse 2
I don’t want no green back dollar I don’t want no green back dollar I don’t want no green back dollar
It hurts my pride It hurts my pride
Chorus
Take this hammer carry it to the captain Take this hammer carry it to the captain Take this hammer carry it to the captain
Tell him I’m gone Tell him I’m gone
Take this hammer carry it to the captain Tell him I’m gone Tell him I’m gone
Traditional arranged byManuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Text ... Well-known American blues song & jazz standard of uncertain origin. ...Well-known American blues song & jazz standard of uncertain origin. "Well, I’m going down to the St. James Infirmary, to see my baby there". Sad & disillusioned. Blues/soul singer, snaps, sousaphone, drums & marimba. Instrumental tr-17 & 18.
Verse 1
Well, I’m going down to the St. James Infirmary, to see my baby there
She was all stretched out, on a long white table So sweet, so cold, so bare
Verse 2
Let her go, go ! Ahh, my little Baby, Where ever she can beYou may search this whole world all over But she’d never find a sweet man like me
Verse 3
Now, when I die, bury me in Stetson shoesA Stetson coat, and a Stetson hat And put a twenty dollar gold piece on my watch chain So the cats know, that I died fat Ad Lib
St. James Infirmary, where can my baby be ? It’s just at St. James Infirmary, yeah Let my baby go, let my baby goLet my Baby go, go, go Let my Baby go !
Traditional arranged by : Manuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Text ... Traditional American ballad of the late 19th century originating from ...Traditional American ballad of the late 19th century originating from South Appalachian area also known as Black Girl or My Girl. "In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines, And you shiver when the cold winds blow". Male country singer, double-bass, slide dobro, banjo & e-bow guitar @ 0'54. Instrumental tr-21 & 22.
Chorus
In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines And you shiver when the cold winds blow
Verse 1
Little girl, little girl, what have I done That makes you treat me so? You caused me to weep, you caused me to mourn And you caused me to leave my home
Chorus
In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines And you shiver when the cold winds blow
Verse 2
The longest train I ever saw Came down that Georgia line The engine passed at six o'clock And the cab came by at nine
Chorus
In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines And we shiver when the cold winds blow
In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines And you shiver when the cold winds blow
Traditional arranged by Manuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Text ... Aura Lea" (sometimes spelled "Aura Lee") American Civil War ballad ...Aura Lea" (sometimes spelled "Aura Lee") American Civil War ballad about a maiden. "Aura Lee! Aura Lee! Maid of golden hair, sunshine came along with thee and swallows in the air." Male singer in a country & western spirit, mandolin à l'unisson, lap-steel, banjo, e-bow guitar & acoustic guitar. Instrumental tr-24.
Verse 1 As the blackbird in the spring 'neath the willow tree Sat and piped I heard him sing
Praising Aura Lee.
Chorus Aura Lea! Aura Lea! Maid of golden hair Sunshine came along with thee And swall-ows in the air.
Verse 2 Take my heart and take my ring I give my all to thee Take me for eternity Dearest Aura Lee!
Chorus Aura Lea! Aura Lea! Maid of golden hair Sunshine came along with thee And swall-ows in the air.
Verse 3 In her blush the rose was born 'twas music when she spoke In her eyes the light of morn Sparkling seemed to break.
Chorus Aura Lee! Aura Lee! Maid of golden hair Sunshine came along with thee And swall-ows in the air.
Verse 4 Aura Lee the bird may flee The willow' golden hair Then the wintry winds may be Blowing ev'rywhere.
Chorus Aura Lee! Aura Lee! Maid of golden hair Sunshine came along with thee And swall-ows in the air.
Verse 5 Yet if thy blue eyes I see Gloom will soon depart For to me sweet Aura Lee Is sunshine to the heart.
Chorus Aura Lee! Aura Lee! Maid of golden hair Sunshine came along with thee And swall-ows in the air.
Words by William W. Fosdick (D.P) Music by George R. Poulton (D.P)
Arrangement by Manuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Text ... Famous 19th century folksong also known as The Great Rock Island ...Famous 19th century folksong also known as The Great Rock Island Route and became a country music standard. "From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide Pacific shore...". Male country singer, rhythm section, banjo, mandolin. Harmonica solo @ 1'25 & electric guitar. Instrumental tr-26.
Verse 1 From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore From the queen of flowing mountains to the south side by the shore She's mighty tall and handsome and known quite well by all She's the combination on the Wabash Cannonball
Verse 2 Now She came down from Birmingham one cold December day As she rolled into the station you could hear all the people say There's that gal from Tennessee she's long and she's tall She came down from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannonball
Verse 3 Yeah Listen to the jingle the rumble and the roar As she glides along the woodland through the hills and by the shore Hear the mighty rush of the engine hear that lonesome hobo call You're traveling through the jungle on the Wabash Cannonball
Verse 4 Our Eastern states are dandy so the people always say From New York to St. Louis and Chicago by the way From the hills of Minnesota where the rippling waters fall No chances can be taken on the Wabash Cannonball
Verse 5 So Listen to the jingle the rumble and the roar As she glides along the woodland through the hills and by the shore Hear the mighty rush of the engine hear that lonesome hobo call You're traveling through the jungle on the Wabash Cannonball
Traditional arranged by Manuel Galvin & Jean-Jacques Milteau
Country/folk version of track-1. Introduction with a cappella male ...Country/folk version of track-1. Introduction with a cappella male singer. Ukulele @ 0'33, strings & bass @ 1'05. Banjo @ 1'37.
Instrumental version of tr-3 in a 1920s blues spirit. Sad & ...Instrumental version of tr-3 in a 1920s blues spirit. Sad & wandering. Lead fiddle, banjo, mandolin,, marimba, sousaphone & drums @ 0'43.
Instrumental version of tr-3 in a bluesy spirit. Lead electric ...Instrumental version of tr-3 in a bluesy spirit. Lead electric guitar, snaps, sousaphone, slide dobro & drums @ 0'43.
Alternate version of tr-13 in an Americana spirit. Swaying & ...Alternate version of tr-13 in an Americana spirit. Swaying & carefree. Lead slide Dobro, rhythm section, claps & baritone guitar @ 1'05.
Americana country rock. Upbeat, positive & confident. Country rock ...Americana country rock. Upbeat, positive & confident. Country rock band. Suggested for road movie, travelling, advertising, road trip & American rural way of life.
One chord blues rock boogie based on a delta/swamp blues riff. ...One chord blues rock boogie based on a delta/swamp blues riff. Constant, insistent & tense. Blues rock band.
Vintage rockabilly boogie in the style of the 50s. Driving, bouncy & ...Vintage rockabilly boogie in the style of the 50s. Driving, bouncy & danceable. Rockabilly band.
Passionate, refined & virtuoso instrumental milonga. Accordion, ...Passionate, refined & virtuoso instrumental milonga. Accordion, piano, cajon & double bass. Traditional tango-like music from Northern Argentina, Uruguay & Rio Grande del Sur in Brazil. Suggested for Latin urban scenes of the 20s & 30s.