tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375418294983334856.post6261965178910842693..comments2023-06-27T04:02:26.810-07:00Comments on Circlemending: SUNDAY SINGALONG - Sad songsJean Hibbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14813845510501696487noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375418294983334856.post-47661290515078881232010-06-28T17:02:53.347-07:002010-06-28T17:02:53.347-07:00I was introduced to The Blackest Crow--a song abou...I was introduced to The Blackest Crow--a song about parting--by a classmate and I'm very fond of it. Here's a link to my favorite YouTube version (Bruce Molsky): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6jh1vqNvMsChicagoGenealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16845802294693283275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375418294983334856.post-45686262992379526462010-06-27T18:20:11.752-07:002010-06-27T18:20:11.752-07:00Just saw Bill Yates and the Country Gentlemen Trib...Just saw Bill Yates and the Country Gentlemen Tribute Band sing "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight", last night. Makes me sad because it reminds me of Charlie Waller, I miss him every time I hear a Country Gentlemen song.GrannyPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860176725911469162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375418294983334856.post-45878734148349554422010-06-27T11:55:19.921-07:002010-06-27T11:55:19.921-07:00I can remember Daddy playing the guitar and singin...I can remember Daddy playing the guitar and singing the Kingston Trio's version of Tom Dooley:<br /><br />[Intro:]<br />Throughout history<br />There've been many songs written about the eternal triangle<br />This next one tells the story of a Mr Grayson, a beautiful woman<br />And a condemned man named Tom Dooley...<br />When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley... must hang...<br /><br />Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br />Hang down your head and cry<br />Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br />Poor boy, you're bound to die<br />I met her on the mountain<br />There I took her life<br />Met her on the mountain<br />Stabbed her with my knife<br /><br />Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br />Hang down your head and cry<br />Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br />Poor boy, you're bound to die<br /><br />This time tomorrow<br />Reckon where I'll be<br />Hadn't a-been for Grayson<br />I'd a-been in Tennessee<br /><br />Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br />Hang down your head and cry<br />Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br />Poor boy, you're bound to die<br /><br />Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br />Hang down your head and cry<br />Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br />Poor boy, you're bound to die<br /><br />This time tomorrow<br />Reckon where I'll be<br />Down in some lonesome valley<br />Hangin' from a white oak tree<br /><br />Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br />Hang down your head and cry<br />Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br />Poor boy, you're bound to die<br /><br />Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br />Hang down your head and cry<br />Hang down your head, Tom Dooley<br />Poor boy, you're bound to die<br /><br />Poor boy, you're bound to die<br />Poor boy you're bound to die<br />Poor boy, you're bound to die...<br /><br />[You can listen to this on You Tube at:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoBLGE2cCdU&feature=related ]Cyndi Beane Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15470984285863722669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375418294983334856.post-83029931655409519222010-06-27T09:15:48.525-07:002010-06-27T09:15:48.525-07:00For me, one of the sadder songs has always been &q...For me, one of the sadder songs has always been "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" especially if you follow the three verses:<br /><br />I was standin' by my window<br />On a cold and cloudy day<br />When I saw a hearse come rollin'<br />To carry my Mama away<br /><br />Chorus:<br />Will the circle be unbroken<br />By and by Lord, by and by<br />There's a better home a waitin'<br />In the sky, Lord, in the sky<br /><br />I said to the undertaker<br />Undertaker, undertaker please drive slow<br />For this body you are haulin'<br />How I hate, I hate to see it go<br /><br />Chorus<br /><br />I will follow, close behind her<br />I'm gonna stand up and be brave<br />But I will not hide my sorrow<br />When they lay her down in that grave<br /><br />ChorusThomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.com