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Troy Steadman
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:55 pm
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And non-Spice-Girls what is "The Walk of Life"?
I remember some Gawd-bless-ya nonsense about a thug who swaps his knife
for a bible (from Children's Favourites maybe)?
"Be-Bop-A-Lula" - copywright John Lennon????
"I Gotta Woman" - Ray Charles
"The Talkin' Blues" - pre-Bob Marley but which?
"Hand Me down my Walkin' Shoes - ?
All advice gratefully received!
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Dire Straits - Walk Of Life Lyrics
Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I say
Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
He got the action, he got the motion
Yeah the boy can play
Dedication devotion
Turning all the night time into day
He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman
He do the song about the knife
He do the walk, he do the walk of life
Here comes Johnny and he'll tell you the story
Hand me down my walkin' shoes
Here come Johnny with the power and the glory
Backbeat the talkin' blues
He got the action, he got the motion
Yeah the boy can play
Dedication devotion
Turning all the night time into day
He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman
He do the song about the knife
He do the walk, he do the walk of life
Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I say
Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
He got the action, he got the motion
Yeah the boy can play
Dedication devotion
Turning all the night time into day
And after all the violence and double talk
There's just a song in all the trouble and the strife
You do the walk, you do the walk of life
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nancy13g
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:08 pm
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| I'd always assumed he was referring to "Mack the Knife". |
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Pat Durkin
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:10 pm
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"Troy Steadman" <troysteadman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Quote: | And non-Spice-Girls what is "The Walk of Life"?
I remember some Gawd-bless-ya nonsense about a thug who swaps his knife
for a bible (from Children's Favourites maybe)?
"Be-Bop-A-Lula" - copywright John Lennon????
"I Gotta Woman" - Ray Charles
"The Talkin' Blues" - pre-Bob Marley but which?
"Hand Me down my Walkin' Shoes - ?
All advice gratefully received!
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Don't know much about. . .
But the old song that I recall had
"Hand me down my walkin' cane
bis
bis
I'm gonna leave on the midnight train'
Cuz all my sins are takin' away."
The shoes part might be someone's extra verses, however.
This, like many folk songs and blues, lends itself to improv.
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ray o'hara
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:26 pm
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"Troy Steadman" <troysteadman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1128959724.555009.264400@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | And non-Spice-Girls what is "The Walk of Life"?
I remember some Gawd-bless-ya nonsense about a thug who swaps his knife
for a bible (from Children's Favourites maybe)?
"Be-Bop-A-Lula" - copywright John Lennon????
"I Gotta Woman" - Ray Charles
"The Talkin' Blues" - pre-Bob Marley but which?
"Hand Me down my Walkin' Shoes - ?
All advice gratefully received!
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Dire Straits - Walk Of Life Lyrics
Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I say
Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
He got the action, he got the motion
Yeah the boy can play
Dedication devotion
Turning all the night time into day
He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman
He do the song about the knife
He do the walk, he do the walk of life
Here comes Johnny and he'll tell you the story
Hand me down my walkin' shoes
Here come Johnny with the power and the glory
Backbeat the talkin' blues
He got the action, he got the motion
Yeah the boy can play
Dedication devotion
Turning all the night time into day
He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman
He do the song about the knife
He do the walk, he do the walk of life
Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I say
Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
He got the action, he got the motion
Yeah the boy can play
Dedication devotion
Turning all the night time into day
And after all the violence and double talk
There's just a song in all the trouble and the strife
You do the walk, you do the walk of life
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Like all Dire Straight's songs it goes on too long. |
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R H Draney
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| Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:39 pm
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nancy13g filted:
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I'd always assumed he was referring to "Mack the Knife".
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Could have been "Tom Dooley"....
ObAUE: "Met her on a moughn-teyne?"...r |
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Sara Lorimer
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:12 am
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| Quote: | "Troy Steadman" <troysteadman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1128959724.555009.264400@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
And non-Spice-Girls what is "The Walk of Life"?
I remember some Gawd-bless-ya nonsense about a thug who swaps his knife
for a bible (from Children's Favourites maybe)?
"Be-Bop-A-Lula" - copywright John Lennon????
"I Gotta Woman" - Ray Charles
"The Talkin' Blues" - pre-Bob Marley but which?
"Hand Me down my Walkin' Shoes - ?
All advice gratefully received!
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I don't understand the question, but if you're trying to track down song
titles you might want to consider that Woody Guthrie sang some "talking
blues."
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Pat Durkin
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:06 am
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"R H Draney" <dadoctah@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:die91c0aki@drn.newsguy.com...
| Quote: | nancy13g filted:
I'd always assumed he was referring to "Mack the Knife".
Could have been "Tom Dooley"....
ObAUE: "Met her on a moughn-teyne?"...r
"Met her on the mountin." |
I had to figure that out. I found myself trying to match your line up with
that pre-rock thing: "Met her on a Monday". (or whatever).
Actually, "Mack the Knife" is the only song I know of that had a knife. Oh,
yes, "Stag o' Lee" got cut up some, didn't he? Be he didn't have a chance
to change, and Mack boy, he wasn't likely to. |
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jerry_friedman@yahoo.com
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:35 am
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Troy Steadman wrote:
| Quote: | And non-Spice-Girls what is "The Walk of Life"?
I remember some Gawd-bless-ya nonsense about a thug who swaps his knife
for a bible (from Children's Favourites maybe)?
"Be-Bop-A-Lula" - copywright John Lennon????
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Copyright Tex Davis and Gene Vincent, according to bmi.com
| Quote: | "I Gotta Woman" - Ray Charles
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Also "What I Say"
| Quote: | "The Talkin' Blues" - pre-Bob Marley but which?
"Hand Me down my Walkin' Shoes - ?
All advice gratefully received!
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Dire Straits - Walk Of Life Lyrics
Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I say
Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman
Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay
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Skitt
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:48 am
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Pat Durkin wrote:
| Quote: | "R H Draney" wrote:
nancy13g filted:
I'd always assumed he was referring to "Mack the Knife".
Could have been "Tom Dooley"....
ObAUE: "Met her on a moughn-teyne?"...r
"Met her on the mountin."
I had to figure that out. I found myself trying to match your line
up with that pre-rock thing: "Met her on a Monday". (or whatever).
Actually, "Mack the Knife" is the only song I know of that had a
knife. Oh, yes, "Stag o' Lee" got cut up some, didn't he? Be he
didn't have a chance to change, and Mack boy, he wasn't likely to.
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That'd be "Stagger Lee", and there were no knives involved -- just a
forty-four.
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Skitt (in Hayward, California)
www.geocities.com/opus731/ |
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R H Draney
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 2:44 am
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Skitt filted:
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Pat Durkin wrote:
Actually, "Mack the Knife" is the only song I know of that had a
knife. Oh, yes, "Stag o' Lee" got cut up some, didn't he? Be he
didn't have a chance to change, and Mack boy, he wasn't likely to.
That'd be "Stagger Lee", and there were no knives involved -- just a
forty-four.
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You can have guns *and* knives in this one:
WOO!
The joint was a jumpin' on the corner (yeah-yeah)
Down on a Honky Tonk Street (yeah-yeah)
When all of a sudden up drove a Cadillac (yeah-yeah)
And out stepped a cat named Pete
Diamonds on-a every finger (yeah-yeah)
Wore a tailor-made suit
He smoked a black cigar (so what?) He wore a Stetson hat (yeah)
He wore a pair-a cowboy boots
He busted on through the doorway (yeah-yeah)
Bad as-a he could be (yeah-yeah)
He pulled out his pistol, he turned around
He said, 'My name is a Big Boy Pete'
The music stopped, there wasn't a sound
A-over in the corner stood-a, Bad Man Brown
Brown smiled a grin, he said, 'My friend'
('You take your 3 steps forward and I'm 'onna-a, clue you in')
Now Pete said, 'A look it, here buddy' (yeah-yeah)
'Fore I tan your hide' (yeah-yeah)
I got a forty-five to keep me alive
Seven bullets on my side
Brown pulled a knife, he jumped on Pete
They fought from the counter right on out to the street
They swung from north, they swung from south
Brown cut that black cigar right outta Pete's mouth!
Pete hit the ground, he yelled and screamed
(Pete took his Stetson hat and beat the scene)
Now if you're ever down on the corner (yeah-yeah)
Down on-a Honky Tonk Street (yeah-yeah)
Don't mess with Brown (yeah-yeah) He'll cut you down
Take a message from-a Big Boy Pete
Umm-umm, umm umm umm (yeah-yeah)
Umm-umm, umm umm umm (yeah-yeah)
(And this is why Jim Croce's first two hits seemed so familiar when they first
came out)....r |
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jerry_friedman@yahoo.com
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 2:59 am
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Skitt wrote:
| Quote: | Pat Durkin wrote:
"R H Draney" wrote:
nancy13g filted:
I'd always assumed he was referring to "Mack the Knife".
Could have been "Tom Dooley"....
ObAUE: "Met her on a moughn-teyne?"...r
"Met her on the mountin."
I had to figure that out. I found myself trying to match your line
up with that pre-rock thing: "Met her on a Monday". (or whatever).
Actually, "Mack the Knife" is the only song I know of that had a
knife. Oh, yes, "Stag o' Lee" got cut up some, didn't he? Be he
didn't have a chance to change, and Mack boy, he wasn't likely to.
That'd be "Stagger Lee", and there were no knives involved -- just a
forty-four.
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Or a forty-one or a forty-five, depending on what you want to rhyme
with. And it's a brave man who states what the "real" name is,
considering that there are over 125 recorded versions. You can find
out all about it at the Mudcat
<http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=3018#19007>, including this.
<begin quotation from Tim Jaques>
It was posted in rec.music.folk on December 28, 1997 by the informative
Abby Sale under his daily "Happy."
According to the post, the incident happened on December 28, 1895 and
was reported in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Lee "Stag" Sheldon, a
carriage-driver, shot William Lyons, dockhand, when Lyons snatched his
hat after the two had been arguing politics. Look under Stag Lee on a
Dejanews search and the whole article will come up.
<end quotation>
This did not convince every 'Catter that the St. Louis incident was the
real, or the only real, start of the story. The thread also includes
references to articles and at least one book on the subject.
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Skitt
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:09 am
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jerry_friedman@yahoo.com wrote:
| Quote: | Skitt wrote:
Pat Durkin wrote:
"R H Draney" wrote:
nancy13g filted:
I'd always assumed he was referring to "Mack the Knife".
Could have been "Tom Dooley"....
ObAUE: "Met her on a moughn-teyne?"...r
"Met her on the mountin."
I had to figure that out. I found myself trying to match your line
up with that pre-rock thing: "Met her on a Monday". (or whatever).
Actually, "Mack the Knife" is the only song I know of that had a
knife. Oh, yes, "Stag o' Lee" got cut up some, didn't he? Be he
didn't have a chance to change, and Mack boy, he wasn't likely to.
That'd be "Stagger Lee", and there were no knives involved -- just a
forty-four.
Or a forty-one or a forty-five, depending on what you want to rhyme
with. And it's a brave man who states what the "real" name is,
considering that there are over 125 recorded versions.
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I've never heard of a .41 weapon.
| Quote: | You can find
out all about it at the Mudcat
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=3018#19007>, including
this.
begin quotation from Tim Jaques
It was posted in rec.music.folk on December 28, 1997 by the
informative Abby Sale under his daily "Happy."
According to the post, the incident happened on December 28, 1895 and
was reported in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Lee "Stag" Sheldon, a
carriage-driver, shot William Lyons, dockhand, when Lyons snatched his
hat after the two had been arguing politics. Look under Stag Lee on a
Dejanews search and the whole article will come up.
end quotation
This did not convince every 'Catter that the St. Louis incident was
the real, or the only real, start of the story. The thread also
includes references to articles and at least one book on the subject.
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Here's what is claimed to be the original _Stagger Lee_ by Lloyd Price:
http://www.webfitz.com/lyrics/Lyrics/1959/391959.html
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Stagger Lee
Lloyd Price
September 11, 1958 (Original)
[...]
Stagger Lee went home
And he got his forty-four
Said, I'm goin' to the barroom
Just to pay that debt I owe
Go Stagger Lee
[...]
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Skitt (in Hayward, California)
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Mike Lyle
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:22 am
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Skitt wrote:
| Quote: | jerry_friedman@yahoo.com wrote:
[...]
Or a forty-one or a forty-five, depending on what you want to
rhyme
with. And it's a brave man who states what the "real" name is,
considering that there are over 125 recorded versions.
I've never heard of a .41 weapon.
[...] |
..41 Colt (long): Case length 1.125; Diam. of base .405; Diam. of rim
..430; Shoulder -- straight; Bul. .386 (Hollow base) .401 (Solid);
Large pistol primers. Further details from my Lyman Reloading Guide
on request.
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Skitt
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:44 am
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Mike Lyle wrote:
| Quote: | Skitt wrote:
jerry_friedman@yahoo.com wrote:
[...]
Or a forty-one or a forty-five, depending on what you want to rhyme
with. And it's a brave man who states what the "real" name is,
considering that there are over 125 recorded versions.
I've never heard of a .41 weapon.
[...]
.41 Colt (long): Case length 1.125; Diam. of base .405; Diam. of rim
.430; Shoulder -- straight; Bul. .386 (Hollow base) .401 (Solid);
Large pistol primers. Further details from my Lyman Reloading Guide
on request.
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OK, I've heard of it now. Thanks.
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Skitt (in Hayward, California)
www.geocities.com/opus731/ |
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Tony Cooper
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:06 am
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On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 19:06:22 GMT, "Pat Durkin" <durk183@sbcglobal.com>
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"R H Draney" <dadoctah@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:die91c0aki@drn.newsguy.com...
nancy13g filted:
I'd always assumed he was referring to "Mack the Knife".
Could have been "Tom Dooley"....
ObAUE: "Met her on a moughn-teyne?"...r
"Met her on the mountin."
I had to figure that out. I found myself trying to match your line up with
that pre-rock thing: "Met her on a Monday". (or whatever).
Actually, "Mack the Knife" is the only song I know of that had a knife.
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Oh, c'mon. You can't hum a few bars of "Three Blind Mice"?
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