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Newstalgic American Folk Songbook Vol. 1

by Sanctuary of Sound

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1.
Aw'y At Sea 02:24
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out on th' waves, past th' sun our brave man, he travl'd whar' ye gae 'cross the sea, 'round th' cape t'ward th' end of yer run on th' quay we a-gathr'd an' prayed tha' ye'd safely come aw'y aw'y, aw'y at sea an' we pray tha' ye come home agin an' each night, we light a candle in th' window tha' Joe, ye may find yer way all th' days, an th' nights an' fortnights a-waitin' 'til one grey morn' we b'came much aggriev'd the word come on tha' nae bonnie mornin' tha' ye'd nae be com'n t'port agin aw'y aw'y, an' back ye come nae more ne'er t'see yer visage agin but each night, we still light a candle in th' window tha' Joe,we may see ye agin an' aye!, th' wind blows ye' timbers tremble, an' aye!, th'waves toss, them break wi' a sound mor' mournful than yer daughters a-cryin' Joe Solomon's gon' a'sea aw'y aw'y, out on th' deadly sea we lost us a good ship agin so each night we light a candle in the window tha' Joe may come t'port someday 'neath the waves, 'neath the waves wher' th' storm, na' silent won' trouble ye nae mor', na' ye rest frae th' bottom his soul a-well ha' travel'd to the hea'en atop th' waves aw'y aw'y, aw'y at sea an' ye'll ne'er be com'n home agin but each night , we light a candle in th' window tha' Joe, ye may find yer way
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'Et by th' Baaar 01:33
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Well my Uncle Jesse, he walk'd 'round 'pon two canes e'ryone knew thar's a tale b'hind it but nae a man'd say a thing when n'er told them tales'll soon be fergot an' ere long no man coul' say then one day th' chil'ren cam' a wonderin' an' so then they ask'd me "why?" CH: an' I says "back in th'day when his legs were mor' strong'r we went a-huntin' in the more an' ere long it came t'pass b'fore e'en tha' his legs were 'et by th' baaar" One day long ago we were all out a-huntin' when Jess done spott'd him a baaar He shot off 'is rifle an' got 'im a good 'un but tha' baaar gon' n' tak' off a-runnin' * CH* We all split up t' track tha' great beastie an' Jesse din't notice tha' baaar ha' snuck up b'hind 'im an' when he turn't t'see he got a shock an' he tripp'd an' fell tha' baaar waste n'time an' set upon 'im an' went an' chewed up them legs an' tha' thar' chil'ren is why yer UncleJesse a-walks upon two canes! * CH*
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Hey, Cousin! 01:25
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Hey cousin! Hey! Hey! hey cousin! I see ya here now but I bes' na' see ya here nae mor' Hey cousin! Hey! Hey! hey cousin! ye'd bes' git back to Virginia an' leave Andersonville behind I'll turn ye loose if'n ye go on an' git right now Heed what I say, can't do ya no fav'r twice! I say git yerself back t'Virginia an' cross them Alleghanies Hey cousin! Hey! Hey! hey cousin! Git on yer way, don't look back can't do ya nae fav'r agin Hey cousin! Hey! Hey! hey cousin! Ye'd bes' git back to Virginia an' lay tha' rifle down Be glad t'see ya when we're fightin' nae mor' now git t'yer wife an' dain't ye come back Les' ye get yerself int' trouble lik' ye' dun in Tennessee Hey cousin! Hey! Hey! hey cousin! Ye'd better saddle up an' ne'er come back t'Georgia nae mor' Hey cousin! Hey! Hey! hey cousin! Ye'd bes' git back to Virginia an' lay tha' rifle down
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I Ain't Ridin' T'day 01:12
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I seen a spider spun a web an' then it blew away na' I ain't ridin' t'day Ye' use too much starch woman, shirt won't fit na' I ain't ridin' t'day I busted muh tooth on a peanut shell an' I ain't ridin' t'day Well ye' bak'd me a cake an' hell it dun fell! so I ain't ridin't'day CH: An' you can't make me ride, you can't make me ride ye' can't make me ride t'day Nae you can't make me ride, you can't make me ride ye' can't make me ride agin! I seen tha' hoorse a-lookin' at me! na' I ain't ridin' t'day An'I jes' spied a crooked ol' willow tree I says I ain't ridin' t'day! Damn rooster done crow'd one minute past dawn so's I ain't ridin' t'day Well it's too damn cold an' I'm too damn old I tell ye' I ain't ridin' t'day! *CH*
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John Marshall's Army 01:05
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CH: Hey John Marshall sound th' trumpet an' march we down t'Georgia na' John Marshall ring th' bell an' we shall ride t'Tennessee John Marshall give th' signal an' we'll head on down t' 'Bama John Marshall's army marchin' now all the way t'Oklahomie Na fer all who care t'see justice done ye' join John Marshall's army t'fix it wit' them whom Jackson wronged stand fer John Marshall now t' th' president we oughtta say we'll muster up Virginia t' them fools we must respond we'll roust them Carolinas! I must tell all ye' do-right men an' th' truth ye' can't deny stand up now fer th' rights of kin lest salvation pass ye' by t'fly against a righteous cause I know t'be a grievous sin raise yer voice an' tak' a side an' pray that Marshall win! *CH*
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John the Baptist 01:13
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Bring your spirit down to the riverside bring your body down on by the riverside Elijah come, Elijah come cleanse your soul,the water run Elijah come,Elijah come one and all, his will be done Bring your brother down to the riverside bring your sister on down by the riverside there is a man there is a man Elijah come, Elijah come there is a man there is a man did all the things they say Jesus done Bring your mother down to the riverside bring your father on down by the riverside there is a man by the river Jordan did all the things they say Jesus done there is a man by the river Jordan Elijah come,Elijah come Bring your kings and queens to the riverside by his hand baptized- fire,water, ice by his hand by his hand Elijah come, Elijah come in the spirit, Elijah come down by the river Jordan one and all,his will be done one and all,his will be done
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Mountain Climbin' Mabel 02:15
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CH: They called her mountain climbin' Mabel in her boots and belt she scaled the big 'uns when few even would she climb'd up thar so fast, we thought she'd ne'er stop With naught but a few tools- stakes, spikes an' rope long ago tha' darin' Mabel she did climb the high peaks like Baker up in tha' Cascade range tough gal', dint mind a challenge an' no man coul' hold her back! *CH* She dint care whut people thunk, no sir not she she'd say t' her man- na' hold muh coat I'm-a goin' up thar! no fallin' rocks,no wind, no earth a-shakin' could throw her on down an' if it had, well she'd git up an' start agin! *CH* People thought she were crazy, an' maybe ye'd have t'be t'brave th' ice and th' rock an' go where ye' coul' hardly breathe but she got th' last laugh when she climb'd t' the' top got a view of th' world them naysayers ne'er could! *CH*
8.
Stony Point Song 01:57
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General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (another distant relative) makes a daring nighttime run to take Stony Point from a small British garrison with a fixed bayonet charge under cover of darkness.
9.
Take My Airs 01:23
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CH: Take me as I am, and take me as I say take my airs, they are as truth to thee take my words, put your trust in fate take my arm, swing up on this saddle and cross the water with me Don't listen to your pa na' he never took to me don't listen to your ma, she'll tell ye I'm no good don't listen to the townfolk, they think that I'm a thief don't listen to the preacher, he'll say that it's a sin Well your ma'll tell ye that I lie your pa'll say I got no wedding gift the townfolk think I'm wicked, but you know they're pryin' the preacher...he don't know a goddamned thing *CH*
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That Hessian Tak' A Wyfe Agin 01:20
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Well na' ye' her'd tha' Hessian gon' an' tak' a wyfe agin? haw many wommen can-a' one man spend? tha' ol' Hessian gon' an' got another woman! haw many wyfe can'a' one man git? an I her'd he ha' 'nother wyfe, 'nother wyfe he ha' 'nother wyfe a-fore! I tell ye na' he ha' 'nother woman ar two a-fore tha' Hessian tak' a wyfe agin! Hey tha' John Cross gon' an' dun ga' married t' some poore gentle lil' lass! well he ha' pas' sixty an he ha' plenty women an' nae mar naughty coul' he bae! an' I her'd he ha' two 'nother wyfe two wyfe he ha' a-two wyfe a-fore! I tell ye na' tha' man ha' tw'other women ar three afore tha' Hessian tak' a wyfe agin! I know men whae marry a time ar two an' men wh'av a woman har' or thar' bu' nae sae much as tha' ol' Hessian ha' nex' he gon' trye an' marry me! An'I her'd he ha' three other wyfe three wyfe he ha' three other wyfe a-fore! an' t' tha' he ha' a-three mor' women ar' foure a-fore tha' Hessian tak' a wyfe agin! Now Hesse I har's a land far aw'y whar I surmise na' the wommen bae strange! an' he mak' these odd customs in tha' far off lan' but na' he brung 'em on t' this place An' I say I her'd he ha' a foure 'nother wyfe foure wyfe he ha' a-foure wyfe a-fore!! I her'd tha' Hessian ha' 'nother woman ar foure a-fore tha' Hessian ha' a wyfe a-fore!
11.
Tory Farm 01:21
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Well man, na' I her'd ye' sayin' at the' town hall jes' th' other day tha' ye'd have a notion t'sit home fer th' war an' King George ye' coul' ne'er b'tray CH: Well they're sayin' ye gon' an' turnt on Gen'ral Warshington an' if'n ye' ain't well then ye' may well can all's I knaw is tha' we nay will trust ye' an' na' yer gonna stay on yer tory farm Well th' king gon' an grant' ye tha' farm ye'sit on so t'our men na' quarter ye'd deny an' since ye tak' t' yer land much mor' than' t' yer kin on tha' piece o' ground na' ye' will stay behin' *CH* T' our men ye' coul' turn an' cut 'em down t' liberty ye'd turn yer back t' them British ye coul' tell a thang ar two so we nay can 'fford ye' doin' tha' *CH*
12.
Vashti 01:33
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Vashti, Vashti ye'd bes' pack yer bags an' go on na', Vashti Vashti, Vashti go on down t' Charleston na' Vashti ye'd bes' go on an' listen here an' don' bring shame t' th' family na' Vashti Hey Vashti, Vashti wait up na' don' listen t' him na' Vashti stay ye home, stay ye home Ye don' need t' go down t' Charleston na' Vashti ye' always welcome here wi' kin ye' always welcome home na' Vashti Na' Ma, na' Ma I ain't stayin' here t' be bested na' Ma na' Pa, na' Pa well I guess ye can go on an' tak' yer leave then na' Pa Vashti's stayin' here wi' me then I'm goin' na' says he, na' Ma Vashti, Vashti tell me how's yer Pa na', Vashti? Vashti, Vashti tell me how's yer Ma na', Vashti? awful glad ye' stayed a' home mighty glad yer home na' Vashti
13.
The Whiskey Pie Song 02:10
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B'fore I tell my tale so glad I am I say t' have th' privilege t' be in this distinguished company T' take wit' salt t'would not be bad but tis better wit' a shot me lads an' now I tell ye, free o' lies some tales regarding whiskey pies CH: For it's whiskey pie for me an' it's whiskey pie for ye wheth'r tis bourbon, scotch or rye you'll find it in tha' whiskey pie oh! it's whiskey pie for ye an' it's whiskey pie for me wheth'r ye be drunk or dry ye coul' do wit' a slice o' whiskey pie With whiskey pie I get along on whiskey pie I wrote this song in spite o' whiskey I ne'er fergit the fates so many men have met I tell ye of ol' John whae fer liquor so did lust he says don' bake tha' pie, I'll drink it raw! like it were nog wit' a bit o' crust an' drank it doon he did though th' bakin' it did lack well he kiss'd th' roast an' ate 'is wyfe an' now he's lyin' on 'is back *CH* An' when ol' Joe a-lay in bed wit' an' achin' in 'is head he ate 'im a three o'them an' ne'er did he git up agin! or when two pies by the mayor were giv'n to a local clergyman first he et' th' one an' then th' two an' na' he's married to a mule *CH* I hope ye all a-know th' purpose o' me tale na' t' scare or nay deter but encourage ye t' drink some more! *CH*

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Songs are from 2001-2003 mostly, re-recorded for upload. They are newstalgic tunes, which means they are new but made to seem of indeterminate age and origin. At some point some of these might infiltrate the lexicon of the larger folk library that is the human experience. Feel free to sing or play them live, if you're going to record them though get in touch with me about that, thanks.

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released July 29, 2017

Joshua Ploeg a/k/a Joshua Plague did it

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