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by The Battleaxe Band

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Chorus: Cornbread and beans And them good old collard greens Keep my skillet good and greasy all the time, time, time Skillet good and greasy all the time Well if you don't believe I'm right Well come home with me tonight We can lay around my shanty all the time, time, time Lay around my shanty all the time (Chorus) Well If you say so I'll never moonshine no more I will tear down my still house And go home, go home I'll tear down my still house And go home (Chorus) Well if you want to eat right Well come home with me tonight I’ll fix you beans and taters any time, time, time Fix you beans and taters any time (Chorus)
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Valley Forge 03:25
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One Voice 02:35
This is the sound of one voice One spirit, one voice The sound of one who makes a choice This is the sound of one voice This is the sound of one voice This is the sound of voices two The sound of me singing with you Helping each other to make it through This is the sound of voices two This is the sound of voices two This is the sound of voices three Singing together in harmony Surrendering to the mystery This is the sound of voices three This is the sound of voices three This is the sound of all of us Singing with love and the will to trust Leave the rest behind it will turn to dust This is the sound of all of us This is the sound of all of us This is the sound of one voice One people, one voice A song for every one of us This is the sound of one voice This is the sound of one voice
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Holloway 03:04
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Grub Springs 03:22
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The Cuckoo 04:02
Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird And she warbles as she flies She never hollers coo-coo 'Til the fourth day of July Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird How I wish that she were mine She’d never drink water She’d only drink wine Well I've played cards in Texas And I've played cards in Maine I'll bet you ten dollars I'll beat you at your game Jack of diamonds, Jack of diamonds Oh I know you of old You’ve robbed my poor pockets Of my silver and my gold Gonna build me a log cabin On a mountain so high So I can see my Willie As he goes riding by Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird And she warbles as she flies She never hollers coo-coo 'Til the fourth day of July
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I've Endured 02:52
Born in the mountain, fifty years ago Climbed these hills and valleys through the rain and snow Seen the lightning flashing, I’ve heard the thunder roll I've endured, I've endured, how long can one endure Barefoot in the summer, on into the fall Too many mouths to feed, they couldn't clothe us all Sent to church on Sunday to learn the golden rule I've endured, I've endured, how long can one endure I've worked for the rich, I've lived with the poor I've seen many a heartache, there’ll be many a more I've lived loved and sorrowed, been to success's door I've endured, I've endured, how long can one endure I've endured, I've endured, how long can man endure
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Well, I lit out from your back door Kicked an old can fifty miles or more Written right there on the side of the can There's a little bird of heaven right here in your hand Well, I looked up and I looked back Walked a hundred miles down the railroad track All's I can tell from where I stand There's a little bird of heaven right here in your hand Chorus: So toss it up or pass it round Pay mind to what you're carryin' round Keep it close, hold it while you can There's a little bird of heaven right here in your hand Well love they tell me is a fragile thing It's hard to fly on broken wings Lost my ticket to the promised land There's a little bird of heaven right here in your hand Chorus Fallen hearts and fallen leaves Starlings light on the broken trees I find we all need a place to land There's a little bird of heaven right here in your hand Chorus Hmmmm
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Way down yonder on the old plantation that’s where I was born, I used to beat the whole creation hoein' in the corn: Oh! then I worked and then I sang, so happy all the day, ‘Till Angelina Baker came and stole my heart away. Chorus: Angelina Baker! Angelina Baker's gone She left me here to weep a tear and beat on the old jaw bone. I've seen my Angelina in the spring time and the fall, I've seen her in the corn field and I've seen her at the ball; And every time I met her she was smiling like the sun, But now I'm left to weep a tear ‘cause Angelina's gone. Chorus Angelina is so tall she never sees the ground, She has to take a wellumscope to look down on the town Angelina likes the boys as far as she can see them, She used to run old Massa ‘round to ask him for their freedom. Chorus Early in the morning of a lovely summer day I ask for Angelina, and they say she's gone away I don’t know where to find her, ‘cause I don't know where she's gone, She left me here to weep a tear and beat on the old jaw bone. Chorus
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Fall On My Knees Well, I fall on my knees and I pray to you Come and stay with me, little girl Come and stay with me Look up, look down that long lonesome road Before you travel on, little girl Before you travel on I wish to the Lord I’d never been born Or died when I was young, little girl Or died when I was young I would never have seen those two blue eyes Or heard your lying tongue, little girl Heard your lying tongue You told me one, you told me two You told me ten thousand lies, little girl Told me ten thousand lies Well you told me more lies than the stars in the sky You’ll never get to heaven when you die, little girl Never get to heaven when you die My suitcase is packed and my trunk she’s done gone It’s goodbye little woman I’m gone, I’m gone It’s goodbye little woman I’m gone
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I spend my day at home alone I cannot wait ‘til you come home You write about me on your blog I’m your profile picture, I’m your dog Woman’s best friend I hear they say I’m by your side most everyday Wherever you go I ride along I’ve got shotgun, I’m your dog When lightning cracks I’ll be right there I’ll let you know there’s nothing to fear I may be long as you are tall But I’ll climb in your lap ‘cause I am your dog I roll in the mud, I do it for you I roll in some things that make you go “eww” My favorite scent is Eau de frog I like it dirty, I’m your dog Won’t you let me lie at the foot of your bed A nice soft place to rest my head You’re counting sheep, I’m sawing logs You’ll never sleep while I’m your dog I spend my day at home alone I cannot wait ‘til you come home You write about me on your blog I’m your profile picture, I’m your dog

about

Skillet Good and Greasy, trad. Brooke brought this to the band and C is a great key for it. It really growls! Fiddle: GDAE Banjo: gCGCD

Valley Forge, trad. One of several tunes we learned in jams at Clifftop. Also, one of our D tunes that have a C chord in them, which for some reason, really catch our fancy. Fiddle: GDAE Banjo: aDADE

One Voice, Ruth Moody. Brooke heard this song from the Wailin’ Jennys. Moody wrote it to inspire peace and change. We love to promote peace!

Holloway, Hilary Dirlam. One year during a rainy Clifftop Lucy and Amy learned this tune while jamming in a tent with Hilary and friends. a place in our hearts. Fiddle: GDAE Banjo: aDADE

Grub Springs, trad. Amy learned this tune from the WPA recording of W.E. Claunch recording. It drew her in, so she listened to it several hundred times and brought it to the band. Fiddle: AEAE Banjo: aEAC#E

The Cuckoo, trad. Our version is inspired by playing of Doc Watson and Clarence Tom Ashley. Fiddle: GDAE Banjo: aEADE

Boys, My Money's All Gone, trad. Where does it all go? This one is a variation of the tune of the same name in the key of A, credited to Charlie Bowman, 1929. Another D tune with a C chord. Fiddle: GDAE Banjo: aDADE

I’ve Endured, Ola Belle Reed. Nancy liked this song and claimed it as her own! It reminds her of how we endure what comes our way in life. Fiddle: GDAE Banjo: gDGBD

Hommage a Edmond Pariseau, French Canadian reel. A tune by accordion player Marcel Messervier in honor of Québec fiddler Edmond Parizeau. Amy learned this tune from Todd Clewell and Barb Schmid. Fiddle: AEAE Banjo: aEAC#E

Little Bird of Heaven, Martha Scanlan. The lyrics of this song grabbed Amy the first time she heard it. If you pay attention, most of the time you really do have a little bird of heaven right here in your hand. Banjo: gCGCD

North Carolina Breakdown, Tennessee’s Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, c 1937. Mary Gordon and Hilary Dirlam mentioned that Arthur Smith’s guitar player played an E major chord in the B part, not an Em. A little awkward the first time you hear it, but then it grows on you. We like it. Fiddle: GDAE Banjo: gDGBD

Angelina Baker, Stephen Foster (public domain). Lucy heard a version of this with Foster’s verses and found it more interesting than the tune most old-time players learn early on. We end with the “common” tune. Fiddle: AEAE Banjo: aEAC#E

Fall on My Knees, trad. Round Peak song. Fiddle: GDAE Banjo: aDADE

Railroading Through the Rockies, trad. "Railroad Through The Rocky Mountains" is the official name of the tune. Jim Bowles, from Kentucky, is the source. He played it with the V chord, Amy's ear heard the VII, hence, yet another tune in D with a C chord. Fiddle: GDAE Banjo: aDADE

I’m Your Dog Blues, Brooke Lauer. Brooke sang this song to the rest of the band shortly after she wrote it, and we all fell in love with it. Amy does a fine job adding the blues guitar with Lucy on washboard. And we made an exception of all –female personnel on this tune to add Bob Buckingham on blues harmonica.

credits

released December 18, 2015

Amy - 2011 Kain fiddle, 2008 Anderson 000 guitar.
Brooke - 2001 Cedar Mountain banjo
Lucy - 1999 Henderson 000-28 guitar.
Nancy - 1940 Kay bass

Engineered and mixed by Tim Gardner at Coyote Ridge Audio, Mills River NC. Mastered by Michael Hynes at Nomatic, Asheville NC

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The Battleaxe Band Greenville, South Carolina

The Battleaxe Band is an all-female string band based out of Upstate South Carolina. Members include Amy Buckingham on fiddle and guitar, Lucy Allen on guitar, Brooke Lauer on banjo, and Nancy Hamilton on upright bass. The band loves to play hard-driving Old-Time dance tunes as well as singer-songwriter songs. The Battleaxes, are best known for their powerful vocal harmonies. ... more

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