|
OLD FATHER GRIMES (OLD GRIMES IS DEAD) Sung by: W.T. Jernigan Recorded in Batesville, AR 7/12/59 Click here to listen to the original recording He never died before. He ho, ho ho, He ho ho ho ho. He wore an old long-tailed blue coat, All buttoned down before. He ho, ho ho, He ho ho ho ho. An old hound dog, somebody stole him, And I wish they'd bring him back. He ho, ho ho, He ho ho ho ho. He ran the big hogs over the fence, And the little pigs through the crack. He ho, he ho, He ho ho ho ho. My old blue hen, somebody stole her, And I wish they'd bring her back. He ho, ho ho, He ho ho ho ho. She laid two eggs every day, And Sunday she would lay three. He ho, ho ho, He ho ho ho ho. Also found in Randolph, Vol. III, #428, "Old Father Grimes"; Brown, Vol. III, #321, "Old Grimes is Dead"; Belden, p. 258, "Old Grimes is Dead." |
|
All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted The John Quincy Wolf Folklore Collection Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas Back to the Song Index Back to the Wolf Collection Homepage ©Copyright 2002 Lyon College |