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Post by gina1975 on Jan 15, 2007 17:09:16 GMT -6
I don't remember the artist, but there was this song Grandma would talk about when she was being a little silly. It was called "Pistol Packin' Mama" It was an old western song. I'd love to hear it.
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Post by gina1975 on Jan 15, 2007 17:13:41 GMT -6
well I'll be. Pistol Packin' Mama was origionally done by Al Dexter in '43 but was later recorded by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters. Here are the lyrics...
Lay that pistol down, Babe. Lay that pistol down. Pistol packin' mama Lay that pistol down.
Oh, drinkin' beer in a cabaret, Was I havin' fun! Until one night she caught me right And now I'm on the run.
Oh, lay that pistol down, Babe. Lay that pistol down. Pistol packin' mama Lay that pistol down.
Oh, I'll sing you every night Bing And I'll woo you every day. I'll be your regular mama And I'll put that gun away.
Oh, lay that pistol down, Babe. Lay that pistol down. Pistol packin' mama Lay that thing down before it goes off and hurts somebody!
Oh, she kicked out my windshield And she hit me over the head. She cussed and cried and said I lied And she wished that I was dead.
Oh, lay that pistol down, Babe. Lay that pistol down. Pistol packin' mama Lay that pistol down.
We're 3 tough gals From deep down Texas way. We got no pals, They don't like the way we play. We're a rough rootin' tootin' shootin' trio But you ought to see my sister Cleo She's a terror make no error But there ain't no nicer terror Here's what we tell her:
Lay that pistol down, Babe. Lay that pistol down. Pistol packin' mama Lay that pistol down.
Pappy made a batch of corn The revenuers came. The draugh was slow So now they know You can't do that to Mame.
Lay that pistol down, Babe. Lay that pistol down. Pistol packin' mama Lay that pistol down
Oh, singin' songs in a cabaret Was I havin' fun! Until one night, it didn't seem right And now I'm on the run.
Oh, lay that pistol down, Babe. Lay that pistol down. Pistol packin' mama Lay that pistol down. Oh, pistol packin' mama Lay that pistol down
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jan 15, 2007 17:27:40 GMT -6
Oh yes, I remember hearing that song quite a lot too! It has been re-done several times, by various artists. I can't seem to recall which other artist I'd heard sing it; however, I have heard The Andrews Sisters' version of it too! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by tclion on Jan 15, 2007 18:17:33 GMT -6
I heard it by Dale Evans when she and Roy Roy Rogers were together.....
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Post by bonnie on Jan 17, 2007 12:01:34 GMT -6
ahhh i'm enjoying the rememberances here. and The Andews Sisters were everyone's favs i think. altho i may sound treasonous here but i adored Bette Midlers version of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. prolly the only song of hers i ever DID like.
i recall as a kid there used to be a product called Glass Wax. i think it was an early version of windex or something. anyway there was an old rock song called "Black Slacks" (don't recall who by) but it played a lot on the radio. my dad couldn't figure out the lyrics and thot they were saying "glass wax" like the cleaning product.
it used to bug me no end when i couldn't figure out a lyric. i'd play and replay the song trying so hard to make out the words. some i just never figured out and gave up on it. nice that there are sites that clear this up for me. one recent confusion was in a Pat Boone song that i want to say starts out with "moody river more deadly than the........still can't figure the words out but i'm not sure of the song title.
bon
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Post by Midge on Jan 17, 2007 15:00:17 GMT -6
Thanks, Jeff. I used to love that song, but I thought the words were, "More deadly than the latest night." ;D Bon, I remember "Black Slacks." (words and music by Joe Bennett and Jimmy Denton) What a great song! Black Slacks, Cool, Daddy-O, When I put 'em on, I'm a rarin' to go. ;D I also have fond memories of "Short Shorts" by the Royal Teens, delivered in a Noo Joisey accent so thick the only words I could make out were, Who weahs show-it show-its/We weah show-its show-its! ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 17, 2007 15:17:25 GMT -6
If you're going to discuss lyrics that are impossible to decipher, let's not forget the immortal....."Louie, Louie!!"
And...."Wooly Bully" ;D
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 17, 2007 15:18:19 GMT -6
Hey Midge--did you know that Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (before they were famous) did back-up singing on "Short Shorts?"
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 17, 2007 15:40:57 GMT -6
Yay, Jeff!! I knew most of the lyrics--one of the oldies stations I used to listen to said that alot of listeners couldn't figure out the lyrics to that song!!
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jan 17, 2007 19:34:26 GMT -6
I used to like the song Short Shorts, but I hate the Black Slacks song — never liked it, never will! And Bonnie, like you, I used to obsess with song lyrics that way too! I would play something over and over and over until I could figure out what the lyrics were. If all else failed, and I couldn't figure them out, I would insert my own lyrics that sounded appropriate for the song! Of course, now that we have sources on the internet to find out song lyrics, no need to mess with that any more, huh?! ;D ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by Midge on Jan 17, 2007 19:49:28 GMT -6
Bon, I love the Bette Midler version of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," too. That whole album was killer. Kimmer, no, I didn't know that Frankie Valli sang on "Short Shorts." The things you learn hanging around Larry's Diner! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I have the lyrics to "Louie Louie" somewhere. The song was a big hit when I was in high school. I remember pressing my ear to the radio speaker trying to make out the "dirty words" in the song (which of course don't exist). This is a family board, so I can't tell you what the kids in school told me they heard. Let's not be L-seven, come and learn to dance." Let's not be "L-seven?" ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png) Are you sure, Jeff? I always thought they were saying, "Let that be a lesson."
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Post by bonnie on Jan 18, 2007 11:58:51 GMT -6
Here are the lyrics for Moody River. Moody river, more deadly than the vainest knife Moody river, your muddy water took my baby's life
Last Saturday evenin' came to the old oak tree It stands beside the river where you were to meet me On the ground your glove I found With a note addressed to me It read "Dear love, I've done you wrong" "Now I must set you free" "No longer can I live with this hurt and this sin" "I just couldn't tell you that guy was just a friend" CHORUS
I looked into the muddy water and what could I see? I saw a lonely, lonely face just lookin' back at me Tears in his eyes and a prayer on his lips And the glove of his lost love at his fingertips
CHORUS oh thanks Roger. wow ask and you shall receive. haha i think it was hard for me to figure it out cuz who would ever say more deadly than a vain knife. i mean who says that!!! no wonder i never could recall it. but thanks for the info. made my day! bon
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Post by bonnie on Jan 18, 2007 12:00:38 GMT -6
Thanks, Jeff. I used to love that song, but I thought the words were, "More deadly than the latest night." ;D Bon, I remember "Black Slacks." What a great song! Black Slacks, Cool, Daddy-O, When I put 'em on, I'm ready to go. ;D It was by Joe Bennett. I also have fond memories of "Short Shorts" by the Royal Teens, delivered in a Noo Joisey accent so thick the only words I could make out were, Who weahs show-it show-its/We weah show-its show-its! ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png) oh shawt shawts as we used to say it in our best californiajersey twang. haha bon
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Post by bonnie on Jan 18, 2007 12:07:04 GMT -6
If you're going to discuss lyrics that are impossible to decipher, let's not forget the immortal....."Louie, Louie!!" And...."Wooly Bully" ;D oh i recall the big to-do they caused many years ago as people started thinking that the lyrics had to be really dirty and that's why no one could understand the singers clearly (and i use the word "singers" very loosely here haha). for a while there were all these stories out about the dirty lyrics and kids were making up what they thot were the dirty lyrics. prolly just an excuse to use foul language and blame it on the, er, record company? haha as usual when you discover the real words they turn out to be inane at best and usually not a very good song. anyone who has translated "La Bamba" into english will find a very banal set of lyrics at best. having said that about Louie Louie i must say tho that it was a fun song to sing along to even if we didn't know what we were saying....... bon
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Post by bonnie on Jan 18, 2007 12:12:02 GMT -6
Move along Cole Porter, step aside Ira Gershwin, looks like we got a new kid on the block, oh yeah. Uno, dos, one, two, tres, quatro Matty told Hatty about a thing she saw. Had two big horns and a wooly jaw. Wooly bully, wooly bully. Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully. Hatty told Matty, "Let's don't take no chance. Let's not be L-seven, come and learn to dance." Wooly bully, wooly bully Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully. Matty told Hatty, "That's the thing to do. Get you someone really to pull the wool with you." Wooly bully, wooly bully. Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully. oh i'm transported here with the beauty of these lyrics. now if someone can just explain what the heck "L-Seven" means i'm sure my ecstasy will only grow. haha i think the only reason i used to like that song was the beat was great and Sam the Sham was a total babe. bon
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Post by Midge on Jan 18, 2007 14:15:59 GMT -6
oh i'm transported here with the beauty of these lyrics. now if someone can just explain what the heck "L-Seven" means i'm sure my ecstasy will only grow. haha i think the only reason i used to like that song was the beat was great and Sam the Sham was a total babe. I did some research and have uncovered the true meaning of "L7." When these two letters are typed, they form what looks like a square. Thus, "Let's not be L7" means, "Let's not be square." After his music career ended, Samudio Domingo ("Sam the Sham") turned religious. He has completely disavowed those early hit records and will not perform them. These days he will perform only inspirational music.
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 18, 2007 14:49:10 GMT -6
Interesting!!
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Post by tclion on Jan 18, 2007 20:10:31 GMT -6
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Post by bonnie on Jan 19, 2007 18:07:57 GMT -6
oh i'm transported here with the beauty of these lyrics. now if someone can just explain what the heck "L-Seven" means i'm sure my ecstasy will only grow. haha i think the only reason i used to like that song was the beat was great and Sam the Sham was a total babe. I did some research and have uncovered the true meaning of "L7." When these two letters are typed, they form what looks like a square. Thus, "Let's not be L7" means, "Let's not be square." After his music career ended, Samudio Domingo ("Sam the Sham") turned religious. He has completely disavowed those early hit records and will not perform them. These days he will perform only inspirational music. hmmm interesting, Midge, thanks. L7 doesn't look like much of a square to me but then what do i know. haha oh i didn't know that about Mr, er, Sham and his change of heart. ah well i doubt he was destined to become a major rock star anyway. he was a babe tho. bon ;D
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Post by Roger Thornhill on Jan 22, 2007 12:07:21 GMT -6
oh thanks Roger. wow ask and you shall receive. haha i think it was hard for me to figure it out cuz who would ever say more deadly than a vain knife. i mean who says that!!! no wonder i never could recall it. but thanks for the info. made my day! bon Yes that "vainest knife" is a very contrived lyric, whoever wrote it must have been considering the need for a word that would rhyme with life. I did manage to think of an alternative based on the fencing weapon which is called a foil. Here it is, incidentally I think that you will be agreeably surprised, even though I say so myself this is quite inspired Moody river, more deadly than the sharpest foil, Moody river, your muddy water took her mortal coil. Oh please, you're too kind, it was nothing really. ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png) What's that? a Mr Lloyd-Webber on the phone, sorry I must rush. :unsure: ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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Post by Kimmer on Jan 22, 2007 18:58:30 GMT -6
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Jan 22, 2007 23:53:38 GMT -6
It's okay folks — Jeff is having another one of his moments! ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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Post by Midge on Jan 23, 2007 2:33:27 GMT -6
Oh, Jeff! Cole Porter must be turning over in his grave right now! ![8-)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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