July 19, 2004
Old Home Place
Posted by Larry Karnowski at July 19, 2004 9:08 PMWritten by Mitch Jayne, Performed by the Dillards
It's been ten long years since I left my home
In the hollow where I was born
Where the cool fall nights make the wood smoke rise
And the foxhunter blows his horn
I fell in love with a girl from the town
I thought that she would be true
We ran away to Charlottesville
And worked in a sawmill or two
What have they done to the old home place
Why did they tear it down
And why did I leave the plow in the field
And look for a job in the town
Well my girl ran off with somebody else
The taverns took all my pay
And here I stand where the old home stood
Before they took it away
Now the geese fly south and the cold wind blows
As I stand here and hang my head
I've lost my love I've lost my home
And now I wish that I was dead
What have they done to the old home place
Why did they tear it down
And why did I leave the plow in the field
And look for a job in the town
One of my all-time favorite Bluegrass songs. We play this in every single Bluegrass outfit I've been even loosely affiliated with. (Look at me, Stacy, ending a sentence with a preposition! Muwahahaha!)
This is the Bluegrass version of Hickory Wind! It's the same damn theme but with a classic grass twist -- an unfaithful lover. I kinda get that feeling from Ryan's Oh, My Sweet Carolina too -- another Hickory Wind clone. Although I don't think he explicitly mentions it like this song does.
There's lots of versions of this song that are all great. I think the most well known (by people other than me) is the JD Crowe and the New South version. I've never heard that one, though. I also like Ricky Skaggs' live version from his last album. However, the one and true version, is of course the Dillards'. (God bless the Darlin' Boys!) I'm pretty sure they even performed this song on an episode of Andy Griffith, but I'm not positive. I must consult the Andy Taylor encyclopedias -- Mom and Shane. Well? Am I wrong?
It's bad to end a sentence with a preposition, but sometimes it's hard not to.
HA! Ha ha ha! A little grammar humor for you. I probably shouldn't admit that that is really, truly my second-favorite joke of all time. Sigh.
Posted by: Stacy at July 20, 2004 8:26 AMand what is your number 1 favorite joke of all time? (email it to me if you are embarassed to put it where all can see) :-)
Posted by: frank at July 21, 2004 8:02 AMMy .sig on my e-mail for a while was:
A preposition is something one should never end a sentence with.
Posted by: Ranger Rick at July 21, 2004 9:56 PMSorry, but "Old Home Place" never made TAGS.
But alas, we should really be lamenting the fact that "Never Hit Your Grandma with a Great Big Stick" was never played either (since it made Charlene cry...)
Shane O.
Posted by: Shane O. at July 22, 2004 11:10 AM"Ending a sentence with a preposition" joke:
A Yankee woman, on vacation in the South, sits down on a park bench next to a Southern woman...
Southern Woman: "So, what part of the country are y'all from?"
Northern Woman: "I'm from a part of the country where we know not to end our sentences with prepositions."
The Southern Woman pauses for just a moment, then...
Southern Woman: "So, what part of the country y'all from, bitch?"
Posted by: Shane O. at July 22, 2004 11:17 AMMy first favorite joke kind of requires spontaneity and "being there," so it won't work too well here, but what they hey?
When someone sarcastically responds to something you've said with "Funny ..." or some derivation thereof, you can tell them "Yeah, but lucky for you looks aren't everything."
I know, I know. It doesn't work in text. Or, and you can ask my husband, when you use it too much. But done just right, it's the funniest thing ever.
To me. :)
I love all the variation of the preposition joke! See? Grammar is fun! Now who wants to diagram some sentences with me?? WOO!
Posted by: Stacy at July 22, 2004 11:31 AM
