Rockin’ Chair
Written by: Hoagy Carmichael
Ol’ rockin’ chair’s got me
Written by: Hoagy Carmichael
Ol’ rockin’ chair’s got me
Cane by my side
Fetch me that ginseng
‘Fore I tan your hide
Can’t get from this cabin
Ain’t goin’ nowhere
Just sittin’ me here grabbin’At the flies
‘round thisOl’ rockin’ chair
My dear old aunt Harriet
In heaven she be
Send me sweet chariot
For the end of these troubles I see
Ol’ rockin’ chair gets it
Judgement day is here
I’m chained to my oldRockin’ chair
(picture was taken in 1931 in Texas.)
2 comments:
I think the third line of the lyric is "fetch me that gin, son", not "fetch me that ginseng". Here's a link to a filmed version with Hoagy singing and you can hear the line:
http://homepage.mac.com/skipheller/iMovieTheater117.html
Ricky Grove
I recall a review of a Japanese (re?)issue, must've been the 1980s, with the ginseng transcription error causing some amusement.
Jake Young
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