A great nonsense song with a lot of bounce. īeedle Um Bum. Revived by the Kweskin Jug Band in the 1960’s from this recording by McKinney’s Cotton Pickers about 40 years earlier. This tempo was later recorded by the Kweskin Jug Band,and there are faster, driving tempos as recorded by the St. Wild About My Lovin’. Early blues recording, played with a flat pick. Here’s an original recording on ukulele with the earlier lyrics.Key of C. Kansas City Blues.Recorded by many bluesmen in the 20’s, and rewritten as a rock n roll song in the early fifties, and once again covered by many bands. This tune has about as many harmonic twists and turns as you’ll see in this type of music. There is another verse, and although not recorded, it’s included on the lyrics sheet. Sadie Green. Mid 1920’s Cowboy-Vaudeville-Jugband! You can hear the ukulele playing great back up during the singing. Believe it or not, Jerry Garcia and the Dead were Mother Mcree’s Uptown Jug Band first and this was one of their tunes! Papa Charlie Jackson recorded this in the 1920’s, one of the earliest blues on record.There he is with his Gibson Guitar Banjo, which you’ll hear on this sound file.This ragtime blues song makes for some fun jug banding.
My lyrics are based on the Old Time version by the Highwoods String Band from Ithaca, N.Y. Copy and paste this link to hear it – Here is a great version by the Tennessee Ramblers circa 1930: slide guitar and and a group chorus sing along. I’ve been playing it as a jug band song for years and it works well for kids of all ages. Who Broke The Lock ? On the hen house door! This song was published in 1895 and has been covered by countless artists and groups….but not a jug band I could find. The later jug band version, and the one with the matching lyrics to the songbook. I like hearing the original, when it’s available. This is more Old Time Southern Style and not the same lyrics as the later jug band version. The original recorded version from the 1920’s by Prince Albert Hunt. You can easily put a kazoo on a harmonica rack and become a one man/woman band! īlues In The Bottle.
The Kweskin Jug band version starts and ends with seven “F” chords.
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