Cumberland Gap from Hay Blackbird by Hay Blackbird
Tracklist
| 3. | Cumberland Gap | 4:24 |
Lyrics
I’m going back to Cumberland Gap
See my granny and my grandpap
Going to the country buy me a farm
Raise sweet taters as long as your arm
Long as your arm, long as your arm
Raise sweet taters as long as your arm
Old Aunt Kate, old Aunt Sal
Old man Short’s got a pretty little gal
Pretty little gal, pretty little gal
Old man Short’s got a pretty little gal
Old Aunt Kate, if you don’t care
Leave my demijohn sittin’ right there
If it ain’t here when I get back
I’ll raise sand in the Cumberland Gap
I’ll lay down, take a little nap
Wake up sober in the Cumberland Gap
Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Gap
Wake up sober in the Cumberland Gap
Credits
Traditional.
Howie Schwartz - resonator guitar, vocals
Ray Finch - banjo
Orion Boucher - upright bass
Clinton Davis - fiddle
Ryan Finch - mandolin
License
All rights reserved.
Howie Schwartz and Ray Finch came up with the idea for Hay Blackbird in 2021 after a couple of decades of playing Bluegrass and Old Time music around Eastern CA. Hay Blackbird covers the wide genre of stringband music from the mid 1800's to present. Hay Blackbird’s interpretation and delivery of Old Time music may be more progressive than some, but still reflects their deep respect for the roots.