Old song about growing pot...
Elliott Johnston
MBEnglish wrote:
>
> I remember a song back in the seventies that I believe was spoken word. It
> was about this mountain family growing marijuana, and the government came
> and dug up all their plants. The last line is "We just waved as they
> left...sittin' there on that sack of seeds." There's a bluegrass song
> playing in the background.
>
That would have been Jim Stafford singing his song "Wildwood Weed",
may have also sometimed been called "The Wildwood Flower", because I
think it was referred to as the wildwood flower in an early line of the
song. Something to the effect of: "The wildwood flower grew wild on the
farm, and we never knew what it was called..." The song goes on to
describe how the country bumpkin family accidentally discovered
marijuana, and how the feds found out and came to dig it all up and burn
it.
Jim Stafford owns and operated a music theater in the very family
oriented Branson, MO, where he performs regularly. Branson has a
reputation as a pretty straight-laced place, and I think he only touches
on that particular song during his show. I have seen his show in within
the past year or so, and I did have a very good time. He's a first class
performer, and the others in his 2 1/2 hour show were also very
professional.
Steve Ellis
>I remember a song back in the seventies that I believe was spoken word. It
>was about this mountain family growing marijuana, and the government came
>and dug up all their plants. The last line is "We just waved as they
>left...sittin' there on that sack of seeds." There's a bluegrass song
>playing in the background.
>I also recall some osrt of novelty song called "Sticks and seeds" or
>something like that....HELP!
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"The Wild Wood Weed" (IFIRC) by Jim Stafford, who also did "Spiders and Snakes"
Steve
MBEnglish
I remember a song back in the seventies that I believe was spoken word. It
was about this mountain family growing marijuana, and the government came
and dug up all their plants. The last line is "We just waved as they
left...sittin' there on that sack of seeds." There's a bluegrass song
playing in the background.
I also recall some osrt of novelty song called "Sticks and seeds" or
something like that....HELP!
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"Lonely and dreaming of the West coast.." Everclear
Risser
Formerly Fictio...@usa.pipeline.com, now residing at
MBEn...@aol.com
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Invader
MBEnglish wrote:
>
> I remember a song back in the seventies that I believe was spoken word. It
> was about this mountain family growing marijuana, and the government came
> and dug up all their plants. The last line is "We just waved as they
> left...sittin' there on that sack of seeds." There's a bluegrass song
> playing in the background.
......they cut and they burned and they burned and they cut all my
wildwood flowers down...and another line was.......I looked up and saw
my brother Billy sitting naked on a windmill....
That song was by Jim Stafford. It was called "Wildwood Flower". You
remember him, he also sang another hit called "I Don't Like Spiders And
Snakes".
Bug Man
that still plays that song.
He is from Louisiana after all.
buck
remember him, he also sang another hit called "I Don't Like Spiders And
> > Snakes".
>Yes....."I don't like spiders and snakes and that ain't what it takes to
love me....like I wanna be loved by you"!!!
I love(d) Jim Stafford, he was so great with his music and lyrics....down
to earth. His "Wildwood Flower" song at that time made us
wonder..."hmmm.....wonder how Jimbo knows so much growing the stuff?
Amy
Perry and Lauri
kb2...@pop3.frontiernet.com (robbin decker) wrote:
>Wildwood Flower, Jim Stafford.
The correct title (sorry to be picky, dude) is Wildwood Weed.
We just smiled and waved, sittin' there on that sack o' seed.
Lauri
Kent Parks
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> "The Wild Wood Weed" (IFIRC) by Jim Stafford, who also did "Spiders and Snakes"
Yes, "Spiders & Snakes" and "Wildwood Weed" were by Jim Stafford, who was
one step up from Ray Stevens in goofy country-esque songs. He also did
"My Girl, Bill", which tricks you into believeing it's about a homosexual
relationship until the very end, remember?
BTW, Stafford used to play at our State Fair all the time, and just last
week I saw him on a HEE-HAW rerun!!
Kent
Kent Parks
> > That song was by Jim Stafford. It was called "Wildwood Flower". You
> > remember him, he also sang another hit called "I Don't Like Spiders And
> > Snakes".
The actual titles of the two songs were "Wildwood WEED" and "Spiders and
Snakes"...I have one of those 'golden oldie' 45 RPMs that has those two
songs back-to-back.
Sean Ingram
Invader <inv...@aohell.com> wrote:
>MBEnglish wrote:
>>
>> I remember a song back in the seventies that I believe was spoken word. It
>> was about this mountain family growing marijuana, and the government came
>> and dug up all their plants. The last line is "We just waved as they
>> left...sittin' there on that sack of seeds." There's a bluegrass song
>> playing in the background.
>......they cut and they burned and they burned and they cut all my
>wildwood flowers down...and another line was.......I looked up and saw
>my brother Billy sitting naked on a windmill....
>That song was by Jim Stafford. It was called "Wildwood Flower". You
>remember him, he also sang another hit called "I Don't Like Spiders And
>Snakes".
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>> "Lonely and dreaming of the West coast.." Everclear
>>
>> Risser
>>
>> Formerly Fictio...@usa.pipeline.com, now residing at
>> MBEn...@aol.com
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I don't remember "Wildwood Flower" but I do remember "Spiders and
Snakes" and "Swamp Witch"
Sean
LCG123
BTW, Jim Stafford married Bobbie Gentry of "Ode to Billy Joe" fame.
Kevin Thompson
On Fri, 17 Jan 1997 21:43:32 GMT, pinn...@eagnet.com wrote:
>mben...@aol.com (MBEnglish) wrote:
>
>>I remember a song back in the seventies that I believe was spoken word. It
>>was about this mountain family growing marijuana, and the government came
>>and dug up all their plants. The last line is "We just waved as they
>>left...sittin' there on that sack of seeds." There's a bluegrass song
>>playing in the background.
>>I also recall some osrt of novelty song called "Sticks and seeds" or
>>something like that....HELP!
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>
>>"Lonely and dreaming of the West coast.." Everclear
>
>> Risser
>
>>Formerly Fictio...@usa.pipeline.com, now residing at
>>MBEn...@aol.com
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>
>It's called Wild Wood Flower, but I can't for the life of me remember
>who recorded it.
>Dagny7
>
>Lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way.
>
Jim Stafford did the Wildwood Flower. I cheated, I searched the
internet....couldn't remember either;)
pinn...@eagnet.com
Root Boy Jim
In article <19970111201...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
MBEnglish <mben...@aol.com> wrote:
>I also recall some osrt of novelty song called "Sticks and seeds" or
>something like that....HELP!
Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen did a mostly spoken song
with the last line of all the verses that was sung:
"And I'm down to seeds and stems again, blues."
mchaput
Root Boy Jim <r...@world.std.com> wrote in article
<E4AMp...@world.std.com>...
> In article <19970111201...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
> MBEnglish <mben...@aol.com> wrote:
> >I also recall some osrt of novelty song called "Sticks and seeds" or
> >something like that....HELP!
The song "Twigs and Seeds" was by Jesse Winchester, a Vietnam draft dodger
who fled to Canada until the war ended. Saw him open for the Eagles in the
seventies.
Mike