Old Pine Tree
Gordon Ash
old time country folk music. Old Pine Tree is very old ,I quess . Does
anyone know where I can find this info. Thanks in advance. Charlene Ash
Neil Rossi
chorus:
They cut down the old pine tree,
And hauled it away to the mill,
To make a coffin of pine,
For that sweetheart of mine.
They cut down the old pine tree.
Carl Baron
Neil Rossi wrote:
> Do you mean "They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree"? All I remember is the
> chorus:
>
> They cut down the old pine tree,
> And hauled it away to the mill,
> To make a coffin of pine,
> For that sweetheart of mine.
> They cut down the old pine tree.
>
If this is the right song, the words below are from the Digital Tradition.
THEY CUT DOWN THE OLD PINE TREE
(Willie Raskin, George Brown, Edward Eliscu)
They cut down the old pine tree
And they hauled it away to the mill
To make a coffin of pine
For that sweetheart of mine
They cut down the old pine tree
But she's not alone in her grave tonight,
For it's there my heart will al-ways be;
Though we'd drifted a-part,
Still they cut down my heart,
When they cut down the old pine tree.
They cut down the old pine tree
And they hauled it away to the mill
There'll be no coffin of pine
For that sweetheart of mine
They cut down the old pine tree
But she's not alone in her grave tonight,
For it's there my heart will always be;
Now I always will roam,
For they cut down my home,
When they cut down the old pine tree.
They cut down the old pine tree
And they hauled it away to the mill
There'll be no cradle of pine
For that sweetheart of mine
They cut down the old pine tree
But she's not alone in her grave tonight,
For it's there my heart will always be;
Now I'm lost and forlorn,
Wish I'd never been born,
Since they cut down the old pine tree.
copyright 1929 Vincent Youmans, Inc.,
Copyright assigned 1931 to Miller Music Corp.
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Kerry Blech
>
> Do you mean "They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree"? All I remember is the
> chorus:
>
> They cut down the old pine tree,
> And hauled it away to the mill,
> To make a coffin of pine,
> For that sweetheart of mine.
> They cut down the old pine tree.
Isn't it on one of the Martin, Bogan & Armstrong
LPs?
Kerry
--
Blec...@WolfeNet.com
"When you get above the clouds, you can do just as you choose."
- The Rector Trio, Asheville, NC 1930
Tom Patrick
Oh they cut down the old pine tree
And hauled it away to the mill,
To make a coffin of pine for that sweetheart of mine
When they cut down the old pine tree.
She's not alone in her grave tonight
For its there my heart will always be;
Oh we drifted apart and they cut down my heart
When they cut down the old pine tree.
I have no idea of its age or origins. I remember it from sixty odd years ago,
from the radio (?), music and all. The lyrics would suggest possibly mountain
origin,
perhaps sung by the Carters or some similar group.
Tom
Neil Rossi
swing-ish string band in the Hoosier Hotshots vein with, as I recall, a
clarinet taking a lead.
Kerry Blech <Blec...@Wolfenet.com> wrote:
>Neil Rossi wrote:
>>
>> Do you mean "They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree"? All I remember is the
>> chorus:
>>
>> They cut down the old pine tree,
>> And hauled it away to the mill,
Blech Family (Kerry & Sheila)
> Don't know. Years ago I had a 78 of it by The Rice Brothers Gang. Very
> swing-ish string band in the Hoosier Hotshots vein with, as I recall, a
> clarinet taking a lead
That would have been Hoke Rice and his brothers. Hoke also,
along with his swingier and novelty stuff, did time on guitar with
the Skillet Licker crowd. I wonder if that was Kaspar D.
"Stranger" Malone on that clarinet?
Kerry
~
Blech Family (Kerry, Sheila, Mirabelle & Louise)
Blec...@WolfeNet.com www.wolfenet.com/~blechfam
"The Old Tunes Are the Best Tunes" -- Luther Davis
Peter S. Shenkin
The Digital Tradition evidently didn't know all the words. What's
shown is preceded by a verse:
Stop a while and listen to my story,
I just came down from the hills,
I went there to see my childhood sweetheart,
Midst the roses and the whipporwills.
I went back to look for the old pine tree,
That haunted my memories so.
It was there she said she'd be waiting for me,
When we carved our hearts long ago.
But the old pine tree was gone,
Still my love for her lingers on.
Oh they cut down <etc.>
The above is from memory, based on the Red Foley recording, available
on a CD from Bronco Busters (Dagmar Binge).
-P.
Carl Baron <cba...@mail.med.upenn.edu> wrote in message
news:38A1821F...@mail.med.upenn.edu...
>
>
> Neil Rossi wrote:
>
> > Do you mean "They Cut Down The Old Pine Tree"? All I remember is the
> > chorus:
> >
> > They cut down the old pine tree,
> > And hauled it away to the mill,
> > To make a coffin of pine,
> > For that sweetheart of mine.
> > They cut down the old pine tree.
> >
>
> If this is the right song, the words below are from the Digital Tradition.
> THEY CUT DOWN THE OLD PINE TREE
> (Willie Raskin, George Brown, Edward Eliscu)
>
> They cut down the old pine tree
> And they hauled it away to the mill
> To make a coffin of pine
> For that sweetheart of mine
> They cut down the old pine tree
>
> But she's not alone in her grave tonight,
> For it's there my heart will al-ways be;
> Though we'd drifted a-part,
> Still they cut down my heart,
> When they cut down the old pine tree.
>
> They cut down the old pine tree
> And they hauled it away to the mill
> There'll be no coffin of pine
> For that sweetheart of mine
> They cut down the old pine tree
>
> But she's not alone in her grave tonight,
> For it's there my heart will always be;
> Now I always will roam,
> For they cut down my home,
> When they cut down the old pine tree.
>
> They cut down the old pine tree
> And they hauled it away to the mill
> There'll be no cradle of pine
> For that sweetheart of mine
> They cut down the old pine tree
>
Joel Shimberg
<she...@schrodinger.com> wrote:
>It's hardly old. Vincent Youmans is best known for "Tea for Two."
>
Which brings to mind an old story from a different tradition. Stravinsky
and someone else are walking down the street when they hear Tea For Two on
a radio somewhere. It was the Rocky Top of its day, it seems, and was to
be heard hundreds of times each day. Someone else says to Stravinsky "What
awful caterwauling!" Stravinsky says "No way! That could be pretty good
if...." Stravinsky published an arrangement of TFT in Stravinsky style. I
heard it at the same time as I heard the story. The piece was pretty wild.
Stay tuned for the story about Stravinsky and George Gershwin.
Best wishes,
Joel Shimberg
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Heath Curdts
some time) while performing a dance that sounded just like a woodpecker (I
think he called his dance the "shotgun blast"). Not sure it's what you're
looking for, but it's definitely original old time country folk music...
Woodpecker peckin' on the old yellow pine,
I see the woodpecker but you don't see mine.
Heath
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Grandpa Jones
keeps calling to a guy. He ends up dying (It IS a red sovine song after all)
and gets buried in the "Old Pine Tree..You Belong to Me"
Lee
~~~I'm not a rock star~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~http://listen.to/LeeHarris
David M. Clements
lyrics anywhere on the web. Am sure they are there, just not where I
have looked. Anyway here's what I can give you from memory:
Stop awhile and listen to my story
I've just come down from the hills
I went there to find my childhood sweetheart
Midst the roses and the dafodils
It was there she said she'd be waiting for me
When we carved our hearts long ago
But the old pine tree was gone
Still my love for her lingers on
Chorus:
Oh, they cut down the old pine tree
And they hauled it away to the mill
To build a coffin of pine for that old sweetheart of mine
Oh, they cut down the old pine tree.
Hope this is of some help.
If I find anything more definitive, I will get back to you
David M. Clements
besides the one I already sent to you. Here goes:
But she's not alone in her grave tonight
Though I'm lost and forelorn
Wish'ed I never been born
Since they cut down the old pine tree.
John Wright
loved ever since I heard Curly Ray Cline sing a short part of it. But
these words don't quite fit the tune. For instance, I would imagine
that the third line (below) would have to be something like "I went
there to find that old sweetheart of mine." Does anyone have any
further recollections?
John Wright
"David M. Clements" wrote:
>
> I can remember some of the words, but am unable to find the complete
> lyrics anywhere on the web. Am sure they are there, just not where I
> have looked. Anyway here's what I can give you from memory:
> Stop awhile and listen to my story
> I've just come down from the hills
> I went there to find my childhood sweetheart
> Midst the roses and the dafodils
>
> It was there she said she'd be waiting for me
> When we carved our hearts long ago
> But the old pine tree was gone
> Still my love for her lingers on
>
> Chorus:
> Oh, they cut down the old pine tree
> And they hauled it away to the mill
> To build a coffin of pine for that old sweetheart of mine
> Oh, they cut down the old pine tree.
>
> Hope this is of some help.
>
> If I find anything more definitive, I will get back to you
>
> Gordon Ash wrote:
> >
> > My stepfather is searching for the lyrics of this song. He loves original
> > old time country folk music. Old Pine Tree is very old ,I quess . Does
> > anyone know where I can find this info. Thanks in advance. Charlene Ash
--
John Wright
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA
jhwr...@merle.acns.nwu.edu
Peter S. Shenkin
John Wright <jhwr...@merle.acns.nwu.edu> wrote in message
news:38B19F0D...@merle.acns.nwu.edu...
> This is a great beginning to finding the complete words to a song I've
> loved ever since I heard Curly Ray Cline sing a short part of it. But
> these words don't quite fit the tune. For instance, I would imagine
> that the third line (below) would have to be something like "I went
> there to find that old sweetheart of mine." Does anyone have any
> further recollections?
The intro. verse has a completely different melody and changes from
the rest of the song.
-P.
