I LIKE MOUNTAIN MUSIC
(Lyrics: James Cavanaugh / Music: Frank Weldon)
Ted Weems & His Orch. (vocal: Elmo Tanner) - 1933
Wenatchee Mountaineers (vocal: Elton Britt & Vern Baker) - 1933
The Silver Serenaders (vocal: Fred Douglas) - 1933
Masters' Hawaiians (aka The Kelly Brothers) - 1933
Billy Cotton & His Band (vocal: Alan Breeze) - 1933
Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orch. - 1933
The Eton Boys (feat. in the cartoon film "I Like Mountain Music") - 1933
Hoosier Hotshots - 1936
W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys (vocal: Leon Huff) - 1938
Bill Mooney & His Cactus Twisters (Instr.) - 1948
Roy Acuff & The Smokey Mountain Boys - 1956
Ray Budzilek & The Boys In The Band - 1960
Russ Conway (Instr.) - 1960
Don Reno (Instr.) - 1972
Bashful Brother Oswald & Charlie Collins - 1975
Also recorded by:
Jimmy Martin; Jim Hendricks; Buddy Williams & Tex Morton.
As recorded by the WENATCHEE MOUNTAINEERS, 8th August 1933, New York:
When the Sun goes down and the chores are through
Oh, there ain't nothin' better that I like to do
Than to sit around the house when the folks ain't home
Listen to the music on the Graphophone
I like mountain music
Good old mountain music
Played by a real hillbilly band
Give me rural rhythm
Let me sway right with 'em
I think the melodies are grand
I've heard Hawaiians play
From the land of wicky-wacky
But I must say
That they can't beat "Turkey in the straw", by cracky
I like mountain music
Good old mountain music
Played by a real hillbilly band
(Yodelling - Instrumental Break)
I like mountain music
Good old mountain music
Played by a real hillbilly band
Give me rural rhythm
Let me sway right with 'em
I think the meolodies are grand
I've heard Hawaiians play
From the land of wicky-wacky
But I must say
That you can't beat "Turkey in the straw", by cracky
I like mountain music
Good old mountain music
Played by a real hillbilly band
(Yodelling)
I've heard Hawaiians play
By the land of wicky-wacky
But I must say
That they can't beat "Turkey in the straw", by cracky
I like mountain music
Good old mountain music
Played by a real hillbilly band
(Yodelling)
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As recorded under the title "PLEASE PASS THE BISCUITS, PAPPY"
by Leon Huff with W. Lee O'Daniel's Hillbilly Boys:
I like mountain music
Good old mountain music
Played by a real hillbilly band
I like bread and biscuits
Big, white fluffy biscuits
My dear old Ma just makes 'em grand
We like to sing and play
And try to make folks happy
We hope you'll say (What?)
"Please pass the biscuits, Pappy"
I like mountain music
Good old mountain music
Played by the real hillbilly band
(Instrumental Break)
I like mountain music
Good old mountain music
Played by a real hillbilly band
I like bread and biscuits
Big, white fluffy biscuits
My dear old Ma just makes 'em grand
We like to sing and play
And try to make folks happy
We hope you'll say (What?)
"Please pass the biscuits, Pappy"
I like mountain music
Good old mountain music
Played by the real hillbilly band
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As recorded by ROY ACUFF & The Smokey Mountain Boys:
To the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee
Came a hula girl from over the sea
With sparkling eyes, lips so red
She looked at me and then she said
I like mountain music, good old mountain music,
Played by a real hillbilly band
Give me rural rhythm, let me sway right with 'em
I think the melodies are grand
I have heard Hawaiians play in the land of the wicki-wacki
But I must say you can't beat "Turkey in the straw", by cracky!
I like mountain music, good old mountain music
Played by a real hillbilly band
(Instrumental break)
Her flashy clothes are really neat
Flowing hair and dancing feet
When she does the hula, she can drive you wild
Swingin' and swayin' in the mountain style
(Instrumental Break)
While the fiddles play, the guitars ring
The people laugh, you can hear them sing
This hula girl can swing and sway
You can hear her shout to the break of day
I like mountain music, good old mountain music,
Played by a real hillbilly band
Give me rural rhythm, let me sway right with 'em
I think the melodies are grand
I have heard Hawaiians play in the land of the wicki-wacki
But I must say you can't beat "Turkey in the straw", by cracky!
I like mountain music, good old mountain music
Played by a real hillbilly band
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Comedy section as used by Billy Cotton, Henry Hall and others in their recordings:
Elmer (What?)
Better sound your 'A'
Your darned old fiddle's out of tune, I'd say
Ezra (Here!)
Let's hear your tone
Why don't you play us somethin' on your old trombone
Hiram (Here!)
Get your gittar fixed
Ev'rytime you play you get your chords all mixed
Okay, Zeke (Well?)
Throw away that chaw
You can't chaw tobaccy and your jew's harp, too
Now, boys, see, we all in key
We gotta put some pep into this orchestry
We aim to get a job on the radio soon
But we won't get one if we ain't in tune
One, two, three and four
Come on now, boys, let's try once more
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2008)
