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She'll Be Comin Round the Mountain (*27262)

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traditional celtic acoustic-folk-punk cover

Liner Notes:

I know this song will be controversial, but I'm prepared for that. There are inevitable questions about whether cover tunes are appropriate for FAWM, and whether a traditional song with no known writer is a cover tune. There's also the question of whether killing the old red rooster is unethical, and whether cat-calling the girl in pink in pajamas is demeaning.

I've considered all these question myself, and have decided to post this tune as is, in hopes of raising awareness and stimulating discussion of these important issues. I apologize to anyone I may have offended.

Lyrics:

She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes
She'll be comin round the mountain when she comes
She'll be comin round the mountain
Comin round the mountain
Comin round the mountain when she comes

She'll be drivin' six white horses when she comes...

Oh we'll all go out to meet her when she comes...

We will kill the old red rooster when she comes...

We will all drink lots of whiskey when she comes...

She'll be wearing pink pajamas when she comes...

She will have to sleep with Grandma when she comes...

Oh ye cannae shove yer granny off a bus
No ye cannae shove yer granny off a bus
No ye cannae shove yer granny
Cause she's yer mammy's mammy
Ye cannae shove yer granny off a bus!

Feedback:

•  bradbrubaker 2 months ago

  Thanks! This help inspired one of my songs a little while back: *28557

•  chipwithrow 3 months ago

  Rockin' good time! I might play along with this on my banjo after a few more beers tonight. I don't recall any of the verses from "drink lots of whiskey" on being in the song, so if this isn't entirely an original, it's sort of one. A fun version nonetheless.

•  gslade 3 months ago

  lots of fun energy.. i lol'd

•  brownium 3 months ago

  Followed the "are covers okay" thread to here. That's a fun rendition.

•  kevinemmrich 3 months ago

  very cool cover of this traditional tune -- i enjoyed my listen. Lots of great energy.

•  wyatt 3 months ago

  It's been a while since I've heard that one
  Older songs as well as older books were "Products of their times"
  condemning or judging them by today's standards doesn't seem fair to me. Some stuff being done today may well be way out of date in a coming time

•  max 3 months ago

  YEEHAW !

•  avidfanman 3 months ago

  This made me smile