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Casey Jones (Sleepy Eyed John)

from Saro by Matokie Slaughter, Alice Gerrard, Virgie Richardson

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Most people know this as a song. It also makes a fine tune with occasional verses. In D; fiddle tuned with high bass EADA; banjo tuned to aDADE.

lyrics

Sleepy-eyed John, better get your britches on
Sleepy-eyed John, tie your shoes.
Sleepy-eyed John, better get your britches on
Gotta get to heaven 'fore the devil gets to you.

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from Saro, released January 1, 2013
Matokie Slaughter-banjo
Alice Gerrard-fiddle
Virgie Richardson-guitar, vocal

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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