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Whoa Back Buck

from Carve That Possum by Tom, Brad & Alice

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(Huddie Ledbetter-"Leadbelly")
This is our take on Leadbelly's muleskinner song.

lyrics

CHO: Whoa back Buck and gee by the lamb
Who made the back band, whoa goddam
Whoa back Buck and gee by the lamb
Who made the back band, whoa goddam.
Whoa goddam and whoa goddam
Who made the back band, whoa goddam.

18, 19, 20 years ago
I taken my gal to the country store
I taken my gal to the country store
And I bought my gal some calico.

I taken my gal to the country store
I bought my gal some calico
I taken my gal to a party-o
But I wouldn’t let her dance for to sell her soul.

Now you take Sal and I’ll take Jane
They're both good lookin but they ain’t the same
Now you swing Sal and I’ll swing Sue
Mighty little difference between them two.

Now Tom won't buck and Brad won't pull
Alice gonna cut that other little bull
Now whoa back Buck and gee by the lamb
Who made the back band whoa goddam.

Chicken in the bread tray mighty good stuff
Mama cook the chicken but we never get enough
Now jawbone walk and jawbone talk
And jawbone eat with a knife and fork.

credits

from Carve That Possum, released January 1, 2005
Brad-lead vocal, fiddle GDAD
Tom-lead vocal, banjo A
Alice-harmony vocal, guitar

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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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