Treasures of traditional folksong from northern Minnesota including archival recordings from 1924.
[What a Time on the Way]
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Neddy he’s a splendid cook,
Always stops beside some brook,
Scrambled eggs three times a day,
Lotsa bread and a big cuppa tay,
Fol-da-lee-dle-o, fol-da-lee-dle-ay,
Hi-fol-da-lo, what a time on the way.
Now that the harvest days are through,
To old D-kotey we will bid you adieu,
Back to the jack pines we will go,
To haul these saw logs in the snow (and a)
And a fol-da-lee-dle-o, fol-da-lee-dle-ay,
Hi-fol-da-lo, what a time on the way.
Song Text Source:
Transcription of recording
Collector:
Gordon, Robert Winslow, 1888-1961
Date Recorded:
September, 1924
Track Duration (h:m:s):
0:47
Original Medium:
wax cylinder
Repository:
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Call Number/Physical Location:
AFS 19011A: G89 Misc 149
Notes:
Similar songs collected in Ontario and Michigan include "How We Got Up to the Woods Last Year" (Roud #3676) and "Rantin Roarin Drunk on the Way" (Roud #8845)
Rights:
Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
MFC Reference Number:
RWP_A006
This activity is made possible by the voters of
Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State
Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation
from the arts and cultural heritage fund.