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ShadyHarrison Approved 
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Hi, all. I have decided to incorporate Red River Valley into my set for an open mic I am hopefully playing in May. However, I have looked over lyric sheets for Red River Valley endlessly, and cannot find a last verse which I would feel comfortable singing. So, what do all of you others do with it? Any suggestions (other than don't bother playing it) would be appreciated. Shady
____________________ "If I'm going to see the light, maybe I will be alright, for now I'm headin' down that centre line" Mike McLaren. http://ezfolk.com/audio/Shady my ezfolk audio site- Yahoo! |
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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I don't know what verses you have found, but I like the one I've put in my Song Book: "As you go to your home by the ocean, May you never forget those sweet hours That we spent in the Red River Valley, And the love we exchanged mid the flowers. " (As an aside, are you aware that the location of the Red River Valley in the song isn't in Texas, but actually in Canada?) Brad
____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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James Connolly Approved 
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They will bury it where you have wandered Near the hills where the Leprechauns reign Theres a big pot of gold in this valley So dig it up with # 10
____________________ James (Seamus) Connolly http://ezfolk.com/audio/jamesconnolly http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/422/popmp3.php http://www.myspace.com/celticseamus |
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ShadyHarrison Approved
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Thanks, James.  I was reading that only yesterday, Brad. Very interesting stuff. 'As you go to your home by the ocean' is the verse that I would have difficulty singing, as it happens. Sorry to throw a spanner in the works, Shady
____________________ "If I'm going to see the light, maybe I will be alright, for now I'm headin' down that centre line" Mike McLaren. http://ezfolk.com/audio/Shady my ezfolk audio site- Yahoo! |
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theBlackman Approved 
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Late to the party. As usual  If you can't abide the "authentic", which in itself is a mis-nomer, verses, write your own closing verse that suits. It is the way of the "folk" genre. Generational views, of life and living, change, and the singers of such songs frequently add verses, drop verses, or re-write to fit the era. Unless you have some deep-rooted abhorence of "tainting" the meaning or "authenticity" of Red River Valley, write your own verse. I do it all the time, as have the Seegers, Woody Guthrie (most of his tunes are revamps of pre-existing material and have reached the status of classic, even though the original tunes were "classic" themselves), Bikel, Ian McCall, and so on.
____________________ Let each day start as a blank page for life to write upon. http://ezfolk.com/audio/dusty http://cdbaby.com/all/theblackman |
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ShadyHarrison Approved
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Hi, all. I've been thinking/noodling with Red River Valley, and came up with: "Now you're gone from the red river valley A memory must go with you too Don't forget this land of sweet sunshine And the one who has loved you so true" What do you reckon? Harsh crits tolerated, and even desired. I have to get this right. Shady
____________________ "If I'm going to see the light, maybe I will be alright, for now I'm headin' down that centre line" Mike McLaren. http://ezfolk.com/audio/Shady my ezfolk audio site- Yahoo! |
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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Shady - I think I might make the following change, to keep the tenses the same: "Now you're gone from the red river valley Now you're leaving the Red River valley A memory must go with you too Don't forget this land of sweet sunshine And the one who has loved you so true" Other than that, I like it. I may even add it as an optional verse, if you don't mind. Brad
____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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theBlackman Approved
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I like both Shady's rendition as well as Brad's suggested change. You can maintain "tense" with the use of "you've gone" and keep your verse. Dusty
____________________ Let each day start as a blank page for life to write upon. http://ezfolk.com/audio/dusty http://cdbaby.com/all/theblackman |
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ShadyHarrison Approved
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Thanks, Brad. That would make much more sense, I agree. My only remaining qualm is whether it fits with the traditional tune. I've tried it, and it only just works. Shady PS: You're most welcome to use it if you wish, Brad. Last edited on Sun Mar 2nd, 2008 08:30 pm by ShadyHarrison ____________________ "If I'm going to see the light, maybe I will be alright, for now I'm headin' down that centre line" Mike McLaren. http://ezfolk.com/audio/Shady my ezfolk audio site- Yahoo! |
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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It seems to work for me. The other possibility is to leave off the last verse and end with the one: "Do you think of the valley you’re leaving? O how lonely and drear it will be! Do you think of the kind heart you’re breaking, And the pain you are causing to me?" Brad (thanks, I will add your verse to my book - which, incidently, is so far just for my memory.)
____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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