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Mean Old Frisco - on 3 string (DGB) cigar box guitar

Posted by Uncle John on May 26, 2012 at 2:01pm

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By Arthur (Big Boy) Cruddup - similar to his song 'That's All Right Momma'Well that (G) mean old dirty 'Frisco and that low down Santa Fe(C) Mean old 'Frisco and that low down Santa (G) Fe.Well, (D) take my gal awayLord, and they (C) blow black smoke on (G) me.Well, my mama, she done told me and my papa told me tooMama told me and papa done told me tooWoman get in your face,She ain't no friend to youWell, I'm goin' away baby, and your cryin' won't make me stayGoin' 'way baby and your cryin' wont make me stayWell, the more you cry little girl the more you drive me away

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Uncle John June 3, 2012 at 9:11am

Thanks tontonsb and John. John, give it a try.
Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw June 3, 2012 at 8:49am

Beautifully done Uncle John. Some time I must learn to play the harmonica. It really adds something to a song.
tontonsb June 2, 2012 at 1:48pm

beautiful song and its very good
Uncle John May 31, 2012 at 8:03am

Yeah, probably so. You would have 3 of the same strings and tuning as a banjo. Darn, you make me want to try a DGB canjo!
Uncle Gus May 30, 2012 at 7:12pm

I've been meaning to try DGB again...a while back I made this really goofy little cookie tin guitar (since cannibalized to build a "proper" one) and I noticed DGB instantly suggested more melodic, banjo-like music than GDG.
Uncle John May 30, 2012 at 4:52pm

Thanks, Gus. A good old song. That DGB tuning is good for a lot of songs. But I like GDg just about as well.
Uncle Gus May 30, 2012 at 4:25pm

This is just too dang cool. Great singing...sounds perfect alongside the guitar.
Uncle John May 30, 2012 at 9:25am

Thanks, Mike. No album plans. If I could play lap slide like you can - then maybe I would!
Mike Bingham May 29, 2012 at 5:14pm

Great work as per usual! Can't get this cussed Internet to work long enough to click Like, but I think it went. You ever thought about doing a whole album and posting it?
Uncle John May 28, 2012 at 3:46pm

Thanks, Nancy!