I'll tell you straight up, this is fantastic. Takes me back to when I was a little boy in the 1930s, when my family really did sit on the porch of our farmhouse and sing & play. Thank you very much for letting us hear it.
What time to be alive! This may seem odd, but are you still here given that you were a young boy in the thirties would make you near centennial. Hope all is well!
I'm a great fan from France. This song is amazing on your fingers Mr Hicks, one of my favorite video about you. I try everyday to play banjo like you with my Deering Goodtime. Thank you so much.
Similar to Bascum Lamar Lunsford's "Mole In The Ground". As songs "migrate" they change a bit. I think some Ph.D professor once called it, "the folk process". You can call it sorgum molasses and it's still good.
+David Lopez I would say this is verging on old time and Bluegrass, its not as showy as Bluegrass and the song it self is pretty simple however the banjo style is picking vs the usual clawhammer. The song i thought this sounded like was mole in the ground.
Clifton Hicks From my perspective to me personally "bluegrass" means "time gone by" meaning the origins of it. You don't have a fiddle but the tune in which you sang it, sure is bluegrass. That's country... regardless of I still like everything about it and to me that's it remind me of. To put it simply "I enjoy every second of it".
Have just discovered your song uploads and am very impressed, moreover at the fact that young folks like you are keeping up this great musical style. BTW, could yer man there Matt not do backing vocals on the second line always? Just a suggestion.
ghott damn. ya'll sound great. this music really sings to my soul. i appreciate how much you enunciate, its nice to actually hear the words. do you ever tour ?
Good song. I'm glad you teamed up with Matt Tinman, a great blue grass musician! I would like to get a hold of the lyrics of this song. I've looked on the internet and cold not find them by George Gibson. I really like the song and I would like too sing it at our blue grass jam some day (before someone else does!). I like your singing - you have that blue grass sound in your voice!
Michael BremsethThis is a combination of George Gibson's words and the words recorded by Dock Boggs on his 1927-28 album. George's Version can be heard on his CD "Last Possum up the Tree."
Where the heck did Clif learn to sing like that? Holy smoke whatta delivery. I swear I'm listening to a 1930 78 rpm record of like Gid Tanner or somebody.
My last gold dollar's done and gone (x2) My board bill's due My whisky bill too And my last gold dollar's done and gone She's a darling little gal I know (x2) She's coming down the stairs Combing back her curly hair She's a darling little gal I know Darling when I had you I laced up the shoes you wear But now I'm bound in the walls of jail Your little feet must go bare She's dodging from the frost and snow (x2) Her little feet are bear She's got no shoes to wear She's dodging from the frost and snow Honey where you been so long (x2) I been to the West I'm going back I guess And it's honey let me beg you please don't go Honey let me beg you please don't go (x2) You see me coming in With my twenty dollar bill And it's honey let me beg you please don't go I'm going to the West next fall (x2) My trunk's all packed I ain't a coming back I'm going to the West next fall
Matt Kinman (the guitar player here) is stravelling to France this summer. I'm sure he'll be playing out quite a bit. As for me, I don't know when I might get back over.
Cool. Just heading to the south tomorrow. If he's anywhere down there, let me know. You should come over too. Is there tab for the way you play this out there at all?
I'm sure there is thumb-lead tab somewhere. I recommend both of Art Rosenbaum's banjo books as well as Pete Seeger's old instruction manual. These teach styles other than the standard "clawhammer" pulp.
Great tune..I know another version of Last Gold Dollar but I wasn't familiar with this one. Where/who is this one from? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi. I am in an Old Time Ensemble at UNCG and I want to choose this song for my group. Can someone please tell me where to find all the lyrics? Thank you. :)
My last gold dollar's done and gone (x2) My board bill's due My whisky bill too And my last gold dollar's done and gone She's a darling little gal I know (x2) She's coming down the stairs Combing back her curly hair She's a darling little gal I know Darling when I had you I laced up the shoes you wear But now I'm bound in the walls of jail Your little feet must go bare She's dodging from the frost and snow (x2) Her little feet are bear She's got no shoes to wear She's dodging from the frost and snow Honey where you been so long (x2) I been to the West I'm going back I guess And it's honey let me beg you please don't go Honey let me beg you please don't go (x2) You see me coming in With my twenty dollar bill And it's honey let me beg you please don't go I'm going to the West next fall (x2) My trunk's all packed I ain't a coming back I'm going to the West next fall
@@PermacultureAppalachia Thanks a lot! I was most intrigued by the last verse, which is a repeat of the first verse but with a different ending. Listening to the recording again, I think it is "I've told you more lies than the stars in the sky." Is that right?
Dag nabbit Clifton a 9 year old video and ya peed on my brain. I've been playing guitar for a little over a year and it sounds like someone choking a chicken. Life ain't fair.
I'll tell you straight up, this is fantastic. Takes me back to when I was a little boy in the 1930s, when my family really did sit on the porch of our farmhouse and sing & play. Thank you very much for letting us hear it.
What time to be alive! This may seem odd, but are you still here given that you were a young boy in the thirties would make you near centennial. Hope all is well!
@@ButteCreekBanjo sorry to inform you, but from my research he passed 2-3 years ago, check out his youtube page though he has a lot of old time music.
@@valictidae505 Bummer, thanks for the update. I'll go peek at his channel.
2 of America's best old time musicians.
Had my foot stompin damn!
Best rendition of a lonely man's lament for the girl in his heart. Been there myself.
Sounds really great! Million dollar recording equipment couldn't sound this rich!
who the hell needs all that damn money and fame when you got talent and an old soul
New fan. And new learner. This is amazing.
Don't stop. Play that sumbuck !
Incredible! At the end you both look at the camera and smile, it's wonderful, you look so happy 😊
Story of my life
My dad's favorite banjo tune!
goodness i can't stop listening
I heard my husband singing this the other day "My last four dollars done and gone" Ha Ha
I Love this song and you both do it so well, as it should be. Kind Thanks! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
Granny Slappin gooood!
Thanks for keeping these great old songs alive and you do them so well!
I'm a great fan from France. This song is amazing on your fingers Mr Hicks, one of my favorite video about you. I try everyday to play banjo like you with my Deering Goodtime. Thank you so much.
your music is what gives me strength this is your story your tradition and memory! Tribute
Son! What a nice scald you got on that one. So nice to see the younger folks keeping these old songs alive. Keep up the good work.
Proper old time, very similar to 'Mole in the Ground', well done...
Similar to Bascum Lamar Lunsford's "Mole In The Ground". As songs "migrate" they change a bit. I think some Ph.D professor once called it, "the folk process". You can call it sorgum molasses and it's still good.
Hooooaaahh.
Great music boys!
Sounds good Clifton and Matt. That archtop and open back sound mighty fine.
Fun time jamming 👍👏👏👏
Wonderful!
Nice.
Love this! Can anyone fill in the blank? "My ________ bill's due, my whiskey bill too, my last gold dollar's done and gone".
+josh1000f "My board bill's due, my whiskey bill too, and my last gold dollar's done and gone..."
Aha! Now it makes sense. Thank you sir.
best by far
Great tune!
really cool
Aaawww wow! You guys are so good! I really enjoyed this and it was nice to see a smile pop out on his face!*
That sounds so good.
Now this to me its 'country' (I know it's bluegrass), amazing playing guys!!! I love good old tunes and both of you sound original.
+David Lopez I would say this is verging on old time and Bluegrass, its not as showy as Bluegrass and the song it self is pretty simple however the banjo style is picking vs the usual clawhammer. The song i thought this sounded like was mole in the ground.
+David Lopez "We do not play no blue grass."
Clifton Hicks From my perspective to me personally "bluegrass" means "time gone by" meaning the origins of it. You don't have a fiddle but the tune in which you sang it, sure is bluegrass. That's country... regardless of I still like everything about it and to me that's it remind me of. To put it simply "I enjoy every second of it".
absolutely superb guys, well done!!
Great stuff!
***** Thanks, most of the credit goes to the incredible guitar picking of Matthew Kinman.
Have just discovered your song uploads and am very impressed, moreover at the fact that young folks like you are keeping up this great musical style. BTW, could yer man there Matt not do backing vocals on the second line always? Just a suggestion.
ghott damn. ya'll sound great. this music really sings to my soul. i appreciate how much you enunciate, its nice to actually hear the words. do you ever tour ?
SaWEET sound.
s`More please!
Good song. I'm glad you teamed up with Matt Tinman, a great blue grass musician!
I would like to get a hold of the lyrics of this song. I've looked on the internet and cold not find them by George Gibson. I really like the song and I would like too sing it at our blue grass jam some day (before someone else does!).
I like your singing - you have that blue grass sound in your voice!
Michael BremsethThis is a combination of George Gibson's words and the words recorded by Dock Boggs on his 1927-28 album. George's Version can be heard on his CD "Last Possum up the Tree."
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The tune is Tempy, Let Your Hair Hang Down (or other titles). Nice job, guys.
Where the heck did Clif learn to sing like that? Holy smoke whatta delivery. I swear I'm listening to a 1930 78 rpm record of like Gid Tanner or somebody.
he is so great.what a voice he can belk out the songs.wow
Is that a Silvertone?
F hole guitars need to be more popular! They're louder and have better tone than round holes. MIT has even scientifically proven this.
Louder, yes. Better tone is subjective
what's the lyrics for this lovely song?
My last gold dollar's done and gone (x2)
My board bill's due
My whisky bill too
And my last gold dollar's done and gone
She's a darling little gal I know (x2)
She's coming down the stairs
Combing back her curly hair
She's a darling little gal I know
Darling when I had you
I laced up the shoes you wear
But now I'm bound in the walls of jail
Your little feet must go bare
She's dodging from the frost and snow (x2)
Her little feet are bear
She's got no shoes to wear
She's dodging from the frost and snow
Honey where you been so long (x2)
I been to the West
I'm going back I guess
And it's honey let me beg you please don't go
Honey let me beg you please don't go (x2)
You see me coming in
With my twenty dollar bill
And it's honey let me beg you please don't go
I'm going to the West next fall (x2)
My trunk's all packed
I ain't a coming back
I'm going to the West next fall
Great ma foots were a tapin ;)
I'd love to learn this but can see how the thumb lead works. When you are coming to Europe?
Matt Kinman (the guitar player here) is stravelling to France this summer. I'm sure he'll be playing out quite a bit. As for me, I don't know when I might get back over.
Cool. Just heading to the south tomorrow. If he's anywhere down there, let me know. You should come over too. Is there tab for the way you play this out there at all?
I'm sure there is thumb-lead tab somewhere. I recommend both of Art Rosenbaum's banjo books as well as Pete Seeger's old instruction manual. These teach styles other than the standard "clawhammer" pulp.
Great tune..I know another version of Last Gold Dollar but I wasn't familiar with this one. Where/who is this one from? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi. I am in an Old Time Ensemble at UNCG and I want to choose this song for my group. Can someone please tell me where to find all the lyrics? Thank you. :)
Holler at me on FBook or somethin and I'll fill you in.
What were the lyrics for the last verse?
My last gold dollar's done and gone (x2)
My board bill's due
My whisky bill too
And my last gold dollar's done and gone
She's a darling little gal I know (x2)
She's coming down the stairs
Combing back her curly hair
She's a darling little gal I know
Darling when I had you
I laced up the shoes you wear
But now I'm bound in the walls of jail
Your little feet must go bare
She's dodging from the frost and snow (x2)
Her little feet are bear
She's got no shoes to wear
She's dodging from the frost and snow
Honey where you been so long (x2)
I been to the West
I'm going back I guess
And it's honey let me beg you please don't go
Honey let me beg you please don't go (x2)
You see me coming in
With my twenty dollar bill
And it's honey let me beg you please don't go
I'm going to the West next fall (x2)
My trunk's all packed
I ain't a coming back
I'm going to the West next fall
@@PermacultureAppalachia Thanks a lot! I was most intrigued by the last verse, which is a repeat of the first verse but with a different ending. Listening to the recording again, I think it is "I've told you more lies than the stars in the sky." Is that right?
@@tomphillips6743 Probably.
Dag nabbit Clifton a 9 year old video and ya peed on my brain. I've been playing guitar for a little over a year and it sounds like someone choking a chicken. Life ain't fair.
hey woppi nice music ,whats the tunnig?
Where can I get the lyrics for this song ?
What's the banjo tuning?
Emily Emily GCGCD
Emily McHugh Z
Emily McHugh p
Shades of 1964..:
This is awesome but I have to agree with OkieRob. This really needs some claw
I think that banjer picked Clifton out to be a partner and bring it back alive again.
I bet they drink Natural Light Beer or whatever is cheap… Malt Liquor is OK.
same tune as "Omie let your bangs hang down"
And mole in the ground
And the lizard in the spring!
Is the banjo a Gretsch???
Weymann c. 1900
Throw some claw in there
Throw some claw in there