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Ain’t That Skippin’ And Flyin’
Traditional Song and Breakdown; Tennessee.
ARTIST: Allen Brothers
MP3: Listen: Ain’t That Skippin’ And Flyin’
CATEGORY: Fiddle and Instrumental Tunes;
DATE: Early 1900’s;
RECORDING INFO: Douglas, Bob. Sequatchie Valley, Tennessee Folklore Soc. TFS-109, LP (198?), cut# 2 (Skipping and Flying); Possum Hunters. Death on Lee Highway, Takoma A-1010, LP (196?), cut# 8; Robin Dale Ford (Ain’t That Skippin’ And Flyin’) 10th Planet Records; Bob Douglas Sequatchie Valley Fiddlin' 98
OTHER NAMES: Skipping and Flying;
RELATED TO: Molly and Tenbrooks; Lost John (lyrics); Cindy
SOURCES: A Tennessee fiddle tune from both the Allen Brothers and Bob Douglas.
NOTES: Floater verses with "Bile Dem Cabbage" "Cindy" and "Old Joe Clark." Related to Mollie/Molly and Tenbrooks and verse of "Get Along Home Cindy/ Cindy". "Lost John" also has the "skippin' and flyin'" lyric.
Ain’t That Skippin’ And Flyin’
Kazoo intro- breaks after chorus
Went out on the mountain
I didn’t go there to stay
I fell in love with a pretty little girl
You ought to have me stay
CHORUS: Ain’t that skippin’ and flyin’ my gal,
Ain’t that skippin’ and flyin’
Went out on the mountain
I gave my horn a blow
You ought to seen those pretty little girls
Come running to the door
Ain't that skippin' and flyin' my gal,
Ain't that skippin' and flyin'
Wouldn't marry a poor girl
I'll tell you the reason why
She's so tall and skinny
She'd make the biscuits fry
Ain't that skippin' and flyin' my gal,
Ain't that skippin' and flyin'
Wouldn't marry a rich gal
I'll tell you the reason why
Her hair is so long and stringy
I'm afraid she'd never die
Ain’t that skippin’ and flyin’ my gal,
Ain’t that skippin’ and flyin’
Wouldn’t marry a black gal
I'll tell you the reason why
She’s so black and greasy
I'm afraid she'd moan and pine.
Ain’t that skippin’ and flyin’ my gal,
Ain’t that skippin’ and flyin’
Went to see my sweetheart
She called me sugar plum
She threw her arms around my neck
Well I thought my time had come.
Ain’t that skippin’ and flyin’ my gal,
Ain’t that skippin’ and flyin’
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