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Hot Corn, Cold Corn
Old-Time, Song Tune, Southeast US;
ARTIST: Adapted by Jerry Garcia and David Grissman;
CATEGORY: Fiddle and Instrumental Tunes DATE: Early date 1922. RECORDING INFO: New Lost City Ramblers, "Hot Corn" (on NLCR03) Ensign, Bob; and the Stump Jumpers. Mountain Guitar Pickin', Rural Rhythm RRBE 255, LP (197?), cut#B.04. Holy Modal Rounders. Holy Modal Rounders, Fantasy 24711, LP (1972), cut#2.02. New Lost City Ramblers. New Lost City Ramblers, Vol. 3, Folkways FA 2398, LP (1961), cut# 12. New Lost City Ramblers. Old-Time String Band Songbook, Oak, Sof (1964/1976), p164. New Lost City Ramblers. 20th Aniversery Concert, Flying Fish FF 090, LP (1986), cut#A.02. Reno, Don; Bill Harrell and the Tenn. Cutups. Don Reno and Bill Harrell with the Tennesse Cutups, Rural Rhythm RR 171, LP (196?), cut# 5. Warner, Jeff; and Jeff Davis. Days of Forty Nine, Minstrel JD-206, LP (1977), cut#A.01. Wry Straw. From Earth to Heaven, June Appal JA 0028, LP (1978), cut# 4c; Champion 45065 (78 RPM), Asa Martin & Ray Hobbs (1928). June Appal JA 028, Wry Straw - "From Earth to Heaven" (1978). Perfect 6-03-52, Doc Roberts (Ky.).
OTHER NAMES: “Green Corn;” “Green Corn, Come Along Charlie;” “I'll Meet You in the Evening;” “Barnyard Banjo Pickin'.”
RELATES TO: Black-Eyed Susie- Green Corn
SOURCES: Randolph 267, "I'll Meet You in the Evening;" New Lost City Ramblers Songbook (pgs. 180-181); Cohen/Seeger/Wood, pp. 164-165, "Hot Corn".
NOTES: A nonsense song popular with both blacks and whites, according to Charles Wolfe. It is attributed by a least one source to singer and guitarist Asa Martin of Estill County, Ky., a sometimes accompanist of fiddler Doc Roberts, although Talley's version seems to be from tradition. The famous bluegrass duo Flatt and Scruggs performed it under this title.
African-American collector Thomas Talley, in his book Negro Folk Rhymes (reprinted in 1991, edited by Charles Wolfe), published a version under the title "Bring on Your Hot Corn," apparently the first time it appeared in print, although Randolf (2:342-343) has a version called "I'll Meet You in the Evening." Wolfe points out it was recorded by Leadbelly as "Green Corn, Come Along Charlie."
Hot Corn, Cold Corn by Jerry Garcia and David Grissman
Upstairs, downstairs, out in the kitchen
Upstairs, downstairs, out in the kitchen
Upstairs, downstairs, out in the kitchen
I met an ol’ cook just a-rellin’ and a-pitchin’ Yeahee-yes, Sir
Chorus: Hot corn, cold corn, bring along the demijohn
Hot corn, cold corn, bring along the demijohn
Hot corn, cold corn, bring along the demijohn
Fare thee well, uncle Bill, See you in the mornin’ Yeahee-yes, Sir
Old aunt Sally, won’t you fill’em up again?
Old aunt Sally, won’t you fill’em up again?
Old aunt Sally, won’t you fill’em up again?
I ain’t had a drink since the Lord knows when; Yeahee-yes, Sir
All I need to keep me happy
Is two little boys to call me pappy
One named Paul and one named Davy
One likes ham and the other loves gravy, Yeahee-yes, Sir
Preacher’s in the pulpit takin’ in the money
Children in the bee hive takin’ in the honey
Old aunt Sally just a-jumpin’ for joy
Happiest lot of people that ever I saw; Yeahee-yes, Sir
Preacher’s all a-coming and the children are a-cryin’
Preacher’s all a-coming and the children are a-cryin’
Preacher’s all a-coming and the children are a-cryin’
Chicken heads a-wringin’ and a toenails flyin’; Yeahee-yes, Sir
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