Old Bangum- Everett (Ark.) 1963
[From Max Hunter Folk Song Collection, Edited by me for spelling and punctuation,
R. Matteson 2012 2014]
Old Bangum- As sung by Donna Everett, Huntsville, Arkansas on February 14, 1963
VERSE 1: Ole Bangum would a hunting ride
Dumm-down-rum
Ole Bangum would a hunting ride
Drum-down
Ole Bangum would a hunting ride
Sword an' pistol by his side
Drum-down, rum-down
Rum-quock-cree
VERSE 2: There is a wild boar in this woods
Dumm-down-rum
There is a wild boar in this woods
Drum-down
There is a wild boar in this woods
He'll eat your meat an' suck your blood
Drum-down-rum-dee
Rum-quock-cree
VERSE 3: Oh, how shall I, this wild boar see
Dumm-down-rum
Oh, how shall I, this wild boar see
Drum-down
Oh, how shall I, this wild boar see
Look left, he'll come to thee
Drum-down, rum-down
Rum-quaw-cree
VERSE 4: Ole Bangum, blew both loud an' shrill
Dumm-down-rum
Ole Bangum, blew both loud an' shrill
Drum-down
Ole Bangum, blew both loud an' shrill
An' the wild boar heard on top o' the hill
Drum-down-drum-down
Rum-quock-cree
VERSE 5: The wild boar came with such a rush
Dillum-down-dillum
The wild boar came with such a rush
Dillum-down
The wild boar came with such a rush
It tore down hickory, oak an' ash
Dillum-dee, dillum-down
Dillum-quaw-qee
VERSE 6: Ole Bangum drew his wooden[1] knife
Dillum-down-dillum
Ole Bangum drew his wooden knife
Dillum-down
Ole Bangum drew his wooden knife
Swore that he would take his life
Dillum-dee-dillum-down
Dillum-quaw-qee
VERSE 7: Ole Bangum, did you win or lose?
Dillum-down-dillum
Ole Bangum, did you win or lose?
Dillum-down
Ole Bangum, did you win or lose?
He swore that he had won the shoes
Dillum-dee-dillum-down
Dillum-quaw-qee
1. woodsman's knife. cf. Davis C