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|f_annotation='''JOHNSON GAL(S)'''. American, Reel. USA; Arkansas, Mississippi. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC (Kuntz): AABBCC (Phillips): AA'BB'CCC | |||
'''JOHNSON GAL(S)'''. | EFF' (Milliner & Koken). The title appears in a list of traditional Ozarks Mountains fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954. A tune by this name was in the repertoire of fiddler Archibald Alexander Shaw (Harnet County, N.C., located in the Sandhills section between the coastal plain and the piedmont), though Evelyn Shaw states it was not played in other parts of the state but was unique to Shaw's area (OTH). | ||
EFF' (Milliner & Koken). The title appears in a list of traditional | |||
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''Johnson Gals, dressed so fine,''<br> | ''Johnson Gals, dressed so fine,''<br> | ||
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''Want to walk through that pearly gate.''<br> | ''Want to walk through that pearly gate.''<br> | ||
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A version of the lyrics in "negro" dialect was printed in Charles Shoemaker's '''Choice Dialect and other Characterizations, Containing Readings and Recitations in Irish, German, Scotch, French, Negro | A version of the lyrics in "negro" dialect <ref>Some of items in the Traditional Tune Archive may contain offensive language or negative stereotypes. Such materials should be seen in the context of the time period and as a reflection of the attitudes of the time. The items are part of the historical record, and do not represent the views of the administrators of this site.</ref> was printed in Charles Shoemaker's '''Choice Dialect and other Characterizations, Containing Readings and Recitations in Irish, German, Scotch, French, Negro and other Dialects''' (c. 1915): | ||
and other Dialects''' (c. 1915): | |||
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''Oh ! taint nuffin' tall like de Johnson gals, ''<br> | ''Oh ! taint nuffin' tall like de Johnson gals, ''<br> | ||
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"[[Citaco]]" or "[[Citago]]" is a related tune, as is "[[Texas Farewell]]" and "[[Want to go to Meeting and Got No Shoes]]." There is no apparent relationship between "Johnson Gals" and the similarly titled "[[Johnson Boys]]." | "[[Citaco]]" or "[[Citago]]" is a related tune, as is "[[Texas Farewell]]" and "[[Want to go to Meeting and Got No Shoes]]." There is no apparent relationship between "Johnson Gals" and the similarly titled "[[Johnson Boys]]." | ||
|f_sources_for_notated_versions=Allan Block, who learned it from the 1920's string band Mississippi's Leake County Revelers [Kuntz]; Wil Gilmer with the Leake County Revelers (Miss.) [Milliner & Koken, Phillips]. | |||
|f_printed_sources=Ford ('''Traditional Music in America'''), 1940; p. 34. Kuntz ('''Ragged But Right'''), 1987; pp. 325-326. Milliner & Koken ('''Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes'''), 2011; p. 348. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 128. | |||
|f_recorded_sources=Columbia 15149 (78 RPM), The Leake County Revelers (1927). Document CD DOCD-8029, "Leake County Revelers, vol. 1" (1998). Living Folk LFR-104, Allan Block- "Alive and Well and Fiddling." | |||
|f_see_also_listing=Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/j06.htm#Johga]<br> | |||
Hear the Leake County Revelers 1927 recording at Slippery Hill [https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/johnson-gal] and youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0arXT-IHl2I]<br> | |||
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Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://www.ibiblio.org/keefer/j06.htm#Johga]<br> | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 18 June 2020
X:1 T:Johnson Gal N:From the playing of the Leake County Revelers (Mississippi), with N:fiddler Wil Gilmer. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel D:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/johnson-gal D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0arXT-IHl2I D:Columbia 15149-D (78 RPM), Leake County Revelers (1927. Recorded D:04/1927 in New Orleans, La.). D:Document DOCD 8029, "Leake County Revelers, vol. 1" (1998) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G ((3DEF|G2) BG BGAG|BG [D2G,2]- [G,2D2](3DEF|G2 BG BGAG|1G2[D2G,2]- [G,2D2]:|2[M:2/4]G2|| [B2g2]-|[M:C|][Bg]Adc BG- G2|BGAG +slide+B2 [B2g2]-|[Bg]Adc BG- G2| BGAG G2|| P:Play this part three times, with vocal on the 2nd time through. S[G,2D2]-|[G,D]DEF G2[G2B2]|BGAG BG [G,2D2]-|[G,D]DEF G2 [GB]G|BGAG G2:| |:[B2g2]-|[M:C|][Bg]Adc BG- G2|BGAG +slide+B2 [B2g2]-|[Bg]Adc BG- G2| BGAG G2:| [B2g2]-|[Bg]age defg|a6 a2-|abag fd3|g-a2a a2(ga-|a)bag fd3| +slide+b4 g2(g-a|a)bag fd2(g-a|a)a a2 g-a2(a/b/|+slide+d')4e2f2|g-b3 g2|| [B2g2]-|[Bg]Adc BG- G2|BGAG +slide+B2 [B2g2]-|[Bg]Adc BG- G2| BGAG G2S||
JOHNSON GAL(S). American, Reel. USA; Arkansas, Mississippi. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABC (Kuntz): AABBCC (Phillips): AA'BB'CCC EFF' (Milliner & Koken). The title appears in a list of traditional Ozarks Mountains fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954. A tune by this name was in the repertoire of fiddler Archibald Alexander Shaw (Harnet County, N.C., located in the Sandhills section between the coastal plain and the piedmont), though Evelyn Shaw states it was not played in other parts of the state but was unique to Shaw's area (OTH).
Johnson Gals, dressed so fine,
(or: See those girls, dressed so fine,)
Ain't got Jesus on their minds.
No matter where in the world I go,
(or: Don't care where in the world I go,)
I can't get around for the calico.
Oh my Lordy, can't you see,
Can't get to heaven with a fool like me.
Wanna get to heaven, yes I do,
I wanna get to heaven with the Johnson crew.
Oh my lady, can't you see?
You never get to Heaven if you do like me.
Want to go to Heaven, want to go straight
Want to walk through that pearly gate.
A version of the lyrics in "negro" dialect [1] was printed in Charles Shoemaker's Choice Dialect and other Characterizations, Containing Readings and Recitations in Irish, German, Scotch, French, Negro and other Dialects (c. 1915):
Oh ! taint nuffin' tall like de Johnson gals,
For dey bangs all de county out;
Folks on de creek gwine to look mighty sharp,
When de Johnson gals come 'bout ;
Dey libs in de quarters on de j'inin' place,
Right close to de en' o' de lane
Dey's sweet as de hole in de 'lases bar',
An' nice ae de sugar-cane.
CHORUS.
Den, cl'ar de track for de Johnson gals!
Johnson gals! Johnson gals!
Oh ! cl'ar de track for do Johnson gab
Johnson gals is de gals for me!
"Citaco" or "Citago" is a related tune, as is "Texas Farewell" and "Want to go to Meeting and Got No Shoes." There is no apparent relationship between "Johnson Gals" and the similarly titled "Johnson Boys."
- ↑ Some of items in the Traditional Tune Archive may contain offensive language or negative stereotypes. Such materials should be seen in the context of the time period and as a reflection of the attitudes of the time. The items are part of the historical record, and do not represent the views of the administrators of this site.