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'''GATE TO GO THROUGH'''. AKA and see "[[Granny Will Your Dog Bite? (1)]]" Old-Time, Song and Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The song is a variant of the song known in northern Kentucky as "Granny Will Your Dog Bite?", originally recorded in 1932 by the Jimmie Johnson String Band of Carroll County, north-central Kentucky. | '''GATE TO GO THROUGH'''. AKA and see "[[Granny Will Your Dog Bite? (1)]]," "[[Open the Gate and Walk on Through]]." Old-Time, Song and Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The song is a variant of the song known in northern Kentucky as "Granny Will Your Dog Bite?", originally recorded in 1932 by the Jimmie Johnson String Band of Carroll County, north-central Kentucky. | ||
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''Open the gate and walk on through,''<br> | ''Open the gate and walk on through,''<br> | ||
''He's a fine old dog and he won't bite you.''<br> | ''He's a fine old dog and he won't bite you.''<br> | ||
(or) "Find an old dog but he won’t bite you." <br> | |||
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''Why in the world do the people all know,''<br> | |||
''I take sugar in my coffee-o''<br> | |||
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''Open up the gate and open it wide,''<br> | |||
''Walk on through to the other side."<br> | |||
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The recording sold a sum total of 99 copies, having been recorded during the depression years when money for a phonograph record was extremely dear. See also the related "[[Pretty Little Girl with the Blue Dress On]]," and "[[Who's Been Here Since I've Been Gone]]." | The recording sold a sum total of 99 copies, having been recorded during the depression years when money for a phonograph record was extremely dear. See also the related "[[Pretty Little Girl with the Blue Dress On]]," and "[[Who's Been Here Since I've Been Gone]]." | ||
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GATE TO GO THROUGH. AKA and see "Granny Will Your Dog Bite? (1)," "Open the Gate and Walk on Through." Old-Time, Song and Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The song is a variant of the song known in northern Kentucky as "Granny Will Your Dog Bite?", originally recorded in 1932 by the Jimmie Johnson String Band of Carroll County, north-central Kentucky.
Open the gate and walk on through,
He's a fine old dog and he won't bite you.
(or) "Find an old dog but he won’t bite you."
Why in the world do the people all know,
I take sugar in my coffee-o
Open up the gate and open it wide,
Walk on through to the other side."
The recording sold a sum total of 99 copies, having been recorded during the depression years when money for a phonograph record was extremely dear. See also the related "Pretty Little Girl with the Blue Dress On," and "Who's Been Here Since I've Been Gone."
Source for notated version: fiddler Andy Palmer with Jimmie Johnson's String Band [Phillips].
Printed sources: Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; p. 94.
Recorded sources: Morning Star 45003, Jimmie Johnson String Band - "Wink the Other Eye: Old-Time Fiddle Band Music from Kentucky, vol. 1" (1980).