Annotation:Bacon Rind (1)
X:1 T:Bacon Rind [1] N:From the playing of Everett Kays (1905-1996, Lawrenceburg, N:Anderson County, north-central Kentucky) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Quick" N:1973 and 1975 field recordings by Bruce Greene D:Rounder 0377, Everett Kays - Traditional Fiddle Music of Kentucky vol. 2 D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/1224 F:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/1086 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G D2-|D2 G2 BA [G2B2]|[G3c3]c [G2c2]D2-|D2G2 BA B2|[D3A3]B [D2A2]D2-| D2 G2 BA [G2B2]|[G3c3][Gc] [G2c2]cd-|"$"dedB AFAF|(G[G2B2])[GB][G2B2]:|| ef|"*"gfge d2 B2|[E3c3][Ec] [E2c2]ef|"**"g2g2 d2B2|[D3A3]B [D2A2]ef| gfge d2BB|cBcc efee|dddd dcAF |G2[GB][GB][G2B2]:| P:Substitutions: "$"dedB cAFD||"*"[B2g2][B2g2] d2B2||"**"gfge dcB2||
BACON RIND. AKA - "Sal's got a Meatskin," "Sal's got a Wooden Leg laid away." American, Reel (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The source for "Bacon Rind" is Everett Kays (1905-1996), a fiddler from Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, north-central Kentucky (between Louisville and Lexington). The tune is variously known as "Sal's got a Meatskin" or (in the Ozarks) "Sal's got a Wooden Leg laid away," from suggestive lyrics sung to the tune (some more blatant than others). The name "Bacon Rind" for the tune is an attempt to sanitize the title, and is not particular to Mr. Kays, and it was in common use in various parts of the country. Alan Lomax quoted these lines<ref>Interview with Neal Morris, Timbo, Stone County, Arkansas, recorded 10.6.1959 [1]<ref>
Sal's got a bacon rind laid away,
To grease Jim's middle leg so they say.
The Prairie Ramblers recorded a tune called "Bacon Rind" in August, 1937, release on Conqueror 8830 (78 RPM), where it is credited to fiddler Shelby "Tex" Atchison.