Annotation:Been to the East Been to the West
X:1 T:Been to the East, been to the West 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/been-east-been-west D: D:Columbia 15318-D (78 RPM), Leake County Revelers (1928. Recorded D:04/1928 in New Orleans, La.). D:Document DOCD 8029, "Leake County Revelers, vol. 1" (1998) Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G (Bc|d)cde d2B2|dedB G2 ((3ABc|d)edd B3G|A2 G4Bc| dcde dcBc|dedB G2((3ABc|d)edd B3G|A2 G4:| [B2g2]-|[Bg]a [B2g2][_Bf]-[=B2g2]a|b2 a4- ag-|ag a2 abag|f2[d4f4]([de]-[ee]-| [ee])e e2 +slide+[e3e3]e|g2 e4 ef|gfed d2 (B/c/B) |A2G4||
BEEN TO THE EAST, BEEN TO THE WEST. AKA and see "Great Big Yam Potatoes." Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Phillips): AABB (Kuntz, Songer). A similar tune is "Goin' to Chatanooga," in the 'A' part. The original is from the Leake County Revellers, recorded on a 78 RPM in 1928.
Well, I've been to the east and I've been to the west,
And I've been to Alabama;
Prettiest girl I ever did see,
And her name was Susianna.
Hawk said, "I'll find me something for to eat,
Gonna 'light on the yellowhammer."
