Peter Rowan

That High Lonesome Sound

Peter Rowan


Well, get your Mama, get your Papa 
Get your sister, get your brother 
Aunt Lucy'sa gonna show Uncle John 
How to do the boogie-woogie
While the kissin' cousins dosie-do 
Until the break of dawn 

Y'all come with one another 
Just to do a little pickin' 
Everybody now gather round 
The camp fire's burnin' 
An' tonight my heart is yearnin' 
For the sight 
Of that old camp ground 

And that high lonesome sound 
When that evenin' sun goes down 
We're gonna dance 
Right off the ground 
When I hear the fiddle 
Play that high lonesome sound 

Yeah, come on over, baby 
Now, I'm sure 
We're gonna have some fun 
Enjoyin' the country vie 
Toe-tappin' syncopated 
Music playin' loud 
An' the girls 
Are lookin' 
Mighty pretty too 

Look at ol' Grand Pappy 
He's feelin' kinda snappy 
It seems like 
He just don't care 
He's over 93 
He's as spry as you or me 
Just dancin' 
To the music in the air 

It's that high lonesome sound 
When that evenin' sun goes down 
I'm gonna dance 
Right off the ground 
When I hear the fiddle 
Play that high lonesome sound 

Yeah, well yonder 
Comes a mandolin 
And the banjo's right in tune 
Yeah, the bull thud 
Is slappin' leather 
I'm howlin' at the moon 

Hey, Mr Fiddle Man 
Play us all a little jam 
Yeah, that's the wing 
On rose sample 
Give us a hint 
That they're ridin' 
On the back of a mule 

It's that high lonesome sound 
When that evenin' sun goes down 
I'm gonna dance 
Right off the ground 
When I hear the fiddle play 
That high lonesome sound 

When I hear the fiddle play 
That high lonesome sound