1. |
Cannonball
02:28
|
|||
2. |
'31 Depression Blues
03:33
|
|||
|
Now come on boys and listen while I tell
Of the old depression that we all remember well
Oh, the year that it happened, it is when it begun
It was the year nineteen-hundred and thirty-one.
We’d go to the mines we’d half enough to eat
With old rags on our backs and no shoes on our feet
And we go to the office with scrip on our minds
And the scrip writer says, "You're one dollar behind."
Well we used to load coal we loaded it for fun
Oh, we loaded by the acre and it wasn't by the ton
Then we'd go to the scale house to look at our weight
And the scale boss would say that we dumped it over slate.
Oh, depression is gone, I'm glad it is gone
Oh, the year that it happened, nineteen-hundred and thirty-one
Well, the MRA it was made over night
And the big supreme judge he said it wasn't right.
Then Roosevelt stepped in, he was doing his best
He closed all the banks and he gave them a rest
Then he opened them up and he put them on their feet
Saying, "Boys, use your pockets now, your money can't be beat."
Oh, depression is gone, I'm glad it is gone
Oh, the year that it happened, nineteen-hundred and thirty-one,
And the public said, "John L, it can never be done,"
But somehow he got the miners' battle won.
Now, come on, boys, you can give me your hand
You can join the UMW if you want to be a man
Oh, you may be eating now, have a place to sleep,
It won't be so long you'll be kicked out in the street.
Loaded sixteen tons and what did I get?
Just one day older, little more in debt
Depression is gone, I am glad it is gone,
The year that it happened, nineteen-hundred and thirty-one.
|
||||
3. |
4 & 20 Tailors
01:46
|
|||
4. |
Jimson Weed
03:19
|
|||
5. |
Dust Devil
02:45
|
|||
6. |
Down to the River
02:15
|
|||
7. |
Fallen Woman
03:01
|
|||
8. |
Rum Cake
02:12
|
|||
9. |
Hilda
01:40
|
|||
10. |
Kansas Boys
02:21
|
|||
11. |
Hobo Girl
04:09
|
|||
12. |
The Milliner's Tale
02:10
|
|||
13. |
Forest Flower
03:02
|
|||
14. |
Pit of Desire
02:53
|
|||
15. |
Young & Tender Ladies
01:50
|
|||
|
Come all you young and tender ladies
Be careful how you court young men
They're like a bright star on a summer's morning
First they appear and then they're gone.
They'll tell to you some pretty story
And swear to you their love is true
Forthwith they'll go and court another
And that's the love they had for you.
I wish I was a little sparrow
And I had wings to fly so high
I'd fly unto my falsehearted lover
And there I'd listen as he'd sigh.
If I had known before I courted
That love'd be such a killing thing
I'd lock my heart in a box of golden
And fasten it down with a silver chain.
|
||||
MAW Lawrence, Kansas
MAW is a rowdy string band made up of Kansas women who like to play and sing songs about murder, mules, mining, and
morphine.
Kit Cole, fiddle, vocals;
Katie Conrad, mandolin, assorted stringed instruments, vocals;
Tracy Floreani, guitar, tenor guitar, vocals;
Julie Schwarting, upright bass, vocals;
Jeanie Wells, clawhammer banjo, guitar, vocals.
... more
If you like MAW, you may also like:
When Carolina Comes Home Again
by Jim Lauderdale
The latest from Jim Lauderdale is exclusive to Bandcamp, its songs drawing on bluegrass, country, and classic American music.
go to album
The latest from Jim Lauderdale is a showcase for his heavily-detailed songwriting and soaring country melodies.
go to album
Cuttin’ Grass - Vol.1 (The Butcher Shoppe Sessions)
by Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson's first bluegrass album, what he calls "a mixtape for the fans," was created after his recovery from Covid-19.
go to album
Dark Wheels Turn Above Our Heads
by Lewis Burner
Hard-edged alt-country that draws on the pinwheeling melodies of bluegrass and classic folk, bolstering them with pounding rhythms.
go to album
Where I've Been, isn't Where I'm Going
by Shaboozey
Fresh off his appearance on “Cowboy Carter,” Shaboozey presents his killer alt-country debut, available here on limited wax.
go to album
The Long Way
by Nicolette & The Nobodies
Nicolette Hoang's velvety vocals are the finishing touch on this pitch-perfect update on outlaw country with a touch of 60s glam.
go to album
The latest from acclaimed country musician Bonnie Montgomery delivers the raw, rustic sound for which she’s known.
go to album
