"Cumberland Gap" (Trad. arr. Donegan) [2:01]
Recorded 24 February 1957 at Pye Studios, London.
Released as Pye N 15087 in March 1957.
Charts on 5 April 1957.
The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group with Lonnie Donegan (vocals and guitar), Micky Ashman (bass), Denny Wright (electric guitar), and Nick Nichols (drums).
Lonnie Donegan. 1992. Lonnie Donegan: The EP Collection [1]. France: See For Miles Records Ltd. [SEECD 346] Originally released on Pye Records.
Denis Preston (artist-and-repertoire manager) with Joe Meek (balance engineer).

Notes and Quotes
  Section Time M. Description Text
  Intro 0:00 12 acoustic guitar begins with repeated-note pattern; bass, drums, and electric guitar join  
A Refrain   11 vocal, guitar, bass, and drums a
B Verse   8   b
A Refrain   11   a
B Verse     c
A Refrain    11   a
B Verse   4   d
A Refrain   11   a
B Verse   16 electric guitar solo -
A Refrain   11   a
B Verse    4   e
A Refrain    11   a
  Coda    14  
Text  
Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Gap, fifteen miles on the Cumberland Gap
Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Gap, fifteen miles on the Cumberland Gap
a
Well the Cumberland Gap ain't nowhere, fifteen miles from Middleburg.
Well the Cumberland Gap ain't nowhere, fifteen miles from the Middleburg.
b
Well I got a girl, six-feet tall, sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall. c
Well two old ladies sittin' in the sand, each one wishing that the other was a man. d
Well a dollar is a dollar and a dime is a dime. And I know you baby is a stallin' for time. e

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