"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 | 4 | 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 | a |
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 |
Skiffle | Outline | Lonnie Donegan |
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