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Devil Eat Groundhog
Traditional Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky.
ARTIST: Lyrics from Owen Snake Chapman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C64trwPaKMs
CATEGORY: Fiddle and Instrumental Tunes. DATE: 1800’s; recorded 1990
RECORDING INFO: Devil Eat the Groundhog/Ground Hog
Chapman, Owen "Snake". Up in Chapman's Hollow, Rounder 0378, CD (1996), trk# 18
Chapman, Owen "Snake". Devil's Box, Devil's Box, Ser, 28/2, p28b(1994) [1991]
Chapman, Owen "Snake". Titon, Jeff Todd / Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes, Kentucky, Bk/ (2001), p 66/# 33 [1990/01]
Smith, Paul. Devil Eat the Groundhog, Rounder 0409, CD (1999), trk# 2
OTHER NAMES: "Devil Ate the Groundhog”
SOURCES: Owen “Snake” Chapman (Whitesburg, Letcher County, Ky., 1990) [Phillips, Titon]; Scott Marckx [Silberberg]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 68. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 34. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 33, pg. 67. June Appal 0061, Owen “Snake” Chapman – “Fiddle Ditty” (1990). Rounder CD 0378, Snake Chapman – “Up in Chapman’s Hollow” (1996). Rounder 0409, Paul Smith – “Devil Eat the Groundhog.” Rounder Heritage Series 1166-11592-2, Paul Smith (et al) – “The Art of Traditional Fiddle” (2001. Learned from Snake Chapman). 5 String Productions 5SP05002, The Hoover Uprights – “Known for their Reputation” (2005).
NOTES: Devil Eat the Groundhog taken from Owen snake Chapman Jan. 1990 found in Jeff Titon's book; Recorded on June apple 0061 also Rounder records. Learned from his father, George Doc Chapman, born about 1850.
Notes Kuntz: G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg, Titon): AA'B (Phillips). Source Owen Chapman, who learned the tune from his father, George “Doc” Chapman (b. circa 1850) says it was inspired by a hunter who had a lapse and left his skinned day’s hunt in the same room with his dog, according to Jeff Titon (2001). When he returned he found the dog had devoured the game, leaving the hunter to vexedly sing:
God almighty damn dog,
God almighty damn dog,
God almighty damn dog,
The Devil eat the groundhog.
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