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House Of David Blues
Old-Time Country Blues written by Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers & Irving Mills
ARTIST: Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers; "Blizard Train" JuneAppal JA0056, 1989.
CATEGORY: Fiddle and Instrumental Tunes DATE: 1923;
RECORDING INFO: Tennessee's Fiddlin' Arthur Smith (d. 1971), along with his group the Dixieliners (later to become the Delmore Brothers) recorded this old blues song in 1937. Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers; "Blizard Train" JuneAppal JA0056, 1989. Folkways, "The Red Clay Ramblers with Fiddlin' Al McCanless." Lowe Stokes - "Brandywine Festival 1982."
OTHER NAMES: unknown.
SOURCES: Ceolas; Kuntz (Ragged But Right), 1987; pgs. 181-182; Ruth (Pioneer Western Folk Tunes), 1948; No. 73, pg. 27.
NOTES: (2/4 time). G Major. Standard. AB. Tennessee's Fiddlin' Arthur Smith (d. 1971), along with his group the Dixieliners (later to become the Delmore Brothers) recorded this old blues song in 1937. At the turn of the 20th century the House of David, a religious sect, was perhaps better known as the sponsors of a touring baseball team than for their spiritual tenets. The team was made up of bearded acolytes.
Gee, but ain't it grand, can't you hear that band
Play the House of David Blues.
All the folks in town are gatherin' round
To see the funny things they do
When ham was selling for a dollar a pound
I ate so many rabbits, made me jump all around
Gee, but ain't it grand, can't you hear that band
Play the House of David Blues.
Dominecker rooster and a bow-legged hen
They go together, but they ain't no kin
Gee, but ain't it grand, can't you hear that band
Play the House of David Blues.
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