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Old-Time Religion/See also: Give Me That Old Time Religion
Traditional Hymn Tune and Bluegrass Song; Widely Known.
ARTIST: From East Tennessee; mountain whites; from memory; 1905;
CATEGORY: Fiddle and Instrumental Tunes DATE: 1905 1880 earliest date
RECORDING INFO:Homer Rodenheaver (1923) on CO A3856; Ernest Thompson (1924) Co 15007-D; Kentucky Ramblers (1930) Bwy 8270; Congregation of Wesley Methodist Church, "Give Me That Old Time Religion" (on JohnsIsland1); Ball, E. C. and Orna. Fathers Have a Home Sweet Home, Rounder 0072, LP (1976), cut# 13; Barron, Rik. Bound for the Ice, Odd Sock PRO 101, Cas (199?), cut#B.04b; Johnson Family Singers. Old-Time Family Religion, Camden CAS 816(e), LP (1964), cut#A.01; Leigh, Bonnie. Down in the Shady Grove, Maywind K56-03, CD (1998), cut#13 (Give Me That Old Time Religion); Moody, Clyde. White House Blues, Rebel REB-1672, LP (1989), cut# 1; “Give Me Old Time Music" was recorded by Arthur Smith & His Dixie Liners on October 1, 1938, which is a parody of "That Old-Time Religion."
OTHER NAMES: “Give me That Old Time Religion;” “Old Time Religion;” “Gimme That Old Time Religion;” “Give Me Old Time Music (parody)"
SOURCES: Seeger, Pete. How to Play the Five String Banjo, Seeger, sof (1962), p20; Randolph 628, "The Old Time Religion;" Silber-FSWB, p. 362, "Give Me That Old Time Religion;" Meade: Country Music Sources;
NOTES: This piece was copyrighted in 1891 by Charlie D. Tillman from folk sources. The first documented recording was by Homer Rodenheaver in 1923 on CO A3856. This version starts with traditional verses and then has humorous verses. There are many parodies of this song.
LYRICS:
OLD TIME RELIGION
IV. RELIGIOUS SONGS, AND PARODIES OF RELIGIOUS SONGS
SONGS AND RHYMES FROM THE SOUTH BY E. C. PERROW
(From East Tennessee; mountain whites; from memory; 1905)
'Tis the ole-time religion,
'Tis the ole-time religion,
'Tis the ole-time religion,
En' it's good enough fer me.
It was good fer our fathers,
It was good fer our fathers,
It was good fer our fathers,
En' it's good enough fer me.
It was good fer our mothers, etc.
(So, through all the family relations)
It was good fer our preacher, etc.
It was good fer our neighbors, etc.
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