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Mean Old Frisco - on 3 string (DGB) cigar box guitar

By Arthur (Big Boy) Cruddup - similar to his song 'That's All Right Momma'

Well that (G) mean old dirty 'Frisco and that low down Santa Fe
(C) Mean old 'Frisco and that low down Santa (G) Fe.
Well, (D) take my gal away
Lord, and they (C) blow black smoke on (G) me.

Well, my mama, she done told me and my papa told me too
Mama told me and papa done told me too
Woman get in your face,
She ain't no friend to you

Well, I'm goin' away baby, and your cryin' won't make me stay
Goin' 'way baby and your cryin' wont make me stay
Well, the more you cry little girl the more you drive me away

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Comment by Uncle John on June 3, 2012 at 9:11am: Thanks tontonsb and John. John, give it a try.

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on June 3, 2012 at 8:49am: Beautifully done Uncle John. Some time I must learn to play the harmonica. It really adds something to a song.

Comment by tontonsb on June 2, 2012 at 1:48pm: beautiful song and its very good

Comment by Uncle John on May 31, 2012 at 8:03am: Yeah, probably so. You would have 3 of the same strings and tuning as a banjo. Darn, you make me want to try a DGB canjo!

Comment by Uncle Gus on May 30, 2012 at 7:12pm: I've been meaning to try DGB again...a while back I made this really goofy little cookie tin guitar (since cannibalized to build a "proper" one) and I noticed DGB instantly suggested more melodic, banjo-like music than GDG.

Comment by Uncle John on May 30, 2012 at 4:52pm: Thanks, Gus. A good old song. That DGB tuning is good for a lot of songs. But I like GDg just about as well.

Comment by Uncle Gus on May 30, 2012 at 4:25pm: This is just too dang cool. Great singing...sounds perfect alongside the guitar.

Comment by Uncle John on May 30, 2012 at 9:25am: Thanks, Mike. No album plans. If I could play lap slide like you can - then maybe I would!

Comment by Mike Bingham on May 29, 2012 at 5:14pm: Great work as per usual! Can't get this cussed Internet to work long enough to click Like, but I think it went. You ever thought about doing a whole album and posting it?