"Goober Peas"

[Silas]

Re: "Goober Peas"

There are two songs called, Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny. One is postbellum. The prewar song by the same name has an alternative title of De Floating Scow of Ol' Virginny. Here's a where the title is Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny : http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/le...es=4;range=0-3 Here's a link where the title is De Floating Scow : http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/le...es=2;range=1-2 An examination of the text in both will show they are the same song which is a Christy's Minstrels melody from 1847.

I play the song and will certainly be playing it this weekend at the LH. Wish I could sing it and play at the same time. While concentrating on text, the fingers usually get lost in the banjar strings. Considering how bad my singing is, it may be a good thing I cannot sing and play at the same time.

[Stonewall_Greyfox]

Re: "Goober Peas"

There are two songs called, Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny. One is postbellum. The prewar song by the same name has an alternative title of De Floating Scow of Ol' Virginny. Here's a where the title is Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny : http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/le...es=4;range=0-3 Here's a link where the title is De Floating Scow : http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/le...es=2;range=1-2 An examination of the text in both will show they are the same song which is a Christy's Minstrels melody from 1847.

I play the song and will certainly be playing it this weekend at the LH. Wish I could sing it and play at the same time. While concentrating on text, the fingers usually get lost in the banjar strings. Considering how bad my singing is, it may be a good thing I cannot sing and play at the same time.

Outstanding! I suspected that there had to be another song by the same title out there considering Hank's post.

I wonder how closely the tunes match to the Bland version??

We're looking forward to your involvement in the Spangler Springs LH this weekend (especially if your bringing music). If you have a chance, please let me know your repetoire, and I will do my best to place my hands on some lyrics.

Paul B.

[Hank Trent]

Re: "Goober Peas"

The prewar song by the same name has an alternative title of De Floating Scow of Ol' Virginny. Here's a where the title is Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny : http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/le...es=4;range=0-3

Thanks, Silas. That's the one, I'm sure. All I can remember this many months later is "carry me back to old Virginny, to old Virginny's shore," but I was standing by the officers' cookfire while I was detailed as their cook, singing it and keeping time with the ladle. :)

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

[Old Cremona]

Re: "Goober Peas"

"Carry Me Back To Ole Virginny" is written out for minstrel banjo in the 1855 Briggs Banjo Instructor. T'is a fine song.

[PvtRJBrown]

Re: "Goober Peas"

The only thing I can say about "Goober Peas" is this:
It is one of the most over-represented songs in the hobby, I'm not even too sure on it's accuracy to the A.C.W. period, and I just find it down right annoying!!!!