polly wolly doodle
polly wolly doodle:
traditional song
it was a crazy moment in the studio realizing that we were two verses short of what we needed to record this song and sheryl (and her dog scout) would be arriving any minute to do some singing (sheryl not scout!). we've got to finish this! let's see, I've got a cousin named si let's get him in the song. what rhymes with si? guy! eye! OK! OK! a lot of things! NEXT VERSE! we need another name, how about pete! as in pete seeger! he's great, let's have pete, OK, quick more rhymes!! I hear scout out in the hall! quick! i hear sheryl's feet! that's it! FEET! that rhymes with pete! "i went outside to see my friend named pete/all I could see was the sound of sheryl's feet" .......well......that's pretty close......KNOCK! KNOCK!KNOCK!
to be continued...
song sample:
lyrics:
oh I went down south for to see my gal
polly wolly doodle all the day
oh my sal she's a spunky gal
polly wolly doodle all day
fare thee well fare thee well fare thee well my fairy fay
for I'm going to luzianna for to see my suzianna
singing polly wolly doodle all the day
oh my sal she's a maiden fair
singing polly wolly doodle all the day
with curly eyes and laughing hair
polly wolly doodle all the day
fare thee well...
i went up north to see my guy
polly wolly doodle all the day
my guy si had a cinder in his eye
singing polly wolly doodle all the day
fare thee well...
i went outside to see my friend named pete
polly wolly doodle all the day
but he was down in the basement polishing his feet
polly wolly doodle all the day
fare thee well...............ad infinitum
musicians:
sheryl crow sings...cece jemmott on drums...malcolm gold on bass... dan zanes plays guitar and sings.
polly_wolly_doodle.pdf
