"The Cumberland" | Performance
Added 2019-11-08 21:35:20 +0000 UTCgCGCD (relative) aka "Hook & Line tuning" or "One-Finger C." This song is also known as "The Indian Tribes in Tennessee" or "Cumberland Land." I learned it from a recording of LP Carlock from Overton County, Tennessee (1935).
The day that I parted away from you,
In sorrow, grief, and trouble too,
You gave to me your parting hand,
And wished me safe on the Cumberland.
Then on our journey we did steer,
O'er hills and valleys and rivers clear,
Through a desert place in a barren land,
We steered our course for the Cumberland
When we got there, there was ice and snow;
It rained and hailed and the wind did blow,
Which caused us all to weep and cry,
Staying here with cold we all must die.
But thank the Lord our health we found;
We landed here both safe and sound,
In the happy land, Oh the fertile soil!
Here's milk, here's wine, both corn and oil.
We saw ten thousand human graves,
All walled in with mason's sign,
Which made me think in the days of old,
Some human race had passed this place.
I've nothing more to write to you,
Since preaching's scarce, and religion's low,
We're here in love, peace, and hope to be,
With the Indian Tribes in Tennessee.
My love to you I can't unfold,
It's like some lovely ring of gold,
It's round, it's pure, Oh! it has no end,
So is my love to you my friend.
Comments
Ian, I never did tab this one. Just put it on the list.
Clifton Hicks
2021-09-11 13:32:45 +0000 UTCGot the tabs for this one?
Ian Modestow
2021-09-11 00:04:26 +0000 UTCI guess it's fixing to be lesson season! That's a good up-beat dance number, will do. 👍
Clifton Hicks
2019-11-09 14:57:04 +0000 UTCEnjoyed that Clif when we gonna get bound to ride? I'm itching for that one.
David Lowe
2019-11-09 14:49:30 +0000 UTC
