Anybody know the lyrics to one of my favorite live Mofro songs - "Harp & Drums"? That dang ol' song just gets my feet a' stompin' but my mouth can't keep up with the words.
And how are ya'll going to know the difference between "Swamp Cracka" (me) and "Swampcracka" (other)?
Now's about the time Mofro usually comes back through Atlanta for some live shows. I'm looking forward to seeing them live again - I burned about 450 calories at their last show. I need to burn off some more!
When you have a free second....if that is even possible.....could you please finish the lyrics to Harp & Drums for me:
You know, you know, you know, What I'm talkin' about, Lord if feels so good deep inside You know what I'm talkin' about, , But you just don't it, Know what you know, But you just can't hide it, Know what I'm talkin' about Lord it feels so good deep inside, You know what I'm talkin' about
And this is what he had to say:
I actually make up different things each time I sing it so I'm not sure what I say till I say it (Other than the lines that I generally say every time). When I finally record a version of the song I'll fully commit on the lyrics. I did Dirtfloorcracka the same way.
ok I took a shot and it seems like he improvises cuz I checked a few shows and the lyrics change a lot and it's going so fast you can hear some word trippin' goin' on
this was the closing tune on 11.11.2002 this is what I heard - your mileage may vary
Harp & Drums 11.11.2002 Ziggy's W-S,NC
[0:56] yeah you know you know you know what I'm talkin' about
[1:04] feels so good deep inside you know what I'm talkin' about
[1:12] well it's good for you to know but you just don't turn 'em know what you know but you just can't hide it know what I'm talkin' about
[1:20] well it feels good deep inside you know what I'm talkin' about
[2:40] you know you know you know what I'm talkin' about
[2:39] it feels so good deep inside you know what I'm talkin' about
[2:47] well you're beatin' people down but you just don't turn 'em know what you know but you just can't hide it know what I'm talkin' about
[2:55] well it's so so Goddam down deep inside you know what I'm talkin' about
[5:18] you know you know you know what I'm talking about
[5:25] well it feels so good deep inside you know what I'm talkin' about
[5:33] well those people pick your mind but you just don't turn it know what you know but you just can't hide it know what I'm talkin' about
[5:41] well it feels so Goddam good deep inside you know what I'm talkin' about
[7:09] well you know (35X)
[7:43] what I'm talkin' about
[7:48] it feels so good deep inside you know what I'm talkin' about
[7:56] well I knew you'd take your time but you just don't hide it know what you know but but you just can't hide it know you're talkin' about
[8:04] well I've seen the things that you did at the mobile park feel you pushin' til you rid me like you moved in ooooooooooooouknow
Last Edited by on Mar 03, 2009 12:00 PM
Sweet! That makes the enjoyment of the song so much more enjoyable! Thank ya'll so much for your efforts in getting some lyrics put up here. It's hard to get the words off of some recordings because J.J. sings into that harp mike on the song a lot.
That's the coolest thing I have ever read on this site...thanks, Mr. Stan! I make shit up everytime I try to sing H&D along with him. The beauty of having no "official" lyrics is that no one knows when you F one up. Wing it, Brother!
E.
---------- "All I can say is that there's a sweetness here, a Southern sweetness, that makes sweet music. . . . If I had to tell somebody who had never been to the South, who had never heard of soul music, what it was, I'd just have to tell him that it's music from the heart, from the pulse, from the innermost feeling. That's my soul; that's how I sing. And that's the South."
Too funny E, I do the same thing. Course you know what this means there ol blue eyes: next time we see you you're gonna have to sing it for us. In key, of course.
---------- "All I can say is that there's a sweetness here, a Southern sweetness, that makes sweet music. . . . If I had to tell somebody who had never been to the South, who had never heard of soul music, what it was, I'd just have to tell him that it's music from the heart, from the pulse, from the innermost feeling. That's my soul; that's how I sing. And that's the South."
