Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Douglas Mountain
Song begins at 1:42. On YouTube this'll let you click to skip to it. Not on the blog, though :(
Words: Arnold Sundgaard, Music: Alec Wilder
Rise Up Singing chapter: Lullabies, p.132
C - G C / Dm7 G C - / Dm7 G C EAm
Dm7 G7 C - / G7 - C -
Which are almost the same are Raffi's chords (used in the video):
Intro:
C Csus C Csus
Then:
C - G7 C / Dm7 G7 C - / Dm7 G7 C E7Am
Dm7 G7 C - / G7 - C - (Csus C Csus C)
Snows are a-falling on Douglas Mountain
Snows are a-falling so deep
Snows are a-falling on Douglas Mountain
Putting all the bears to sleep / Putting the bears to sleep
Trimming the wicks on Douglas Mountain
Shining my chimney so bright (Shine IN my chimney so bright?)
Trimming the wicks on Douglas Mountain
So God can bring the night / So God can bring the night
Rise Up Singing lyrics not in the Raffi Singable Songbook (read: apocryphal):
Cedars are a-growing on Douglas Mountain
Cedars are a growing so high
Cedars are a-growing on Douglas Mountain
Joining the earth to the sky / Joining the earth to the sky
Sun's going down on Douglas Mountain
The night's are so long and so cold
Sun's going down on Douglas Mountain
And I am feeling old / And I am feeling old
It's a peaceful Christmas eve at home here in Bangkok. I hope you're all enjoying yourselves too, wherever you are.
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The words in Rise Up Singing are correct - "shining my chimney so bright" - oil and kerosene lamps used to have clear glass chimneys to protect the burning wicks from breezes
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