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by John Lawrence Schick - 07/30/26 06:35 PM
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néomÃ
by Gary E. Andrews - 07/24/26 08:58 PM
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Newest tune. Probably more country than folk. https://soundcloud.com/robertscottmarshall/this-ol-treeTHIS OL` TREE THEY SAY SHE TOOK SOME MUSKET BALLS IN 1864 PROVIDING COVER FOR YANKEE TROOPS ..IN THAT NOT SO CIVIL WAR BUT TIME RUNS OUT FOR EVERYONE… AND ALL THOSE BOYS ARE GONE BUT THIS OL` TREE….IS STILL GOIN` STRONG THIS OL` TREE …BEEN STANDIN` NEAR TWO CENTURIES I WONDER DOES IT HAVE A MEMORY IT SAW JOHNNY MARCHIN` HOME AGAIN..AND WATCHED ME SKIN MY KNEE ….THIS OL` TREE A YELLOW RIBBON WRAPPED HER TRUNK IN 1965 BUT MY UNCLE NEVER MADE IT BACK FROM VIET NAM ALIVE STILL LIFE GOES ON AND CYCLES WITH EACH TURNIN` OF THIS WORLD AND THIS OL` TREE PROVIDED SHADE WHEN I KISSED MY FIRST GIRL CHORUS REPEAT AND WHEN I DIE..I`LL HAVE THEM SPREAD MY ASHES ON THE GROUND SO MY REMAINS CAN FEED HER ROOTS ..AND FOREVER BE EARTHBOUND THEN EVEN THOUGH I`LL BE IN HEAVEN WITH MY SPIRIT FREE A SMALL PART OF MY SOUL WILL LIVE INSIDE OF THIS OL` TREE CHORUS REPEAT ©R.S. MARSHALL 625 QUAIL RIDGE CIRCLE AKRON , OHIO 44319 ( 330 ) 472-2088
Last edited by Scott171; 07/10/17 09:38 PM. Reason: added lyrics
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Very cool, Scott. It makes you try and imagine what the world looked like when that tree first poked it's way out of the earth. If possible, could you include the lyrics? I'm sure I missed a thing or three.  And welcome to JPF. Ricki
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Thanks Ricki. That was my first post on here and you`re right. I should have included the lyrics.
Here they are !
THIS OL` TREE
THEY SAY SHE TOOK SOME MUSKET BALLS IN 1864
PROVIDING COVER FOR YANKEE TROOPS ..IN THAT NOT SO CIVIL WAR
BUT TIME RUNS OUT FOR EVERYONE… AND ALL THOSE BOYS ARE GONE
BUT THIS OL` TREE….IS STILL GOIN` STRONG
THIS OL` TREE …BEEN STANDIN` NEAR TWO CENTURIES
I WONDER DOES IT HAVE A MEMORY
IT SAW JOHNNY MARCHIN` HOME AGAIN..AND WATCHED ME SKIN MY KNEE
….THIS OL` TREE
A YELLOW RIBBON WRAPPED HER TRUNK IN 1965
BUT MY UNCLE NEVER MADE IT BACK FROM VIET NAM ALIVE
STILL LIFE GOES ON AND CYCLES WITH EACH TURNIN` OF THIS WORLD
AND THIS OL` TREE PROVIDED SHADE WHEN I KISSED MY FIRST GIRL
CHORUS REPEAT
AND WHEN I DIE..I`LL HAVE THEM SPREAD MY ASHES ON THE GROUND
SO MY REMAINS CAN FEED HER ROOTS ..AND FOREVER BE EARTHBOUND
THEN EVEN THOUGH I`LL BE IN HEAVEN WITH MY SPIRIT FREE
A SMALL PART OF MY SOUL WILL LIVE INSIDE OF THIS OL` TREE
CHORUS REPEAT
©R.S. MARSHALL
625 QUAIL RIDGE CIRCLE
AKRON , OHIO 44319
( 330 ) 472-2088
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BTW I liked that Colorado tune ( going out to Boulder next week ). I`ll listen to more when I get a chance
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Love it! Whole thing.
Sounds like Waylon chicken pickin' on the Tele...cool
Last edited by Neil Cotton; 07/11/17 08:00 AM.
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Thanks Neil. Didn`t you used to be on another songwriting web site? songwriter maybe? Your name seems to ring a bell with me.
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Thanks Neil. Didn`t you used to be on another songwriting web site? songwriter maybe? Your name seems to ring a bell with me. been on a few.
Last edited by Neil Cotton; 07/11/17 09:37 PM.
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Inviting tune with some tight lyrics. Nicely produced. A great listen—thanks for sharing.
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Scott,
I loved this! Well done, well written. Great melody lead vox and harmonies were superb. I would be curious to here the full left rhythm guitar panned 75% left instead of full left. I like the accent guitar far right as contrasting, but just think with the main guitar rhythm element panning between 70-80 % left might give the song a good balance & overall feel & keeping plenty of room for your lead vox center. I'm not sure, so experiment, but regardless that is just a sug, not a nit.
Enjoyed this'n!
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Hi Scott,
Love everything about this, from the detailed lyric to the really old timey country harmonies..
Mike
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon)
from the song "Songs of Love"
from the album "Casanova" (1996)
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Great. Love this style of lyric.
Vic
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hello to you..thats a nice song. well done.
"Blessed are the words of truth and fiction,
one might save you from the other...Vincent
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