Name: Music With Her Washboard
Channel: Gareau & Williams
Description: This a lively Cajun/Zydeco song. Lots of accordian and cajun fiddle and don't forget the washboard.

Album $13

This a lively Cajun/Zydeco song. Lots of accordian and cajun fiddle and don't forget the washboard.

rockabilly

Marshall Williams

Traditional Country mixed with Pop and Rockabilly

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Song Info

Genre

Country • Cajun/Zydeco

Charts

Peak #24

Peak in subgenre #1

Author

Gareau & Williams

Rights

(©SOCAN (BMI))

Uploaded

January 19, 2006

Track Files

MP3

MP3 3.3 MB • 128 kbps • 3:33

Story behind the song

This is a collaboration between Clem Gareau and Marshall Williams. Clem sent me the lyrics wondering if I could put music to it. Clem had a gentleman contact him about putting together upbeat original songs for a 12-year girl to sing.I read the lyrics and had an idea for a cajun sounding song. The next problem. Do I find a young girl to try and sing the song or sing it myself? Well I compromised. I decided to use my vocals but use a voice transformer program on my digital recording. Thus changing Marshall Williams into Marsha Williams. I hope I gave a convincing performance as a 12-year old girl. Marsha,Marsha,Marsha LOL.

Lyrics

Music with her Washboard 
Key of A/D (the turnaround modulates)
 Key of B/E (if capo'd 2 frets ) intro D / / A / / / A E 
verse1
 On the poor side of town down by the river in full view
 Kneeled a girl and her washboard and her sign
 Will wash for you
 And from the nearby towns there were  lots of  boys 
Who would get together and always would get 'round
 To canoe down the river and marvel 
 At the freckled face girl who made music with her washboard 
 And it was awesome
( turnaround) 
 
Well, her family was poor but she would never complain 
With washboard in hand, she'd smile just the same, even in the rain 
And  those who came 'round to see her 
Would dance barefoot in the sand 
And laugh and love every single minute 
With the freckled face girl who made music with her washboard 
And it was awesome 
turnaround
accordian/fiddle lead- repeat verse 1
 verse3
Well time passed and  then one day drove up a young man in his car
 He got out and sat under a nearby tree next to his guitar 
Then he heard the music from her washboard
 And he reached for his old guitar 
And now their seen on center stage 
The freckled face girl who makes music with her washboard 
And it's awesome 
Repeat Verse 1

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