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Sadie, Dan, & Ida
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The ongoing saga of Sadie Green and Friends. Retold exactly the way we heard it in 1903 from 12-String O'Keefe, who was notoriously unreliable.
folk folk rock folk jazz
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Damning the torpedoes, Ragwagon forges ever forward in it's quest for Folk 'n Roll Nirvana, with Hargus Piano, Piedmont 12-String, Torchy Jug Jazz, Skiffle Swin
Amy Hanish Anderson, Gil 'Hambone' Hager, Handsome John Garrick, Dave Anderson, Bob 'The Kid' Colonna, and Lonesome Red Riley ----------Old-time Folk 'n Roll! -------- Hargus Piano, Piedmont 12-String, Torchy Jug Jazz, and Damn Fine Songwriting from the band that really ought to be old enough to know better. ------------------------------------------------- Damning the torpedoes and flying in the face of conventional wisdom, Ragwagon forges forward in it's quest for Old Time Folk 'n Roll Nirvana. We've saved you a seat, climb on board. Y'look good today. You really do. From The Ragwagon, Red Riley Red@Ragwagon.com
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Genre
Rock • Folk Rock
Charts
#35,204 today Peak #272
#1,812 in subgenre Peak #28
Author
new lyrics by Red Riley
Rights
1997
Uploaded
December 30, 2002
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MP3 3.0 MB • 128 kbps • 3:15
Story behind the song
Red: We’ve performed Sadie Green, the Vamp of New Orleans since the beginning. Audiences loved this early jazz classic, but we always felt the song was too short! This time around, we were determined to track down the elusive “second verse” that would allow us to present a full-length version of this rollicking stomp. Only, there wasn’t one! Not that anyone we knew could remember or find, anyway. Beginning with the notion of adding a “Happy to be here, Let's have a good time” verse, I'd finished the rough draft of exactly one line, when these two characters Dan and Ida barged in, pushed me away from the keyboard, and wrote the song themselves. OR maybe it was just interference from the Mother Ship again. Sometimes it’s hard for me to tell. Either way, I hope you dig it, it’s a blast to perform. We were very pleased to have original Ragwagoneer Diane Orson rejoin us for several songs on our new CD. Her voice and violin are always welcome. This track features vocals by, in order of appearance, Red, Gilby, Diane, & Amy. The guitar is the mighty, mighty Guild F-412 12-string Stand Back, Boys!
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SADIE GREEN, THE VAMP OF NEW ORLEANS HAS MORE BOYS THAN THE NAVY HAS MARINES. WHEN SHE STARTS TO DANCE OH GEE! MAMA MAMA PIN A ROSE ON ME SHE MAKES THE BALD MEN TEAR THEIR HAIR NOW HOLD HER TIGHT DON'T LET HER REAR. SINCE THIS DANCIN' BABY CAME TO TOWN SHE'S TURNED EVERYTHING RIGHT UPSIDE DOWN. OH BOY WHAT A CATCH SHE GOT GREAT BIG EYES AND FEET TO MATCH WHAT A QUEEN, SADIE GREEN, THE VAMP OF NEW ORLEANS. DANDY DAN'S THE TOAST OF OLD SAN FRAN HE'LL GET THOSE HI-TONE GALS YOU KNOW HE CAN TEN DOLLAR SUIT, TEN DOLLAR SHOES, DIXIE PEACH, AND SINGIN' THE BLUES WATCHIN DANNY STRUT HIS STUFF YOUR MAMAS WARNIN AIN'T ENOUGH DAN'S THE NOB HILL LADIES ‘DEUX A QUATRE' HE'LL EASE THEIR MARRIED BLUES WITH ALL HE'S GOT FANCY LADIES TELL THIER FRIENDS "GET HOLDA DAN, YOUR TROUBLE ENDS" DANDY DAN, WHAT A MAN, HE'S THE TOAST OF OLD SAN FRAN IDA ROSE STOOD NEW YORK ON ITS NOSE THIS GALS GOT CLASS LIKE BROADWAYS GOT BIG SHOWS WHEN IDA ROSE BEGINS TO SING, WHOLE BIG APPLE GOTTA SWING, EVERY GOTHAM HEPCAT KNOWS NEW YORK LOVES HER: IDA ROSE STAND BACK BOYS WHEN IDA STARTS TO BELT (THE) COLDEST WALL STREET HEARTS A GONNA MELT TELL YOUR MOM AND ALL THAT JAZZ "IDA'S GOT THAT YAS, YAS, YAS" MISS FANCY CLOTHES, IDA ROSE SHE'S NEW YORK TO THE TOES. ATTENDEZ-MOI MES AMIES S'IL VOUS PLAIT CE SOIR, CE SOIR LAISSEZ BON TEMPS ROULER NOW, SADIE, DAN, AND IDA TOO, MAY BE THE PANTS BUT THEY AIN'T YOU SHAKE YOUR LEG, AND JIVE YOUR JIVE, IT'S 'GREAT SKIDDOO' TO BE ALIVE MR. BLUES ‘E'S GOT NO CHANCE WITH YOU CAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT HERE AND, HOT DAMN, WE ARE TOO LET DOWN YOUR HAIR, AND DOFF THAT TIE IT'S TIME TO BOP AND NOT ASK WHY KICK OFF THEM SHOES AND LISTEN TO RAGWAGON ROLL THAT RAG. Copyright 1997 Red Riley
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