BURL IVES
- Blue Tail Fly Lyrics / with translationsWhen I was young, I used to wait
On the boss and give him his plate
And pass him the bottle when he got dry
And brush away the blue tail fly
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
My master's gone away
And When he would ride in the afternoon
I'd follow after, with a hickory broom
The pony being rather shy
When bitten by blue tail fly
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
My master's gone away
One day, he ride around the farm
The flies so numerous, they did swarm
One chanced to bite him on the thigh
The devil take the blue tail fly
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
My master's gone away
The pony run, he jumped, he pitch
He threw my master in the ditch
He died and the jury wondered why
The verdict was the blue tail fly
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
My master's gone away
They lay him under a 'simmon tree
His epitaph is there to see
"Beneath this stone, I'm forced to lie
Victim of the blue tail fly"
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
My master's gone away
On the boss and give him his plate
And pass him the bottle when he got dry
And brush away the blue tail fly
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
My master's gone away
And When he would ride in the afternoon
I'd follow after, with a hickory broom
The pony being rather shy
When bitten by blue tail fly
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
My master's gone away
One day, he ride around the farm
The flies so numerous, they did swarm
One chanced to bite him on the thigh
The devil take the blue tail fly
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
My master's gone away
The pony run, he jumped, he pitch
He threw my master in the ditch
He died and the jury wondered why
The verdict was the blue tail fly
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
My master's gone away
They lay him under a 'simmon tree
His epitaph is there to see
"Beneath this stone, I'm forced to lie
Victim of the blue tail fly"
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
Jimmy, crack corn and I don't care
My master's gone away
Facts about Blue Tail Fly
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Blue Tail Fly is written by Elie Siegmeister, Walter F. Kerr.
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It is first released on December 16, 1981 as part of Burl Ives's album "Sing Out, Sweet Land!" which includes 14 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
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Blue Tail Fly falls under the genre Soundtrack.
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Blue Tail Fly song length is 2 minutes and 04 seconds.
Who wrote Blue Tail Fly lyrics?
Blue Tail Fly is written by Elie Siegmeister, Walter F. Kerr.
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When was Blue Tail Fly released?
It is first released on December 16, 1981 as part of Burl Ives's album "Sing Out, Sweet Land!" which includes 14 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
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Which genre is Blue Tail Fly?
Blue Tail Fly falls under the genre Soundtrack.
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How long is the song Blue Tail Fly?
Blue Tail Fly song length is 2 minutes and 04 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Elie Siegmeister, Walter F. KerrRecord Label(s): 1981 AEI Records
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