Im sittin on top of the world going down to the freight yard gonna catch me a freight train gonna leave this town work done got too hard shes gone, but i dont worry im sittin on top of the world goodbye cream. All the great songs and lyrics from the mississippi sheiks complete recorded works, vol. Mississippi river, so big and wide blondeheaded woman on the other side now shes gone, gone, gone and i dont worry cause im sittin on top of the world. One summer day, she went away gone and left me, shes gone to stay shes gone, but i dont worry cause im sittin on top of the. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. An you come here runnin holdin up your hand, cant get me a woman who can just kill a man. Sitting on top of the world album version by mississippi.
Jul 18, 2008 sitting on top of the world hawks jefferson simmons recorded. At their first session, the sheiks recorded their two biggest hits. Explore releases from mississippi sheiks at discogs. Available on cd and download only from the document records store. In the year 1930, mississippi sheiks were the first to record sittin on top of the world. Sitting on top of the world by mississippi sheiks song. The mississippi sheiks were a versatile depressionera string band whose biggest song was sitting on top of the world, later covered by the grateful dead, howlin wolf, and frank sinatra. The most common reference ive seen to authorship for sittin on top of the world is to walter jacobs and bo carter, two of the original mississippi sheiks.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust show me a woman a man can trust. Worked all the summer, and all the fall just tryin to find my, little lenore but now shes gone, i dont worry cause im sitting. Mississippi sheiks sitting on top of the world lyrics genius lyrics. Sitting on top of the world also sittin on top of the world is a country blues song written by walter vinson and lonnie chatmon. When polk brockman set up a field recording session in shreveport, louisiana, in 1930, the hit he expected to record was hello world, a spokenword celebrity. Sitting on top of the world, an original by mississippi sheiks. Doc watson sittin on top of the world lyrics genius. This mississippi sheiks 78 is a bit juked and okeh wasnt the highest quality to begin with.
Worked all the summer, and all the fall just tryin to find my, little lenore but now shes gone, i dont worry cause im sitting on top of the world. View concert statistics of sitting on top of the world by mississippi sheiks played live. Sitting on top of the world mississippi sheiks letras. Sitting on top of the world mississippi sheiks once more an i dont worry cause im sittin on top of the world sitting on top of the world has become a standard of traditional american music. Chris smither sittin on top of the world fretboard. Sitting on top of the world hawks jefferson simmons recorded. The mississippi sheiks consisted mainly of the chatmon family, who came from bol read more. You know im sitting on top of the world mississippi river, so big and wide blondeheaded woman on the other side and now shes gone, but i dont worry you know im sittin on top of the world work all summer, spring and fall blondeheaded woman is the cause of it all and now shes gone, but i dont worry you know im sittin on top of the world. Mystery behind mississippi sheiks song is to be a tough nut to crack. Mississippi sheiks sitting on top of the world 1930 music.
A musical journey, and sitting on top of the world lonely one in this town. Sitting on top of the world, an original by mississippi. I learned it 50 years ago and i just thought to myself, i should slow this down because its not really a happy song, he says of the often interpreted classic. Singersongwriter chris smither has a unique approach to his cover of the mississippi sheiks sitting on top of the world. Cause im sitting on top of the world was in the spring, one summer day just when she left me, shes gone to stay but now shes gone, i dont worry im sitting on top of the world then you come here runnin holdin up your hand can get me a woman quick as you can get a man but now shes gone, i dont worry im sitting on top of the world. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from mississippi sheiks at the discogs marketplace. Sitting on top of the world mississippi sheiks once more. Dozens of artists have covered it, including cream. Mississippi sheiks lyrics find all lyrics for songs such as sitting on top of the world, he calls that religion, at. Cause im sittin on top of the world dont come here running, holding out your hand i have me a woman, you can have your man now shes gone, gone, gone and i dont worry cause im sittin on top of the world mississippi river, so big and wide blondeheaded woman on the other side now shes gone, gone, gone and i dont worry. Sitting on top of the world lonely one in this town by. Now shes gone, gone, gone and i dont worry cause im sitting on top of the world. Mississippi sheiks sitting on top of the world youtube. Its my understanding that walter jacobs is a pseudonym for walter vincent, vinscen, vinson, etc.
I worked all summer, spring and fall, blond haired woman the cause of it all. Was in the spring one sunny day my sweetheart left me lord, she went away and now shes gone and i dont worry lord, im sitting on top of the. Watch the video for sitting on top of the world from mississippi sheikss stop and listen. Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v. Check out sitting on top of the world album version by mississippi sheiks on amazon music.
It seems that the b is played with an open e string. Sitting on top of the world is a country blues song that walter vinson and lonnie chatmon wrote. Mar 06, 2020 view concert statistics of sitting on top of the world by mississippi sheiks played live. Sittin on top of the world sheet music mississippi sheiks. Sitting on top of the world, an album by mississippi sheiks on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. I learned it 50 years ago and i just thought to myself, i. A lot of play back in the day, but the music comes through. Mississippi sheiks lyrics, songs and albums lyricsfreak. Sitting on top of the world by mississippi sheiks on spotify.
Sitting on top of the world mississippi sheiks mp3 9. Sittin on top of the world san fransciscos grateful dead jacobscarter last updated 052096 general rules on chord charts intro a mississippi river so big and wide, d blond haired woman on the other side. Doc watson lyrics sittin on top of the world lyrics. The mississippi sheiks were a popular and influential american guitar and fiddle group of the 1930s. Mississippi sheiks sittin on top of the world hd youtube. Mississippi sheiks sittin on top of the world 19271932 coverdesign. Sittin on top of the world doc watson mississippi sheiks. Mississippi sheiks biography, albums, streaming links. In 2004, they were inducted into the mississippi musicians hall of fame.
Just giving back a little of what i take from the net questions, comments or tab suggestions please forward to sittin on top of the world cream intro verse1 one summer day she went away gone and left me shes gone to stay shes gone but i dont worry im sitting on top of the world verse 2 all the summer worked on this farm had to take christmas in my overalls shes gone but i dont worry. Mississippi river so big and wide, blond haired woman on the other side. Download and print sittin on top of the world sheet music for guitar chordslyrics by mississippi sheiks from sheet music direct. Lyrics of sitting on top of the world by mississippi sheiks. Sitting on top of the world snapper mississippi sheiks. Sitting on top of the worldmississippi sheiks library of congress.
The mississippi sheiks sitting on top of the world. Vinson claimed to have composed the song one morning after playing at a white dance in greenwood, mississippi. A musical journey, and sitting on top of the world. They were notable mostly for playing country blues, but were adept at many styles of popular music of the time. The mississippi sheiks who took their name from the rudolph valentino movie the sheik began recording for okeh in 1930 and had their first and biggest success with sitting on top of the world, which was a crossover hit and multimillion seller. Mississippi sheiks sittin on top of the world 2010, vinyl. Check out who covered the song and in which years it was played and how often.
Roots of blues the mississippi sheiks sitting on top of t. They were notable mostly for playing country blues but were adept at many styles of popular. Cause im sittin on top of the world dont come here running, holding out your hand i have me a woman, you can have your man now shes gone, gone, gone and i dont worry cause im sittin on top of the world mississippi river, so big and wide blondeheaded woman on. Watch the video for sitting on top of the world from mississippi sheiks s stop and listen for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Vinson and lonnie chatmon wrote the sheiks biggest hit, sitting on top of the world. The song has been widely recorded in a variety of different styles folk, blues, country, bluegrass, rock. Lyrics to sittin on top of the world song by doc watson was in the spring one sunny day my sweetheart left me lord, she went awayand now shes gone. Mississippi, mississippi sheiks, the, the mississippi sheiks, the new mississippi sheiks a801103 artist. Was all the summer, and all the fall, just trying to find my little all in all but now shes gone, i dont worry im sitting on top of the world was in the. Mississippi sheiks sittin on top of the world 2010. Roots of blues the mississippi sheiks sitting on top. Sitting on top of the world, with its mournful delivery in ironic contrast to the jaunty words, was a. Mississippi sheiks sitting on top of the world lyrics. Sittin on top of the world san fransciscos grateful dead jacobscarter last updated 052096 general rules on chord charts intro a mississippi river so.
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