Lew Childre sings "Wagon Yard" on Champion 16011<br /><br />Recorded on Thursday, April 10, 1930 in Richmond, Indiana, at a Gennett studio.<br /><br />The song has other titles, such as "Wish I'd Stayed in the Wagon Yard" and "I Wish I'd Bought a Half a Pint and Stayed in the Wagon Yard" and "Buy a Half Pint and Stay in the Wagon Yard."<br /><br />Now I'm a jolly farmer, and last night I come to <br />town. Fetched me a bale of cotton I'd worked the <br />whole year round. I hooked my team in the wagon <br />yard and I got me a bottle of gin. Went out to see <br />them 'lectric lights and watch the cars come in. <br /><br />I met a dude down on the street, and the clock <br />was strikin' nine. He said, "Come on, old hayseed--<br />we'll have a little drink. It's mine." <br /><br />We must have had a dozen drinks 'cause it hit <br />my pocketbook hard. Wish I'd a got me a half a <br />pint and stayed in the wagon yard.<br /><br />Oh, listen to me, you farmers--now <br />I'm here to talk with sense. If you <br />want to see them electric lights, you <br />better look right over that fence.<br /><br />Don't monkey with them city guys. You'll <br />find them slick as lard. Get yourself <br />a half a pint and stay in the wagon yard.<br /><br />I'm a deacon in a hard shell church down near Possum Trot;<br />If the sisters hear about my spree, it’s bound to make ’em hot.<br />I went out on a party, and led the pace that kills.<br />When I woke up the gang was gone, and they left me all the bills.<br /><br />I found them on the corner near old Salvation Hall;<br />That drunken bunch was out there singin’ ‘Jesus Paid it All’.<br />They threw me out in a dry good box, Lord my pillow was hard.<br />I wish I’d bought a half-pint and stayed in the wagon yard.<br /><br />Now listen to me farmers, I’m here to talk with sense.<br />If you want to see them ‘lectric lights, just look right over the fence.<br />Now, when you farmers come to town, just stay with your pard’,<br />Go home and tell the sisters you stayed in the wagon yard.<br /><br />Lew Childre was was an American country guitarist (steel guitar, that is) and singer. <br /><br />He was born on November 1, 1901.<br /><br />He died on December 3, 1961.<br /><br />Lew Childre "Wagon Yard" Champion 16011 (1930) hillbilly yodel "Wish I'd Stayed in the Wagon Yard"
