Guys;
I was telling Mr Sipper last night that I was thinking of writing a fun little bluegrass song based on our "Panther Hunt"
Here it is. Please offer suggestions and changes since you all were involved. I would prefer not making it longer or shorter.
In the Chorus, I was torn. I wanted to use the phrase "Chasing a shadow" so badly, but I could only think of the workd "Jell-o" to rhyme with it. So I offered an alternative.
They keys are D, A, and G if you wish to try and play it, of course you wont know how to sing it until you hear me sing it. I cant write music...
SUGGESTIONS!
The Panther Hunt of 96 (in D)
Words and music by Jamison
It wasn’t all that long ago
In ‘Gomery Alabam (not a misppelling)
six boys got together for some mischief and mayhem
None of them wore much clothes
They didn’t too much care
If anyone spotted them or saw their dark chest hair
They sat outside their rooms one night
Gazing at the moon
Then they saw a shadow go across their field of view
One boy said "Its nothin’"
Another cried “Not so!”
They rounded up together and through the field they’d go!
CHORUS
G
Shirtless in the night
D
Through the field they go
A
Runnin’ without shoes
D
Chasing a shadow
G
Come along and join
D
Go grab your sticks
A D
This is how we did The panther Hunt of 96
The boys had come too far by now
There was no turning back
They still caught glimpses of the cat that they planned to attack
They ran down to the ditch, you see
That ran behind the school
They lost site of the panther that fantasized them so
“Its gone, its late, I’m tired” some said
As hearts began to drop
That’s when Matt yelled out loud and over the ditch he hopped
CHORUS
Nat'rally they followed Matt
To, perhaps, their doom;
“I think I saw him crawling ‘round the football locker room”
Upon close inspection
There was no feline found
Everyone stood silent, they didn’t make a sound
They walked back with their heads held high
They were in a good mood
Mainly cuz they got to run around the fields half nude!
CHORUS x2
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You and sip have got to record this and send us a file! That's great!
Trying to think of a good rhyme for shadow.
Below might rhyme with shadow...sorrow might...bellow might...fellow might...I might think of some others, but it's too early right now. Great job, Jamison! I can't wait to hear it! We'll get it together and lay down a track.
yeah, i know those words... but how can they be put into the song so I can keep the "Chasing a shadow" line?
How about:
Shirtless in the night,
Hangin' with my fellows.
(line)
Chasin a shadow.
Or:
Shirtless in the night,
Hangin with the fellows.
Runnin without shoes,
Chasin the shadow.
I thought about that, but too many sylables in those second lines... awkward sounding when sung...
the chorus is also trying to give the feeling of us running, screaming, carrying sticks, etc... so hanging with the fellows (although the best suggestion yet) sort of downplays that feeling...
OK...how bout:
Shirtless in the night,
Listen to us bellow.
Runnin without shoes,
Chasin the shadow.
trying to work with 5 sylables... not 6. Song is KIND of sung in a 3rd person...
Im trying to think of a way to end the line in the word "go"
Or:
Shirtless in the night,
Darkness we follow.
Runnin without shoes,
Chasin the shadow.
I THINK I GOT IT!!!
Shirtless in the night,
through the field they go
Running without shoes
chasing a shadow!
Or:
Shirtless in the night,
Whither shall they go?
Runnin without shoes,
Chasin the shadow.
YEAH! Sounds good, man!
whither shall they go is a nice one too, i have changed the original post
Most excellent...I like yours better, though.
Excellent, gentlemen.
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