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The Deep Woods

by Red Yarn

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h.u.e (hope-uplifts-everything) Red Yarn creates an endearing, deep blue, earthy and overgrown whimsical world. Only 3 minutes into this magical album and I'm enjoying every note in the rabbit hole. Favorite track: Froggie Went A-Courtin'.
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Sarah Whelan Red Yarn is an incredible talent who connects kids with their imaginations and nature through his songs and stories. Favorite track: The Fox.
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1.
The Deep Woods have magic As thick as the air If you open your heart up Then here becomes there. (Stomp, clap, stomp, clap…) I’m goin down to meet my buddies in the Deep Woods If you’d like to come along you know I really think you should They’re having lots of fun out there They’re all a-feelin good All the little critters in the Deep Woods. I was feelin kinda lost there in the forest The shape of my spirit was the poorest I was looking for some weird old holy chorus To tangle in the briars of the Deep Woods I’m goin down to meet my buddies in the Deep Woods… Well, I chased a little rabbit who was hopping To the meadow where his buddies were a-boppin They started up a band and it was rockin All the little critters in the Deep Woods I’m goin down to meet my buddies in the Deep Woods…
2.
Well, Bob the Rabbit (yessir) You got a mighty bad habit (yessir) Gettin in my garden (yessir) Eatin all my cabbage (yessir) Gettin in my carrots (yessir) My sweet potatoes (yessir) Eatin all my lettuce (yessir) My fresh tomatoes (yessir) And if I live to see next fall Well I ain’t gonna have no garden at all Oh, Bob the Rabbit (yessir) You got a mighty bad habit (yessir) And if I catch you (yessir) I’m gonna let you have it! (no sir!) I’m gonna tie your feet up (no sir!) You mean little sinner (no sir!) And then I’m gonna have me (no sir!) Some rabbit for dinner (no sir!) And if I live to see next fall… Hop, hop, do the rabbit rabbit hop… Rabbit soup rabbit sop Rabbit ate my turnip top Rabbit hop rabbit jump Rabbit hide behind a stump Rabbit stop twelve o’clock Get a rabbit with a rock Rabbit’s mine rabbit’s skinned Clean him off and bring him in Rabbit’s on dance and whoop We’re gonna have some rabbit soup…
3.
Old Blue 02:37
I had a dog and his name was Blue I had a dog and his name was Blue I had a dog and his name was Blue And I bet you five dollars he’s a good dog too Singin “Shaa Blue! You’re a good dog you” Well, me and Blue went out to hunt Blue treed a possum in a hollow stump That old Blue is a good old dog Blue treed a possum in a hollow log Singin… (Howl, howl, roof roof roof roof…) When old Blue died he died so hard He shook a hole in my back yard That old Blue died like a man Now he’s treeing possums in the promised land And I’m singin…
4.
Rattlesnake 03:56
Rattlesnake, oh rattlesnake What makes your teeth so white? I been at the bottom all my life And I ain’t done nothin but bite… Muskrat, oh muskrat What makes you smell so bad? I been at the bottom all my life Mortified in my head… Groundhog, oh groundhog What makes your back so brown? It’s a wonder I don’t smotherfy Livin down in the ground… Rooster, oh rooster What makes your claws so hard? I been scratchin the gravel all my life It’s a wonder I ain’t tired… Jaybird, oh jaybird What makes you fly so high? I been robbin your cornpatch all my life It’s a wonder I don’t die… Rattlesnake, oh rattlesnake…
5.
I wanted sugar very much I went to sugar town I climbed up in that sugar tree And I shook that sugar down Buckeye rabbit, shoo-da (No more shoo rab) Buckeye rabbit, shoo rab (No more blue rabbit) Buckeye rabbit shoo shoo shoo (No more shoo shoo shoo) No more cruel rabbit jokes on you (Once you tasted that sugar Only sugar would do)
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The Fox 04:43
Well, Fox went out on a chilly night He prayed for the moon to give him light He had many a mile to go that night Before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o Many a mile to go that night Before he reached the town-o He ran till he came to a great big bin The ducks and the geese were put therein He said, “A couple like you are gonna grease my chin Before I leave this town-o, town-o, town-o A couple of you are gonna grease my chin Before I leave this town-o” He grabbed the gray goose by the neck Slung the little ones over his back He didn't mind the quack, quack, quack And the legs all danglin down-o, down-o, down-o He didn't mind the quack, quack, quack And the legs all danglin down-o Old mother Flipper Flopper jumped out of bed Out of the window she cocked her head She cried, “John, John, the gray goose is gone And the fox is on the town-o, town-o, town-o John, John, the gray goose is gone And the fox is on the town-o” John, he ran to the top of the hill He blew his horn, both loud and shrill Fox he said, “I better flee with my kill Or they'll soon be on my trail-o, trail-o, trail-o” Fox he said, “I better flee with my kill Or they'll soon be on my trail-o” Well, he ran back home to his cozy den There were his little ones, eight, nine, ten They said, “Daddy, better go back again ‘Cause it must be a mighty fine town-o, town-o, town-o Daddy, daddy, better go back again ‘Cause it must be a mighty fine town-o” Fox and his wife without any strife Cut up the goose with a fork and a knife They never had such a supper in their life And the little ones chewed on the bones-o, bones-o, bones-o They never had such a supper in their life And the little ones chewed on the bones-o Fox went out on a chilly night He prayed for the moon to give him light… Let the midnight special shine a light on me Let the midnight special shine a light on me Let the midnight special shine a light on me Let the midnight special shine its everloving light on me Go tell Aunt Rhody Go tell Aunt Rhody Go tell Aunt Rhody The old gray goose is dead
7.
Wake Snake 01:40
Wake snake Day is breaking Peas in the pot And the hoecake’s bakin Green corn Green corn Green corn…
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Mr. Rabbit 03:16
Mr. Rabbit, Mr. Rabbit Why your ears so long? Yes oh yes they were put on wrong Every little soul is gonna shine, shine, shine Every little soul is gonna shine, shine, shine Oh Mr. Rabbit, Mr. Rabbit Why’s your coat so gray? Yes oh yes it was made that way Every little soul is gonna shine, shine, shine… Oh Mr. Rabbit, Mr. Rabbit What do you eat? Carrots and cabbage from my head to my feet Every little soul is gonna shine, shine, shine… Oh Mr. Rabbit, Mr. Rabbit Where have you been? Out all night in your heavenly garden Every little soul is gonna shine, shine, shine… Oh Mr. Rabbit, Mr. Rabbit Why your eyes so red? Yes oh yes I’m almost dead Every little soul is gonna shine, shine, shine…
9.
Who killed poor Robin? Who killed poor Robin? “I,” said the sparrow “With my little bow and arrow It was I, oh it was I” Who caught his blood-o? Who caught his blood-o? “I,” said the fish “With my little silver dish It was I, oh it was I” Who sewed his shroud-o? Who sewed his shroud-o? “I,” said the eagle “With my little thread and needle It was I, oh it was I” Who made the coffin? Who made the coffin? “I,” said the quail “With my hammer and my nail It was I, oh it was I” Who dug his grave-o? Who dug his grave-o? “I,” said the owl “With my little wooden trowel It was I, oh it was I” Who lowered him down-o? Who lowered him down-o? “I,” said the crane “With my little golden chain It was I, oh it was I” Who read the preachment? Who read the preachment? “I,” said the rook “With my little holy book It was I, oh it was I” Who killed Cock Robin?
10.
Froggie went a-courtin and he did ride, a-huh, a-huh Froggie went a-courtin and he did ride, a-huh, a-huh Froggie went a-courtin and he did ride A sword and pistol by his side, a-huh, a-huh, a-huh Well he rode down to Miss Mousie's door, a-huh, a-huh Where he had been many times been before, a-huh, a-huh And he took Miss Mousie on his knee And said, “Miss Mousie will you marry me?” A-huh, a-huh, a-huh She said, “I'll have to ask my Uncle Rat, a-huh, a-huh See what he will say to that, a-huh, a-huh Without my Uncle Rat’s consent I would not marry the president” A-huh, a-huh, a-huh Well, Uncle Rat laughed and shook his fat sides, a-huh, a-huh To think his niece would be a bride, a-huh, a-huh Uncle Rat rode off to town To buy his niece a wedding gown, a-huh, a-huh, a-huh Where will the wedding supper be? A-huh, a-huh Way down yonder in the hollow tree, a-huh, a-huh What will the wedding supper be? A fried mosquito and a roasted flea, a-huh, a-huh, a-huh First to come in were two little ants, a-huh, a-huh They were fixin around to have a dance, a-huh, a-huh Next to come was a bumblebee Bouncin a guitar upon his knee, a-huh, a-huh, a-huh Next to come was Major Tick He ate so much it made him sick A-huh, a-huh, a-huh, a-huh So they sent for Doctor Fly Said, “Major Tick, you’re bound to die” A-huh, a-huh, a-huh, a-huh Next to come was Captain Flea Says, “You ate my brother now you deal with me!” Next to come was a little louse He danced a breakdown round the house Next to come was Colonel Wren He danced a reel with the turkey hen The owl did hoot, the birds they sang And through the woods the music rang Next to come was a big tomcat, a-huh, a-huh He swallowed the frog and the mouse and the rat, a-huh, a-huh Last to come was a big old snake Chased the whole party into the lake, a-huh, a-huh, a-huh Last verse, same as the first…
11.
Go to Sleepy 03:05
Go to sleepy, little baby ‘Fore the Booger Man catch you When you wake You’ll have a piece of cake And a whole lot of little horses Go to sleepy, little baby ‘Fore the Booger Man catch you When you wake You’ll have a piece of cake And a coach and four little ponies A black and a bay And a dapple and a gray Go to sleepy little baby…

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'The Deep Woods' is Red Yarn’s debut album, introducing him as a singular artist with a profound reverence for the folk tradition. In January 2013 he received a grant to record his folksong adaptations. He enlisted musician friends to fill out his basement Americana sound and hosted a Community Recording Session where 150 fans sang backing vocals. The result is a 12-song journey into the old, weird American woods, where all the critters of folklore live together. As the forest rings with American music of all eras—from banjos and fiddles to electric guitars and synthesizers—a strange animal world comes to life.

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released October 15, 2013

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Red Yarn Portland, Oregon

Red Yarn is a Texas-born, Oregon-based family performer who weaves folksongs & puppetry into engaging shows for all ages. With his energetic performances and lush folk-rock recordings, Red Yarn reinvigorates American folklore for younger generations.

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