It was also handed down that Joe Coleman was carried to the gallows from jail in a wheel barrow and a group of musicians struck up this impromptu tune as he passed by. They used to sing it "Old Joe Coleman killed his wife (3X), With a great big butcher, great big butcher knife."
an interesting side comment is that most of the fiddlers around that area played a different tune by that name and with the whole story. It was a version of what is often know as Green Willis, but they played it in jig time!
It was also handed down that Joe Coleman was carried to the gallows from jail in a wheel barrow and a group of musicians struck up this impromptu tune as he passed by. They used to sing it "Old Joe Coleman killed his wife (3X), With a great big butcher, great big butcher knife."
Isham Monday once said it was sometimes played in ddad, so I tried it out there and liked it.
another tune to add to the D,DAd list, thanks Bruce
Good one ! Kinda reminds me of the Bonnie blue flag
an interesting side comment is that most of the fiddlers around that area played a different tune by that name and with the whole story. It was a version of what is often know as Green Willis, but they played it in jig time!