somebody get this man to the Grand Old Opry anyone who can sing such an old song with such passion and power deserves to sing it on country music's highest stage
Truly a mournful performance, here I think of my grandfather after a long day of work, knowing I will soon follow him. I hope all who see this know that you are loved and thank you for reading.
I believe most of our music is Scotts Irish influenced. Second only to the influence of American black folks. That’s a big part of who we are. At least in my valley music gets pretty Celtic and the young people still show up to dance. Less than our grandmother’s generation, but it’s unbroken tradition at the granges limping along. We’ve got other scenes too. Quite a bit of metal around when I was a kid, but I think that crowd has been transitioning to something a little more punk rock for a while now.
It matters not; I have been told, where the body lays when the heart goes cold. Thanks for this song man it was running through my head the entire time through losing my grandad who was basically my father. Thank you
This is your best version of this song. And the other version is amazing so I appreciate this and you. You’ve helped my recovery and maintain my sobriety.
I love that such a simple story can carry such a complex feeling when you set it to music. It’s a shame that young man wasn’t buried at his home, but it’s almost like the prairie is his home now. It’s a world that’s harsh and difficult to make a life in, but one that’s full of love and companionship nonetheless.
Well I found the video I'm gonna play on repeat for the next few weeks. Awesome picking and singing mate! I'm trying to learn this song on my 5 string.
I appreciate your beautiful renditions guiding me to the stories of so many of our ancestors, who were displaced from any sense of home, and who still haunt the lands of turtle island with all the horror they experienced, as well as the horror they caused. I take my studies of these histories very seriously because the FULL story needs to be remembered if we want to compost the trash that poverty, displacement, imperialism and colonialism leaves in its wake.
I know Sam is Scottish, but this reminds me of the 2 Irish brothers who join Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call’s cattle drive up to Montana in “Lonesome Dove.”
I think I've listened to close to EVERY version of this song..... yours is by far THE BEST! I can feel the grief and sorrow in your voice. It's just phenomenal!❤
"O bury me not on the lone prairie." These words came low and mournfully From the pallid lips of the youth who lay On his dying bed at the close of day He had wasted and pined 'til o'er his brow Death's shades were slowly gathering now He thought of home and loved ones nigh As the cowboys gathered to see him die "O bury me not on the lone prairie Where coyotes howl and the wind blows free In a narrow grave just six by three- O bury me not on the lone prairie" "It matters not, I've been told Where the body lies when the heart grows cold Yet grant, o grant, this wish to me O bury me not on the lone prairie." "I've always wished to be laid when I died In a little churchyard on the green hillside By my father's grave, there let me be O bury me not on the lone prairie." "I wish to lie where a mother's prayer And a sister's tear will mingle there Where friends can come and weep o'er me O bury me not on the lone prairie." You might also like WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish So Long, London Taylor Swift Peter Taylor Swift "For there's another whose tears will shed For the one who lies in a prairie bed It breaks me heart to think of her now She has curled these locks, she has kissed this brow." "O bury me not..." And his voice failed there But they took no heed to his dying prayer In a narrow grave, just six by three They buried him there on the lone prairie And the cowboys now as they roam the plain For they marked the spot where his bones were lain Fling a handful o' roses o'er his grave With a prayer to God his soul to save
Hello Sam ..It is me ..Danny Mangos from Florida...Sounds good...I got the can drum fire waiting over her. When ya going to come tour and Busk FL with me. I got all my washboard rigs ready and waiting to fire off.
I found another verse that reminds me of your recent loss. I'm thinking of incorporating it into my rendition of the song, which is based on yours: "'I've often wished to be laid, when I died/In the little church[sic] on the green hillside;/By my father's grave there let mine be--/O bury me not on the lone prairie." I first saw it in the Lomaxes' record. I'll have to tweak it to fit, but thought you might be interested.
Something that this makes me wonder about is how many of these songs were written to be sung by foreign voices. Early American would have been such a melting pot of voices and accents and cultures that many of these songs probably sound a little different with modern American accents.
Considering it's a cowboy ballad and around then a lot of Americans would've had stronger british descent I imagine some of the people singing this wouldn't be too far of sam
Would it be rude to ask what tuning you play this out off I really wanna try and learn this , my best guess is a doc Boggs tuning like fDGAD or fCGAD but that’s only a guess.
Long Live Scotland! Is there where Thomas De Quincey is buried? More than 20 years ago with a friend we had the idea of lifting up his tombstone which at the time was face down in the ground. We wanted to honor the writer but the stone weighted a ton!
I am an eternal pessimist who thinks good country is dead and anything that isn’t Texas country sucks…. This version of this song is phenomenal. Sam is an instant legend. Fair play to you, Sir!
@@remytherat1357can’t offer too much help (I’m trying my best too) but In the video it almost appears he has tuned down all his strings a full step. I believe you can see him holding down the B (A) and D (C) strings on the second or third fret, but the video is quite blurry.
Imagine seeing a stranger in an old duster coat, cowboy hat, and boots, playing this song and singing in the middle of a haunted graveyard. Then, once the song finishes, the stranger seems to turn into dust and drift away with the wind.
Friends, this song is about me. I’m from New England, finishing out my military service in Oklahoma. I haven’t written my Will yet, but if I get it, don’t bury me here. I want my ashes spread in Massachusetts, not to share the fate of the man in this song 💀
Sam, I absolutely adore your music and you’ve inspired me to pick up the banjo. I want to learn lone prairie and gambling davey, could you tell me what tuning you’re in for these songs? Much love!
How did you develop this take on the song? It’s so different from all the other versions in terms of rhythm and time. Would love to hear more songs like this from you.
To sing an old tune to old souls in a graveyard is such a beautiful thing.
now i don’t have to get my phone to replay the short version over n over again :) [i probably still will cause it has its own charm]
You can always go to the settings on the video at the top right and press loop and it will play it over and over to your hearts desire
Singing this for my cat. I buried him in my lone backyard. RIP Nips, my cowboy.
RIP Nips 💜
RIP to a true compadre
❤
RIP Nips ❤️
I cat stop laughing. Rip, Nips.
somebody get this man to the Grand Old Opry
anyone who can sing such an old song with such passion and power deserves to sing it on country music's highest stage
Truly a mournful performance,
here I think of my grandfather after a long day of work, knowing I will soon follow him.
I hope all who see this know that you are loved and thank you for reading.
Truely the song of a youthful America
American folk song with a Scottish/Irish folk sound to it, a mix I never knew I needed to hear so bad. It’s great, dude 👍🏻
I believe most of our music is Scotts Irish influenced. Second only to the influence of American black folks. That’s a big part of who we are. At least in my valley music gets pretty Celtic and the young people still show up to dance. Less than our grandmother’s generation, but it’s unbroken tradition at the granges limping along. We’ve got other scenes too. Quite a bit of metal around when I was a kid, but I think that crowd has been transitioning to something a little more punk rock for a while now.
We'd love to have you play in the hills of Kentucky when you come to The States.
It matters not; I have been told, where the body lays when the heart goes cold. Thanks for this song man it was running through my head the entire time through losing my grandad who was basically my father. Thank you
I love your dance moves 😊😊. Great song Sam . 🎵
The full version makes me even sadder! I love it tho. I hope his soul knows I cry for him. ❤
Where do I find the full version?
My grandmother, may she rest peacefully, sang this to my mother frequently
I have heard this song since I was a child, but this is the first time hearing the full version. Thank you!
Beautiful performance,,,, love your banjo style.
You are a great singer to
this song always reminds me of red dead 1, beautiful rendition of this song.
This is your best version of this song. And the other version is amazing so I appreciate this and you. You’ve helped my recovery and maintain my sobriety.
Great version of this song. Going through a tough time and this song has helped
Came for rdr1 stuff got this absolute banger.
What a great version, looking forward to your next gig in Ireland
This song and your rendition spark something so deep and true in me. Thank you for playing and singing
As Country Boy from the Carolinas, please keep making music like this.
I have listened to this song in various versions and I can say this is my favorite. Thank you, Sam!
been listening on repeat. Think i've got the picking pattern down on banjo as well. What a hauntingly beautiful song.
hi sir,,,,you found the picking pattern?
I would like to know and what banjo tuning does he use?
thank you very much.
greetings from belgium
Absolutely love this song. Randomly came across it on spotify.
Holy shit now this right here is a MUSICIAN. Your voice and picking is lovely. Keep it up! I’d love to see you in a studio one day
I love that such a simple story can carry such a complex feeling when you set it to music.
It’s a shame that young man wasn’t buried at his home, but it’s almost like the prairie is his home now. It’s a world that’s harsh and difficult to make a life in, but one that’s full of love and companionship nonetheless.
Well I found the video I'm gonna play on repeat for the next few weeks. Awesome picking and singing mate! I'm trying to learn this song on my 5 string.
I want this song to be played at my funeral
I appreciate your beautiful renditions guiding me to the stories of so many of our ancestors, who were displaced from any sense of home, and who still haunt the lands of turtle island with all the horror they experienced, as well as the horror they caused. I take my studies of these histories very seriously because the FULL story needs to be remembered if we want to compost the trash that poverty, displacement, imperialism and colonialism leaves in its wake.
You have such an amazing version of this song. I can't find a better version than this one.
I need a tab for this asap. Beautiful playing.
Hey Sam! Just discovered your craft and I can't describe the emotions I get listening to this song. I'm forever grateful for musicians like yourself.
I know Sam is Scottish, but this reminds me of the 2 Irish brothers who join Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call’s cattle drive up to Montana in “Lonesome Dove.”
Absolutely love this version. The tempo and lyric arrangement is phenomenal
I think I've listened to close to EVERY version of this song..... yours is by far THE BEST! I can feel the grief and sorrow in your voice. It's just phenomenal!❤
Thank you. I always want to watch 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon' after hearing this.
3rd time this has popped up in my feed now and I’m thankful
Ah god the full version is even better. Really gets me inspired to work on my cowboy story even more. Keep up the good work my guy!
Vocals lovely and remind me of “The Corries” - great sound and great playing! 💪
Dude got goosebumps, felt soo at home listening to this so credit to ye boy🙌
Outstanding
Incredible voice and a beautiful rendition of a great song
I found this on Ifunny and was worth it. Very into old cowboy/ and folky music like this. Reminds me of National Park Radio
Beautiful
"O bury me not on the lone prairie."
These words came low and mournfully
From the pallid lips of the youth who lay
On his dying bed at the close of day
He had wasted and pined 'til o'er his brow
Death's shades were slowly gathering now
He thought of home and loved ones nigh
As the cowboys gathered to see him die
"O bury me not on the lone prairie
Where coyotes howl and the wind blows free
In a narrow grave just six by three-
O bury me not on the lone prairie"
"It matters not, I've been told
Where the body lies when the heart grows cold
Yet grant, o grant, this wish to me
O bury me not on the lone prairie."
"I've always wished to be laid when I died
In a little churchyard on the green hillside
By my father's grave, there let me be
O bury me not on the lone prairie."
"I wish to lie where a mother's prayer
And a sister's tear will mingle there
Where friends can come and weep o'er me
O bury me not on the lone prairie."
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Billie Eilish
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Peter
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"For there's another whose tears will shed
For the one who lies in a prairie bed
It breaks me heart to think of her now
She has curled these locks, she has kissed this brow."
"O bury me not..." And his voice failed there
But they took no heed to his dying prayer
In a narrow grave, just six by three
They buried him there on the lone prairie
And the cowboys now as they roam the plain
For they marked the spot where his bones were lain
Fling a handful o' roses o'er his grave
With a prayer to God his soul to save
Love harmonizing with ya this is beautiful you've got a great voice my friend
Dude I need a guitar lesson for this banjo version. This is the best and most fast pace version of this song.
Heard this in an old school cartoon, can't remember exactly but this my shit
Sgoinnell 🏴
Hello Sam ..It is me ..Danny Mangos from Florida...Sounds good...I got the can drum fire waiting over her. When ya going to come tour and Busk FL with me. I got all my washboard rigs ready and waiting to fire off.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Great job!
absolutely gorgeous song
Mate, you're bloody stellar. Keep it up, your pipes soothe me.
It’s on spotify yes!!!!! Thanks brother
Just learned this just as you play it, on my banjo
Where did you learn? Can you link the video or tabs please I'm dying to learn
@TheFrog864 I learned by ear. But I'll post a slow video of me playing it later today, I'll let you know when it's up!
@@Wahatoyas okay thanks
Can you send me the link to,,,, thank you sir,,,, gonna learn this one,,,,,please send me the link sir.❤
song for my trips 🇲🇽, thanks so much boy!!!
Reminds me of a pioneer sitting in front of a camp fire singing out west
I found another verse that reminds me of your recent loss. I'm thinking of incorporating it into my rendition of the song, which is based on yours: "'I've often wished to be laid, when I died/In the little church[sic] on the green hillside;/By my father's grave there let mine be--/O bury me not on the lone prairie." I first saw it in the Lomaxes' record. I'll have to tweak it to fit, but thought you might be interested.
This is my favourite rendition of this song !! Great work.
Sam where could I find the chords you use for the song? Learning banjo and YOUR music has inspired me to learn this, and more, on my open back
Let me know if you figured it out. I also wish to learn this song
Fm , Ab , Db. the opening lick is F->G F Eb C
Beautiful rendition 🎶
Absolutely fantastic my man. Never knew I needed this ❤
You are awesome man! What a killer voice!! Keep up your hard work man! I’m a fan!!!
Love that you added this as well !!!!!
this is beautiful!
The Colter Wall cover is impeccable, but I love this traditional rendition
The older one is slower...
Class love it
I'll throw a 🌹 to the youth that lays.
Something that this makes me wonder about is how many of these songs were written to be sung by foreign voices. Early American would have been such a melting pot of voices and accents and cultures that many of these songs probably sound a little different with modern American accents.
Considering it's a cowboy ballad and around then a lot of Americans would've had stronger british descent I imagine some of the people singing this wouldn't be too far of sam
A melting pot for sure but the bulk of American ancestry is from the British isles
Absolutely love this version! Think I'm going to get myself a banjo! Sam have you ever considered making a little tutorial/lesson video for this song?
Would it be rude to ask what tuning you play this out off I really wanna try and learn this , my best guess is a doc Boggs tuning like fDGAD or fCGAD but that’s only a guess.
Reminds me of Blevins in All the Pretty Horses
You know the slightly slower tempo of the shorter version i enjoyed alot more
man I wish i could find a decent video tutorial so I could learn this song. Your rendition is amazing brother, Love your work Sam, keep it up!
Can you read tableture? I worked out a pretty close arrangement!
Same
@@makeeverydaycinematicI would love a link to that if you don’t mind
@@makeeverydaycinematic do you have a link to the tab?
@@makeeverydaycinematic a link would be much appreciated 🙏
I want this one played at my Funeral
Pronounced coyotes correctly. I’m impressed.
I wish so much I had the tabs to play this 2 finger thumb lead!
Been waiting for this one!
any way you could give us the banjo tabs??? song looks so fun to play.
Goodjob men! 🤠
Can I get some tablature of this song cuz I really want to learn it
Long Live Scotland! Is there where Thomas De Quincey is buried? More than 20 years ago with a friend we had the idea of lifting up his tombstone which at the time was face down in the ground. We wanted to honor the writer but the stone weighted a ton!
Lovely stuff my dude!
His version is the best. Even Johnny Cash bombed on this song. I tip my hat to you sir.
I am an eternal pessimist who thinks good country is dead and anything that isn’t Texas country sucks….
This version of this song is phenomenal. Sam is an instant legend. Fair play to you, Sir!
Its odd hearing this in your accent, beautifully done my man!
Ah cheers man, the full version!
chords are: Fm (maybe Fm7?) Ab, Db. trying to figure out tuning, 4th string is probably C
any help would be appreciated
@@remytherat1357can’t offer too much help (I’m trying my best too) but In the video it almost appears he has tuned down all his strings a full step. I believe you can see him holding down the B (A) and D (C) strings on the second or third fret, but the video is quite blurry.
Twin peaks, I just watched, and then suggested, TH-cam?
Imagine seeing a stranger in an old duster coat, cowboy hat, and boots, playing this song and singing in the middle of a haunted graveyard. Then, once the song finishes, the stranger seems to turn into dust and drift away with the wind.
Just wait till I come back to this graveyard once I’m finished this USA tour, dripped out in cowboy gear and film this exact video haha!
Play this when I die.
YESSSSSS, IVE BEEN WAITING!
Friends, this song is about me. I’m from New England, finishing out my military service in Oklahoma. I haven’t written my Will yet, but if I get it, don’t bury me here. I want my ashes spread in Massachusetts, not to share the fate of the man in this song 💀
you should do a guide on how you play this tune
Sam, I absolutely adore your music and you’ve inspired me to pick up the banjo. I want to learn lone prairie and gambling davey, could you tell me what tuning you’re in for these songs? Much love!
Damn !That's all I gotta say .
How did you develop this take on the song? It’s so different from all the other versions in terms of rhythm and time. Would love to hear more songs like this from you.
What is this tuning? Been loving this song
I would love to see you do the same with the Wild Bill Jones song. I've listed to this song countless songs on Spotify already