The Local Groove Presents
Mama Corn
Season 1 Episode 2 | 27mVideo has Closed Captions
Mama Corn, a bluegrass band from central Pennsylvania.
Episode 2 of The Local Groove Presents, featuring Mama Corn, a bluegrass band from central Pennsylvania.
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The Local Groove Presents
Mama Corn
Season 1 Episode 2 | 27mVideo has Closed Captions
Episode 2 of The Local Groove Presents, featuring Mama Corn, a bluegrass band from central Pennsylvania.
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(banjo twanging) (band and crew murmuring) - [Crew Member] Nice.
- Get over there- - [Announcer] On this episode of "The Local Groove Presents: Mama Corn" (warm-up music) (band and crew murmuring) from Central, PA. - [Band Member] How is that level on here?
- [Crew Member] Uh... (microphone feedback whining) (guitar twanging) - "Seeing You Again", here we go, boys.
One, two, three, four.
("Seeing You Again" bluegrass music) ♪ Seeing you again ♪ Something that I'd rather not go through ♪ ♪ Seeing you again ♪ Can make me realize how much I loved you ♪ ♪ I guess that I can't run away forever ♪ ♪ Some night I'll see your face out in the crowd ♪ ♪ When I try to sing the songs ♪ I'll break down and cry ♪ From just the thought of seeing you again ♪ ♪ Seeing you again ♪ Something that I couldn't bear to do ♪ ♪ Seeing you again ♪ Is bound to break a lonely heart in two ♪ ♪ Seeing you again ♪ Could make a man regret the things ♪ ♪ That he has done to you ♪ Just the thought of seeing you again ♪ (upbeat folk bluegrass music) ♪ A long blond hair falls soft across her tenderness ♪ ♪ And her dark brown eyes haunt me in the night ♪ ♪ But when I wake up from the dreams ♪ ♪ I'll breakdown and cry ♪ From just the thought of seeing you again ♪ ♪ Seeing you again ♪ Is something that I couldn't bear to do ♪ ♪ Seeing you again ♪ Is bound to break a lonely heart in two ♪ ♪ Seeing you again ♪ Could make a man regret the things ♪ ♪ That he has done to you ♪ Just the thought of seeing you again ♪ ♪ Just the thought of seeing you again ♪ (upbeat folk bluegrass music continues) - One, two, three.
("Peggy-O" folk music) (folk music continues) ♪ As we rode out of Fennario ♪ As we rode out of Fennario ♪ Our captain fell in love ♪ With a lady like a dove ♪ And he called her by name, Pretty Peggy-O ♪ ♪ Will you marry me, Pretty Peggy-O ♪ ♪ Will you marry me, Pretty Peggy-O ♪ ♪ If you will marry me ♪ I will set your cities free ♪ And free all the ladies in the area-o ♪ ♪ I would marry you, sweet William-O ♪ ♪ And I would marry you, sweet William-O ♪ ♪ I would marry you ♪ But your guineas are too few ♪ And I fear that my mama would be angry-o ♪ ♪ What would your mama think, Pretty Peggy-O ♪ ♪ What would your mama think, Pretty Peggy-O ♪ ♪ What would your mama think ♪ If she heard my guineas clink ♪ ♪ And I'll be marching at the head of my soldiers-o ♪ (dobro solo music) ♪ If ever I return, Pretty Peggy-O ♪ ♪ And if ever I return, Pretty Peggy-O ♪ ♪ If ever I return ♪ Your cities I will burn ♪ And destroy all the ladies in the area-o ♪ ♪ Come steppin' down the stairs, Pretty Peggy-O ♪ ♪ You come steppin' down the stairs, Pretty Peggy-O ♪ ♪ Come steppin' down the stairs ♪ ♪ Combing back her yellow hair ♪ And bid a last farewell to your William-O ♪ (folk guitar solo music) ♪ Sweet William, he is dead, Pretty Peggy-O ♪ ♪ Sweet William, he is dead, Pretty Peggy-O ♪ ♪ Sweet William he is dead ♪ And he died for a maid ♪ And he's buried in Louisiana country-o ♪ ♪ As we rode out of Fennario ♪ As we rode out of Fennario ♪ Our captain fell in love ♪ With a lady like a dove ♪ And he called her by name, Pretty Peggy-O ♪ (folk music continues) - One, two, ah one, two three four.
("About A Minute Ago" bluegrass music) ♪ Woodpecker pecking wood sitting in a tree ♪ ♪ Got to find food for the family ♪ ♪ I ain't a family man ♪ And that ain't the kind of life for me ♪ ♪ And if I had a set of wings ♪ I'd be flying like a bumblebee ♪ ♪ And the sun shines ♪ And the grass grows ♪ And the rain falls down ♪ And the river flows ♪ And I'm about a minute older then I was about a minute ago ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music continues) ♪ Butterfly flutter by floating on the breeze ♪ ♪ Out across the meadow and up into the trees ♪ ♪ Going anywhere he wants to go ♪ ♪ And do anything he please ♪ And this citified life is killing me by degrees ♪ ♪ And the sun shines ♪ And the grass grows ♪ And the rain falls down ♪ And the river flows ♪ And I'm about a minute older then I was about a minute ago ♪ (upbeat bluegrass music continues) (harmonica solo music) (banjo solo music) - [John] Get funky now.
- Woo!
♪ Funky little chipmunk skip around the trees drunk ♪ ♪ He thunk he was a monkey's other uncle, y'all ♪ ♪ Til his girl dancing with a dang 'ole squirrel ♪ ♪ Ain't it funny how a little thing ♪ ♪ Will booger-up you're whole darn world ♪ ♪ And the sun shines ♪ And the grass grows ♪ And the rain falls down, y'all ♪ ♪ And the river flows ♪ And I'm about a minute older then I was about a minute ago ♪ ♪ And I'm about a minute older then I was about a minute ago ♪ - One, two, three, four.
("I Have A Song" bluegrass music) ♪ I'm all alone ♪ Just me and the cat again ♪ Ain't had the blues so bad since I don't know when ♪ ♪ But I made some space ♪ Where I could catch my second wind ♪ ♪ When I'm alone and I'm blue ♪ When I don't know what to do ♪ I have a song ♪ Can't believe she's gone ♪ I can't believe my luck ♪ I'll insulate the trailer right ♪ ♪ I'll fix my truck ♪ But you can't rest your mind on fear ♪ ♪ 'Cause then you get stuck ♪ And when I'm alone and I'm blue ♪ ♪ When I don't know what to do ♪ I have a song (dobro solo music) ♪ Yeah, it's been so long ♪ Can't recognize myself ♪ And it's hard to kick the blues ♪ ♪ When you're on the shelf ♪ But I'm gonna find the answers ♪ ♪ Sitting there by myself ♪ And when I'm alone and I'm blue ♪ ♪ When I don't know what to do ♪ I have a song ♪ And I'll probably wait ♪ I've got the evolution blues ♪ This little grinning and I've got to choose ♪ ♪ When you give it hard to the rear ♪ ♪ Yeah, you're bound to lose ♪ When I'm alone and I'm blue ♪ When I don't know what to do ♪ I have a song (folk banjo solo music) - [John] Yeah.
- [Bruce] Yahoo!
♪ When I'm all alone ♪ Just me and the cat again ♪ Ain't had the blues so bad ♪ Since I don't know when ♪ But I laid to rest the hope ♪ That she'll come back again ♪ And when I'm alone and I'm blue ♪ ♪ When I don't know what to do ♪ I have a song - Yeah!
(bluegrass music continues) One, two three.
("In The High Rise" bluegrass music) ♪ My hard work finally paid off ♪ ♪ And I got that big promotion ♪ They gave me an office on the 32nd floor ♪ ♪ Someone to take my messages ♪ Someone to bring me coffee ♪ Thought I'd never want for nothing more ♪ ♪ But even with these people all round me I feel lonely ♪ ♪ Think back to country road I drove along the way ♪ ♪ Friends around the campfire, man ♪ ♪ Everybody singing ♪ How I long to be back there today ♪ ♪ I'm in the high rise ♪ Feeling low down ♪ I'm sick of this commotion ♪ And the traffic on the street ♪ ♪ In the high rise ♪ Feeling low down ♪ This city life has got the best of me ♪ (bluegrass guitar solo music) ♪ A conference call at 9:00 ♪ A visitor at 10:00 ♪ Fancy restaurant for lunch ♪ And back to work again ♪ But in the afternoon I daydream ♪ ♪ About a frosty Coke and some good ice cream ♪ ♪ Life was so much simpler back then ♪ ♪ I'm in the high rise ♪ Feeling low down ♪ I'm sick of this commotion ♪ And the traffic on the street ♪ ♪ In the high rise ♪ Feeling low down ♪ This city life has got the best of me ♪ (dobro solo music) ♪ There's concrete towers here and there ♪ ♪ Sidewalks running everywhere ♪ And I don't see a blade of grass ♪ ♪ For miles and miles around ♪ There's urban country, rap and pop ♪ ♪ Some of those guys can really rock ♪ ♪ But I just want to hear a banjo sound ♪ (banjo solo music) ♪ I'm in the high rise ♪ Feeling low down ♪ I'm sick of this commotion ♪ And the traffic on the street ♪ ♪ In the high rise ♪ Feeling low down ♪ This city life has got the best of me ♪ ♪ Yeah, this city life has got the best of me ♪ (strumming guitar music) ("In Another Couple Days" bluegrass music) ♪ Well, I must admit it hurt, dear, when we parted ♪ ♪ Getting over you has taken time ♪ ♪ Well, I'm not the kind to sit home brokenhearted ♪ ♪ In another day or two I'll be doing fine ♪ ♪ In another couple days ♪ I might not feel so badly ♪ In another couple days ♪ I'll push them clouds away ♪ I almost fell apart ♪ Oo-oo-oo ♪ The night you broke my heart ♪ But I'll be okay ♪ In another couple days (guitar solo music) ♪ Well, hey, there goes the memory of you leaving ♪ ♪ And I just forgot the sound of slamming doors ♪ ♪ Well, I'm way past please don't leave me ♪ ♪ Please don't leave me, little darling ♪ ♪ And I'm almost I don't love you anymore ♪ ♪ In another couple days ♪ I might not feel so badly ♪ In another couple days ♪ I'll push them clouds away ♪ I almost fell apart ♪ Oo-oo-oo ♪ The night you broke my heart ♪ But I'll be okay ♪ In another couple days (dobro solo music) (harmonica solo music) - Yeah!
(banjo solo music) ♪ In another couple days ♪ I might not feel so badly ♪ In another couple days ♪ I'll push them clouds away ♪ I almost fell apart ♪ Oo-oo-oo ♪ The night you broke my heart ♪ But I'll be okay ♪ In another couple days ♪ Oh, I'm gonna be okay ♪ In another couple days - One, two, three.
("Someday Knock On Wood" folk music) ♪ Someday, knock on wood ♪ Ill leave this begging ♪ Live the life I should ♪ Someday is gonna be good ♪ For me, in my opinion ♪ Someday I'm gonna be free ♪ Don't bother crying ♪ It's all disagreeing with me ♪ Someday I'm gonna be free ♪ Drive 'er down ♪ Look, it's like a war to see ♪ Mm-mm-mm (folk music continues) ♪ Someday, knock on wood ♪ I'll leave this bottle ♪ It ain't doing me no good ♪ I'll find me a crocodile bag ♪ Leave on a train ♪ I won't feel no pain ♪ Someday I'm gonna be free ♪ I promised me ♪ Torn away from the man that I used to be ♪ ♪ Someday I'm gonna be free ♪ By myself alone in a place of peace ♪ ♪ Mm-mm-mm (folk music continues) ♪ Yes and someday, knock on wood ♪ ♪ I'll leave this prison ♪ Lead the life I should ♪ Someday if I can be well ♪ Sores on my fingers ♪ Reaching to ring that bell ♪ Someday I'm gonna be free ♪ Leave the things that ain't been good to me ♪ ♪ Someday I'm gonna be free ♪ Broken chains piled up at my feet ♪ ♪ Mm-mm-mm ♪ Ah, mm, mm-mm-mm ♪ Mm-mm-Mm (folk music continues) ("Shenandoah Mountaintops" bluegrass music) ♪ Shenandoah mountaintops are calling me ♪ ♪ Back to the life that I had known ♪ ♪ When I think about the way things used to be ♪ ♪ I dream about your love, true and warm ♪ ♪ Why I left you there I'll never know ♪ ♪ I just wanted to be free ♪ All I want to do is take you back ♪ ♪ To my Shenandoah mountain home with me ♪ (fast paced bluegrass music) - [John] Yeah!
♪ It was years ago when I left you ♪ ♪ And I went away ♪ A country boy looking for a lane ♪ ♪ When I saw the city lights I headed out ♪ ♪ Made this country boy grow tame ♪ ♪ Why I left you, babe, I'll never know ♪ ♪ I just wanted to be free ♪ All I want to do is take you back ♪ ♪ To my Shenandoah mountain home with me ♪ - [Bruce] With me!
(fast paced bluegrass music continues) ♪ Well, the Shenandoah mountaintops are calling me ♪ ♪ Back to the life that I had known ♪ ♪ When I think about the way things used to be ♪ ♪ I dream about our true love ♪ True and warm ♪ Well, I dream about your love so warm ♪ (fast paced guitar solo music) (upbeat bluegrass music) (upbeat bluegrass music continues) ♪ As we rode out of Fennario ♪ As we rode out of Fennario ♪ Our captain fell in love (upbeat bluegrass music continues)
Bonus Song: The Hanging of Alfred Andrews
Clip: S1 Ep2 | 6m 19s | Mama Corn perform "The Hanging of Alfred Andrews." (6m 19s)
Clip: S1 Ep2 | 5m 26s | Mama Corn, a bluegrass band from central Pennsylvania, perform "Peggy-O." (5m 26s)
Preview: S1 Ep2 | 30s | Mama Corn, a bluegrass band from central Pennsylvania. Stream the full episode now. (30s)
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