Boil the Cabbage Down - Traditional Song Lyrics

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This old folk song is a favorite among mountain musicians here in the southern Appalachians. There are many variations to the words as well as the tune which is very popular for square dances, frolics and back porch pickin' sessions. This old version is from singing of the Queen and Prince families of Western North Carolina. A tune from the CD Mary Jane Queen Songs I Like.


Boil the cabbage down, stir'em round and round
Come on girls, now dont be slow
But, Boil them cabbage down.

Raccoon on the rail fence, waitin for the sun
Long eared hounds coming down the road
Old racoon better run.

Boil them cabbage down, stir'em up and down
Hurry up liza, now dont be slow
Said, boil them cabbage down.

She cut across the broom sage field, I come down the lane
Run my finger through the crack of the fence
Up jumped liza jane.

Boil the cabbage down, stir'em round and round
Get up gals, and dont be slow
Said, bile them cabbage down.

Smoky Mountain Music - Folk CD

Cd Music-Traditional and Original Folksongs

Old/New Smoky Mountain Drum’N Bass Folk CD

Songs include:

1. Salt Creek - traditional folk music
2. Sylva and Bryson - smdb
3. 'seng cabaret - smoky mountain music drum’n bass
4. Little Maggie - mountain folk song
5. Mountain Magic - original music
6. God is A Hammer - smdb
7. Judaculla Jig - original song
8. Wild Bill Jones - traditional folk ballad

Fiddle and Banjo Song

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In this song sample "Old Ruben" you can hear the fretless Banjo with Fiddle which are among the early instruments in Appalachian folk music.

Hear sample from The Queen Family Music CD
Fiddle/Banjo.mp3

Folk Song Samples

Sample music selections include traditional and original Appalachian folk ballads, mountain banjo music, fiddle tunes & acoustic guitar songs. Also included in the mix are some garageband electronic music sample recordings. Hear samples

Appalachian Banjo

North Carolina mountain banjo music photo, my dad Claude H. Queen with his first banjo handmade by John Dawson around 1928. Made from the poplar wood native to Western North Carolina and a Pilot Knob coffee bucket.This type of banjo making was common by the pioneers who adapted it from the African tradition of stringed music instruments and was hand made by southern Appalachian mountain families with varing approaches from the 1800's,onward and there are still a few craftsmen who specialize in making the traditional style fretless mountain banjos. This banjo along with 60 or so other old-time mountain musical instruments will be on display at the Mountain Heritage Museum at Western Carolina University. Hear banjo samples.

HQ - Music Sample - Sally Anne

Energetic traditional mountain music favorite Sally Anne. Banjo and Guitar music sample mix from the Western North Carolina mountains.

John Henry - Banjo Music Sample

Traditional Southern mountain banjo music sample. Generations of family music from the mountains of Western North Carolina. Hear sample