That sounds like the one. Greg has been known to play it.


>From: Virginia Meadow <mertensiavirginiana@...>
>To: Jon Oelke <jonoelke@...>, nottooblondenow@...,
>GBrown-L@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RE: [GBrown-L] River Roots Live Report
>Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 14:06:33 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Diving Duck song might be this:
>
>Rollin' and Tumblin'
>Lyrics: Traditional
>Music: Traditional
>
>The best known version of this song is by Muddy
>Waters, but it goes back earlier than that. Hambone
>Willie Newbern did an early version and is sometimes
>credited as the author. But it seems likely that its
>origins predate that.
>
>The Dead broke this out twice in 1995 but it never had
>time to establish itself in the repertoire. Garcia
>only managed repetions of something like the following
>verse:
>
>I've been rolling and tumbling
>Rolling all night long
>I've been rolling and tumbling
>Rolling all night long
>Well baby, baby, baby
>[Baby, baby come back home?]
>
>Fuller versions include some or all of the following
>lyrics (culled from versions by Newbern, Muddy Waters
>and Eric Clapton).
>Well I'm rollin' and I'm tumblin'
>Cried the whole night long
>Well I'm rollin' and I'm tumblin'
>Cried the whole night long
>Well I woke up this morning
>Couldn't tell right from wrong
>
>Well I told my baby, before I left that town
>Well I told my baby, before I left that town
>Well don't you let nobody
>Tear a [barrel] house down
>
>Well if the river was whiskey
>And I was a diving duck
>Well if the river was whiskey
>And I was a diving duck
>Well I would dive to the bottom
>Never would I come up
>
>Well I could have had religion
>[??]
>Well I could have had religion
>[??]
>Well whiskey and women
>Would not let me rest
>
>If you ever wake up
>And find your [dough roller?!] gone
>If you ever wake up
>And find your [dough roller?!] gone
>And you wring your hands
>And you cry the whole day long
>
>And I fold my arms
>And I slowly walk away
>And I fold my arms
>And I slowly walk away
>Said that's all right sweet moma
>Your trouble gonna come some day
>
>Well come here baby
>Sit down on your daddy's knee
>Well come here baby
>Sit down on your daddy's knee
>I want to tell you
>'Bout the way they treated me
>
>
>
>
>--- Jon Oelke <jonoelke@...> wrote:
>
> > We need to find out what the deal is with the
> > "Diving Duck" song. I don't
> > think I've heard that one before.
> >
> > Jon O
> >
> >
> > >From: Laura Olson <nottooblondenow@...>
> > >To: list <GBrown-L@yahoogroups.com>
> > >Subject: [GBrown-L] River Roots Live Report
> > >Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:16:42 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >
> > >Two listers met up at the River Roots Live Festival
> > on August 19th on the
> > >banks of the Mississippi in downtown Davenport-one
> > of the Quads for you
> > >non-Midwesterners. Karen from Bellingham, WA (but
> > an Iowa gal who thought
> > >Greg Brown belonged only to us) and Laura from
> > Decorah found each other
> > >with the help of descriptions and red carnations
> > and naturally being right
> > >up front before Greg and Bo were set to play at
> > 6:30.
> > >
> > >It was a very pleasant albeit short set. Karen
> > recorded the set list and
> > >fashion report:
> > >
> > >Fashion report—
> > >
> > >
> > >Greg: yellow hillbilly hat, lavender and pink and
> > white cotton shirt batik
> > >pattern with sleeves ripped out, shades, baggy
> > cargo pants
> > >
> > >Bo: cowboy hat, black short sleeved polo shirt
> > >
> > >Set list—
> > >
> > >If I Had Known
> > >
> > >River Will Take You
> > >
> > >Fairfield (big grin when he reached the lines about
> > the Quads)
> > >
> > >Like A Dog (complete with howl)
> > >
> > >Poor Backslider (introduced as a religious church
> > song)
> > >
> > >Hacklebarney Tune
> > >
> > >Hillbilly Girl (“wrote this song for my mama”)
> > >
> > >Song about a Divin’ Duck in a river of whiskey-very
> > bluesy-also had
> > >something about going to the store and what should
> > he bring back?
> > >
> > >Promoted Bo’s new album—good music for graduations,
> > weddings, perfect for
> > >any occasion.
> > >
> > >Karen
> > >
> > >I want to add that Bo was the most animated I had
> > seen him for some time.
> > >He was moving and having a fine time.
> > >
> > >The evening continued with Rick Derringer. He was
> > rockin' and rollin' and
> > >hootchiekoo-in' mostly, but tried a military
> > support song and
> > >NOT-Jimmi-Hendrix-quality-or-feeling Star Spangled
> > Banner. Karen and I
> > >were wishing Greg could come back with I Want My
> > Country Back. Edgar
> > >Winter followed and much to our surprise, we were
> > totally blown away by his
> > >energy and musicianship. The fireworks for, I
> > swear, 40 minutes during EW
> > >set were an added bonus. It was great fun. Karen
> > had to say goodbye while
> > >my pal and I stayed around and appreciated the
> > BoDeans. A very satisfying
> > >evening and great fun.
> > >
> > >Karen went to Iowa City and watched Bo and David
> > Zollo and then Bo and
> > >Pieta on Saturday night. She reports that Bo was
> > even more animated there,
> > >especially when playing with Zollo-a little more in
> > the background with
> > >Pieta. Zollo must have made a quick trip to
> > Davenport as I caught the end
> > >of his after-party set at midnight on Saturday
> > after another satisfying day
> > >of music, culminating in Little Feat. Sometimes
> > it's a good feeling to be
> > >an old hippie.
> > >
> > >Laura and Karen
> > >
> > >
> > >
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