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The songs lyrics on these pages are from the CD’s and cassette tape issued at Philmont,
and sold by the “Tooth of Time Traders” and the Philmont Staff Association.
All the song lyrics are: “As-sung on the CD’s”.
A BIG Thank You goes out to all the help I received on this project, especially to Tom Coffee,
who laid the groundwork for this document, and to Laura Foster Voss,
who always answered my queries for lyrics help.
It should be noted that Michael Hearne http://www.michaelhearne.com/html/index.html
And Bill & Bonnie Hearne http://www.billandbonnie.com/ while having never been on Staff, are amazing
folk singers who are based out of Taos and who come play in the area and at the Ranch, almost every year.
Lyrics Editor/Proofreader: David Lagesse, (pineapplefish56)
Project PhilSongs 2003 - 2008
. Please, send any lyrics corrections to me, pineapplefish56
My final comments are at the end of this document.
To Download files for PRINTING, go to the Lyrics Download page.
The files are already nicely formated for printing.
Be sure to check the 'page setup' dialog for details,
and install the Pinewood.ttf - file, It is NEEDED for the 'PhilSongs Title Page'
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Philsongs Remembered Days (LINK)
(1) INTRODUCTION John Hughs
(2) MORENO VALLEY Tom Munch
(3) BLACK MOUNTAIN CABIN SONG George Michaels
(4) BOY OF THE MOUNTAINS Dave Goldfein
(5) FRENCH HENRY Greg Walker
(6) ME & MY GUITAR Ricky W. Maxey
(7) BLACK MOUNTAIN Mark Rom
(8) MY MOUNTAIN LADY Paul C. Tweed
(9) THE NEW MEXICAN COWBOY Curt Rom
(10) NEW MEXICO I’VE MISSED YOU Ken Konopka
(11) RUNNIN’ WITH THE WIND Greg (Doc) Walker
(12) TENNESSEE RIVER Jack Clark
(13) WINTER OF '29 Steve Lewis
(14) PHILMONT HYMN John (J.B.) Westfall
. Bonus Tracks: (Not on original Cassette tape)
(15) CIMARRON WIND Rod Taylor & Peter Crook
(16) BROKEN WING Peter Crook
(17) HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Chris Standard
(18) TIMES Paul Tweed
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A Philmont Collection - Rod Taylor (LINK)
. Original Artist
(1) PHILMONT HYMN John (J.B.) Westfall
(2) THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND Woody Guthrie
(3) PARADISE John Prine
(4) FOX ON THE RUN Anthony Hazzard
(5) BALLAD OF SPIDER JOHN Willis Alan Ramsey
(6) NEW MEXICO RAIN Michael Hearne
(7) IN THE REAL WEST Tish Hinojosa
(8) GEORGETOWN Gerry Spehar
(9) SWEET BABY JAMES James Taylor
(10) BLOWING IN THE WIND Bob Dylan
(11) ONE OF THESE DAYS Neil Young
(12) GOODNIGHT IRENE Huddie Ledbetter
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The Tobasco Donkeys
Sawin' On The Strings (LINK)
. Original Artist
* * INTRODUCTION
(1) SAWIN' ON THE STRINGS Jimmy Martin
(2) FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN Marshall Tucker Band
(3) SHADY GROVE (Traditional)
(4) PARADISE John Prine
(5) FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN ** Musical Only **
(6) FRIEND OF THE DEVIL Robert Hunter
(7) LEWIS AND CLARK ** Musical Only **
(8) COAL TATTOO Billy Edd Wheeler Original CD Cover
(9) NIGHT RIDER'S LAMENT Mike Burton
(10) COLFAX COUNTY JAIL Front Range
(11) UGLY GIRL Flatwoods String Band
(12) GEORGETOWN Gary Spehar
(13) CATFISH JOHN Bob McDill, Alan Reynolds
(14) REASON TO BELIEVE Bruce Springsteen
(15) SWEET PEA Peter Bingen
(16) THE WEIGHT The Band
(17) THEME TIME ** Musical Only **
(18) THE BALLAD OF BILLY THE KID Bob Dylan Latest CD Cover
(19) I DON'T MIND Peter Bingen
(20) ASHOKAN FAREWELL ** Musical Only **
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Rod Taylor - Ridin' Down the Canyon (LINK)
. -- Side One --
(1) THE REAL WEST Tish Hinojosa
(2) ME and MY UNCLE John Phillips
(3) THE OLD DOUBLE DIAMOND Gary McMahon
(4) SWEET WYOMING HOME Bill Stains
(5) WHAT REALLY MATTERS Rod Taylor
. -- Side Two --
(6) OLE WILL John Abbott / Rod Taylor
(7) MILK COW BLUES Kokomo Arnold
(8) NIGHT RIDERS LAMENT Mike Burton
(9) BORDER AFFAIR Badger Clark
(10) RIDIN’ DOWN the CANYON Gene Autry / Smiley Burnett
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LIVE FROM THE TOOTH
PHILSONGS II (LINK)
. Writers or Performers
(1) INTRODUCTION Todd Conklin, et al
(2) MOMMA DON’T 'LOW (Allow) Gene Autry and Smiley Burnett
(3) WEST TEXAS COWBOY John Phillips
(4) APPLES AND BANANAS Frank Scott
(5) COLFAX COUNTY DREAM Stephen Lewis and Richard Broyles
(6) GOT MY MOJO WORKING Preston Foster
(7) WINTER OF '29 Stephen Lewis
(8) MILK COW BLUES Kokomo Arnold
(9) 10/27/79 (Runnin’ With The Wind) Greg (Doc) Walker
(10) REASON TO BELIEVE Tim Hardin
(11) EDGE OF TEXAS Rod Taylor and Peter Crook
(12) GEORGETOWN Gerry Spehar
(13) PARADISE John Prine
(14) SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING Chester Burnett Incorrect Title and Author on CD
(14) MYSTERY TRAIN Herman Parker & Sam Phillips
(15) NIGHT RIDER’S LAMENT Michael Burton
(16) TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS John Denver, Bill Danoff & Tiffany Nivea Danoff
(17) THE PHILMONT HYMN Introduction
(18) THE PHILMONT HYMN John Westfall
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Rifters (LINK)
* (1) THE EDGE of TEXAS Rod Taylor & Peter Crook
* (2) STRANGERS Steve Garry and Patrick Garry
* (3) WHO KNOWS WHAT
. TOMORROW MAY BRING Henry Hipkens
* (4) TWILIGHT Robbie Robertson
* (5) THE BALLAD of B. F. VANCE Don Richmond
* (6) HUNGRY for YOU Steve Garry and Patrick Garry
* (7) BOXCARS Butch Hancock
* (8) CRANES Don Richmond and Steve Garry
* (9) I CAN'T STAND to SEE US CRY Steve Garry
(10) FLIP, FLOP and FLY C. Calhoun, and W. Turner
(11) TANGLED UP in LOVE Keith Urban and Vernon Rust
(12) FLIP, FLOP and FLY (reprise)
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The D.O.T.B. - The Tennessee Boys (LINK)
"Dang Old Tennessee Boys"
. (1) Walk Right In
. (2) I Truly Understand
. (3) Hesitation Blues
. (4) Asheville Junction
. (5) Colfax County
. (6) Johnson Boys
. (7) Sugar Hill
. (8) Goin' Down South
. (9) Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy
(10) Nine Miles from Knoxville
(11) Chicken Pie
(12) Stealin'
(13) Perry County Waltz I
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The Tobasco Donkeys (LINK)
The Yarn Sessions
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As a Scout in the 1960's, I could only dream of going to Philmont… I had read about it in my Boy Scout
Handbook and in Boy's Life. I finally made it there in July of 1989, with my son Brian. It was and still is
the greatest thing I have ever done in Scouting, or anywhere else.
I have only done the one expedition in '89. However in June of '95 I was coming back to California,
from Arkansas on Hwy 40. As long as "I was in the neighborhood"… I stopped by the Ranch to do some
shopping at the 'Tooth of Time Traders' and also took the Villa Philmonte tour.
I also wanted to climb the Tooth again, but there was a peregrine falcon nesting up there…
so the Tooth was closed.
I have never been on the Philmont Staff, but would love to be able to do that.
I had purchased the 'Philsongs - Remembered Days' cassette & the “Philmont Songbook” in 1989
when I was there; I had grown dissatisfied in the print quality, and all the “wrong words” in the
songbook, but realized that it was fairly good for the times.
I rejoiced when they re-mastered the “Philsongs - Remembered Days” on CD!
I had been greatly saddened because my old cassette tape was getting worn out and aged;
so of course, I had to buy the new CD, and bought the two other CDs that were available.
I had started the “PhilSongs Sing-along Songbook” just for my self and soon realized,
that this was too important and valuable a document to not share it with others.
So I decided to contact Philmont to get the permissions required...They were THRILLED!
Not only did I get the permission, but they sent me some Philmont Staff Association goodies! (;-D
I had determined right from the start that the lyrics would be: “AS SUNG on the CDs”.
. << However, I drew the line, when it came to the use of Proper Names >>
I found that Tom Coffee had a web site:
http://www.geocities.com/philmontsongbook/songBookContents.htm#top
that had a number of the songs from Philmont already in a down-loadable format.
. You will find more guitar chords there.
So, I “Picked up the ball where I found it, and ran with it”.
I found that I needed to do some extensive editing to his groundwork, to make it into the:
“As sung on the CDs” condition that I really wanted.
I hope that someone - sometime will make some more “improvements”
to these documents and add some more guitar chords.
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Well, in 2006, I finally made it back HOmE for Trek 9, 728 O1&2 was our Contingent numbers.
I got to meet three of the Tobasco Donkeys: Andy Gerhart, 'Dirty Larry' McLaughlin and Mike Griffis.
Spencer 'Otto" James (Crater Lake 06) had just bought a new banjotar and received a lesson in the
Advisors Lounge from Mike.
. See Page 2 of 2006 Photos.
. Then at Baldy Town, I met ROD TAYLOR !!!!
He was there to drop off some bales of hay for the horses that were coming in.
He seldom gets that far north! See Page 7 of 2006 Photos.
I later met George Michaels at the W3b Conclave
(He wrote the Black Mountain Cabin Song on the
. 'Philsongs - Remembered Days' album)
I had noticed he had a Philmont Staff Arrowhead on his uniform
and had been talking to him for quite a while, about Philmont,
and my website. I looked down at his ID card that we had all been
given, when I recognized his name! I guess he hadn't mentioned
it before, or if he did, it didn't ring a bell!
. George (on right) and Me
. Click to enlarge thumbnail
George gave me some little known details about when and where he wrote the Black Mountain Cabin
Song.
. When it was originally written, it was NOT AT or ABOUT Black Mountain!
He told me, that he was working on Staff at French Henry when he wrote the song, and it was about
the French Henry cabin. That is when he first sang it, but it was late in the season.
The next year he was on Staff at Black Mountain - so he just changed the title.
Many more people heard it sung originally by him at Philmont as 'Black' then heard it sung as 'French'.
. Getting back HOmE to Philmont and meeting some of my heroes.
. Now I call THAT a really GREAT Summer!
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. May God Bless Waite Phillips,
. He certainly has Blessed us…
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Back when I was in the 5th grade, there was a poem in our Reading Book that I loved immediately.
It reflected the kind of man I aspired to be. However, at the time, I did not copy it down, and many
years later had almost forgotten it.
Years ago when I got my first computer, I did a search for this poem. Search engines were still
something relatively new at the time. However not knowing the authors name and only remembering
fragments of the poem, the search failed to come up with a direct hit.
Earlier on the same day that I received the E-mail from Sam Vivian of the PSA, granting me permission
to publish this website: The “Philmont PhilSongs Songbook”, I was finishing reading Daniel Carter
Beard's autobiography, Hardly a Man is Now Alive, on the next to the last page… there it was!
As ‘Uncle Dan’ writes:
"A number of years ago, while sitting in front of the fire-place in my home
in Flushing, (Long Island) Hamlin Garland took up a pencil and wrote..."
. DO YOU FEAR THE WIND ?
. Do you fear the force of the wind,
. The slash of the rain ?
. Go face them and fight them,
. Be savage again.
. Go hungry and cold like the wolf, Garland
. Go wade like the crane.
. The palms of your hands will thicken,
. The skin of your cheek will tan--
. Uncle Dan You'll grow ragged and swarthy and weary,
. But -- you'll walk like a man.
. -- Hamlin Garland
. (written 1899)
"and pinned it over the fire-place.
Consciously or unconsciously, Garland put a great truth into that verse,
the history and development of our race is there."
. . . . Kind of reminds me of the
. Philmont Rangers.
. P.S. And a BIG ‘Thank You’ to Wendy Post,
. Ranger for Philmont Expedition # 701J, 1989
. Another BIG 'Thank You' goes out to AJ Turo,
. Ranger for Philmont Trek 9 # 728 O2, 2006
. For GOD and Country and the BSA … David
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.
The songs lyrics on these pages are from the CD’s and cassette tape issued at Philmont,
and sold by the “Tooth of Time Traders” and the Philmont Staff Association.
All the song lyrics are: “As-sung on the CD’s”.
A BIG Thank You goes out to all the help I received on this project, especially to Tom Coffee,
who laid the groundwork for this document, and to Laura Foster Voss,
who always answered my queries for lyrics help.
It should be noted that Michael Hearne http://www.michaelhearne.com/html/index.html
And Bill & Bonnie Hearne http://www.billandbonnie.com/ while having never been on Staff, are amazing
folk singers who are based out of Taos and who come play in the area and at the Ranch, almost every year.
Lyrics Editor/Proofreader: David Lagesse, (pineapplefish56)
Project PhilSongs 2003 - 2008
. Please, send any lyrics corrections to me, pineapplefish56
My final comments are at the end of this document.
To Download files for PRINTING, go to the Lyrics Download page.
The files are already nicely formated for printing.
Be sure to check the 'page setup' dialog for details,
and install the Pinewood.ttf - file, It is NEEDED for the 'PhilSongs Title Page'
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Philsongs Remembered Days (LINK)
(1) INTRODUCTION John Hughs
(2) MORENO VALLEY Tom Munch
(3) BLACK MOUNTAIN CABIN SONG George Michaels
(4) BOY OF THE MOUNTAINS Dave Goldfein
(5) FRENCH HENRY Greg Walker
(6) ME & MY GUITAR Ricky W. Maxey
(7) BLACK MOUNTAIN Mark Rom
(8) MY MOUNTAIN LADY Paul C. Tweed
(9) THE NEW MEXICAN COWBOY Curt Rom
(10) NEW MEXICO I’VE MISSED YOU Ken Konopka
(11) RUNNIN’ WITH THE WIND Greg (Doc) Walker
(12) TENNESSEE RIVER Jack Clark
(13) WINTER OF '29 Steve Lewis
(14) PHILMONT HYMN John (J.B.) Westfall
. Bonus Tracks: (Not on original Cassette tape)
(15) CIMARRON WIND Rod Taylor & Peter Crook
(16) BROKEN WING Peter Crook
(17) HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Chris Standard
(18) TIMES Paul Tweed
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A Philmont Collection - Rod Taylor (LINK)
. Original Artist
(1) PHILMONT HYMN John (J.B.) Westfall
(2) THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND Woody Guthrie
(3) PARADISE John Prine
(4) FOX ON THE RUN Anthony Hazzard
(5) BALLAD OF SPIDER JOHN Willis Alan Ramsey
(6) NEW MEXICO RAIN Michael Hearne
(7) IN THE REAL WEST Tish Hinojosa
(8) GEORGETOWN Gerry Spehar
(9) SWEET BABY JAMES James Taylor
(10) BLOWING IN THE WIND Bob Dylan
(11) ONE OF THESE DAYS Neil Young
(12) GOODNIGHT IRENE Huddie Ledbetter
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The Tobasco Donkeys
Sawin' On The Strings (LINK)
. Original Artist
* * INTRODUCTION
(1) SAWIN' ON THE STRINGS Jimmy Martin
(2) FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN Marshall Tucker Band
(3) SHADY GROVE (Traditional)
(4) PARADISE John Prine
(5) FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN ** Musical Only **
(6) FRIEND OF THE DEVIL Robert Hunter
(7) LEWIS AND CLARK ** Musical Only **
(8) COAL TATTOO Billy Edd Wheeler Original CD Cover
(9) NIGHT RIDER'S LAMENT Mike Burton
(10) COLFAX COUNTY JAIL Front Range
(11) UGLY GIRL Flatwoods String Band
(12) GEORGETOWN Gary Spehar
(13) CATFISH JOHN Bob McDill, Alan Reynolds
(14) REASON TO BELIEVE Bruce Springsteen
(15) SWEET PEA Peter Bingen
(16) THE WEIGHT The Band
(17) THEME TIME ** Musical Only **
(18) THE BALLAD OF BILLY THE KID Bob Dylan Latest CD Cover
(19) I DON'T MIND Peter Bingen
(20) ASHOKAN FAREWELL ** Musical Only **
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Rod Taylor - Ridin' Down the Canyon (LINK)
. -- Side One --
(1) THE REAL WEST Tish Hinojosa
(2) ME and MY UNCLE John Phillips
(3) THE OLD DOUBLE DIAMOND Gary McMahon
(4) SWEET WYOMING HOME Bill Stains
(5) WHAT REALLY MATTERS Rod Taylor
. -- Side Two --
(6) OLE WILL John Abbott / Rod Taylor
(7) MILK COW BLUES Kokomo Arnold
(8) NIGHT RIDERS LAMENT Mike Burton
(9) BORDER AFFAIR Badger Clark
(10) RIDIN’ DOWN the CANYON Gene Autry / Smiley Burnett
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LIVE FROM THE TOOTH
PHILSONGS II (LINK)
. Writers or Performers
(1) INTRODUCTION Todd Conklin, et al
(2) MOMMA DON’T 'LOW (Allow) Gene Autry and Smiley Burnett
(3) WEST TEXAS COWBOY John Phillips
(4) APPLES AND BANANAS Frank Scott
(5) COLFAX COUNTY DREAM Stephen Lewis and Richard Broyles
(6) GOT MY MOJO WORKING Preston Foster
(7) WINTER OF '29 Stephen Lewis
(8) MILK COW BLUES Kokomo Arnold
(9) 10/27/79 (Runnin’ With The Wind) Greg (Doc) Walker
(10) REASON TO BELIEVE Tim Hardin
(11) EDGE OF TEXAS Rod Taylor and Peter Crook
(12) GEORGETOWN Gerry Spehar
(13) PARADISE John Prine
(14) SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING Chester Burnett Incorrect Title and Author on CD
(14) MYSTERY TRAIN Herman Parker & Sam Phillips
(15) NIGHT RIDER’S LAMENT Michael Burton
(16) TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS John Denver, Bill Danoff & Tiffany Nivea Danoff
(17) THE PHILMONT HYMN Introduction
(18) THE PHILMONT HYMN John Westfall
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Rifters (LINK)
* (1) THE EDGE of TEXAS Rod Taylor & Peter Crook
* (2) STRANGERS Steve Garry and Patrick Garry
* (3) WHO KNOWS WHAT
. TOMORROW MAY BRING Henry Hipkens
* (4) TWILIGHT Robbie Robertson
* (5) THE BALLAD of B. F. VANCE Don Richmond
* (6) HUNGRY for YOU Steve Garry and Patrick Garry
* (7) BOXCARS Butch Hancock
* (8) CRANES Don Richmond and Steve Garry
* (9) I CAN'T STAND to SEE US CRY Steve Garry
(10) FLIP, FLOP and FLY C. Calhoun, and W. Turner
(11) TANGLED UP in LOVE Keith Urban and Vernon Rust
(12) FLIP, FLOP and FLY (reprise)
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The D.O.T.B. - The Tennessee Boys (LINK)
"Dang Old Tennessee Boys"
. (1) Walk Right In
. (2) I Truly Understand
. (3) Hesitation Blues
. (4) Asheville Junction
. (5) Colfax County
. (6) Johnson Boys
. (7) Sugar Hill
. (8) Goin' Down South
. (9) Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy
(10) Nine Miles from Knoxville
(11) Chicken Pie
(12) Stealin'
(13) Perry County Waltz I
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The Tobasco Donkeys (LINK)
The Yarn Sessions
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. IWGBTP! I Wana Go Back To PHILMONT! IWGBTP!
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As a Scout in the 1960's, I could only dream of going to Philmont… I had read about it in my Boy Scout
Handbook and in Boy's Life. I finally made it there in July of 1989, with my son Brian. It was and still is
the greatest thing I have ever done in Scouting, or anywhere else.
I have only done the one expedition in '89. However in June of '95 I was coming back to California,
from Arkansas on Hwy 40. As long as "I was in the neighborhood"… I stopped by the Ranch to do some
shopping at the 'Tooth of Time Traders' and also took the Villa Philmonte tour.
I also wanted to climb the Tooth again, but there was a peregrine falcon nesting up there…
so the Tooth was closed.
I have never been on the Philmont Staff, but would love to be able to do that.
I had purchased the 'Philsongs - Remembered Days' cassette & the “Philmont Songbook” in 1989
when I was there; I had grown dissatisfied in the print quality, and all the “wrong words” in the
songbook, but realized that it was fairly good for the times.
I rejoiced when they re-mastered the “Philsongs - Remembered Days” on CD!
I had been greatly saddened because my old cassette tape was getting worn out and aged;
so of course, I had to buy the new CD, and bought the two other CDs that were available.
I had started the “PhilSongs Sing-along Songbook” just for my self and soon realized,
that this was too important and valuable a document to not share it with others.
So I decided to contact Philmont to get the permissions required...They were THRILLED!
Not only did I get the permission, but they sent me some Philmont Staff Association goodies! (;-D
I had determined right from the start that the lyrics would be: “AS SUNG on the CDs”.
. << However, I drew the line, when it came to the use of Proper Names >>
I found that Tom Coffee had a web site:
http://www.geocities.com/philmontsongbook/songBookContents.htm#top
that had a number of the songs from Philmont already in a down-loadable format.
. You will find more guitar chords there.
So, I “Picked up the ball where I found it, and ran with it”.
I found that I needed to do some extensive editing to his groundwork, to make it into the:
“As sung on the CDs” condition that I really wanted.
I hope that someone - sometime will make some more “improvements”
to these documents and add some more guitar chords.
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Well, in 2006, I finally made it back HOmE for Trek 9, 728 O1&2 was our Contingent numbers.
I got to meet three of the Tobasco Donkeys: Andy Gerhart, 'Dirty Larry' McLaughlin and Mike Griffis.
Spencer 'Otto" James (Crater Lake 06) had just bought a new banjotar and received a lesson in the
Advisors Lounge from Mike.
. See Page 2 of 2006 Photos.
. Then at Baldy Town, I met ROD TAYLOR !!!!
He was there to drop off some bales of hay for the horses that were coming in.
He seldom gets that far north! See Page 7 of 2006 Photos.
I later met George Michaels at the W3b Conclave
(He wrote the Black Mountain Cabin Song on the
. 'Philsongs - Remembered Days' album)
I had noticed he had a Philmont Staff Arrowhead on his uniform
and had been talking to him for quite a while, about Philmont,
and my website. I looked down at his ID card that we had all been
given, when I recognized his name! I guess he hadn't mentioned
it before, or if he did, it didn't ring a bell!
. George (on right) and Me
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George gave me some little known details about when and where he wrote the Black Mountain Cabin
Song.
. When it was originally written, it was NOT AT or ABOUT Black Mountain!
He told me, that he was working on Staff at French Henry when he wrote the song, and it was about
the French Henry cabin. That is when he first sang it, but it was late in the season.
The next year he was on Staff at Black Mountain - so he just changed the title.
Many more people heard it sung originally by him at Philmont as 'Black' then heard it sung as 'French'.
. Getting back HOmE to Philmont and meeting some of my heroes.
. Now I call THAT a really GREAT Summer!
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. May God Bless Waite Phillips,
. He certainly has Blessed us…
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Back when I was in the 5th grade, there was a poem in our Reading Book that I loved immediately.
It reflected the kind of man I aspired to be. However, at the time, I did not copy it down, and many
years later had almost forgotten it.
Years ago when I got my first computer, I did a search for this poem. Search engines were still
something relatively new at the time. However not knowing the authors name and only remembering
fragments of the poem, the search failed to come up with a direct hit.
Earlier on the same day that I received the E-mail from Sam Vivian of the PSA, granting me permission
to publish this website: The “Philmont PhilSongs Songbook”, I was finishing reading Daniel Carter
Beard's autobiography, Hardly a Man is Now Alive, on the next to the last page… there it was!
As ‘Uncle Dan’ writes:
"A number of years ago, while sitting in front of the fire-place in my home
in Flushing, (Long Island) Hamlin Garland took up a pencil and wrote..."
. DO YOU FEAR THE WIND ?
. Do you fear the force of the wind,
. The slash of the rain ?
. Go face them and fight them,
. Be savage again.
. Go hungry and cold like the wolf, Garland
. Go wade like the crane.
. The palms of your hands will thicken,
. The skin of your cheek will tan--
. Uncle Dan You'll grow ragged and swarthy and weary,
. But -- you'll walk like a man.
. -- Hamlin Garland
. (written 1899)
"and pinned it over the fire-place.
Consciously or unconsciously, Garland put a great truth into that verse,
the history and development of our race is there."
. . . . Kind of reminds me of the
. Philmont Rangers.
. P.S. And a BIG ‘Thank You’ to Wendy Post,
. Ranger for Philmont Expedition # 701J, 1989
. Another BIG 'Thank You' goes out to AJ Turo,
. Ranger for Philmont Trek 9 # 728 O2, 2006
. For GOD and Country and the BSA … David
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- Original Artist / Band -
Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers
Traditional Lyrics and Music
Art Gillham
Traditional Lyrics and Music
Front Range
Flatt and Scruggs
Tommy Jarrell
Dock Boggs
Traditional Lyrics and Music
Ryan Crider
Traditional Lyrics and Music
Gus Cannon
Ryan Crider - Instrumental
Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers
Traditional Lyrics and Music
Art Gillham
Traditional Lyrics and Music
Front Range
Flatt and Scruggs
Tommy Jarrell
Dock Boggs
Traditional Lyrics and Music
Ryan Crider
Traditional Lyrics and Music
Gus Cannon
Ryan Crider - Instrumental
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Pig in a Pen
Salty Dog
The Mountain
Tooth of Time (Been Chewin’ On Me)
Sixteen Tons
Monkey and the Engineer
Ol’ Slew Foot
Gold Minin’ Man
Orange Blossom Special
Don’t Pet the Dog
Fly that Rode to Cito
Ice Cream Man
The 5th of July
Am I Born to Die?
New Mexico Rain
Poor Wayfaring Stranger
How Mountain Girls Can Love
Ballad of Wagon Wheel
The Hills that I Call Home
Great High Mountain
August Day
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Bonus Tracks (On CD)
I’ve Been Everywhere (Ala Philmont)
Comin’ On Strong (at Philmont)
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. Music available For Free Download...
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Got My Mojo Workin’
Johnny 99
Long Black Veil
Land of the Navajo
Cluck Ol’ Hen
Cats in the Cradle
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (with Rod Taylor)
Ol' Jack Clark / Cripple Creek
Pig in a Pen
Salty Dog
The Mountain
Tooth of Time (Been Chewin’ On Me)
Sixteen Tons
Monkey and the Engineer
Ol’ Slew Foot
Gold Minin’ Man
Orange Blossom Special
Don’t Pet the Dog
Fly that Rode to Cito
Ice Cream Man
The 5th of July
Am I Born to Die?
New Mexico Rain
Poor Wayfaring Stranger
How Mountain Girls Can Love
Ballad of Wagon Wheel
The Hills that I Call Home
Great High Mountain
August Day
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Bonus Tracks (On CD)
I’ve Been Everywhere (Ala Philmont)
Comin’ On Strong (at Philmont)
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. Music available For Free Download...
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Got My Mojo Workin’
Johnny 99
Long Black Veil
Land of the Navajo
Cluck Ol’ Hen
Cats in the Cradle
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (with Rod Taylor)
Ol' Jack Clark / Cripple Creek
- Original Artist -
Traditional
Traditional
Steve Earle
Peter Bingen
Merle Travis
Jesse Fuller
Traditional
Jim Mills
Ervin T. Rouse
John Hadley
Rick Miller
John Brim
Peter Bingen & Mike Griffis
Traditional
Michael Hearn
Traditional
Ralph Stanley
Bob Dylan & Ketch Secor
Robert Curtice Amos
Ralph Stanley
G.S. Harper
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Dirty Larry
Author unknown
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Preston Foster
Bruce Springsteen
Marijohn Wilkin & Danny Dill
Peter Rowan
Traditional
Harry & Sandra Chapin
Traditional
Traditional
Traditional
Traditional
Steve Earle
Peter Bingen
Merle Travis
Jesse Fuller
Traditional
Jim Mills
Ervin T. Rouse
John Hadley
Rick Miller
John Brim
Peter Bingen & Mike Griffis
Traditional
Michael Hearn
Traditional
Ralph Stanley
Bob Dylan & Ketch Secor
Robert Curtice Amos
Ralph Stanley
G.S. Harper
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Dirty Larry
Author unknown
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Preston Foster
Bruce Springsteen
Marijohn Wilkin & Danny Dill
Peter Rowan
Traditional
Harry & Sandra Chapin
Traditional
Traditional
