Hi Folks
This weeks theme of "memories" has me excited to play a Doc Watson song called "The Greenville Trestle High".
In this song the author is reminsicing about his youth and the sounds of trains going over the The Greenville Trestle
which is a railway bridge.
The song normally only has 3 verse but I wanted to make my version a little longer since its just my nylon guitar and vocals.
Ive combined the first half of the first verse with the second half of the second verse to make a 4th verse....that line that goes...
"With the black smoke trailing back
As they moved along the track
That runs across that Greenville trestle high"
Is to much fun to only sing once so yeah I sing it agian to end out the song.
I hope you guys enjoy my version of this old train song.
"The Greenville Trestle High"
I remember as a boy
How In wonderment and joy
I'd watch the trains as they'd go by
And the whistle's lonesome sound
You could hear for miles around
As they rolled across that Greenville trestle high
… But the whistles don't sound like they used to
Lately not many trains go by
Hard times across the land
Mean no work for a railroad man
And the Greenville trestle now don't seem so high
… On the river bank I'd stand
With a cane pole in my hand
Watch the freight trains up against the sky
With the black smoke trailing back
As they moved along the track
That runs across that Greenville trestle high
… But the whistles don't sound like they used to
Lately not many trains go by
Hard times across this land
Mean no work for a railroad man
And the Greenville trestle now don't seem so high
… When the lonesome whistles whine
I get ramblin' on my mind
And, I wish they still sounded that way
As I turned to head for home
Lord, she'd rumble low and long
Toward the sunset at the close of day
… No, the whistles don't sound like they used to
Lately not many trains go by
Hard times across the land
Mean no work for a railroad man
And the Greenville trestle now don't seem so high
No, the Greenville trestle now don't seem so high
I remember as a boy
How In wonderment and joy
I'd watch the trains as they'd go by
With the black smoke trailing back
As they moved along the track
That runs across that Greenville trestle high
But, the whistles don't sound like they used to
Lately not many trains go by
Hard times across the land
Mean no work for a railroad man
And the Greenville trestle now don't seem so high
No, the Greenville trestle now don't seem so high
▶️ 3Speak
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Wow...
Congratulations for being the first to post for this week.
I like your entry
It's so cool
Thanks for listening, Im looking forward to seeing what song you bring for the "memories" theme.
Alright dear
You will see my entry soon
This is amazing dear friend
Nice presentation
Thanks so much! :D
You're welcome
Great job my brother, keep it up, a hug ✌🎶
Hugs back to you, Im going to check your song out now! :)
Brother this song is wonderful and a great example of this week's theme. Thanks for giving us a great start, you are awesome. I love the country sound in the sung stories, bravo!... I loved the idea of combining the stanzas, it's more seconds of pleasure 🤣
Thanks for the kind words :) Yeah it seemed a little short with just 3 verses.It's a bluegrass tune so I guess normally there would be guitar solos and violin instrumentals filling the space. I love that line about "The black smoke trailing back as she moved across the track" so I had to repeat that one.
Thanks for listening and for the support on this one , Im glad you enjoyed it!
Great job bro. This cover is really good. Cheers ☺️
Thanks for listening ,Im glad you enjoyed this one :).
Thanks for listening ,Im glad you enjoyed this one :).
Hello @celticheartbeat, in my consideration, this entry is absolutely beautiful. I listened to you so closely and I felt the vibration of the atmosphere cheers bro ☺ ❤️ 🎶 🎹 🎵 🎻 🎤 🥁
Aww thanks for such kind words , I enjoy singing this one a lot ,I will try and bring similar songs to hive open mic in the future.
Excelente interpretación amigo, felicitaciones 👏👏😃
Muchas gracias por escuchar, estoy muy contento de que hayas disfrutado de mi canción :).
Hey friend, this is amazing. Congratulations.!! I loved the song.!
Thanks for listening and leaving such a nice comment. I had a look at your page , you have a beautiful voice and I love that nylon-stringed guitar you are playing. Are you bringing a song to this week's theme of "Memories"?
Excelente you presentations my friend @celticheartbeat
Thanks so much for listening to my song :).
It's a great song and I love listening to it. You are brilliant
Thanks for such kind words ,It makes me really happy to read comments like this :).
Amazing country sound...I enjoyed this man. The visuals are lovely as well, took us way back in time with this. Awesome entry man 👏.
Thanks for listening, I just checked out your Maroon 5 cover, you did a great job again this week!
How kind of you, thank you so much man 🤍.