Two In The Middle
Coffee
Grows On White Oak Trees - Hello Susan Bron
Arranged and adapted by:
Publisher:
| Belafonte Folk Singers - LPM1760 |
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| Chad Mitchell Trio - KS3281, FE3281CD, VSD5749, KS3334, |
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| DeCormier Singers - RS865SD |
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| Ray Boguslav - MF359 |
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| Milt Okun - HL7307 |
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[Singer # is in brackets.]
[1: Slowly and quietly]
Coffee grows on white oak trees. [pause]
The river flows with brandy oh. [pause]
Go choose someone to roam with you [pause]
Sweet as 'lasses candy.
[1]
There's two in the middle and I can't catch Josie.
Two in the middle and I can't get around.
There's two in the middle and I can't catch Josie.
Hello Susan Brown.
[1&2]
Two in the middle and I can't catch Josie.
Two in the middle and I can't get around.
Two in the middle and I can't catch Josie.
Hello Susan Brown.
CHORUS [All. Loud, rousing.]:
Railroad, steamboat, river and canal,
I lost my true love on that raging canal.
[1] Well, she's [all] gone, gone gone
[1] And she's [all] gone, gone, gone.
She's gone for to stay on that raging canal.
[3]Four in the middle and I can't catch Josie
[1&2]Four in the middle and I can't get around.
[3]Four in the middle and I can't catch Josie
[all] Hello Susan Brown.
[Repeat]
[Chorus]
[2&3] Fiddle in the middle and I can't catch Josie
[1] Fiddle in the middle and I can't get around.
[2&3] Fiddle in the middle and I can't catch Josie
[all] Hello Susan Brown.
[Repeat]
[Chorus]
[up key half step]
[all:]
Wheel about and turn about - can't catch Josie
Wheel about and turn about - can't get around.
Wheel about and turn about - can't catch Josie
Hello Susan Brown.
[3, quietly in background: "gone, gone, gone"]
[1&2]
Wheel about and turn about - can't catch Josie
Wheel about and turn about - can't get around.
Wheel about and turn about - can't catch Josie
Hello Susan Brown.
[While #2 sings the chorus, #1 repeats the "Wheel about..."
verse and #3 keeps up the "gone, gone, gone...".
[Chorus, all. Slowing down at end.]
[1: Slowly and quietly]
Coffee grows on white oak trees. [pause]
The river flows with brandy oh. [pause]
[All, in tight harmony:]
Go choose someone to roam with you [pause]
[1, solo:]
Sweet as 'lasses candy oh.
