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Peg And Awl (Trad​.​)

from Seabro Sessions by Sal Fiteni

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This is a traditional tune. It's a song about machinery taking the place of the working man. The shoe maker in the song, however, is rejoicing in the fact that this new machine will save him from hard labor. I first heard this from The Carolina Tar Heels on Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music. My version takes a definite cue from that one with some of my own flavor added in.

lyrics

In the days of eighteen and one
Peg and awl.
In the days of eighteen and one
Peg and awl.
In the days of eighteen and one
Peggin' shoes is all I done.
Hand me down my pegs, my pegs, my pegs, my awl.

In the days of eighteen and two
Peg and awl.
In the days of eighteen and two
Peg and awl.
In the days of eighteen and two
Peggin' shoes is all I do.
Hand me down my pegs, my pegs, my pegs, my awl.

In the days of eighteen and three
Peg and awl.
In the days of eighteen and three
Peg and awl.
In the days of eighteen and three
Peggin' shoes is all you'd see.
Hand me down my pegs, my pegs, my pegs, my awl.

In the days of eighteen and four
Peg and awl.
In the days of eighteen and four
Peg and awl.
In the days of eighteen and four
I said I'd peg them shoes no more.
Throw away my pegs, my pegs, my pegs, my awl.

They've invented a new machine
Peg and awl.
They've invented a new machine
Peg and awl.
They've invented a new machine
Prettiest little thing you ever seen.
Throw away my pegs, my pegs, my pegs, my awl.

Make one hundred pair to my one
Peg and awl.
Make one hundred pair to my one
Peg and awl.
Make one hundred pair to my one
Peggin' shoes it ain't no fun.
Throw away my pegs, my pegs, my pegs, my awl.

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from Seabro Sessions, released July 1, 2012

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Sal Fiteni Lindenhurst, New York

Old time music for modern day lovers

Formerly Slip Silver. I also make music in bands such as Sister Kisser, Crow Bait, Dino Boys, and Troubled Hearts.

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