1920 THE GEORGIA CRACKERS RILEY THE FURNITURE MAN

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1920 THE GEORGIA CRACKERS RILEY THE FURNITURE MAN

YOU ARE BIDDING ON A VINTAGE 1920'S 78 RPM RECORD BY THE GEORGIA CRACKERS STRING BAND TITLES "RILEY THE FURNITURE MAN" AND "THE GEORGIA BLACK BOTTOM"

BOTH ARE OKEH ELECTRIC RECORDINGS

LABEL # 45111

COMES IN PLAIN PAPER SLEEVE

RECORD IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION

EACH SIDE IS 3.05 MINUTES LONG

WE HAVE LISTENED TO THIS RECORD SEVERAL TIMES AND IT MAKES US LAUGH EVERY TIME- IT'S A REAL HOOT

TO HEAR A CLIP OF "RILEY THE FURNITURE MAN" , JUST CLICK ON  THE ADDRESS LINE BELOW ,THEN CLICK ON SONG NUMBER 5 " RILEY THE FURNITURE MAN "....NOTE....DON'T CLICK ON THE ADVERTISING HEADER. WAIT FOR LIST OF SONGS TO COME UP ON THE SCREEN....................

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 THE GEORGIA CRACKERS WAS A STRING BAND OF THE 1920'S THAT INCLUDED FIDDLE- GUITAR AND BANJO

SOME OF THE OTHER TUNES THAT THIS GROUP RECORDED ARE

"THE COON FROM TENNESSEE"

"DIAMOND JOE"

"STOCKADE BLUES"

"I'VE GOT A GAL IN BALTIMORE"

....NOTE.... SEE AND READ THE LYRICS TO " RILEY THE FURNITURE MAN AT BELOW................

When I’s poor, no man, we’re all so bad Riley from Virginia, got everything I had Riley’s been here, got my furniture and gone

(Then straight into)

Well Riley came to my house, and these are the words he said Throw that nigger driver out, and load that poster bed Riley’s been here, got my furniture and gone

Instrumental break

Cos it makes no difference to the rich man, with all his fancy clothes If you don’t pay Mr Riley, you’ve got no place to go Riley’s been here, got my furniture and gone

(Then straight into)

See Riley’s he’s a rich man, on poor folks like me Every Sunday morning, Riley gives to charity Riley’s been here, got my furniture and gone

Instrumental break

Well Riley came to my house, and these are the words he said Throw that nigger driver out, and load that poster bed Riley’s been here, got my furniture and gone

(Then straight into)

Cos it makes no difference to the rich man, with all his fancy clothes If you don’t pay Mr Riley, you’ve got no place to go Riley’s been here, got my furniture and gone

Instrumental break

When I was bore low man, all so bad Riley from Virginia, got everything I had Riley’s been here, got my furniture and gone Instrumental - just three lines; and finish by singing: Riley’s been here, got my furniture and gone. END