Cumberland Gap (Donegan)

artist:Lonnie Donegan

, writer:Traditional

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 {t:Cumberland Gap (Donegan)}
{key: C}
{artist: Lonnie Donegan}
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWA997xM9MI Capo 4
{c: Instrumental in middle removed} 
[C] Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
fifteen miles on the [G] Cumberland [C] gap.
Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
fifteen miles on the [G] Cum-[G7]berland [C] gap.

Well, [C] Cumberland gap ain't nowhere,
fifteen miles from [G] Middlesbo-[C]rough.
Cumberland gap ain't nowhere,
fifteen miles from [G] Middlesbo-[C]rough.

[C] Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
fifteen miles on the [G] Cumberland [C] gap.
Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
fifteen miles on the [G] Cum-[G7]berland [C] gap.

I [C] got a girl six feet tall,
sleeps in the kitchen with her [G] feet in the [C] hall.
[C] Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
fifteen miles on the [G] Cumberland [C] gap.

Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
fifteen miles on the [G] Cum-[G7]berland [C] gap.
Well, [C] two old ladies sitting in the sand,
each one wishing that the [G] other was a [C] man.

[C] Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
fifteen miles on the [G] Cumberland [C] gap.
Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
fifteen miles on the [G] Cum-[G7]berland [C] gap.

Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
fifteen miles on the [G] Cum-[G7]berland [C] gap.
Well, [C] two old ladies sitting in the sand,
each one wishing that the [G] other was a [C] man.

Well, a [C] dollar is a dollar and a dime is a dime,
and I love you baby most [G] all the [C] time.

[C] Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
fifteen miles on the [G] Cumberland [C] gap.
Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
fifteen miles on the [G] Cum-[G7]berland [C] gap.

[C] Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
Cumberland gap, Cumberland gap,
fifteen miles [G] on the Cumberland [C] gap.

Song Info

Title: Cumberland Gap (Donegan)

Artist: Lonnie Donegan

Writer: Traditional

Song Types: Bluegrass, Folk, Rock n Roll

Key: C

Info: "Cumberland Gap" is an Appalachian folk song that likely dates to the latter half of the 19th century and was first recorded in 1924. The song is typically played on banjo or fiddle, and well-known versions of the song include instrumental versions as well as versions with lyrics. A version of the song appeared in the 1934 book, American Ballads and Folk Songs, by folk song collector John Lomax. Woody Guthrie recorded a version of the song at his Folkways sessions in the mid-1940s, and the song saw a resurgence in popularity with the rise of bluegrass and the American folk music revival in the 1950s.[1] In 1957, the British musician Lonnie Donegan had a No. 1 UK hit with a skiffle version of "Cumberland Gap"

Anthony James Donegan MBE known as Lonnie Donegan, was a British skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians. Born in Scotland and brought up in England, Donegan began his career in the British trad jazz revival but transitioned to skiffle in the mid 1950s, rising to prominence with a hit recording of the American folk song "Rock Island Line" which helped spur the broader UK skiffle movement.

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Cumberland Gap (Donegan)

artist:Lonnie Donegan

, writer:Traditional

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