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"Cripple Creek" is an Old Time Appalachian folk song for the fiddle, though it is often played on the banjo as well. It has become a standard among bluegrass musicians and is often one of the first songs a banjo picker learns.[1] No one knows exactly when it was composed, but there are theories about just where Cripple Creek is. Some say it is Cripple Creek, Virginia, while others say it is based onCripple Creek, Colorado during the gold rush. It was frequently recorded by early country musicians in the 1920s.[2] The following are lyrics from a 1909 version included in the Journal of American Folklore, 1915.[4] A. "(From East Tennessee; mountain whites; from memory; 1909)" Goin' to Cripple Creek, goin' ter Rome (roam), Goin' ter Cripple Creek, goin' back home. See them women layin' in the shade, Waitin' fer the money them men have made. Roll my breeches ter my knees En wade ol' Cripple Creek when I please. B. "(From South Carolina; country whites, MS. of Mr. Bryan; 1909)" Goin' to Cripple Creek, going in a run; Goin' to Cripple Creek to have my fun. When Cecil Sharp collected folksongs in the Appalachian Mountains in 1917 he found one version of Cripple Creek:[2] "Gone to Cripple Creek" sung by Mrs. Wilson Pineville, Kentucky, Aug 27, 1917. Gone to Cripple Creek, gone in a run, Gone to Cripple Creek to have some fun. Gone to Cripple Creek, gone in a run, Gone to Cripple Creek to have some fun. "Gone" is probably a mishearing of- goin'.
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Guitar an Bass
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Banjo Guitar and Bass
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Guitar and Bass
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