Parody on Hank Snow's "I'm Movin' On"

I heard it by Homer & Jethro Letty, but Hank could have cut it too.

Mornin', panz. Lord have mercy, Homer and Jethro are fantastic, and may have done a parody on Hank Snow, but I'm thinking of the one that went something like:

Old tom cat was feelin' mean til he backed in to the sewing machine,
He's movin on,
He'll soon be gone.
He split a stitch as he jumped the ditch,
He's movin' on.

I'm not certain if you're familiar with Jo Stafford, but H & J did a parody on "You Belong to Me" which is priceless.

I especially like the opening verse: "Send me paw paws in a paper poke.."

I learned to appreciate Hank Snow, the singing ranger, when I heard "I've been everywhere, man, I've been everywhere". They play that recording behind travel commercials. He had a really good voice.

What a sad life, though. Sorta like Hank Williams.

Hank Snow? Canajiun weren't he? How was his life sad?

Now gather 'round chillun..Aunt Letty's gonna tell us about The Singin' Ranger. This is a photo of Hank and his patron Ernest Tubb

panz, I just know that Hank had a troubled childhood. He was abused by his grandparents. Unlike Hank Williams, he had a good voice and was also a great writer. Hank's voice wasn't one that I particularly liked, but some of his songs were masterpieces, especially "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry."

UhOh! That gather round comment reminded me of Johnny Mercer. Now I'm off to check out Hank Thompson.

Ain't you wondering how a 2 year old thread popped up all of a sudden?

Two years old? Good grief. Yes, I am wondering now.

Welll...1 and a half.

My word, panz. You were right. It was Homer and Jethro.

HOMER & JETHRO
I'M MOVIN' ON NO. 2
As recorded by Homer & Jethro
(To The Tune Of I'm Movin' On) Written by Hank Snow

The [D] old hound dog was feelin' fine
Till he fell in a barrel of [D7] turpentine
He's a-movin' [G] on, he's a-movin' [D] on
He [A] passed the gate, like an eighty-eight
He's a-movin' [D] on.

There was a smart guy from the city
And he picked up a stripe'd kitty
He's a-movin' on, he's a-movin' on
We held our nose, as we burried his clothes
We're a-movin' on.

I let a man work on my car
Then he grabbed a-hold of a spark plug wire
He's a-movin' on, he's a-movin' on
He turned it loose, when he felt the juice
He's a-movin' on.

The old Tom cat was a-feelin' mean
When he caught his tail in the sewin' machine
He's a-movin' on, he's a-movin' on
He ripped a stitch, when he hit the ditch
He's a-movin' on.

The old man's face got white as a sheet
When he slipped and fell in his cream of wheat
He's a-movin' on, he's a-movin' on
He flapped his ears, as he shifted gears
He's a-movin' on.

Uncle John got awful clean
When he fell into the washing machine
He's a-movin' on, he's a-movin' on
He couldn't straddle, that doggone paddle
He's a-movin' on.

We travel a lot to make our showin'
The way we sing we have to keep goin'
We're a-movin' on, we're a-movin' on
We've gotta go, here comes Hank Snow
We're a-movin' on.

"I cocked and eye at her
she cocked an eye at me
we sat there
cockeyed as can be"
nope I don't remember Homer and Jethro

Ahhh Letty Thanks for amusing me this morning. Better than morning radio. BTW Doc Watson introduced this version to me on his greatest album: Doc Watson Live!

I can't believe that dys doesn't know Jethro or Snow, but his substitute lyrics were "way to go"....


Panz, I'm delighted that you are delighted. Fun for me, too.