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The Eclectic Banjo - Posted - 10/12/2025: 08:32:23
Love this old time fiddle tune but can’t find sheet music online. I know there are clawhammer tabs on BHO but I’m looking for sheet music on the melody, preferably with lyrics. I’d like to arrange a melodic version for fingerstyle playing. Any ideas?
janolov - Posted - 10/12/2025: 08:43:41
Here you can find notation (I found no lyrics):
tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:C...h_of_July
abcnotation.com/tunePage?a=tri...y0_D/0000
natunelist.net/camp-meeting-on...-of-july/
showman.org/tunes/CampMeetingO...arton.pdf
The Eclectic Banjo - Posted - 10/12/2025: 11:25:44
quote:
Originally posted by janolovHere you can find notation (I found no lyrics):
tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:C...h_of_July
abcnotation.com/tunePage?a=tri...y0_D/0000
natunelist.net/camp-meeting-on...-of-july/
showman.org/tunes/CampMeetingO...arton.pdf
Apparently did not look hard enough! Thank you.
Still curious about the lyrics though. Have heard it sung but can never remember lyrics.
The Eclectic Banjo - Posted - 10/13/2025: 17:05:36
Found the lyrics! For banjo player posterity:
Verse 1:
When I was a little boy,
I’d milk the cow and clean the sty;
I knew the time was getting near:
Camp meeting in July.
We put on our Sunday Best,
Our shirts and pants all washed in lye;
People come from miles around:
Camp meeting in July.
Chorus:
Glory Hallelujah,
See the fire in the sky!
Glory Hallelujah,
Camp meeting in July.
Glory Hallelujah,
We all sang the sweet by and by;
Glory Hallelujah,
Camp meeting in July.
Verse 2:
A preacher preached the Holy Word,
I listened to my sister cry;
Mama cooled her with a fan,
Camp meeting in July.
The deacons had a baseball game,
We all had an ice cream apple pie;
We all had a BIG OL’ TIME!
Camp meeting in July.
Verse 3:
A little girl with hair of gold,
Held my hand beneath the sky;
And later on I stole a kiss,
Camp Meeting in July.
We rode on in the buck board then,
All snuggled down, all cozy dry;
My sleep was filled with childhood dreams,
Camp Meeting in July.
Credits to: mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=27358
Edited by - The Eclectic Banjo on 10/13/2025 17:08:55
carlb - Posted - 10/14/2025: 05:01:55
quote:
Originally posted by The Eclectic BanjoFound the lyrics! For banjo player posterity:
You should have added author credits.
CAMP MEETING IN JULY
(Jerry Correll/Casey Hash)
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