3/14/2024 0 Comments Huckleberry clementine musicThe National Archives of Australia has a scan of the sheet music online.Ĭol Joye was a pioneering Aussie pop star of the rock’n’roll era (b. (Rockin’ Rollin’) Clementine: In a cavern, crazy cavern, excavatin’ for a mine/ Lived a daddy of all daddies and a chick named Clementine/ Sheĭrove the jeep down to the juke joint/ Every evenin’ just at nine/ Hoppin’ Boppin’, struttin’ strollin’/ Rockin’ rollin’, Clementine…” Water/ Ev’ry morning just at nine/ Hit her foot against a splinter/ Fell into the foaming brine… (lyrics at the ‘Contemplator’ website.) Compare these lyrics:Ĭlementine: In a cavern, in a canyon/ Excavating for a mine/ Dwelt a miner, forty niner/ And his daughter Clementine/…Drove she ducklings to the The song is a hip rewrite of the old Californian Gold Rush song, with a new melody that ditches the familiar waltz time. Writer credit is to Ken Taylor, the A&R man who signed Col Joye to Festival. This differs from the American release: it was the second recording by Col Joye of (Rockin’ Rollin’)Ĭlementine, this time specifically for Australian release (see story below). ![]() The New Notes are heard on the record, according to comments Some pressings show Delltones instead of New Notes. ![]() #1 Sydney #1 Melbourne #9 Brisbane #2 Adelaide #15 Perth ![]() Col Joye & The Joy Boys - (Rockin’ Rollin’) Clementine (1959)
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