O LUD GALS !

Originally published in Boston by C.H. Keith in 1843, with the endorsement, “As performed by The Virginia Minstrels, words by Dan Emmett”, one of the founders of the minstrel tradition. In 1854, It was included in a new collection, "White’s New Ethiopian Song Book", published in Philadelphia. This book’s preface attributes the melody of 'O Lud Gals' to Charles White. This song is one of the many popular comic tunes published in the "1855 Briggs Banjo Instructor".
We learned this song and several others from an excellent album by renowned Virginia folk-musician, Joe Ayers, called "Banjos, Bones, and Boatmen". As evidenced here by our 'enthusiastic' performance, 'O Lud Gals' is one of our favorites.

[@HistoryBoy]

OH LUD GALS! Possibly my favorite song ever, from my favorite band ever! Absolutely love the immersion provided by this video series. Beyond excited to take a watch...

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Thanks History Boy !!!

[@HistoryBoy]

@@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand Of course pards! Waiting until I get home and can watch on the big screen!

[@zidokthepriest]

Love confederate songs, greetings from Brazil

[@hub2331]

Re-form the band right now, we all miss you!

[@beenieween1e]

This one makes me wanna pull on my boots and tap out a tune! Beautiful performance.

[@macearcsw5034]

I am French. It is a pleasure to share your American culture that I love a lot thanks to your songs. (Sorry for my English)

[@gregoryfrederick2582]

Very few french people admire American culture.

[@macearcsw5034]

@@gregoryfrederick2582 Not really. I'm obviously a fan of American culture but I'm not the only one

[@patrickdaly5068]

That is terrific! However, I was sad to read in the comments that you are no longer performing. I just discovered you! I love Celtic music and period music with a Celtic influence, bluegrass, whatever. Thanks for a great song! The lead singer knows how to front a band.

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Does he EVER ! Thanks for that !! I'll be sure to share this with him. Do us a favor, subscribe & click on the ‘notifications’ bell, so you won't miss any new releases ! kzbin.info/door/6RHX6u-WDoS0EuMgIyfHrA

[@horus4411]

Incredible song I listened for years, greetings from Turkey, I really liked this version and spirit of you guys.

[@johnmeadows5645]

WOW, that is a lively tune. Never heard it before.

[@fractuss]

Always makes me think of all the tunes lost to us but thankful for the many we still have.

[@ethan6882]

Hearing these songs is like listening to the soul of America. Fantastic. Love from a New York yankee!

[@massimouguzzoni8631]

Hurray for the 2nd South Carolina String Band! Hurray, Hurray, Hurray! God bless America! 🌹🇮🇹🌈🇺🇲🌹

[@tombankwel4822]

Ohh what a beautiful song, must have been like this in Robert e Lees camp with jeb Stuart stowall Jackson, and old Pete, thanks to you All glad you Are back, semper fi, from tom your friend always 🤩 🤩

[@Matthias_SZL]

Jeez, I need to learn more (Southern) English ☺️ Thank you for posting this song, it's a beauty!

[@toms1341]

Great performance, pleasure to listen..👍

[@lars651]

"You fellers know oh lud gals?" "Yeah, hope i do" 😂😂

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

That was the second take... Nailed it.😄

[@konstantindorokhin677]

Thanks a lot. I enjoy listening to you in Russia

[@michaelcollins2319]

Love from Ireland, so many of these songs have used my native homes tunes and jigs to different lyrics, i truly feel contacted to this part of history, while my ancestor stayed in ireland, his brothers went to the US during the famine, i would like to think they felt at home with these great songs. Keep up the great Content! Enjoy the Retirement, Have always loved your music, thank you for those great summers where i could sit in the shade and listen to a nice few folk songs.

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Thanks, Mike ! Much obliged !!

[@anthonytokar3961]

That be because the Irish who immigrated to the States served in the Confederate army and influenced the music. It would be like if the Chinese fought the Civil War, the music would be entirely different.

[@antares85PL]

What a spirit:) I really enjoyed your version. Please keep doing this beautiful work. Greetings from Poland, Europe.

[@vincenzorusso905]

You all are the greatest as always. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@vickienelson2525]

Awesome job! Makes my day when I see a video from these talented artists.

[@zabaddon7652]

This One is one of my favorites, it's nice to listen to while you're cooking breakfast out in the wilderness.

[@godswillwariya9082]

2nd. Carolina. band. doing. great. like. always

[@thesouthernsinger2763]

One of the catchiest tunes of all time.

[@leoocta6510]

GREAT SONG. 👍👊🤜🤛👆📺🇺🇸

[@jirihala5913]

Bud this Is Dixie song, not Union!

[@leoocta6510]

@@jirihala5913 OK BRO.

[@dyannehorton6848]

These guys are wonderful!!!!

[@michaelclark2458]

One of the greatest y'all have done! God Bless 2nd South Carolina String Band.

[@confederatenation6429]

Now that’s some mighty fine pickin’ and singin’!

[@stevepasha9668]

Love your tunes out here in Montana.

[@TexasIndependenceNow]

Yee Hoooo.. 🤠 Keep up the good work boyz! DEO VINDICE 🇸🇴 ❎

[@SilverOwls]

Love the camp setting! It really adds to the overall mood of the song.

[@benalor1973]

The melody of this song is perhaps one of my favorites.

[@pazamor9164]

Folk song is something elses!!!!

[@kazz8326]

college roommate told me to turn it down so i turned it up louder, thanks for this!

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Good for you. Free speech being exercised.

[@eboneezeradams1821]

Looking and sounding great Dave. You probably don't remember me but I sent you a comment a few yarn ago about how I had heard but not heard Dixie until I heard it performed by yourself and the 2nd. Since then, I've moved south. I left Pennsylvannia to settle in North Florida. I've only been here a few months but kick myself for not moving sooner. Everything is better, especially the people.

[@kailierayner5512]

Do you guys have a calendar list of events? I want you guys to play at my wedding lol

[@toestab8096]

love it

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Thanks ! Officially FIRST COMMENT !

[@bidengaming1451]

THE LEGENDS ARE BACK!

[@tadeodewiesent7128]

¡¡¡Bravo!!! ¡Beautiful! ¡Greetings from Chile!

[@JamesMilliganJr]

Enjoyed this. Very inventive.

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Thanks ! Why not subscribe ?

[@pineapple0748]

Can y'all do this song called The south shall rise agian? I love ur music so much thank u for uploading it is on my bucket list to see y'all play one day. Have y'all ever played in Alabama (my state)

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Thanks a lot, but I'm sorry to have to 'empty your bucket'. We are no longer performing or recording. Show's over, sadly, except for here on KZbin. My wife and I drove thru AL in March this year, but no, the band has never played there. Thanks again for your comment and support. Wish I had better news for you.

[@Tinyuvm]

Boatman song and this are my favorites!

[@nikkonichols]

Amazing!! Love it good job lads!! 👏

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Gets the old heart beating, it does. Thanks, Lads and hope all is well down there. With all this wind I keep looking for a BOOM storm. Stay as cool as you can. The grans have a dentist in Greenville and it was 102 there the other day. 90 here which is a month early. God Bless ALL Yall and you can turn another one loo0se just any time. GBWYall from your neighbor just across the line at Whitewater Falls!

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Lewie, old pard. I hope this don't break your beating 'old heart', but we ain't really from SC (my brother is now - recent arrival). But rest assured, OUR hearts belong to Dixie (despite the fact our other parts are elsewhere...) !

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand South iz South and THAT's what counts. TEXAS has to be South as well a bunch of others. It's the HEART that makes the South, not necessarily the location so yall don't have a single thing to worry about! God Be With ALL yall! That's my story as a native hillbilly and I'm sticking to it!

[@josemattos7157]

Muito bom. Aprecio o trabalho de vcs desde o início de 2022. Sou fã dessas manifestações folclóricas. Saudações do sul do Brasil.

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Muito obrigado!

[@BigmanC123]

Wonderful tune

[@amiedetherese]

Beautiful natural setting. You guys always do such a great job with the microphone setup. Always impeccable,

[@Wqsmh]

So good 👍

[@MakeNumismaticsGreatAgain]

Oh how I wish I could go back in time and come to your concerts. Got into your music and the Civil War after you guys stopped playing. 😞

[@jasondelk7042]

Song that makes me get up and dance with a quick step, only when I see my wife staring at me do I realize I'm a terrible dancer and my mind tricked me into thinking I was.

[@beadahm8733]

Always 👍👍👍 always good music, always perfect!😉🇲🇫

[@vladivanov9119]

Корни народа в его культуре. Большое спасибо.

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

"The roots of a people are in their culture. Thank you very much." большое спасибо. Я ценю

[@thethe2645]

One of my favorite recordings of this song by you guys, it sounds very laid back. It gives the vibe like it's actually just a recording of a camp during the civil war. It's like a time machine

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Thanks very much ! That's the whole idea... Glad it comes across !

[@wesleywilliams8111]

Great as always!

[@gregdiiamond3899]

Excellent guys! Y'all are the best!

[@neithon467]

Love your music guys. Keep up the good work 👍

[@MatthewChenault]

Ah! A genuine classic! Makes me want to whip out my Dulcimer and strum a little tune.

[@1339LARS]

Great as always!!!! //Lars

[@CaptainRew]

🍻 One of my favorites 🍻

[@matthewdwyer342]

Sounds amazing like always! Great Job!

[@zuzanahessova2333]

Hi, nice song. Unfortunately, I always see the many graves of historic cemeteries in American cemeteries, and I'm sad. On the other hand, I am glad that you follow tradition.

[@ftargr]

tradition fills the cemeteries against the tyrants, where did you see this exactly brother?

[@zuzanahessova2333]

@@ftargr I saw it on the web : Faces of the Forgoten

[@zuzanahessova2333]

@@ftargr kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYfGi3aYnN6jhK8

[@Anythingdisneyg]

O yes yes 👏

[@kickervideos4592]

GREAT!

[@traceycrossman1295]

Wonderful stuff.

[@anthonytokar3961]

I get turned up to this tune

[@muamermalik781]

Greetings from Sarajevo, Bosnia..southeast Europe(near Melania Trump land).. Is anyone here to serve in the peacemission in rhe my country during 1990s? Nice folk souther song

[@Rodelero]

My uncle was in Bosnia as infantry in the 90s, but no I was in armored cavalry in the 2010s , preferred tanks, lol, different part of world sorry friend hahaha 😂 Kako si??? Blagoslovio Bog tebe i tvoju obitelj!!! Greetings from Texas

[@par576]

Is that the fife player I missed in Hard Times? If so I'm glad to see him!

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Yes. The same. Now, sadly deceased... R.I.P.

[@par576]

@@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand Great to see him. He's very good.

[@alexanderthegreat3591]

@@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand very sad we will miss him very much

[@Mikeforvideofun]

Really great play, enjoy it very much !😀👍

[@noahcartermusic2546]

So is this “civil war camp music” or “plantation music” or was it all sort of the same? Regardless, I love the show youns put on!

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

I guess you'd have to say it's 'plantation' music in a 'civil war camp'. Not necessarily the same thing. The soldiers back then, just as those of today, brought their favorite songs with them when they went off to fight. KInd of a comfort thing, y'know ? Glad you liked it ! Thanks for the comment !

[@yeoldebanjo5470]

This stuff would sound great on a record.

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

DUDE ! it IS on a 'record' - "Southern Soldier" !!

[@nutivasilescu3928]

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[@uptechcar3796]

из России с любовью, Юг навсегда!!!

[@eddielee5238]

Brought to you by the Scotch Irish .

[@eddielee5238]

Applause applause !

[@1339LARS]

Top notch!!! //Lars

[@tarheelpatch3386]

Reminds me of Joe Ayers albums of the 80s .

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Right ! Now, no offense, Tarheel, but your knowledgeable comment goes a long way toward supporting my belief that seemingly very few folks ever bother to read the 'SHOW MORE' posted under each of our videos. One of our baseline objectives from the very beginning over 30 years ago has been to 'educate' the listening public about the music and culture of that era. Anyway, as you will see when you click on that 'SHOW MORE' button above, I have specifically credited ol' Joe Ayers as having been one of our principal inspirations when we first began 'mining' the plantation music of the antebellum years in America. "Banjos, Bones, and Boatmen" was in fact, our first introduction to the minstrel genre.

[@billmacaulay]

@@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand I feel the same when someone asks for information thats already been supplied. I 'm not having a go at Tarheel ,it just happens so regularly.

[@danielperry8221]

"Banjos, Bones, and Boatmen"...wow.. I could figure out the melody but the lyrics are hard to discern- are they available ?

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

O, LUD GALS ! It's up the rope and down the cable, Forty horses in the stable ! First an injun then a squaw, Gwine away for the Arkansas ! Oh Lud gals! Gimme me chaw t'bacca Oh lud gals! Pass along the whiskey, Make my head swim when I get a little tipsy! Vinegar shoes and paper stockings; Sent to me, Miss Molly Hawkins. My wife's dead and I'm a widder; All the way from roaring river. Oh Lud gals! Gimme me chaw t'bacca Oh lud gals! Pass along the whiskey, Make my head swim when I get a little tipsy! If I had a wife and a little baby; I'd support her like a lady Gobs of wool and little fishes; Earthen plates and pewter dishes. Oh Lud gals! Gimme me chaw t'bacca Oh lud gals! Pass along the whiskey, Make my head swim when I get a little tipsy! Cowhide shoes and buckskin breeches; Give me the gal that sews the stiches! The prettiest thing in all creation; Is a yaller gal in the wild goose nation! Oh Lud gals! Gimme me chaw t'bacca Oh lud gals! Pass along the whiskey, Make my head swim when I get a little tipsy! All the way from the injun nation; Big corn crib on a little plantation. My wife's dead and I'll get another; Pretty little black gal just like the other! Oh Lud gals! Gimme me chaw t'bacca Oh lud gals! Pass along the whiskey, Make my head swim when I get a little tipsy! So blow away you gentle breezes; All among the 'simmon tree-zes. Dar I set 'long with the muses Mendin' my old boots and shoes-es. Oh Lud gals! Gimme me chaw t'bacca Oh lud gals! Pass along the whiskey, Make my head swim when I get a little tipsy! We good ? (O:

[@shotpusher]

Shared♥️

[@seand9852]

o young lads!

[@jirihala5913]

Dixie forewer!!!

[@INDYOSKARS]

And efer !

[@StandWatie1862]

I can't find anything about this song on google. Like to have an idea of what the lyrics mean. Can't find 21st century translation.

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Why do I get the feeling that "you ain't from around these parts" ? This is a mid-nineteenth century minstrel song, filled with references to 19th century things... Sorry if that's not much help. But did you ENJOY it ?

[@StandWatie1862]

@@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand I'm a member of the SCV. Just don't know what chud tobacco is. Yeah I like the song

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

@@StandWatie1862 'CHAW' t'bacca... "Gimme chaw t'bacca." That help ? To see the complete lyrics of the song, scroll down to a comment by Daniel Perry (3 days ago).

[@StandWatie1862]

@@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand ok thanks

[@edwardmiller9611]

What is Lud gal?

[@2ndSouthCarolinaStringBand]

Colloquial expression for 'O Lord, gals' ! Dude likes women... that's all.

[@5poopy]

Oh, Lord! Gals! (19th century version of (OMG, GIRLS)

[@GeremiasVi]

+1 comment

[@maifafelltemmie6300]

Away down South in the land of traitors Rattlesnakes and alligators Right away (right away) Come away (come away) Right away (right away) Come away Where cotton's king and men are chattles Union boys will win the battles Right away (right away) Come away (come away) Right away (right away) Come away We'll all go down to Dixie, away, away Each Dixie boy must understand that he must mind his Uncle Sam Away (away) Away (away) We'll all go down to Dixie Away (away) Away (away) We'll all go down to Dixie I wish I was in Baltimore I'd make secession traitors roar Right away (right away) Come away (come away) Right away (right away) Come away We'll put the traitors all to route I'll bet my boots we'll whip 'em out Right away (right away) Come away (come away) Right away (right away) Come away (come away) We'll all go down to Dixie, away, away Each Dixie boy must understand that he must mind his Uncle Sam Away (away) Away (away) We'll all go down to Dixie! Away (away) Away (away) We'll all go down to Dixie Oh, may our Stars and Stripes still wave Forever o'er the fee and brave! Right away (right away) Come away (come away) Right away (right away) Come away And let our motto ever be Forever Union and for liberty Right away (right away) Come away (come away) Ride away (ride away) Come away We'll all go down to Dixie, away, away Each Dixie boy must understand that he must mind his Uncle Sam Away (away) Away (away) We'll all go down to Dixie Away (away) Away (away) We'll all go down to Dixie

[@TrilosonicResolutions]

Low-effort Yank parody

[@maifafelltemmie6300]

@@TrilosonicResolutions low effort traitor comment

[@adamhenrywalker]

Well I wish I was in Dixie! Hooray! Hooray! In Dixie’s Land I took my stand to live and die in Dixie! Away! Away! Away down south in Dixie! Away! Away! Away down south in Dixie!

[@INDYOSKARS]

Hooked nose Sam in´t me uncle, fook him !

[@user-qq9xu9le5u]

every state has the right to leave the union

[@bearshield7138]

love it