"Dick Licker's Holler," a Leadbelly song

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Twelve-String Matt Member Posts: 113 From: Registered: May 2005	posted 08-11-2006 17:38 I have a Leadbelly CD by Document Records called "The Remaining Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 3 1935." One of the tracks featured on this CD is an unaccompanied holler called "Dick Licker's Holler." I swear this is the actual title of the song. The lyrics are hard to understand. Does anyone have a transcription of the lyrics. And does anyone know what the song means? Is it about a guy whose name is, unfortuneately, "Dick Licker" or is that wong? Thanks. IP: Logged
Tom Austin Member Posts: 2513 From: Occidental, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999	posted 08-11-2006 18:29 The lyrics are hard to understand. >>>> well, thank God for small favors. IP: Logged
PaulData Member Posts: 76 From: Tucson AZ USA Registered: Apr 2006	posted 08-11-2006 19:59 Too funny... IP: Logged
Twelve-String Matt Member Posts: 113 From: Registered: May 2005	posted 08-11-2006 23:20 Damn, I should've seen that coming. Hahaha. IP: Logged
sam Member Posts: 757 From: pittsburgh pa usa Registered: Apr 2003	posted 08-12-2006 05:10 "Is it about a guy whose name is, unfortuneately, "Dick Licker" or is that wong?" ------------ i went to high school with an individual named Richard Head Jr. IP: Logged
bluesdawg Member Posts: 281 From: Baker County Florida Registered: Aug 2005	posted 08-12-2006 08:44 I knew a guy back in high school named Richard Skinner, Of course we all just had to call him Dick Skinner. He did'nt like it too much. IP: Logged
oud Member Posts: 312 From: canada Registered: Mar 2004	posted 08-12-2006 11:56 MORE PLAESE....HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! IP: Logged
Stu Alt Member Posts: 821 From: Arizona Registered: Nov 1999	posted 08-12-2006 12:21 I knew a guy in college saddled with the moniker "Dick Cox". We also used to order magazine subscriptions under the name "Dick Hertz". IP: Logged
peavine Member Posts: 30 From: Registered: May 2005	posted 08-12-2006 13:29 Worked for Richard Headly years ago. Went to school with Richard Bohner. Don't know what their parents were thinking... IP: Logged
PaulData Member Posts: 76 From: Tucson AZ USA Registered: Apr 2006	posted 08-12-2006 13:41 Knew a guy named Ed Butt... IP: Logged
Hannu Member Posts: 9 From: Sweden Registered: Aug 2006	posted 08-12-2006 13:53 I knew a girl named Ann Al What the hell was her parents thinking about! IP: Logged
pto Member Posts: 415 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Jun 2004	posted 08-12-2006 22:17 I knew a guy called David Testicles. He eventually became fed-up with all the ribbing so changed his name to John. IP: Logged
vinceab Member Posts: 86 From: Montreal, Canada Registered: Dec 2004	posted 08-13-2006 06:40 Famous Saskatchewan gas station attendant Dick Assman is on the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Assman IP: Logged
snakehips Member Posts: 790 From: Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. Registered: Feb 2003	posted 08-13-2006 08:02 Hi there ! I kid you not here - honestly ! When I was at school, there were two brothers, one the year above me, one the year below me. Their surname was Ness. Can you imagine the ridicule at their names on a register for Peter and Andrew if their first names were shortened to initials. Plus a guy in my class called Alan Nutter. 100% true. IP: Logged
aloka Member Posts: 569 From: Victoria, Australia Registered: May 2004	posted 08-13-2006 12:22 quote: Originally posted by bluesdawg: I knew a guy back in high school named Richard Skinner, Of course we all just had to call him Dick Skinner. He did'nt like it too much. Wonder if he was circumscised IP: Logged
Iain P Member Posts: 23 From: West Kirby, Wirral, Uk Registered: Jul 2001	posted 08-13-2006 14:18 I played in a country band for a short time. One of the singers was called Teresa Green IP: Logged
Stripe57 Member Posts: 18 From: Bend, Oregon, US Registered: Jul 2006	posted 08-13-2006 14:36 Years ago the University of Oregon had two coaches named Dick. One coached basketball and I can't remember what sport the other coached. Their names were Dick Harter and Dick Enright. The saying around Eugene was, if you can't get your Dick Enright, then get your Dick...I think you get the picture. IP: Logged
DiegoMoon Member Posts: 218 From: New Jersey Registered: Feb 2006	posted 08-13-2006 20:08 I went to school with a guy named Dave Dangler. His dad's name was Harry. I think my favorite off the wall name was a woman that worked for my company in North Carolina. Her name was Anita Ho. We were setting up the network usernames using first initial, last name. She became AHo. I couldn't handle it, I broke with the name format and gave her the username AnitaH. IP: Logged
Twelve-String Matt Member Posts: 113 From: Registered: May 2005	posted 08-13-2006 20:30 Hahahaha. I've heard of a guy named Harry Hardon. Keep 'em coming! IP: Logged
sugarinthegourd Member Posts: 68 From: Registered: Jun 2005	posted 08-14-2006 05:51 A friend went to high school with a "Hyman Bender". IP: Logged
mondo Member Posts: 793 From: Summit, NJ Registered: Aug 2002	posted 08-14-2006 08:58 I had a swimming coach named Mr. Kramp, a guitar teacher named Mr. Strum , and an English teacher names Mrs. Reed. I kid you not. IP: Logged
John Barleycorn Member Posts: 13 From: Somerset, England Registered: Jan 2005	posted 08-14-2006 09:24 A man, now passed on, used to live in my village with the surname "Dick". He was known locally as "Awesome" JB IP: Logged
ehewitt New Member Posts: 4 From: Kingston NJ Registered: Mar 2005	posted 08-14-2006 11:20 went to school with a guy named Suk Wang. guy insisted on being called "Mike." i also know a Dick Hunt, and of course every WaWa coffee cup is signed by Dick Wood. IP: Logged
Richard Chizek Member Posts: 447 From: Antelope, Calif. USA Registered: Aug 2000	posted 08-14-2006 11:36 Funny stuff. But, will anyone answer the original question? IP: Logged
Hooked on Resophonics Member Posts: 48 From: Albuquerque, NM USA Registered: May 2006	posted 08-14-2006 14:16 quote: Is it about a guy whose name is, unfortuneately, "Dick Licker" or is that wong? or maybe *wang* too funny... IP: Logged
Duke Member Posts: 492 From: fort wayne, IN Registered: Aug 2004	posted 08-14-2006 14:20 The mother of my best friend in high school is named Freda Lay. One name that covers a teen's two biggest issues: sex and the munchies. IP: Logged
hoodadoo Member Posts: 1788 From: Westport, Ct., Registered: Mar 2001	posted 08-14-2006 14:36 One of my math teachers in High School was Mr. Aieta, first name Richard. During role call, last name first, could you imagine what it must be like to go through life as Aieta Dick. IP: Logged
bluesyg Member Posts: 451 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Mar 2004	posted 08-14-2006 15:57 I have a friend whose last name is Fuchs (pronounced Fox). When he had a daughter, he changed the spelling to Fox. He thought it would be better if she was Amy Fox, rather than Amy Fuchs IP: Logged
Rhino Member Posts: 342 From: Southern Cal, USA Registered: May 2004	posted 08-14-2006 16:46 Hey guys, not to throw cold water on a good time, but does anyone actually have the lyrics to this tune? After a week of reading I'm actually curious as to what they are. What's really going on w Dick and Leadbelly? And..., continue w the merriment! Len IP: Logged
Reson8r Member Posts: 190 From: Kau,Hawaii Registered: Aug 2004	posted 08-14-2006 18:06 Don't know the lyrics but please allow me to continue with the merriment: Girl in grade school : Daphne Clesauras. We'd tell everyone not to tease here because she was "sensitive" about her name. Kids are f#*&in' brutal too! Friend in UK: Harold Johnson, aka, Harry Ugly and scary guy I knew in New York: Frank Enstein Hamburger shop in Terneuzen, NL: Dik Burger Town in Austria: Kunter Pub In Tillet, Hertfordshire, UK: The Cock Inn. People would delight in sending postcards from ,"The Cock Inn Tillet, Herts." These are all true and experienced first hand. LOL! IP: Logged
aloka Member Posts: 569 From: Victoria, Australia Registered: May 2004	posted 08-14-2006 23:37 This is true. On the rare occasions that I go to the dentist I go to a partnership called Dr.Blood & Dr.Molar. IP: Logged
tricky Member Posts: 63 From: UK Registered: Feb 2006	posted 08-15-2006 11:10 quote: Originally posted by Twelve-String Matt: I have a Leadbelly CD by Document Records called "The Remaining Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 3 1935." One of the tracks featured on this CD is an unaccompanied holler called "Dick Licker's Holler." I swear this is the actual title of the song. The lyrics are hard to understand. Does anyone have a transcription of the lyrics. And does anyone know what the song means? Is it about a guy whose name is, unfortuneately, "Dick Licker" or is that wong? Thanks. Here's a clip from the song: http://www.emusic.com/album/10875/10875283.html IP: Logged
Toasty New Member Posts: 1 From: Registered: Aug 2006	posted 08-15-2006 12:09 Arthur Cozy was the local coffin maker in a small town in the UK. The Glass Door to his workshop had the following sign written on it - "A Cozy - Coffin Maker"! IP: Logged
Pat Daley Member Posts: 361 From: Newburgh, NY Registered: Feb 2003	posted 08-15-2006 13:12 go to the weenies. probably very appropriate for this song. www.weeniecampbell.com go to the country blues lyrics forum or this may go there directly- (or you may need to log in first); http://weeniecampbell.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=100&board=12.0 IP: Logged
Leo Stepanek Member Posts: 600 From: Innsbruck, Austria Registered: Apr 2000	posted 08-16-2006 06:38 quote: Originally posted by Reson8r: Town in Austria: Kunter These are all true and experienced first hand. And where exactly would this town be in Austria???? I've never heard of it. IP: Logged
tricky Member Posts: 63 From: UK Registered: Feb 2006	posted 08-16-2006 09:51 quote: Originally posted by Leo Stepanek: And where exactly would this town be in Austria???? I've never heard of it. The same place as "Tillet, Hertfordshire, UK" i.e. no such place. IP: Logged
Reson8r Member Posts: 190 From: Kau,Hawaii Registered: Aug 2004	posted 08-17-2006 05:42 http://www.kunter.pl/b-historia-en.htm http://www.parentslounge.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8368&sid=1717e16808b06e6aefc21b7be9a80135 IP: Logged
Reson8r Member Posts: 190 From: Kau,Hawaii Registered: Aug 2004	posted 08-17-2006 05:47 Sorry, its acyually spelled C U N T E R: http://images.google.com/images?q=cunter&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images IP: Logged
Leo Stepanek Member Posts: 600 From: Innsbruck, Austria Registered: Apr 2000	posted 08-18-2006 00:24 quote: Originally posted by Reson8r: Sorry, its acyually spelled C U N T E R And for the record, it's in Switzerland and not in Austria. Reminds me of my friend Willi Wanker whose emails bounced back all the times because they couldn't pass the spam filters. You can google him if you don't believe me. IP: Logged
Bill Schmidt Member Posts: 62 From: Rinc�n, Puerto Rico Registered: Feb 2002	posted 08-18-2006 05:16 Jeez, that is one cryptic vocal. I couldn't make out a single word in the first 8 bars or so (and gave up). I did have a friend whos vasectomy was preformed by a Dr. Chance though..... Bill IP: Logged

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