Songs with morality tales-- your fave!

[That Cal Webway]

Well I mislabeled the title, I love this song and I have no idea if it's my favorite, there's so many great songs;

Fiddle, accordion, guitar in the great intro lick that repeats. "Paper In Fire"

 

[McGlamRock]

Here's a great song about morality (or a lack thereof)

 

[memorex]

 

[oldunc]

 

[oldunc]

 

[Deeve]

 

[memorex]

 

[Engine Swap]

 

[Bluego1]

 

[BigDaddyLH]

Old Timey music has a whole sub genre about people fixin to die and telling you why...

 

[BigDaddyLH]

I thought this was just about how to make ale from barley. John Barleycorn is just the personification of the grain.

 

[johnny k]

 

[getbent]

 

[pope858]

Seems like my youth was filled with songs with a point, message or position! Sad, but intelligent songs on contemporary subjects seem pretty scarce, these days. This one has a point and a message I can relate to and agree with. That is the real beauty of music; to share a perspective without "in your face" dynamics. Cool tune too!

 

[telemaster03]

As W.C. Fields said, "I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally." This song sort of cracks me up but there's some mighty fine a-pickin' and a-grinnin' in it.

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[old soul]

Beware of the man who builds monuments to himself.....
Widespread panic, bust it big

 

[Dave Hicks]

I assumed mortality (and morbidity, maybe) was the requirement, but there's some morality in these, too.

D.H.

 

[memorex]

I thought this was just about how to make ale from barley. John Barleycorn is just the personification of the grain.

It's also about the morality of drinking alcohol.

 

[BigDaddyLH]

It's also about the morality of drinking alcohol.

Hmmm... I only see alcohol alluded to i the last two stanzas...

And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl
And he's brandy in the glass
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl
Proved the strongest man at last

The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox
Nor so loudly to blow his horn
And the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pot
Without a little Barleycorn

Where is the morality? It just sounds tasty!

 

[wacolo]