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Guitar: Fod (Including lyrics and chords)

656 views · Published 8 February 2014 · 2:13 · Indexed 26 September 2026

Channel: threelegsoman · 2014 · Education

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This is a nonsense song from 'Remembering The Old Songs' the site from which I am learning new (to me) American old timey songs. On the site, Lyle Lofgren has the following to say:
My favorite among the American nonsense songs is Fod, whose only known source is a recording made by Todd and Sonkin of one Henry King in a migrant farm worker camp in Visalia, California, in 1941. This recording, part of an album first released in 78 RPM format, is still available from the Library of Congress Archive of Folk Life as cassette L2 (there are seventy albums available). To really impress a kid, you have to sing the song earnestly, and the spoken "Fod!" is a surprise every verse. Even a young child has learned that spoken words don't belong in songs. Learn this one and try it on yourself or a youngster. I think you'll find it's toad-lickin' good.

I had to work it out from the score using MuseScore and found the timing a bit tricky, but hope I have it now. Hope you enjoy it.

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