I like the 2:49 version more, but I'm just glad the music still lives. For a different view then, the 4 preps' "More money..." is cute too and shows the competition even in folk in those innocent times had an edge. Thanks for the grand memories.
I miss the days when people were expected to do nice things. Now, it seems that whenever I do something nice, people think I'm wasting time and money--how foolish is that?
Better solution: Leave a bunch of jars to be primers and a note that says "try priming the pump and using it, but if it doesn't work you still have 11 other jars of water. Don't be a dick - if the pump works, fill up the other 12 again."
George that's the first time I've heard you do Desert Pete. You and Bill and Rick do a great job on one of my trio favorites. Hope to see you guys in Cincinnati sometime.
This song should have been more popular than it was imho. It's hard to find any information about it online, even. Great sentiment, "prime the pump," gets one to thinking about other things that could be judiciously primed, but the best is "leave the bottle full for others," the assumption that all humans would willingly help strangers. You've been helped, now help someone else. OK then.
The song was actually written by Billy Edd Wheeler
Johnson28316 3 weeks ago
if you want to know what college kids laughed about post The Merry Minuate by the Trio. thanks again for this tune
oldermusiclover 3 weeks ago
Have searched for this song for ages. THANK YOU
oldermusiclover 2 months ago
#GoBEARS! (private joke)
cupjay 6 months ago
I like the 2:49 version more, but I'm just glad the music still lives. For a different view then, the 4 preps' "More money..." is cute too and shows the competition even in folk in those innocent times had an edge. Thanks for the grand memories.
909chuck 1 year ago
I grew up listening to this song. You don't even have to be religious to appreciate the message.
Echosofthemind 1 year ago
I miss the days when people were expected to do nice things. Now, it seems that whenever I do something nice, people think I'm wasting time and money--how foolish is that?
Ongarukat 1 year ago 10
Better solution: Leave a bunch of jars to be primers and a note that says "try priming the pump and using it, but if it doesn't work you still have 11 other jars of water. Don't be a dick - if the pump works, fill up the other 12 again."
zachaysan 1 year ago 2
@zachaysan Who said anything about a case-full of jars??
TyteFystedFolkie 1 year ago
this song makes me think of stovepipe wells in death valley.
kthcsh 1 year ago 2
I'm pretty sure I'm one of the only 14 year olds these days that has this song memorized.
8888skysong 1 year ago 3
George that's the first time I've heard you do Desert Pete. You and Bill and Rick do a great job on one of my trio favorites. Hope to see you guys in Cincinnati sometime.
charliekucharski 2 years ago
This song should have been more popular than it was imho. It's hard to find any information about it online, even. Great sentiment, "prime the pump," gets one to thinking about other things that could be judiciously primed, but the best is "leave the bottle full for others," the assumption that all humans would willingly help strangers. You've been helped, now help someone else. OK then.
bluesteelzephyr 2 years ago 17