My Yellow Crayon

Lew Dite with his yellow ukulele.
For my 501st youtube video I have chosen this Woody Guthrie children's song.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Lew
• Dite
• Woody
• Guthrie
• children's
• song
• ukulele

[rmk30]

i just bought a ukulele and i think it is the same one you are using there (mines even yellow!)... but i want to learn this song and it seems so easy but i just can't tell what chords you are playing... can you help me out and fill me in on what chords you play?

thanks

[lewdite]

@rmk30 My uke is tuned GCEA and I am playing in the key of D. The chords are D G A.

[rmk30]

@lewdite

if i'm getting this right. it is just DG DA DG DA the whole song. right?

[lewdite]

@rmk30 Yup!

[wmstrop]

Always enjoy your videos, Lew! It's like you have a song and instrument for every occasion or song style. 5 stars for the fun of it all!

Bill

[lewdite]

Thanks Bill... It has been a very enjoyable 14 months (I posted my first song in June 2007) but I am running out of material. I may have to retire from my activity of posting new videos on youtube.

Whatever may be, I have enjoyed every minute and it is viewers and reviewers like yourself that make it such a treat.

[revdrjim]

what color is the crayon?

[rmk30]

@lewdite

thanks you so much!

[rmk30]

@lewdite

thanks you so much! much appreciated

[RT66TBIRD]

I personally think this is one of Woody Guthrie's masterpieces. Most people don't know the hundreds of songs he recorded and the thousand that went unrecorded. I think most comments here are clueless as to the significance of this song. He wrote it before his baby girl died in a fire in New York City. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[s9131994]

you rock!!!! but personally i prefer indigo crayons.

[xlozziee]

yes