Grandpa Jones- Gee from Haw
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Guess you guys don't plow much - it's important to keep both hands on the plow, so your mules have to be trained to turn right when you say "gee", and left when you say "haw".
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truth to tell...Arkansas farm gal...my pa (grandfather) used a horse or mule for plowing..sometimes he used a double team..two horses, etc,
Gee means turn right and Haw means turn left....both hands are on plow handles and straps are tied around the persons waist..if he has to take a hand off the plow he reaches to the strap lines to turn right or left. Another thing You cannot plow backwards! ~Rita
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@jnizny The word is "gee," not "yee." Gee means go right and haw means go left.
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No gee is turn right and haw is turn left.
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Haw is for forward and Gee is for backwards, in horse talk
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yep,its gee haw
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Gee haw!!! I love the American culture :) Thanks for explaining what means gee haw :D
R.I.P Grandpa
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I love grandpa jones i wish he was still living but god took him gladfully to heaven
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r.i.p. grandpa jones
Yee and Haw refer to what you what tell the mule pulling the wagon. You'd yell Yee for Left and Haw for Right.
jnizny 4 years ago 2
oh really? didn't know that...
Well, here in Texas, we yell "yee-haw" a lot, but that's really more just from tradition...
RotogenRay 4 years ago
Isn't it 'Gee', and not 'Yee'? It's still a good song. Thanks!
winglessdove 4 years ago
Yee-haw?
RotogenRay 4 years ago