Lyrics: DEM DEER (Peter and Lou Berryman) Hope you don’t mind when an old man sings Helps me to keep my mind on t’ings So when I go where the animals thrive I sing dis song on the treacherous drive A - - - / - - E A ? Dem deer dey’re here, den dey’re dere Dey’re here, dey’re dere, dey’re everywhere (repeat) At dawn in fields & coniferous groves Bucks & does come alive in droves Just when you think that the coast is clear There in the road is a whitetail deer In venison-land as the day goes by Deer lay low when the sun is high Sun goes down & de night draws near Twilight brings out the whitetail deer Bucks bed down where de tall grass grows Fawns dey doze where de doe does doze Dose does doze dere, dose does doze here And dose are de habits of a whitetail deer
Met Bryan at a blue grass festival in the early 70s in W. Virginia. Great guy and awesome singer. I’m glad to be able to look him up every once and a while and hear him sing.
He had the most incredible voice as a young man. I was watching a documentary called Blue Water White Death (about a search for the Great White Shark)... he was on the shipboard as a friend and guest of the film-makers, sometime around 1970 - and he is playing the guitar and singing old sea-faring songs, in the most incredibly beautiful voice.
Looking at the lineup at the Silver Dollar City Bluegrass and BBQ and found you. Yall are great! Unfortunately I won't be able to make the Silver Dollar City event to see you in person, but now at least I know about you.
According to Tom's website: "Tom chooses only instrument quality spruce for the sound board, hard maple for the frame, and select northern hardwoods for the back, bars and trim." I've known Tom for many years, he only uses the finest materials in his harps.
Great version!!! Billy Murray wrote many a fine song in his time and you rendition of this is wonderful!! Another Billy Murray song that is far more well-known (Thank you Looney Toons) is "I Love Me".
Hope you don’t mind when an old man sings Helps me to keep my mind on t’ings So when I go where the animals thrive I sing dis song on the treacherous drive A - - - / - - E A ? Dem deer dey’re here, den dey’re dere Dey’re here, dey’re dere, dey’re everywhere (repeat) At dawn in fields & coniferous groves Bucks & does come alive in droves Just when you think that the coast is clear There in the road is a whitetail deer In venison-land as the day goes by Deer lay low when the sun is high Sun goes down & de night draws near Twilight brings out the whitetail deer Bucks bed down where de tall grass grows Fawns dey doze where de doe does doze Dose does doze dere, dose does doze here And dose are de habits of de whitetail deer
