Whack Row De-Dow. - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T08:17:32Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/whack-row-dedow?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A20523&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSir: One meaning of "Hunkie B…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-01-22:2477478:Comment:205292011-01-22T20:42:10.000ZRonhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Ron
<p>Sir: One meaning of "Hunkie Boy" is a refrence to the young boys who worked in coal mines in the early days loading coal cars. They were called hunkies and hunky boys because they heaved hunks of coal into the cars by hand . There were men of course loading them with a shovel but these boys were general helpers in the mines and they assisted in the loading. I learned this while workin in a mine myself in colorado in rhe 70's</p>
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<p>R H Hanes<br></br><br></br><cite>Carl Anderton…</cite></p>
<p>Sir: One meaning of "Hunkie Boy" is a refrence to the young boys who worked in coal mines in the early days loading coal cars. They were called hunkies and hunky boys because they heaved hunks of coal into the cars by hand . There were men of course loading them with a shovel but these boys were general helpers in the mines and they assisted in the loading. I learned this while workin in a mine myself in colorado in rhe 70's</p>
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<p>R H Hanes<br/><br/><cite>Carl Anderton said:</cite></p>
<blockquote><div><p>Ian, old boy, I think you've figured it out. Thank you. It will help as I'm singing it to know the words are meant to represent a drum. Now to figure out what a 'hunkey boy' is.</p>
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</blockquote> My friend Hank Trent thinks t…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-01-22:2477478:Comment:205252011-01-22T18:29:31.000ZCarl Andertonhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/CarlAnderton
My friend Hank Trent thinks that "hunkey" in this case means "a-ok" or "just right." The same thing as "hunkey-dorey" which was a phrase just coming into use in the early 1860's.
My friend Hank Trent thinks that "hunkey" in this case means "a-ok" or "just right." The same thing as "hunkey-dorey" which was a phrase just coming into use in the early 1860's. The term "hunkey dorey" is us…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-01-22:2477478:Comment:205232011-01-22T17:36:53.000ZBob Sayershttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/BobSayers
<p>The term "hunkey dorey" is usually associated with "Japanese Tommy" (Thomas Dilward), an African American dwarf and minstrel performer in the 1860s. As early as the 1870s, writers were speculating on the origin and meaning of "hunkey dorey" (and "hunkey") without a conclusive answer. Google "hunkey dorey" and lots of stuff will come up.</p>
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<p>The term "hunkey dorey" is usually associated with "Japanese Tommy" (Thomas Dilward), an African American dwarf and minstrel performer in the 1860s. As early as the 1870s, writers were speculating on the origin and meaning of "hunkey dorey" (and "hunkey") without a conclusive answer. Google "hunkey dorey" and lots of stuff will come up.</p>
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<p>Bob</p> Hunkies come from Hungary, or…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-01-22:2477478:Comment:205192011-01-22T16:58:22.000ZDave Culganhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/OlDanTucker
<p>Hunkies come from Hungary, or other east European countries (see Micks, Pollacks, Limeys, etc). Don't forget the genre of music we are dealing with here! In that phrase, "row" and "dow" rhyme with cow. Dave Culgan.</p>
<p>Hunkies come from Hungary, or other east European countries (see Micks, Pollacks, Limeys, etc). Don't forget the genre of music we are dealing with here! In that phrase, "row" and "dow" rhyme with cow. Dave Culgan.</p> According to a several places…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-01-22:2477478:Comment:205112011-01-22T15:28:07.000ZIan Bellhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/IanBell
According to a several places I've looked even in those days "hunkey" meant fit or masculine - perhaps without the sexual connotations it generally has now.
According to a several places I've looked even in those days "hunkey" meant fit or masculine - perhaps without the sexual connotations it generally has now. Ian, old boy, I think you've…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-01-22:2477478:Comment:205082011-01-22T14:45:43.000ZCarl Andertonhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/CarlAnderton
<p>Ian, old boy, I think you've figured it out. Thank you. It will help as I'm singing it to know the words are meant to represent a drum. Now to figure out what a 'hunkey boy' is.</p>
<p>Ian, old boy, I think you've figured it out. Thank you. It will help as I'm singing it to know the words are meant to represent a drum. Now to figure out what a 'hunkey boy' is.</p> After making my last smart-as…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-01-22:2477478:Comment:205042011-01-22T13:21:25.000ZIan Bellhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/IanBell
<p>After making my last smart-ass comment I actually started thinking about the other old songs "row-de-dow" appears in and realized they were all about drummers in which the phase imitates the sound of the drum.</p>
<p>i.e. "With a Row De Dow Dow" from How Happy The Soldier and "Whack Row de Dow" from The Soldier and The Cook. Does this make sense for the hunkey boy?</p>
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<p>After making my last smart-ass comment I actually started thinking about the other old songs "row-de-dow" appears in and realized they were all about drummers in which the phase imitates the sound of the drum.</p>
<p>i.e. "With a Row De Dow Dow" from How Happy The Soldier and "Whack Row de Dow" from The Soldier and The Cook. Does this make sense for the hunkey boy?</p>
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<pre><br/></pre> I'm pretty sure Whack Row De…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-01-22:2477478:Comment:205022011-01-22T01:46:01.000ZIan Bellhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/IanBell
<p>I'm pretty sure Whack Row De Dow is old Irish for "Doo Dah Doo Dah"</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure Whack Row De Dow is old Irish for "Doo Dah Doo Dah"</p>