Howdy folks! Ready for a new musical trip? This time, very various things. First, the famous SHAGMAR BULLNASTY in 1963 on the Trash label doing “Tapping That Thing“. It’s a risqué lyrics song they say, I don’t know why. The same song with a slightly different tempo came out as BOLIVER SHAGNASTY on Quartercash (Tennessee label). It is rumoured that these names disguise rockabilly Mack Banks, and that the original version came from J. C. Cale (Youtube carries the story to the tune). Anyhow I offer the original version cut during the 40s by YANK RACHELL on the Bluebird label.

 

Tapping That Thing

Shagmar Bullnasty

 

Well listen little kids I’m going to sing a little song

It goes like this and it won’t take long

 

I’m tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

I’m tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

Everybody’s doing it everybody’s tapping that thing

 

Well Ma and Pa was laying in the bed

Ma turned to Pa and then she said

 

Start tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

Everybody’s doing it everybody’s tapping that thing

 

It’s a little old thing all covered with fuzz

The best damn pussy there ever was

 

Start tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

Everybody’s doing it everybody’s tapping that thing

 

Lets tap!

(solo)

 

Well I touched her up high and I touched here down low

I touched her in the middle and she didn’t let go.

 

Say tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

Everybody’s doing it everybody’s tapping that thing

 

Well I got it in the kitchen and I got it in the hall

I got it on my finger and I swing it on the wall

 

Say tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

Everybody’s doing it everybody’s tapping that thing

 

Well I took here in and I laid here on the floor

The wind from her ass blew the cat out the door

 

Said tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

Everybody’s doing it everybody’s tapping that thing

 

Let’s tap a little now

(another solo)

 

Mama’s in the kitchen and Papa’s in the jail

Sister’s on the corner hollerin’ pussy for sale

 

Sayin’ tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

Everybody’s doing it everybody’s tapping that thing

 

Well I cut it once and I cut it twice

The last time I cut it cut it deep and nice.

 

Sayin’ tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

Everybody’s doing it everybody’s tapping that thing

 

Now six times six makes thirty six

I’m only going to hit it about six more licks

 

Yeah tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

tapping that thing (tapping that thing)

Everybody’s doing it everybody’s tapping that thing

 

Yeah everybody’s doing it everybody’s tapping that thing

(thanks to Mark Freese, who transcribed the lyrics)

 

 

From Alabama too came OTHELL SULLIVAN. He cut hillbilly on the Southern label in 1952, then in 1960 this fine uptempo “There’s Sure To Be Goodbyes” on the Reed label.

Another Hillbilly turning up to Rockabilly: BILL BLEVINS. During February 1953, he cut at the Holford Studio in Houston a session for Trumpet’s owner, Lilian McMurray. She issued “A Day Late And A Dollar Short”, typical Hillbilly bop of Mississipi, backed by Jimmy Swan’s band. This is the forerunner to Billy Barton’s song. Blevins resurfaced in 1957 on the very small National label for two rockabillies “Crazy Blues” and “Baby I Won’t Keep Waitin‘”, both threatening medium tempos.

Finally NORMAN SULLIVAN. He’s best known for a 1960 version of “Folsom Prison Blues” on the Roto label. Here is the flip side “She Called Me Baby”.