By: Bears Butt

I couldn’t find the lyrics nor the music for this song, but it was a part of a you tube video showing a guy cutting down a huge tree and missing two buildings with the falling of it.  They gave credits for the song as “Rendezvous, by Jack Bowers”, but I couldn’t find anything on line.  The song was pretty catchy and so I wrote down the words, here they are:

 

THESE OLD MOUNTAINS HOLD ME CLOSE
THESE OLD MOUNTAINS HOLD ME NEAR
I’M RUNNING LOW ON TRUST
AND I’M RUNNING LOW ON GEAR
SO SOON I’LL TAKE THE TRAIL
THAT LEADS ON DOWN TO RONDEEVOO
THEY ARE HAVIN DOWN ON LOWER GROUND

PACK UP THE MULES
PACK UP THE MULE
WELL I GOTTA GIT ALONG TO THE RONDEEVOO

MIKE AND JOE ARE COMIN
I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THEM THERE
THEY SPENT THE WINTER HUNTIN, TRAPPIN BEAVER
HUNTIN BEAR
DON’T THINK THAT THEY’LL BE TRADIN
FOR POWDER BEADS AND LEAD
THOSE BEAR HIDES THAT THEY HAVE
WILL MAKE A WARM AND COMFY BED

PACK UP THE MULES
PACK UP THE MULE
I GOTS TA GIT ALONG TO THE RONDEEVOOO

WE’LL CLAP AND SING A NEAT SONG
PUT ON LOTS OF FAT
SPIN YARNS AND TALL STORIES
ALL ABOUT THIS AND THAT
THEN HAVE US A CONTEST
TRY TO WIN SOME LOOT
IF’N WE’RE THE WINNER OF THE
DADBURN TURKEY SHOOT

OH YES—PACK UP THE MULES
PACK UP THE MULE
I GOTTA GIT ALONG TO THE RONDEEVOOO

MY MULE AND I BEEN HUNTIN
ABOVE THE OLD AL PINE
AND HIGH UP IN THEHILLS
TENDING OUR TRAP LINE
BUT SOMTIMES WE GET LONESOME
FOR NEEDIN US SOME FUN
BESIDES I GOT A HANKERIN FOR A BRAND NEW HAWKIN GUN

OH PACK UP THE MULES
PACK UP THE MULE
FOR I GOT TA GIT ALONG TO THE RONDEEEVVVOOOOOOOO

 

Just in case somebody want to put the words to music.

Bears Butt

June 29, 2014

Written on June 29th, 2014 , Uncategorized

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COMMENTS
    Piketron commented

    He’s actually singing “I’m running low on drugs, I’m running low on gear”, as “gear” is a slang word for drugs.

    Reply
    June 30, 2014 at 5:27 am
    Piketron commented

    Oh, and “Rondeevoo”? The name of the song is “Rendezvous”, so..? 😉

    Reply
    June 30, 2014 at 5:29 am
    Dances with deer commented

    Obviously you ain’t nar regular.

    Reply
    July 4, 2014 at 7:05 am
    dnoreen@gmail.com commented

    Jack Bowers, from Packwood, Washington. The album is Packwood Livin’. I love the whole album.
    http://2fingerjaxs.com/wp/?ms_album=packwood-livin

    Reply
    November 26, 2014 at 9:38 am
      Bears Butt commented

      Thank you! There have been many who have asked.

      Reply
      November 27, 2014 at 10:35 am
    Clark commented

    The name of the song is actually “Rendezvous.”
    Did a little editing for you:

    THESE OLD MOUNTAINS HOLD ME CLOSE
    THESE OLD MOUNTAINS HOLD ME NEAR
    I’M RUNNING LOW ON TRUCK
    YEAH, I’M RUNNING LOW ON GEAR
    SO SOON I’LL TAKE THE TRAIL
    THAT LEADS ON DOWN
    TO THE RENDEZVOUS THEY’RE HAVIN’
    DOWN ON LOWER GROUND

    PACK UP THE MULE
    PACK UP THE MULE
    WELL I GOT TA GIT ALONG TO THE RENDEZVOUS

    MIKE AND JOE ARE COMIN’
    I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THEM THERE
    THEY SPENT THE WINTER HUNTIN’
    TRAPPIN’ BEAVER, HUNTIN’ BEAR
    ALL THINGS THAT THEY’LL BE TRADIN’
    FOR POWDER BEADS AND LEAD
    THOSE BEAR HIDES THAT THEY HAVE
    WILL MAKE A WARM AND COMFY BED

    PACK UP THE MULE
    PACK UP THE MULE
    I GOT TA GIT ALONG TO THE RENDEZVOUS

    WE’LL CLAP AND SING AND EAT SOME
    WE’LL PUT ON LOTS OF FAT
    SPIN YARNS AND TELL TALL STORIES
    ALL ‘BOUT THIS AND THAT
    THEN HAVE US A CONTEST
    TRY TO WIN SOME LOOT
    IF’N WE’RE THE WINNER OF THE
    DADBURN TURKEY SHOOT

    OH YES—PACK UP THE MULE
    PACK UP THE MULE
    I GOT TA GIT ALONG TO THE RENDEZVOUS

    MY MULE AND I BEEN HUNTIN’
    ABOVE THE OLD ALPINE
    AND HIGH UP IN THE HILLS
    TENDING OUR TRAP LINE
    BUT SOMETIMES WE GET LONESOME
    FOR NEEDIN’ US SOME FUN
    BESIDES I GOT A HANKERIN’ FOR A BRAND NEW HAWKIN GUN

    OH PACK UP THE MULE
    PACK UP THE MULE
    OH, I GOT TA GIT ALONG TO THE RENDEZVOUS

    “Rendezvous”
    Jack Bowers

    Reply
    January 7, 2015 at 8:17 pm
      Bears Butt commented

      Thank you Clark!

      Reply
      January 8, 2015 at 8:33 am
    Rand commented

    nice

    Reply
    January 11, 2015 at 10:10 am
    dan commented

    I’m hearing “runnin’ low on drunk” as in alcohol. booze is often often termed as “drunk” in many country songs

    Reply
    February 14, 2015 at 7:27 am
      Anonymous commented

      Love this, just an awsome vid and tune. Friggin perfect

      Reply
      April 12, 2015 at 2:19 pm
    Chilisa@gmail.com commented

    Found it put to music on a tree chopping video!

    Reply
    June 10, 2015 at 4:01 pm
      Bears Butt commented

      What is the tree chopping video link?

      Reply
      June 11, 2015 at 8:59 am
    Anonymous commented

    Hes known as “many Strings” so if you are trying to find his music look under that as the artist name.

    Reply
    January 10, 2016 at 12:26 pm
    Marc Bowers commented

    Jack is a song writer and stringed instrument builder in Packwood , WA now living In Ryderwood, WA very talented brother I have there he has a CD out called Packwood Living that song is on

    Reply
    July 2, 2018 at 8:37 am
    Anonymous commented

    I loved that video, and this music.
    Holly Giesen

    Reply
    July 24, 2020 at 3:19 pm

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