Blackberry Boogie
1952 single by Tennessee Ernie Ford with Cliffie Stone's Orchestra
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"Blackberry Boogie" is a song written by Tennessee Ernie Ford and performed by Ford with Cliffie Stone's Orchestra. Released on Capitol Records in September 1952, the song peaked in at No. 6 on the folk juke box chart and No. 9 on the folk best sellers chart.[1]
| "Blackberry Boogie" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Tennessee Ernie Ford with Cliffie Stone's Orchestra | |
| B-side | "Tennessee Local" |
| Released | 1952 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriter | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
The lyrics refer to picking blackberries when the sun comes up, filling his bucket right to the top. One of the berries says, "Don't pick me now, 'cause I ain't ripe dad!" He teturns to the blackberry patch with his girl at night, grabs for a kiss, and she sighs and suggests going back to his house to make a pie.
The sogn was also covered by The Four Lads, Johnnie Lee Wills and His Boys, Sid Phillips and His Band, Rusty Howard and the Bar-X Boys, and Delbert Barker.