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Old Folks
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Old Folks was released on August 29, 2025 by Mack Avenue Records as a part of the album Without Further Ado, Vol 1
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Release DateAugust 29, 2025
LabelMack Avenue Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM56

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Christian McBride
Christian McBride
Acoustic Bass Guitar
Samara Joy
Samara Joy
Lead Vocals
Warren Wolf
Warren Wolf
Vibraphone
Carl Maraghi
Carl Maraghi
Bass Clarinet
McClenty Hunter
McClenty Hunter
Drums
Rodney Jones
Rodney Jones
Electric Guitar
Brandon Lee
Brandon Lee
Trumpet
Frank Greene
Frank Greene
Trumpet
James Burton III
James Burton III
Trombone
Michael Dease
Michael Dease
Trombone
Nabaté Isles
Nabaté Isles
Trumpet
Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Trombone
Xavier Davis
Xavier Davis
Piano
Dan Pratt
Dan Pratt
Tenor Saxophone
Todd Bashore
Todd Bashore
Flute, Trumpet
Ron Blake
Ron Blake
Tenor Saxophone
Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson
Alto Saxophone
Doug Purviance
Doug Purviance
Trombone
Justin Mullens
Justin Mullens
French Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Willard Robison
Willard Robison
Songwriter
Dedette Lee Hill
Dedette Lee Hill
Songwriter
Christian McBride
Christian McBride
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Christian McBride
Christian McBride
Producer
Todd Whitelock
Todd Whitelock
Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer, Co-Producer
Mark Wilder
Mark Wilder
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Everyone knows him as "Old Folks"
Like the seasons he'll come and he'll go
Just as free as a bird and as good as his word
That's why everybody loves him so
Always leaving his spoon in his coffee
Tucks his napkin up under his chin
And that yellow cob pipe, it's so mellow it's ripe
But you needn't be ashamed of him
Every evening, after supper
What stories he would tell
How he held the speech at Gettysburg for Lincoln that day
I know that one so well
Don't quite understand about Old Folk
Did he fight for the blue or the grey?
For he's so diplomatic and so democratic
We always let him have his way
Every Friday he'll go fishing
Way down on Buzzards Lake
But he only hooks a perch or two, a whale got away
So we warm up the steak
Someday there'll be no more Old Folks
What a lonely old world this would be
Children's voices at play will be still for a day
The day that they take Old Folks away
Written by: Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison
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