| "Wildwood Weed" | ||||
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 One of US reissues (Polydor) | ||||
| Single by Jim Stafford | ||||
| from the album Jim Stafford | ||||
| B-side | "The Last Chant" | |||
| Released | July 1974 | |||
| Length | 2:38 | |||
| Label | MGM Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Bowman | |||
| Producer(s) | P. Gernhard and Roland Kent LaVoie | |||
| Jim Stafford singles chronology | ||||
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"Wildwood Weed" is a 1964 country-western parody song written by Don Bowman. It was the first track of Bowman's debut album, Our Man in Trouble..."It Only Hurts When I Laugh", under RCA Victor. Its most famous version was recorded in 1974 by Jim Stafford and became the fourth of four U.S. Top 40 singles from his eponymous debut album. Musically, the song takes its inspiration from the Carter Family's recording "Wildwood Flower". While the Carters' version is a song, as performed by Bowman, Stafford and The New Lost City Ramblers in concert,[1] the new lyrics are spoken rather than sung.