Lyrics & Knowledge Personal Pages Record Shop Auction Links Radio & Media Kids Membership Help
The Mudcat Cafesj



User Name Thread Name Subject Posted
Sky Sailor Songbook - Folk Songs Of Lancashire (64* d) Lyr/Tune Add: THE MANCHESTER MOLECATCHER 03 Oct 08


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
%% Manchester Molecatcher, The
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
X:23
T:Manchester Molecatcher, The
R:Folk Song
M:3/4
O:England
A:Lancashire
L:1/8
B:Folk Songs Of Lancashire
N:Mike Harding
K:C
G2|c2 c2 e2|cc G2 G2|F2 F2 G2|C6|
c3 G G2|G4 c2|d3 G G2|G4 e2|
e3 d c2|d c3 c2|B c3 d2|G6|
e3 d c2|f f3 e2|d3 c B2|c6|-c4|


The Manchester Molecatcher


In Manchester City at the sign of the Bell,
Lord till I day sing Lord till I day,
There lived a molecatcher, I knew him right well,
Lord till I riddle I Lord till I day.

He'd go a molecatching from morning to night
Lord till I day sing Lord till I day
And a young fellow came for to play with his wife
Lord till I riddle I Lord 'till I day.

Now the molecatcher's jealous of the very same thing,
Lord till I day sing Lord till I day
So he hid in the wash house to watch him come in
Lord till I riddle I Lord 'till I day.

Now as this young feller jumped over the stile
Lord till I day sing Lord till I day
It caused the molecatcher so foxy to smile
Lord till I riddle I Lord 'till I day.

He knocked on the door as this he did say...
Lord till I day sing Lord till I day
"Where is your husband good woman I pray?".
Lord till I riddle I Lord 'till I day.

"Oh he's gone molecatchin' you needn't to fear . "
Lord till I day sing Lord till I day
But little did she know that her husband was near.
Lord till I riddle I Lord 'till I day.

For she ran up stairs and he followed at her sign .
Lord till I day sing Lord till I day
And the crafty molecatcher crept right up behind .
Lord till I riddle I Lord 'till I day.

Now while this young feller's in the midst of his frolics . .
Lord till I day sing Lord till I day
The molecatcher traps him right close by his bollicks . .
Lord till I riddle I Lord 'till I day.

As the trap it squeezed tighter, the molecatcher smiled,
Lord till I day sing Lord till I day
Sayin', "Here's the best mole that I've caught in a while .
Lord till I riddle I Lord 'till I day.

"I'll make you pay well lad for ploughin' me ground...
Lord till I day sing Lord till I day
"And the brass it'll cost you no less than ten pound .
Lord till I riddle I Lord 'till I day.

"Well", said the young feller, "the brass I don't mind" .
Lord till I day sing Lord till-I day
"For it only works out about tuppence a grind . .
Lord till I riddle I Lord 'till I day.


Post to this Thread -

Back to the Main Forum Page

By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.

By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.
   * Click on the linked number with * to view the thread split into pages (click "d" for chronologically descending).

By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.

By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.

Try it all, you will see.