In another thread, there was mention of the Yetties in connection with 'Song of the Western Men'. That reminded me of another great song that the Yetties recorded. Actually, I had it from a good mate, Phil Beck, (whom any Oz people with WA folk connections will know; he's now with Hobson's Choice) but he learned it from a Yetties record. A song based on a legend surrounding one of the ubiquitous stone circles in the British Isles. It's a good'un. It does not appear to be in the DT, and it would be a worthy addition.

DANCERS OF STANTON DREW

Midsummer's eve it fell on a Saturday
Sue and William were to be wed
They had music played by a fiddler
'Let's go dancing, William', she said

Refrain:
They danced, danced all around
Danced, danced to the fiddler's sound

Midnight struck and then cried the fiddler
'Dancing on a Sunday wouldn't be right'
Sue gave a laugh, 'Don't care if to hell I go
'I'll find another fiddler tonight'

Off went the fiddler cursing and grumbling
Then another fiddler came along the way
'You'd like to dance and I'd like to play for you'
Tunes he played both merry and gay

'Stop', cried the dancers, 'No', said the fiddler
He kept on in spite of all their noes
They couldn't stop their jerking and stumbling
Quick as a flash he turned them into stone

Stanton Drew's in the county of Somerset
That's where the devil played at Sue's request
They paid the price for dancing on a Sunday
Ever as stones they will stay at rest

SOURCE: The Yetties 'Our Friends – The Yetties' Argo LP ZFB 32

WRITER: Parker/Holland EFDSS Publications (Information on label on record itself)