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Helen

Subject: Australian/American songs: similarities From: Helen Date: 03-Mar-98 - 12:22 AM

Hi all,

I have been thinking about this for a while. There are a lot of songs in the Australian tradition which are also in the traditional repertoires of muusicians and performers from the North American continent. The first one which comes to mind is know as Brisbane Ladies or Augathella Station, and here are the songs which show up in the DT database when you type in "[rant and we'll roar]".

1) BRISBANE LADIES (Queensland Drovers) (Farewell and Adieu)

Farewell and adieu to you, Brisbane ladies Farewell and adieu, you maids of Toowong We've sold all our cattle and we have to get a movin'

2) SPANISH LADIES

Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish ladies, Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain; cho: We'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors,

3) WE'LL RANT AND WE'LL ROAR

We'll rant and we'll roar like true Newfoundlanders, We'Il rant and we'll roar on deck and below When straight through the Channel to Toslow we'll go.

4) YANKEE WHALERMEN

We'll rant and we'll roar like true Yankee Whalermen We'll rant and we'll roar on deck and below And straight up the channel to New Bedford we'll go.

Another one I know of is on the Civil War soundtrack CD called Marching Through Georgia, and it has the same tune as an Australian song with a chorus about the golden gullies of the Palmer [River], and it is about the goldrush days.

What other songs and tunes have taken a different path depending on the continent they have found themselves on?

Helen