There is one word in the lyrics as I know them for this song that I'm not happy about

THE CALICO PRINTER'S CLERK

In Manchester that city of cotton, twist and twills
Lived the subject of me song, the cause of all me ills
She was handsome, young and twenty and her eyes were azure blue
Admirers she had plenty and her name was Dorothy Drew

Chorus
She was very fond of dancing but allow me to remark
That one fine day she danced away with the calico printer's clerk

At a private ball I met her in eighteen sixty-three
I never will forget her though she wasn't kind to me
I was dressed in the pink of fashion and me lavender gloves were new
And I danced the Waltz at Cassion with the charming Dorothy Drew

Chorus

We Schottished and we Polka'd to the tunes the band did play
We Waltzed and we Mazurka'd and she waltzed my heart away
And I whispered in this fashion as around the room we flew
A-doing the Waltz Silvania "Oh I love you Dorothy Drew"

Chorus

For months and months attention unto her I did pay
To win her condescension I gave me heart away
And the money I expended I'm ashamed to tell to you
But I'll tell you how it ended with meself and Dorothy Drew

Chorus

I had an intimation she'd a visit for to pay
Unto some near relations who lived not far away
In a month she'd be returning I must bid a short adieu
But her love for me was burning Oh deceiptful Dorothy Drew

Chorus

At nine o'clock next morning to breakfast I sat down
And the smile on me face adorning soon turned into a frown
For in the morning papers a paragraph met my view
That Jones, the calico printer's clerk had married Dorothy Drew

Chorus

It is a great song that was sung a lot in the seventies. I suspect that it isn't "traditional" perhaps someone knows who wrote it. My problem is in the second verse. I don't believe the "the waltz at cassion" is correct. Does anyone know what this word should be. I've listened to a couple of different versions but they both sound the same to me.

Regards

John Hill

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Thread #22963   Message #251922
Posted By: Anglo
04-Jul-00 - 10:20 PM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Calico Printers Clerk
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Calico Printers Clerk

So I've decided to learn ABC, and here's an opportunity to practice.
Try this:

X:1
T:Calico Printer's Clerk
C: tune by Dave Moran
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:g
G|GGGG|d d2 d |ccBB|A4|e> e dd|ccB>B|AGFG|A4|
eeee|d d2 d/d/|c>BAB|c3G|GGBd|edcB|AAA/B/c|B2GG|
eeee|d d2 d/d/|cBAB|c3G|GGBd|edcB/B/|A/A/GFA|G3||

It's apparently an 1860s broadside, set by Dave Moran of the Halliard (wot Nic Jones used to sing in when we were all a lot younger).