Subject: Shelter From the Rain by reggie miles From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 07:28 PM |
Subject: Raise Your Voices In The Song by Genie From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 07:25 PM |
Subject: Raise All Your Voices by CapriUni From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 07:21 PM |
Subject: Just Because You Like To Do It.....by J. Rasmussen From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 07:18 PM |
Subject: In Bethlehem Town by Haruo From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 07:14 PM |
Subject: If there's a God by Jerry Rasmussen From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 07:11 PM |
Subject: Hearts of Glory by The Crazy Bird From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 07:06 PM
I pray it's not a fable, When to live like this, in Eden's bliss, I dreamt I saw an open door I pray it's not a fable, When the love that lives for everyone I dreamt I heard tin silver bells I pray it's not a fable, When every girl and boy will know |
Subject: Harmony (One Out of Many) by Genie From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 07:02 PM |
Subject: Flesh of my Flesh by khandu From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 06:58 PM |
Subject: Down to the River by Kim C From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 06:55 PM
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Subject: Cool Cup of Water by khandu From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 06:50 PM |
Subject: Bring Down The Walls by Amos From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 06:46 PM
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Subject: Bright Red Rose by The Crazy Bird From: bradfordian Date: 29 Sep 16 - 06:36 PM
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Subject: RE: Aine's Mudcat Songbook PermaThread From: GUEST,wysiwyg sanscookie Date: 15 Jun 16 - 11:58 AM Corrected verse, Schmielzo Polka: We promise we won't laugh at you Come do the Schmielzo Polka. Now it's the only thing to do— To dance the Schmielzo Polka. Just look at all the rest of us, We'd win no prizes either! So have no fear, the time has come, To join the Schmielzo Polka. Thank you wysiwyg. The song has now been updated with this correction. bradfordian |
Subject: RE: Aine's Mudcat Songbook PermaThread From: GUEST,Juan Garcia - Trimaris Date: 12 Apr 12 - 01:32 AM I first heard the song "Alba By Troll" when I was a boy during the reigh of Arlof and Hilary. The part "shun ye the highlands" has stuck in my head since that day and I write to you with tears of joy as I have just now discovered the name and writer of that song here on this website. Please, is there a recording of it anywhere so that I may relive this song of my youth? Sincerely, Juan Garcia tampathespian@gmail.com
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Subject: RE: Aine's Mudcat Songbook PermaThread From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:51 AM Songs of Inspiration and Celebration Bright Red Rose by The Crazy Bird Bring Down the Walls by Amos Cool Cup Of Water by khandu Down to the River by Kim C Flesh Of My Flesh by khandu Harmony (One Out Of Many) by Genie Hearts of Glory by The Crazy Bird If There's A God by Jerry Rasmussen In Bethlem Town by Haruo Just Because You Like To Do It, That Don't Make It Right by Jerry Rasmussen Raise All Your Voices by CapriUni Raise Your Voices In The Song by Genie Shelter From The Rain by reggie miles Shepherd Of My Soul by khandu Singin' With The Big Choir by Genie Wasn't That A Mighty Storm? by Jerry Rasmussen THESE links don't work.Please see main contents section for working links. bradfordian |
Subject: SB: Youth Is Wasted On The Young by The Shambles From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:49 AM
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Subject: SB: Young Love Old Love by The Shambles From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:48 AM
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Subject: SB:You Wouldn't Know It To Look At Me (Barry Finn) From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:47 AM
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Subject: SB: You May Think I'm Lost by Amos From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:45 AM |
Subject: SB: You Can Be A Street Musician! by reggie miles From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:41 AM |
Subject: SB: e Brave Troubadour by Mbo From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:38 AM Ye Brave Troubadour by Mbo |
Subject: RE: Aine's Mudcat Songbook PermaThread From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:37 AM This is another one of those place-holder-thingy messages, posted to make recovery easier if I make a mistake. Gee, I just finished "W," which would make one thing I'm almost done. Trouble is, there are other sections..... Oh, well, onward and upward. I'm trying to finish "z" today, and go on to another section another day.... |
Subject: SB: Would You Like To Dance? by jeffp From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:34 AM
When I first met you many years ago, CHORUS We went our separate ways, while the music played CHORUS Now if you'll just step into my arms CHORUS by Jeff Porterfield |
Subject: SB: Without The Song (There's No Show) - Shambles From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:33 AM Roger Gall 1997 |
Subject: SB: The Wilderness Trail by Amos From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:31 AM
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Subject: SB: The Wild Rover (reformed) by The Shambles From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:28 AM |
Subject: SB: Wild and Free by mousethief From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:25 AM
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Subject: SB: Why Barky's Not At Work Today by Mbo From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:24 AM Why Barky's Not At Work Today by Mbo Oh the hard life of a teenager--it never ends, I fear **accidentally drops pick in guitar** Dang, come on you little blighter! **Shakes the guitar violently upside-down until pick skitters out** Ahh.. now where was I? And when you do they chew you out, in a most annoying way And worst of all, and most of all, they always get upset So parents all around the world, take this word from me Matthew Richards (2000) |
Subject: SB: Whitby Fisherman by bill\sables From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:22 AM
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Subject: SB: Whitby Coming Home by McGrath of Harlow From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:21 AM Whitby Coming Home by McGrath of Harlow McGrath of Harlow's Comments:  Here's a song I made up at Whitby for folk week. I sang it before the week was out. The tune that set itself to it is a bit reminiscent of a hymn tune used for O Jesus Christ Remember in Catholic srvices, and the Churches One Foundation, I believe, in the CofE. That struck me the other day as I was driving along and checking that I remembered the words. But other people might not see the similarity. Not that it matters. If anyone feels like singing it and has a tune they like better, feel free. I've put in a RealAudio song file to give an idea of the tune. (In fact I sing it using G chords capoed up so it's in the key of A.) Perhaps the seagulls woke me, but I could not sleep that night So I walked down to the harbour, to see the harbour lights, And the harbour lights were shining, and the night was calm and clear - But I'll tell you one more reason I'll be coming back next year To Whitby in the summer, together or alone, To Whitby, where it's always coming home. And rising in the morning, I climbed two hundred stairs To sing there in St Mary's, and to listen to the prayers, With the bells so sweetly ringing, and the seagulls wheeling by, And high above the harbour we were singing in the sky In Whitby in the summer, together or alone, In Whitby, where it's always coming home. With the singing and the dancing, and the music in the streets, And the welcome always shining in the faces that you meet, Why, Whitby in the summer is like moving through a dream, But there's something there in Whitby that is deeper than it seems. In Whitby in the summer, together or alone, In Whitby, where it's always coming home. And in the Seaman's Mission, as I sat and drank my tea The sailormen up on the walls were looking down at me And standing in the evening so high above the shore I seemed to see those little ships go sailing out once more Go sailing out from Whitby, together and alone Knowing some of them would never make it home. And all through the streets of Whitby you can hear the seagulls cry Don't they say they are the spirits of lost sailors long gone by? So when we sing the old songs, it is more than just a game, We wake the memory of the past, and welcome them back home To Whitby in the summer, together or alone, To Whitby, where it's always coming home. ©Kevin McGrath, August 19th 2002 |
Subject: SB: Whistlebinkie by Mbo From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:18 AM
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Subject: SM: Where the Lilies Used to Spring (Gray/Mbo) From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:17 AM WHERE THE LILIES USED TO SPRING Poem by David Gray, melody by Mbo When the place was green with the shaky grass And the windy trees were high When the leaflets told each other tales And the stars were in the sky When the silent crows hid their ebon beaks Beneath their ruffled wing— Then the fairies watered the glancing spot Where the lilies used to spring! When the sun is high in the summer sky And the lake is deep with clouds When gadflies bite the prancing kine And light the lark enshrouds— Then the butterfly, like a feather dropped From the tip of an angel's wing Floats wavering on to the glancing spot Where the lilies used to spring! When the wheat is shorn and the burns run brown And the moon shines clear at night When wains are heaped with rustling corn And swallows take their flight When the trees begin to cast their leaves And the birds, new-feathered, sing— Then comes the bee to the glancing spot Where the lilies used to spring! When the sky is grey and the trees are bare And the grass is long and brown And black moss clothes the soft damp thatch And the rain comes weary down And countless droplets on the pond Their widening orbits ring— Then bleak and cold is the silent spot Where the lilies used to spring! --Mbo Click to play |
Subject: SB: What Did I Do? by Mbo From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:11 AM What Did I Do? by Mbo (Words & Music by Matthew Richards) Mbo's Comments: Here's another one o' my songs for the Mudcat Songbook. This one is completely written by me(!). This is going to be heard on Mudcat Radio one of these days--I just need to get around to recording it. It's HUGELY influenced by The Electric Light Orchestra and The Beatles, but it still has a very folksy sound--almost like skiffle. Hey girl, where did you come from? Prechorus: Chorus: Hey girl, how do you know me? Prechorus Chorus Hey girl, please tell me quick Prechorus Chorus Hey girl, listen to what I say Prechorus Chorus Chorus Matthew Richards (1999) |
Subject: SB: We're Alright Jack by The Shambles From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:08 AM We're Alright Jack by The Shambles The Shambles' Comments: The thinking behind the song is fairly simple. It could be expressed as 'put up or shut up'. I can understand why an individual would not wish to get actively involved in a cause or campaign. The choice is theirs. There is only so much time and one would soon be worn out if you were not selective in where you placed your limited energy. What I don't understand is why some people, who maybe generally in favour of the overall objective and who recognise the scale of the problem, are motivated to spend their time and energy to publicly place some nit-picking criticism of the methods that are being used by those who are actively involved. Doing this without making any positive alternative suggestions or accepting that others may not have the luxury of choosing if they wish to be actively involved. The original criticisms are usually justified by a claim that the methods used are counter-productive and/or risk making the situation worse. Not recognising that for a victim, things could not get much worse or that expressing these negative criticisms is the most counter-productive action and risks diverting attention away from the real problem. I possibly do understand why this is done, I do not however understand why this is considered to be a respectable position? Or why when such negative views are expressed, these are then followed with 'sheep-like' agreement from others? Or are expressed, because it is felt to be expressing a collective, if undemonstrated view or feeling? No one is above criticism or above making mistakes but are there not better ways of dealing with this, ones that do not risk confusing the issue or diluting the strength of the message? This song reflects my personal experiences with the Public Entertainment Licensing issue, over the past 2 years, but can be applied to many wider issues. An obvious example is the present situation with Iraq. We're alright Jack, so don't bother us It may affect us too, if you go kicking up a fuss I can see you are wounded Not in the best of health But we all agree, you must have brought it on yourself Am I not entitled, just like all of you To speak from what I see, my personal point of view? I'll question those who try to get the problem solved And criticise those who would get me involved We're alright Jack, so don't bother us It may affect us too, if you go kicking up a fuss I can see you are wounded Not in the best of health But we all agree, you must have brought it on yourself These fears of mugging are simply overblown Didn't get mugged, when I went out alone Ignore the statistics, ignore the traumatised In my opinion, its over dramatised We're alright Jack, so don't bother us It may affect us too, if you go kicking up a fuss I can see you are wounded Not in the best of health But we all agree, you must have brought it on yourself The victims of this crime may not think I am right Many now, if able, would not go out at night My support may give some consolation I'll leave them in their lonely isolation We're alright Jack, so don't bother us It may affect us too, if you go kicking up a fuss I can see you are wounded Not in the best of health But we all agree, you must have brought it on yourself ©Roger Gall – September 2002 |
Subject: SB: We Will Meet Again by Amergin From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:07 AM
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Subject: SB: We Need More Administrators by BSeed From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:06 AM
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Subject: SB: We Can't Take Any More by Mary G From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:02 AM
Chorus: Someday I'll ask every young refugee So Carlos and Dang and Phat and Rashid And when you are citizens duly sworn in |
Subject: SB: The Virus Song by Mbo From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:01 AM
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Subject: SB:Vhere Da Rippling Vaters Flow (Lloyd Michalsen) From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 01:00 AM
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Subject: SB: Valley Of The Towering Shadows (Genie) From: Joe Offer Date: 12 May 11 - 12:58 AM Valley Of The Towering Shadows by Genie (sheet music available upon request via email -- geniesings@yahoo.com) (2/4 time - moderate pace) G F C D On our / journey / to the promised / land, / G Em C D Ambushed by an / unseen / outlaw / band, / Em Am Most of us sur- / vived, but so / many fell that / day, D D7 C D G Many / sisters, / brothers / perished in the / fray. / F C F G In / shock, / anguish, / terror and / dread, / G Em C D Vision / blurred -- couldn't / see the road a- / head--, Em Am D We / knew it was a / crossroads; / nothing more was / clear. / D C D G Couldn't find our / way through the/ smoke / and our / tears. / / G F G Through The / Valley Of the / Towering / Shadows, / G# G D D7 Could we / move ahead in / spite of our / fears? / Em Am Could we / feel beyond the / hate? Could we / see our way / clear? D D7 C D7 G Could we / reach beyond our / rage, / See the way through our / tears? / (Repeat melody of last line of chorus instrumentally) G F C D We'd been / living in a / garden, / rich beyond com- / pare. / G Em C D7 Some had / called it the / promised land and / wanted to stay / there. / Em Am But there / is no promised / land when there is / want outside the / wall D D7 C D G And the / dream is / "liberty and / just-i- / ice* for / all," / / / G F G So we said, / "Even through the / Valley Of the / Shadow, G# G D7 We'll / move a- / head in spite of / fear-- / / Em Am Dust in our / eyes, / eyes on the / prize-- D C D7 G The / promised land worth / all our toil and / tears." / / / F C F G G Then the / skyline on / fire, the / smoke and the / screams! / / Em C D7 Buildings / crumbling / with our hearts and / dreams!/ / Em Am Now / some of us are / cowering, / frozen in our / tracks. / D D7 C D G Many cry for / vengeance! / Some / say we / must turn / back. / / G F G Through The / Valley Of The / Towering / Shadows, / G# G D7 Can we / move ahead in / spite of all our / fears? / Em Am Can we / feel beyond the / hate? Can we / see our way / clear, / D D7 C D7 G Reach beyond our / rage, / See the way / through our / tears? / (Repeat melody of last two lines of chorus instrumentally.) G F C D Now, once more we're / moving, / anger justi- / fied, G Em C D7 As- / sured that / God is / on our / side, / Em Am D But / have we got our / bearings e- / nough to compre- / hend / D7 C D G Just where we're / going, / where / it all might / end? / G F G Is the / garden now the / Valley Of The / Shadow? / G# G D7 Will to- / morrow be / hostage to / fear? / Em Am Are we / guided more by / hate or by / all we hold so / dear?* D D7 C D7 G Can we / channel this / rage, see the / way / through our / tears? / G F G Yes, / even through The /Valley Of The / Shadow, / G# G D7 We'll / move a- / head in spite of / fears. / / Em Am Tears in our / eyes, / Eyes on the / prize, / D C D7 G The / promised land, the / hope of all the /years. Em Am Tears in our / eyes, / Eyes on the / prize, / / D C D7 G The / promised land, / the hope / of all the / years. / / / * With each measure getting 2 beats, the word "justice" uses 3 beats and the word "for" uses one. **Alternate lyrics: Verse four: "Then our world crashed down, as from a great earthquake, Would our faith now shatter like the buildings in its wake." Next to last chorus: "Are we greater than this hate? Will the dream again be clear? Words and music by Jeanene Pratt ©2001, 2002; All rights reserved. |
Subject: RE: Aine's Mudcat Songbook PermaThread From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Apr 11 - 09:56 PM Well, that's three hundred posts in this thread. I guess it's time to post another space-filler message, in case I missed a song. If somebody would like to volunteer to double-check this to make sure I didn't miss any songs, please let me know. Thanks. -Joe- |
Subject: SB: Untitled by MMario From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Apr 11 - 09:54 PM
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Subject: SB: Union Worker, Union Boss by Barry Finn From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Apr 11 - 09:53 PM
Copyright Barry Finn |
Subject: SB: Twenty Years Experience by Al Boyce (Trapper) From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Apr 11 - 09:51 PM
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Subject: SB: Traweller's by Skarpi From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Apr 11 - 09:49 PM
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Subject: SB: Train Ride To Heaven by Mbo From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Apr 11 - 09:48 PM
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Subject: SB: Too Many Roosters by Pinetop Slim From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Apr 11 - 09:46 PM |
Subject: SB: To Write The Uni-Verse by The Shambles, etc. From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Apr 11 - 09:45 PM To Write The Uni-Verse by The Shambles, Amos, Praise, katlaughing, Mbo, Troll, MMario, mcmoo, Molly Malone, and Lonesome EJ
For a song challenge, why what could be better.
Your space and your time keep our poor spirits locked
Out of Chaos came not "The Word"
If your rhymes don't scan, when you try to write,
Thou, spiral, cosmos, far, entrancing
Though you seem so never ending
Endless spacetime, force and masses
The great Big Bang? That was some feat
Out of nothing grew the song
The great AUM in silent contemplation
Matter never seems to care
Are we dull Chemistry's daughter?
Space and time, feel their heatbeat,
Things are grim, but they could get worse,
But mankind just keeps on bragging
Chemistry and Spirit Melding
In the beginning, there was One
The Answer:
To keep humanity asking "why?" Mbo
Why this furious analyzing,
Water shimmers, rushes by
The Universe is still expanding
The Uni-verse Song was an interesting idea,
Shamb laid the challenge, and you all have weighed in.
Another sun's coming with another day's zest,
Another book to be planned, or a tune to research.
Talking Quantum Physics, Ying and Yang
God's Word on the subject, I think, is quite clear, |
Subject: SB: The Token Reversed by McGrath of Harlow From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Apr 11 - 09:43 PM
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