Additions to Mudcat Songbook

Subject: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 11 Jan 00 - 01:09 PM

Well, it looks like my new html editor is working, along with my new C drive (big sigh of relief)! I received a great new addition to the Songbook today from Dan Milner, so everyone go check it out!

Title: 1999 Was The Date Of The Year Category: Parodies

Well done, Dan!

Everyone keep playing, singing and writing!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 11 Jan 00 - 01:11 PM

Sorry, Dan! The above reference should read:

Title: 1999 Was The Date Of The Year

Category: Parodies

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: MMario
Date: 11 Jan 00 - 01:20 PM

This obviously subversive site has been blocked by my content filter (again) so I am putting it under review... again.....*sigh*

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 12 Jan 00 - 11:28 AM

I added two new songs today under the Thread Songs category -- one by Jeri and one by Dave (the Ancient Mariner). If you want to read the thread to see where these great works of art came from, click here.

Jeri's song is entitled 'Post-Apocalyptic Frenzy Letdown' and Dave's song is 'Mudcat's Y2K For What It's Worth'. Give them a look and sing along!

Keep playing, singing and writing! -- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: MMario
Date: 12 Jan 00 - 11:37 AM

Max just refreshed a thread with a song by that great lyricist "Anon" - which looks like it might fit under "thread songs"

California Steamin

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Marymac90
Date: 12 Jan 00 - 12:30 PM

I tried to get on Mudcat a little earlier today, and got some kind of message that lead me to believe that Mudcat was off line for a little bit, since it didn't seem to be my computer, or AOL. I missed it (sigh). It inspired me to wax poetic. I changed the words to a song that's been stored in the back of my brain for a l o n g time-"We Love You, Beatles"

We love you, Mudcat, oh yes we do

We love you, Mudcat, and we'll be true

When we can't get you, we're blue

Oh, Mudcat, we love you!

Yours, creatively,

Mary McCaffrey

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 12 Jan 00 - 12:38 PM

So, Mary, is that a submission to the Songbook?

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: MMario
Date: 12 Jan 00 - 12:56 PM

?? MaryMac --We love you Beatles? Isn't that "We love you conrad? from Bye bye Birdie?

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: jeffp
Date: 12 Jan 00 - 12:58 PM

Áine, just want to let you know that my tune, "Rebel's Fancy" has been posted to the Mudcat Midi site. The URL for the MIDI file is http://www.mudcat.org/alanofoz/RebelFan.mid. I would be proud to see this posted to the Mudcat Songbook. Thanks in advance.

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 12 Jan 00 - 04:02 PM

There ya go, jeffp -- You have the honor to be the first 'tune' posted to the Songbook! Congrats!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: jeffp
Date: 12 Jan 00 - 04:06 PM

Thanks, Áine! It's a real pleasure to be included with so many talented people.

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 12 Jan 00 - 05:17 PM

I also added the following songs and tunes by Mbo:

The Green Autumn Stubble
The Road Goes Ever On
Where The Lilies Used To Spring
Whistlebinkie

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Marymac90
Date: 12 Jan 00 - 06:02 PM

I guess my little ditty IS to the same tune as "We love you, Conrad". I just knew it better as "We love you Beatles". (I was VERY into the Beatles when I was 14-15.)

If you want it for the Mudcat songbook, you've got it! As long as I don't have to copyright it, or write out the notes, or anything else that sounds too much like work! If you want to write any more verses, feel free!

Yours, creatively,

Mary McCaffrey

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 12 Jan 00 - 06:14 PM

Will do, Mary -- and you don't have to do anything, I'll do all the 'hard' work for ya!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: The Shambles
Date: 13 Jan 00 - 09:52 AM

Thirty Pieces Of Silver.

My family fished for generations
It was all that we knew
The village bore it's losses Together, we would see it through
Now The Sunbeam dies in the harbour
We are paid to tear her apart
Now I may not perish on the ocean
Still, the fishing's in my heart

The pit work was dirty
But in to it, you just grew
It had its compensations
At the time; I thought them few
And now with all this spare time
My skill with pool cue and the dart
I look to the past, not the future
Still, the pit is in my heart

My father served in the Navy
His father, before him too
It was not the proud traditions
Just the only thing to do
Not a job, more like a family
In which, you played your part
And now they've closed down the dockyard
Still the Navy's in my heart

Thirty pieces of silver, how long will it last?
With it you buy my future, my present and my past
With it you buy my future, my present and my past
Thirty pieces of silver, how long will it last?

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 13 Jan 00 - 11:05 AM

Hello 'Catters! I've just added some more great stuff to the Songbook --

Under Folk Songs:
Thirty Pieces of Silver by The Shambles

Under Thread Songs:
California Steamin' by Anonymous (by Max's suggestion)

Under Tunes:
(All by Mbo!!)
Andrea's Waltz
Boo's Reel
The First Thing
Grandfather's Sporran
Israeli Reel
Sixer's Reel
Skyehigh
Slow Drag Rag Reel

What can ya say? We have the best here on the 'Cat!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Allan C.
Date: 13 Jan 00 - 11:11 AM

At some point or other it would be nice to see a blue clicky link to the songbook unless, as usual, it is right here in front of me and I am not seeing it.

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: jeffp
Date: 13 Jan 00 - 11:17 AM

Allan, it's listed under the QuickLinks at the top of most pages.

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Allan C.
Date: 13 Jan 00 - 11:19 AM

Told ya!

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 13 Jan 00 - 07:24 PM

tradsteve has given us another Y2K bust song and it's now available on the Mudcat Songbook under the 'Threads' category. If you'd like to see the relevant thread, go to 'There's Got To Be A Song Here!'

Title: Golden Colorado (I Ain't Got No Home)

Enjoy! -- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: The Shambles
Date: 13 Jan 00 - 07:31 PM

Better To Fail

Don't just say, "oh it would be good".
"Yes, but, well, if only we could".
Just grab the bull by the horns, If you've got a favourite scheme,
Are you just going to sit there and dream?
Don't worry the children might do,
They're more ready for adventure than you.

Stand up proud, don't try to hide,
Say it loud, don't keep it inside.
It's better to fail, than to never have tried,
It's better to fail, than to never have tried,

How will you ever know,
If your talent might grow?
If you don't water the flower it dies
Open the cage and see the bird fly.
So come on, what's your excuse,
What do you really, really, have to lose?
If you make a small sacrifice,
You may find it's well worth the price?

Stand up proud, don't try to hide,
Say it loud, don't keep it inside.
It's better to fail, than to never have tried,
It's better to fail, than to never have tried,
Well you don't have to try to be the same,
I know it's hard, not to play that game.
But we are all different it's true,
It's only you can do the things you do.
Stand up proud, don't try to hide,
Say it loud, don't keep it inside.
It's better to fail, than to never have tried,
It's better to fail, than to never have tried,

Roger Gall 1996.

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: The Shambles
Date: 13 Jan 00 - 07:35 PM

OOPS!

On the third line, after 'grab the bull by the horns', there should be a line, 'take the roses, don't mind the thorns'. sorry about that.

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 13 Jan 00 - 08:27 PM

Roger -- 'Better To Fail' has been added to the Mudcat Songbook. Please take a look and see if I made your correction correctly. Great song! So, when do we get to hear the tunes that go with all these wonderful songs you have in the Songbook? And I'm itchin' to hear you sing them as well!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 13 Jan 00 - 10:38 PM

Latest additions, all from Barry Finn:

Ida Lewis
Rise Up Screaming
Union Worker, Union Boss
You Wouldn't Know It To Look At Me

Wonderful stuff! Check it out -- all on the Mudcat Songbook!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 15 Jan 00 - 08:29 PM

Are you ready for this one? Sit down and take a deep breath! I've just posted the World Premiere of the brand-new song 'Tak' Me Ol' Galoshes' by Katlaughing, Metchosin and Mbo (in two, yes, that's two, versions -- English and Highland Scots dialect!!). Mbo is still working on the tune, but he promises it shortly.

All on the Mudcat Songbook!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: The Shambles
Date: 16 Jan 00 - 10:49 AM

As for bigots: SONG WARNING-SONG WARNING.

This one is down to my Geography teacher and it was just about the only constructive thing I remember learning there. He told me that the phrase, 'present company excepted', was the last refuge of the bigot. It enabled the bigotr to give full rent to her prejudice, whist seeming to excuse the individuals present, from it. Sorry about that.... I was only teasing. I was going to say 'he', and 'his' but stopped and went to put 'them and 'their', but then I just couldn't resist it. Would anyone have picked me up for saying 'he' and 'his', in this context, I wonder, or are all bigots male? Just to add yet another subject to this thread.

The bigot's song.

Present company excepted, they're robbing us blind,
It's my view, that I'm entitled to and its true I'm 'gonna' speak my mind
Present company excepted, they think that they're 'high fliers',
It's understood, that they're no good and should be known as cheats and liars
Present company excepted, you're the only one, that I might trust,
It's clear to see, you're a lot like me and nearly could be one of us.

Present company excepted, they've got it laid on a plate,
its such a shame, they're all the same, I blame it on the Welfare State.
Present company excepted, they seem to need to shout it,
With that hair and the clothes they wear, can't bear to even think about it.
Present company excepted, well you wouldn't know it,
You look all right, appear quite bright, well you might be but you don't show it.

Present company excepted; do they really believe it?
All the fuss they make, for religion's sake, well me, I can take it or leave it.
Present company excepted, I'm sorry if I tread on your toes,
I want to make it clear, to all those here, you don't appear to one of those.
Present company excepted,..... Why has everyone departed?
Well it goes to show, they have to go, when they know that they've been out-smarted.

Roger Gall 1997

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: The Shambles
Date: 16 Jan 00 - 10:55 AM

This thread followed on from this (short)one. Mudcat Songbook Cont

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 16 Jan 00 - 11:56 AM

The newest addition to the Mudcat Songbook is another great song by The Shambles, The Bigot's Song. (Big surprise, huh?).

Check it out and the other great songs there, too.

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 16 Jan 00 - 12:00 PM

To All Songwriting 'Catters,

Don't forget that you can email your songs to me! My email address is on bbc's Mudcat Resources Pages (go to the Quicklinks drop-down menu at the top of this page). I have a brand-new 2 gig C drive and I can access my email once again, so please email away!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: The Shambles
Date: 16 Jan 00 - 01:22 PM

Sorry Aine, I still seem to be finding them, with the help of Max's new search thing. Your hard work and the speed of it, is much appeciated.

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 16 Jan 00 - 01:38 PM

Dear Roger,

I re-read my last posting and it didn't 'sound' right -- let me make this perfectly clear -- What I meant to say was, that I'd added another wonderful song by you to the Songbook, and that it was no surprise that it was wonderful. There, is that perfectly clear now?

And you're more than welcome!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: The Shambles
Date: 16 Jan 00 - 02:52 PM

There was no offence taken. I knew what you meant. My fault for 'loosing the thread'.

'SINGS' "Mr Wonderful, that's me".

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 16 Jan 00 - 06:29 PM

From our own Metchosin comes the latest addition to the Mudcat Songbook. 'A Run For Home' is a work in progress; but the rumour is that it will be available sometime this year on CD! Good luck, Metchosin! Metchosin's brother has written music for this beautiful and moving song, and Metchosin needs some help in figuring out how to get into a format for the computer. All you 'Catters that have sound file expertise get in touch with her (on this thread is fine) and let's work this out so we can hear this song in its entirety very, very soon!

-- Áine (The Keeper of the Book)

P.S. Dear Mehitabel, please check your email in re 'Colorado' song! -- (the ever Acute Áine)

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 16 Jan 00 - 07:46 PM

'That's Not My Colorado' is the latest addition to the Mudcat Songbook. It's a powerful song by katlaughing about the tragic events in her state last year. The MIDI file will be posted on Alan's MIDI page soon. Read it, and have a good think on what it says. Excellent Ms. k!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Metchosin
Date: 16 Jan 00 - 09:10 PM

I took the time to peruse the songbook and was overwhelmed by the quality of the content. Good stuff guys! I feel honoured to be in such fine company.

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: katlaughing
Date: 17 Jan 00 - 12:53 AM

Thank yew, Ms. Acute. luvyamehitabel

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Metchosin
Date: 17 Jan 00 - 12:59 AM

Thank you also Aine!

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: The Shambles
Date: 17 Jan 00 - 06:40 PM

At long last here is the While Drover.

"Can you help me please with this song, that I heard played on St Patrick's Night. I think the title is The While, Drover. I managed to write down the beginning of it, maybe you could help me with rest. I did try the title in the DT but it was not there?"

Ivor Bean, a while, drover,
For 'Manny', a GOODYEAR. ,
An ice bend, hall harmony, ,
Honour 'Risky' Anne Bier.

Andy Now, armory, turning, ,
Wig holding, raised oar. ,
Hand Island, endeavour, whelp lay, ,
The while, drover, Gnome Moor.

Chorus Hand, tits, know, neigh, neither, ,
Know, neigh, neither, Gnome Moor. ,
Will Eye? Play, the while, drover, know, neither, Gnome Moor. ,
,

The above from The Shambles,

Eye wind to a Yale house,
Thadie you stew free Gwent,
Annie tolled Alan Lady, my man, knee was splint,
I axed Hereford grayed it, Sheehan sir-ed mean, "Eh?" ,
Satchel cussed, um, a** yours! I can get Annie Day! ,
,

The above from alice in montana ,
,

I fulcrum I bucket tensor burns bride,
End a dandlings size append white Whidbey blight,
Chase a dive with key unwinds undervest,
Ander wards at icepick sherbert tony ingest ,
,

The above from Barbara (blessings),
,

Then out of my pocket I took soverigns bright,
And spun them and waved them to gleam in the light,
The landlady frowned, snarled, now if I'm right,
This is Canada, not England, keep your soverigns, Good night! ,
...my parents... ,
...and if they lend me money as oftimes before,
then I'll not bollux this song, the while Drover, no more,
,

The above from steve t,
,

Here's the start of a German translation of the While, Drover:
Alf Biene, weil Troja
formen hieáe Ghia..

"It shows beautifully how all those names tend to get lost or culturally adapted in a translation which is what makes research on folksongs so difficult."

The above from Wolfgang

With thanks to the above, all those who contributed to the thread and apologies to everyone else who may have been offended.

The Shambles.

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 17 Jan 00 - 07:07 PM

Ok, Roger, there ya go -- The While Drover by The Shambles, Wolfgang, Alice, steve t., and Barbara is now part of the Mudcat Songbook! Thanks for getting that together!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: The Shambles
Date: 18 Jan 00 - 12:47 PM

Ain't Dreams Wonderful Things?

Whilst riding with Harry Worth, on a Chair-O –Plane
We watch a Spitfire dogfight, with a cardboard Hurricane
No, it ain't like a journey, you don't go from A to B
You can't change the programme; you ain't watching no TV

Ain't dreams wonderful things? There's a joy in things you can't control
Ain't dreams wonderful things? Close your eyes and open up your soul

I go to a show, sit in the front row
No one seems to notice I'm not wearing any clothes
Though I know I'm only dreaming, I feel the anxiety
It's hard to tell, when you wake up, the fact from fantasy

Ain't dreams wonderful things? There's a joy in things you can't control
Ain't dreams wonderful things? Close your eyes and open up your soul

I'm on an island, salt free, the wind
I'm flying with eagles, on paper wings
Oh! It feels so easy, just how life was meant to be It's so hard to come back, to what we call reality

Ain't dreams wonderful things? There's a joy in things you can't control
Ain't dreams wonderful things? Close your eyes and open up your soul

Roger Gall 1996

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 18 Jan 00 - 02:31 PM

'Ain't Dreams Wonderful Things? by The Shambles and 'Off To The Sugarbush Again' by Willie-O have been added to the Mudcat Songbook. Check these out!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 19 Jan 00 - 12:44 AM

tradsteve has written a wonderful birthday song to himself entitled 'It's A Funny 'Ol World' -- you can now find it on the Mudcat Songbook. A very interesting statement for a brand-new 18 year old!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 24 Jan 00 - 11:44 AM

The newest additions to the Mudcat Songbook are:

1) A link to the tune for katlaughing's song '(That's) Not My Colorado' on Alan of Oz' Mudcat Midi Page

2) 'To Old Friend What's-His-Name' by McGrath of Harlow (his first ever song written on the web and the first song of the year 2000!!)

3) 'Greet Me In The Morning' by Kathleen Logan, submitted by Mudcatter Kendall, a beautiful song to the tune of The Star of the County Down.

Check them out and keep playing, singing, and writing, Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 24 Jan 00 - 01:46 PM

That's not my first ever song - it's the first song I've ever written on-line. Just in case you might have thought in the light of recent experiences that there might be two of me. One is quite enough.

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 24 Jan 00 - 02:13 PM

Dear Kevin,

I'm sorry, I thought that I'd made that clear. Oh well, now I understand how PR people must feel . . . I apologize for any misunderstanding!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 Jan 00 - 02:51 PM

Well, what a coincidence: That's Not My Colorado is the first one I've ever written on-line, too! Actually it started out as a poem and it was Bert asking me if I had a tune, what turned it into a song! Thanks Bert! Thanks Áine!

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 25 Jan 00 - 10:23 AM

I've added an amazing and romantic song by markf to the Mudcat Songbook entitled 'The Fire At Slane'. He wrote this song for his wife and the images it evokes are beautiful. Visit the Mudcat Songbook and have a look -- I guarantee you'll be impressed!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: MMario
Date: 25 Jan 00 - 10:37 AM

Áine - I can't find it.....is it my browser or what?

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 25 Jan 00 - 10:43 AM

No, MMario, it's not your browser. Sometimes it take a few minutes for Geocities to upload new files to their server. Try it again, it should be there now.

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: MMario
Date: 25 Jan 00 - 10:53 AM

got it! lovely! (and I know the tune already....gotta luv it!)

Subject: RE: Additions to Mudcat Songbook
From: Áine
Date: 25 Jan 00 - 02:04 PM

Since this thread has reached 50 plus messages, I've begun a new thread for announcements & submissions in re the Mudcat Songbook to cut down on the page loading time for a lot of folks. Please go to the thread called 'Pt. II - Additions to Mudcat Songbook' or click here to post any new messages.

Thanks, Áine