Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt? / ...Mow

Subject: Barley Malt
From: GUEST,Bill
Date: 12 Mar 00 - 02:39 PM

Last weekend I went to the North Texas Irish Fest and most enjoyed Seamus Kennedy's songs and jokes. Bought 4 of his CD's, but none had the words to Barley Malt (a/k/a Here's to the Barley Malt or Good Luck To the Barley Malt). He sings it while downing a pint (of Guinness, of course).... Does anyone have the words ?? Highly recommend catching Seamus in concert any chance you have..... --- Bill

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: phil h
Date: 12 Mar 00 - 02:47 PM

Try searching for "GOOD LUCK TO THE BARLEY MOW" in the database. This may be what you are looking for. Phil

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: Rhianon
Date: 12 Mar 00 - 10:49 PM

Here are the lyrics I have.

Here's good luck to the pint pot, good luck to the Barley Mow.
Jolly gool luck to the pint pot, good luck to the Barley Mow!
Here's the pint pot, half a pint gil pot half a gill quarter gill nipperkin and the brown bowl.
Here's good luck, good luck, good luck to the Barley Mow!

Added elements are:

quart pot
half gallon
Gallon
Half barrel
Land lord
Land lady
daughter
brewer
drayer
slavie
company

The final chorus: Here's the company, slavey, drayer, brewer, Land Lady, Land Lord, barrel, half barrel,gallon,half gallon, guqrt pot, pint pot, half a pint, gill pot, half a gill, quarter gill, nepperkin and the brown bowl. Here's good luck, good luck, good luck to the Barley Mow!

^^^ Rene Rhianon

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: GUEST,Bruce O.
Date: 13 Mar 00 - 12:15 AM

From the SCA Minstrel website you can click onto Bell's 'Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry', 1857. And "The Barley-Mow Song" is the correct title for that version.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: Ringer
Date: 13 Mar 00 - 05:08 AM

Thirty-five years ago (wow!) I remember hearing a slightly different version of the song posted above at a sing-around. Never head it before or since. It went something like

I've drunk out of the pint pot, good luck to the Barley Mow
The pint pot, half a pint pot and the nipperkin-oh
Here's good luck, good luck, good luck to the Barley Mow.

I've drunk out of the quart pot, etc

As I remember, the chorussy bit had two variants, sung alternatively. And the singer went on to boast of having drunk, not only from the half-barrel and barrel but also the river, sea and ocean.

Any one got any details?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: GUEST,Seamus Kennedy
Date: 13 Mar 00 - 01:57 PM

Bill, thanks for the kind words. If we can find some way to communicate outside the Mudcat, I'll be very happy to send you my CD with the lyrics to the Barley Mow. printed out. It's a fine drinking song. Good luck. Seamus

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: Clifton53
Date: 13 Mar 00 - 06:20 PM

Seamus Kennedy, THE Seamus Kennedy? I'm a big fan, love your records! I think it's great your here on the 'Cat. Hope to meet you some day. WOW, Seamus Kennedy, I'll be darned! Clifton53

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Mar 00 - 07:11 PM

Click here, then on "The Barley-Mow Song"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: bob schwarer
Date: 14 Mar 00 - 07:28 AM

Here are a couple of more measurements.

A firkin = 1/4 barrel
A kilderkin = 1/2 barrel.

Can work those in too if you don't run out of wind.

Bob S.

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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: GUEST,Bill to Seamus
Date: 14 Mar 00 - 08:25 PM

Seamus, you may not want to put your email address on the net (and I checked to see if it was on the program of the NTIF, to no avail) so here's mine : [e-mail] I'm a working member of the Memphis Acoustic Music Association, and would love to bring you here for a concert when you're passing through. I don't know how you have time to play the net, but would be glad to hear from you on email. Your 4 performances were all great. Sorry to report that none of our group had any "wee little squirts", but it wasn't for lack of laughter. It must be exhausting to sing both sets of verses (in both dialects) to "Loch Lomond" and "Red is the Rose" at the same time THANKS ALSO TO ALL OTHERS WHO RESPONDED ! ----Bill 3-14-00

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: harpgirl
Date: 15 Mar 00 - 12:47 AM

...Scottsman! Our "Paddy Go Easy" set list has thirty two numbers and we don't go on until 10:45PM! Any music camps between June 16th & 26th?...teaching Sociology this summer...harpgirl

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: harpgirl
Date: 16 Mar 00 - 11:23 PM

...Bill...I see you found Seamus Kennedy in cyberland as well!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: GUEST,Bill
Date: 19 Mar 00 - 02:48 PM

Hi, Harpgirl--- yes, I seem to have found Seamus, but only for a monent. Hope he'll respond to my last posting. I have some great lyrics for him, also. Which Harpgirl are you, Lisa or Abby ?? --- Bill 3-19

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 20 Mar 00 - 02:01 AM

Bill, I tried to e-mail you at the address you gave, and it came back to me - unknown at that address. Let's try again over in the personals. I'll show you mine if you ....never mind! All the best, Seamus

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt? / ...Mow
From: GUEST,Good luck to the barlew mow
Date: 20 Sep 16 - 08:54 PM

I learned this song back in the 1960s in the UK. Here's how I remember it...

Here's good luck to the pint pot
Good luck to the barley mow
Jolly good luck to the pint pot
Good luck to the barley mow
To the pint pot, half a pint, gill pot half a gill quarter gill nipperkin and a brown bowl
Here's good luck, good luck good luck to the barley mow.

Add the following sequentially, each time around.

Quart pot
Half gallon
Gallon
Half barrel
Barrel
Barmaid
Landlord
Slavey
Drayer
Brewer
Company

BTW as a drinking game, the tradition was that whoever screwed up a verse bought a round for the company.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt? / ...Mow
From: GUEST,DTM
Date: 21 Sep 16 - 07:47 AM

I remember this song being part of Dick Gaughin's repertoire, circa 1970.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Good Luck to the Barley Malt? / ...Mow
From: GUEST,threelegsoman
Date: 22 Sep 16 - 02:56 AM

I uploaded my version of this song on YouTube about seven years ago:
Good Luck to the Barley Mow
but I see from some of the variants in this thread, there were some verses I could have added, but just doing the ones I did was tricky enough. I might give it another go with the extra ones now.