Lyr Req: Queen of Argyle

Subject: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From: GUEST,The bloke in the corner
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 06:29 PM

OK Catters, here's one for you. Many will know the Silly Wizard song 'Queen of Argyle', and a belter it is. Problem is, I can't find the lyrics anywhere, not even on the Café, and we're playing it at a gig in 12 days. We've tried listening carefully to a recording but there are too many uncertain sounds. I've even searched Silly Wizard type pages, but the ones which looked as though they might be helpful no longer exist. Any got the lyrics, or a live link, perhaps?

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From: little john cameron
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 06:48 PM

TRY THIS,BLOKE. Queen of Argyll doonload sound track.

http://stations.mp3s.com/stations/91/silly_wizard_fans.html

Subject: Lyr Add: QUEEN OF ARGYLE
From: little john cameron
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:00 PM

Haud on here's the words' drink.
In the chorus, sometimes the word "morning" is used rather than "marvel" ... in her smile.

Guitar chords

Verse:

Am
Dm Am
Dm Dm
Em G
Am
Dm Am
Dm C
Am Em Am

Chorus:

Am
Dm Em
Am Dm
Am Em G
Am
Dm Em
Am C
Am Em Am

Gentlemen it is me duty
To inform you of one beauty
Though I'd ask of you a favour
Not to seek her for a while
Though I own she is a creature
Of character and feature
No words can paint the picture
Of the queen of all Argyle

CHORUS: And if you could have seen her there
Boys, if you had just been there
The swan was in her movements
And the marvel in her smile
All the roses in the garden
They bow and ask her pardon
For not one could match the beauty
Of the Queen of all Argyle

On the evening that I mentioned
I passed with light intention
Through a part of our dear country
Known for beauty and for style
In the place of noble thinkers
Of scholars and great drinkers
But above them all for splendour
Shone the Queen of all Argyle. CHORUS

So my lads I needs must leave you
My intentions no' to grieve you
Nor indeed would I deceive you
Oh I'll see you in a while
I must find some way to gain her
To court her and attain her
I fear my heart's in danger
From the Queen of all Argyle. CHORUS (TWICE)

LJC

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From:
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:17 PM

Strange. There are at least TWO threads with the Queen of Argyll as the topic. And one of those threads has a link to it in the DT database. Yet, I can't find it with the supersearch. Strange.

Thread 39019 - Queen of Argyle

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From:
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:19 PM

OOPS! Try again.....

Thread 39019 - Queen of Argyle

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From: GUEST,The bloke in the corner
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:20 PM

Here's to you, Mr Cameron, just what the catter ordered. Many thanks

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From:
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:20 PM

Hmm. Will try again.

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From: little john cameron
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:23 PM

Nae problemo son.Hope yer gig goes ok. ljc

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From: Jeri
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:44 PM

George, for some reason it's in the DT as Queen of Argyll. I found it with a search for "[shone the queen]."

LJC, yer a braw laddie, even if ah cannae understan ane word ye sae. :-)

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From: little john cameron
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 07:48 PM

Ditto tae ye anaw Jeri. ljc

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 08:32 PM

This song is, as Jeri says, already in the database.  It has also already been posted in two different threads here, presumably by people who, like little john, were not aware that it was already available and who for one reason or another were not able to use the search engine.  Argyll is the spelling you get in maps, atlases and the like.

These two threads might come in handy:

Queen of All Argyll
Queen of Argyle

There is a .midi of the tune at the Mudcat Midi Pages:  The Queen of Argyle  [sic]

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From: Elise
Date: 07 Jan 01 - 11:55 PM

I always thought the words were "the swan was in her movement and the marlin in her smile". Always thought it strange that a beautiful woman should smile like a fish.

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From:
Date: 08 Jan 01 - 09:34 AM

Try if ya can find the record "Album 1994" from the german band "Subway to Sally" They recorded maybe the most strange but as well the most interesting version of this song i've ever heard and i know at least seven different recordings of it. You also find an intersting one on "Sunken Treasures" from "Tempest"

Subject: Lyr Add: THE QUEEN OF ARGYLL
From: little john cameron
Date: 08 Jan 01 - 10:50 AM

Here ye go again.

THE QUEEN OF ARGYLL

Gentlemen, it is my duty
To inform you of one beauty
Though I'd ask of you a favour
Oh, to seek her for a while
Though I own she is a creature
Of character and feature
No worse could paint the picture
Of the queen of all Argyll

CHORUS: And if you could see her there
Boys, if you had just been there
The swan was in her movement
And the morning in her smile

All the roses in the garden
They'd bow and ask her pardon
For not one could match the beauty
Of the queen of all Argyll

On the evening that I mention
I passed with light intention
Through a part of our dear country
Known for beauty and for style
Being a place of noble thinkers
Of scholars and great drinkers
But above them all for splendour
Was the queen of all Argyll

And if you could ..

So my lads I need must leave you
My intention's not to grieve you
Nor indeed would I deceive you
But I'll see you in a while
I must find a way to gain her
To court her and to tame her
I fear my heart's in danger
Of the queen of all Argyll

And if you could...

ljc

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 08 Jan 01 - 08:32 PM

Well, that now makes five examples of exactly the same set of lyrics available on just this one site: an embarrassment of riches, indeed, though just perhaps also a bit of a waste of effort...

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle
From: Gypsy
Date: 09 Jan 01 - 04:42 PM

Naw, naw, tis a bonny grand song that was written, laddie