Lyr Req: Ranter's Wharf (John Conolly)

Subject: Ranters Wharf
From: GUEST,sisgen
Date: 28 Oct 01 - 11:57 AM

Does anyone have the words to John Connoly's "Ranters Wharf" I have tried the usual search on the didital tradition but nothing seems to be there?

Subject: Lyr Add: RANTER'S WHARF (John Conolly)
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 28 Oct 01 - 04:17 PM

On Ranter's Wharf the sun went sailing down
Like an old square-rigger bound for sea once more,
And in the murmur of the evening tide,
I heard a small voice crying, crying on the shore.

I found her weeping by the waterside,
And the evening shadows like a cloak she wore.
"O Betsy Watson is my name, kind sir.
I'm here to seek my Johnny, Johnny on the shore.

"My Johnny was a handsome sailor lad
And I lost him in the gale of ninety-four,
His vessel broken on the midnight sand,
And here they found him lying, lying on the shore.

"I watch the seasons come and go, kind sir,
And I'm waiting still, for what can I do more?
Sometimes I think my Johnny's calling me
When I hear the seagulls crying, crying on the shore."

On Ranter's Wharf the tide is turning now.
When the moon came through, no silver girl I saw,
And was I dreaming, or a drunken man,
When I heard a seagull crying, crying on the shore.

With compliments,

Gerry

Punctuation and capitalization fixed. --JoeClone, 7-Aug-02.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranters Wharf
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 28 Oct 01 - 04:22 PM

Please forgive spelling and punctuation on above

Gerry

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranters Wharf
From: GUEST,sisgen
Date: 28 Oct 01 - 06:13 PM

Gerry your a marvel. Many thanks.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranters Wharf
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 29 Oct 01 - 09:20 AM

you're most welcome

Gerry

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranters Wharf
From: MMario
Date: 29 Oct 01 - 09:28 AM

Anyone have the tune?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranters Wharf
From: Noreen
Date: 29 Oct 01 - 10:57 AM

I've got the dots, MMario, and I'll get them to you if nothing better transpires.

I was intending to post these words as we were discussing this lovely song in Whitby this weekend- how strange.

Noreen

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranters Wharf
From: MMario
Date: 29 Oct 01 - 11:21 AM

co-inkidink rains!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranters Wharf
From: Noreen
Date: 29 Oct 01 - 09:44 PM

Dots sent...

Subject: Lyr Add: RANTER'S WHARF (John Conolly)
From: Noreen
Date: 29 Oct 01 - 10:16 PM

Thanks for typing the words, Gerry, hope you don't mind me rejigging them a bit for ease of future harvesters.

RANTER'S WHARF
John Conolly
copyright Maypole Music

On Ranter's Wharf the sun went sailing down
Like an old square-rigger bound for sea once more;
And in the murmur of the evening tide
I heard a small voice crying...crying on the shore

I found her weeping by the waterside
And the evening shadows like a cloak she wore-
"O Betsy Walton is my name, kind sir-
I'm here to seek my Johnny...Johnny on the shore."

"My Johnny was a handsome sailor-lad,
And I lost him in the gale of 'ninety-four-
His vessel broken on the midnight sand,
And here they found him lying...lying on the shore."

"I watch the seasons come and go, kind sir.
And I'm waiting still, for what can I do more?
Sometimes I think my Johnny's calling me-
When I hear the seagulls crying...crying on the shore."

On Ranter's Wharf the tide was turning now;
When the moon came through, no silver girl I saw-
And was I dreaming, or a drunken man-
When I heard a seagull crying...crying on the shore…

"Ranter's Wharf" is a dockside alley off Grimsby's Victoria Street. It always seemed like a good title for a song, and eventually this one emerged; it is based on the traditional belief that the souls of drowned seamen are transmuted into seagulls.

From The Singing River; songs by John Conolly and Bill Meek published 1985.

NK

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranters Wharf
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 30 Oct 01 - 09:06 AM

dots recieved.

Subject: Tune Add: RANTER'S WHARF (John Conolly)
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 30 Oct 01 - 10:58 AM

MIDI file: ranter~1.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: RANTER'S WHARF
Text: By John Conolly
Copyright: Copyright © Maypole Music
Key: G
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Start
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End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the latest version of MIDItext and get instructions on how to use it click here

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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranters Wharf
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 30 Oct 01 - 10:59 AM

NWC file ready to send to Joe; too.

Subject: Ranter's Wharf
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 08 May 02 - 03:36 PM

I hope this doesn't result in a blue clicky and a put down. I expected to find it easily but have so far failed. It does not show on the alpha. list, and I searched under Ranter*, Wharf, seagull* , old square, but nothing.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranter's Wharf
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 08 May 02 - 03:40 PM

Just read the search queery thread, used the filter and found it. Sorry all.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranter's Wharf
From: MMario
Date: 08 May 02 - 03:43 PM

no problem Keith - glad you were able to find it. the alpha list is titles that are in the copy of the DT ; whereas the other search features pull from either the DT or the forum or BOTH

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranter's Wharf
From: Joe Offer
Date: 08 May 02 - 03:49 PM

Hi, Keith - can you give us a little more of what you know of the song?
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranter's Wharf
From: MMario
Date: 08 May 02 - 03:52 PM

previous thread on Ranter's Wharf

you should have the NWC file joe.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranter's Wharf
From: Joe Offer
Date: 08 May 02 - 03:56 PM

Darn. I have a deathly-slow Internet connection this morning because I'm trying to download the Star Wars trailer for my stepson. The Ranter's Wharf thread has it. I'll consolidate the two threads sooner or later.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranters Wharf
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 09 May 02 - 03:15 PM

Sorry to make you do a merge.
I did search both forum and DT MMario, but only worked when I tried the filter.
I have nothing on the song Joe, except I first heard it long before the publication date given in Noreen's post. I had it on a Yetties album I think in late 60's, certainly not much after1970. It also had Banks of Newfoundland, Watchet Sailor, and the one that goes open the pane and put out the flame..
The tune and fragments have been in my head ever since. Recent posts reminded me of it so I decided to learn it all.
I have it straight now, so I will have them crying into their beer at the White Horse on Monday!
Dreaming or drunken,
Keith.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranters Wharf
From: Noreen
Date: 09 May 02 - 04:37 PM

Undoubtedly this was written many years before 1985, Keith; that was merely the publication date of the book. Dating John Conolly/Bill Meek songs is difficult as the Broadside LPs seem to be undated (I couldn't see any date on them anyway).

Lovely song.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ranters Wharf
From: GUEST,Keith A on tour
Date: 01 Aug 02 - 02:33 PM

I am presently in St.Agnes, Cornwall where my brother is on the launch crew of the lifeboat.
On Tuesday night someone phoned in a report of hearing pitiful cries and calls for help from below the cliffs at Portreath. The lifeboat was launched and the Coastguard turned out, but they found nobody. Only the gulls.
Sometimes, I think....
Keith.