Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)

Subject: One Starry Night
From: Gervase
Date: 16 Apr 02 - 06:54 AM

I'm trying to learn the Davy Spillane/Sean Tyrrell song "One Starry Night" from the singing of the fabulous Lynne Heraud, but there's one phrase I can't quite make out in the third verse:

I'm oft-times drunk; tonight I'm sober,
A constant rover from town to town.
And when I'm dead and my travelling's over,
O Molly Bourne xxx come and lay me down.

Anyone help with the missing phrase - which sounds as if it might be Gaelic akin to A Stor ma Chroi, but I can't be sure?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night
From: Moleskin Joe
Date: 16 Apr 02 - 08:26 AM

Molly ban a storin(diminutive of stor=treasure). I am sure this question was asked and answered in a thread quite recently.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night
From: masato sakurai
Date: 16 Apr 02 - 09:18 AM

Go to THIS THREAD (Molly Bawn.. How many do you know?) for variants.

~Masato

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night
From: Gervase
Date: 17 Apr 02 - 05:36 AM

Many thanks!

Subject: Lyr Add: ONE STARRY NIGHT (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: Gervase
Date: 17 Apr 02 - 05:44 AM

So, for them as wants 'em, the lyrics are:


ONE STARRY NIGHT
(Davy Spillane & Sean Tyrrell)

One starry night as I lay sleeping,
One starry night, as I lay on my bed;
I dreamed I heard wagon wheels a-creaking.
When I awoke my love had fled.

And it's many's the mile with you I've travelled
And many's the hour, love, with you I've spent.
I dreamed you were my own love forever,
But now I find, love, that you were only lent.

I'll search the highways and I'll search the byways,
I'll search the burreens and camping places too.
I will enquire of all our people
Have they time or tidings or sight of you?

I'm oft-times drunk; tonight I'm sober,
A constant rover from town to town;
And when I'm dead and my travelling's over,
O Molly ban a storin, come and lay me down.

One starry night as I lay sleeping,
One starry night, as I lay on my bed;
I dreamed I heard wagon wheels a-creaking.
When I awoke my love had fled.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night
From: bill kennedy
Date: 17 Apr 02 - 08:56 AM

it's on Sean Tyrrell's new CD, Belladonna

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night
From: GUEST,Jayadeva
Date: 23 Aug 07 - 10:42 PM

It's Molly Bawn Astoreen. Astor is a dark haired girl. Astoreen would be diminutive and endearing. Molly Bawn, my dear little dark haired one.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (Spillane & Tyrrell)
From: GUEST,maggie
Date: 09 Aug 08 - 09:29 AM

can anyone help with guitar chords for 'One Starry night' bearing in mind that I can sing but am just learning the guitar!! I've heard this song on a John Wright CD, arranged by S Lawerence...HELP! Maggie

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: GUEST,Rob
Date: 05 Jul 09 - 12:41 PM

according to the Davy Spillane 1994 CD 'A place among the stones' the line is:
Molly Bawn a'storean come and lay me down

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: Nick
Date: 05 Jul 09 - 01:52 PM

Maggie - I chose D for no reason but you could transpose

  A          D        G     D
  One starry night as I lay sleeping,
                                   A
  One starry night, as I lay on my bed;
              D           G        D
  I dreamed I heard wagon wheels a-creaking.
          A                D
  When I awoke my love had fled.
  

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: GUEST,morrisbrendon
Date: 05 Jul 09 - 03:05 PM

For a slightly different version take a look here;



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEoCPFvRxtw&feature=channel_page



...the audio and video are not properly in sync...sorry!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: GUEST,morrisbrendon
Date: 06 Jul 09 - 06:48 AM

I'll try again to make that link;


One Starry Night


...hope that works...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrr
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Dec 09 - 03:10 AM

Yep ... that last line should be "Molly bawn a stoírín (a storeen) come lay me down" Basically means "fair Molly, my little love".

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrr
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Dec 09 - 03:19 AM

The only incorrect words in your version of the lyrics are "burreen" which should be bohreen, or boreen, bawn instead of "ban", and a stoírín or a storeen instead of "a storin". Wonderful song!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: LesB
Date: 19 Dec 09 - 03:24 AM

the ultimate version of this song must be Bill Whalley & Dave Fletchers. youtube

Cheers
Les

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: GUEST,Alan
Date: 07 Aug 10 - 05:31 PM

As recorded by Spillane and Tyrrell "Among the Stones'
Quintuple checked:

One starry night as I lay sleeping,
One starry night, as I lay in bed;
I dreamed I heard wagon wheels a-creaking.
When I awoke, my own love had fled.

I've searched the highways, likewise the byways
I searched the bohreens, the camping places too.
I will enquire all of our people
Have they tide or tidings or signs of you?

It's many the mile love, with you I've travelled
Many the hour, love, with you I've spent.
I dreamed you were my love forever,
But now I find, love, you were only lent.

I'm drunk today, but oft times I'm sober,
A constant rover from town to town;
When I'm dead and my sorrows ended,
Molly Bawn a stoírín, come and lay me down.

For it's many the mile love, with you I've travelled
Many the hour, love, with you I've spent
I dreamed you were my love forever
But now I find, love, you were only lent.


cheers

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 08 Aug 10 - 01:38 AM

"the ultimate version of this song must be Bill Whaley & Dave Fletchers."

A timely revival of this thread - Bill Whaley and Dave Fletcher are appearing today, 8/8/10, at The Day of Lincolnshire Folk Music, Dance and Song, at the George Inn (a.k.a. 'The 600 Whiskies'), Leadenham, nr. Sleaford, 11am - 10pm.

Also appearing are many other Linconshire Folk Luminaries, including the wonderful professor of everything Lincolnshire-Trad, Brian Dawson, Winter-Wilson (of 'Storm Around Tumbledown' fame, amongst many other great self-written songs), Paul Dickinson, Heidi Layton, Better Late Than Naked, and many others.

Be good to see a few 'Catters there!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 08 Aug 10 - 01:47 AM

Re: The Day of Lincolnshire Folk Music, Dance & Song - IT'S A FREE EVENT - NO DOOR CHARGES!!

So.....no excuse not to come, eh?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: GUEST,Rich Merne
Date: 28 Oct 18 - 05:54 AM

The lines according to Davy Spillane and Sean Tyrell are - When I'm dead and my troubles over - Come Molly Ban a storin and lay me down.   There's an accent on the 'a' of Ban and also on the 'o' and the 'i' of storin.   Translated, its Molly Ban (my love or dearest darling.)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: michaelr
Date: 28 Oct 18 - 02:33 PM

Scans like "Carrickfergus". Is it the same melody?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: Nick
Date: 28 Oct 18 - 03:10 PM

Different tune try the YouTube link above

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 28 Oct 18 - 04:56 PM

My friends, Bill Whaley and Dave Fletcher, with 'One Starry Night'...

https://youtu.be/k0STNvQhwXM

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Starry Night (D Spillane & S Tyrrell)
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Sep 19 - 10:10 PM

Trying to learn this song one the ukuLele- does anyone know the ukulele tabs, or guitar tabs for this song? Thanks!