Lyr Req: Arrowanna? / Arrah Wanna

Subject: Help?? Arrowanna
From: GUEST,Cookie
Date: 24 Oct 02 - 10:05 PM

HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD OF A SONG '"ARROWANNA"?
IT IS ABOUT AN IRISHMAN AND AN INDIAN MAIDEN IN LOVE.
SOME WORDS ARE " ARROWANNA ON MY HONOR I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU"
MY WIFE USED TO SING IT. SHE SAID HER DAD TAUGHT IT TO HER MANY YEARS AGO. MAYBE IT WAS JUST SOMETHING MADE UP IN A MAINE WOODS CAMP BUT IT IS KINDA FUN FINDING OUT.

Thanks

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Arrowanna
From: Sorcha
Date: 24 Oct 02 - 10:18 PM

All I found was stuff about a fish called "arowanna". sorry. And please, typing in all caps is the equivalent of shouting; please don't shout.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Arrowanna
From: GUEST,Cookie
Date: 25 Oct 02 - 03:13 AM

Sorry I copied and pasted it. Some people do not see very well and
type in caps so they can see it. Yes, I know it is a fish but I was
looking for a song. Probably a local folk song. Thanks.

Subject: Lyr Add: ARRAH WANNA (1906)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 26 Oct 02 - 11:36 PM

Found at Duke University (click to view the sheet music).

ARRAH WANNA: AN IRISH INDIAN MATRIMONIAL VENTURE
(Words, Jack Drislane. Music, Theodore Morse. 1906)

'Mid the wild and woolly prairies lived an Indian maid,
Arrah Wanna queen of fairies of her tribe afraid.
Each night came an Irish laddie buck, with a wedding ring.
He would sit outside her tent and with his bagpipes loudly sing:

CHORUS: "Arrah Wanna, on my honor, I'll take care of you.
I'll be kind and true. We can love and bill and coo.
In a wigwam built of shamrocks green, we'll make those red men smile,
When you're Mrs. Barney, heap much Carney, from Killarney's Isle."

While the moon shone down upon them, Arrah Wanna sighed,
"Some great race must call you Big Chief, then I'll be your bride."
"Sure that's easy," whispered Barney, with a smiling face.
"All my fam'ly were good runners and were first in ev'ry race. CHORUS

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Arrowanna
From: The Shambles
Date: 27 Oct 02 - 06:52 AM

Now we have the song. Photo of the rather impressive fish.