Lyr Req: Mrs Doran? / Trip to Jerusalem

Subject: Lyrics for - Mrs Doran?
From: Mike Ireland
Date: 14 Jan 99 - 03:45 AM

Hi

I'm looking for the words for a song and I don't really know the title. Its one that goes great with a solo bodhran.

Part of the chorus goes -

Mrs Doran your son he isn't working

Can anybody help?

Ta

Mike

Subject: RE: Lyrics for - Mrs Doran?
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 14 Jan 99 - 04:25 PM

G'day Mike,

I think that is usually called "Goodbye Mrs Durkin, (I'm sick and tired of workin')". - a song about chucking in honest employment and heading for the California goldfields.

Of course, if it were addressed to Mrs Doran ... he might be heading off for something entirely different!

Regards,

Bob Bolton

Subject: RE: Lyrics for - Mrs Doran?
From: Martin _Ryan
Date: 14 Jan 99 - 06:39 PM

I think its actually a semi-parody on "Mursheen Durkin". Was it Christy Moore? There's a web site somewhere with a lot of his material. A forum search should turn it up

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyrics for - Mrs Doran?
From: Wolfgang
Date: 15 Jan 99 - 03:07 AM

Mike,
the line you posted refuses to leave my mind. I definitely have the lyrics to that song but in my file system I need the title to find it. It is not the old Muirshin Durkin, but a modern Irish song. My faint recollection was similar to Martin's: On a Christy Moore record but not sung by Christy. So I looked up my records with Christy Moore and others (like, e.g., Iron behind the velvet) in the hope that I might recognise a title. I didn't. So maybe actually it was Christy Moore...or Andy Irvine...or...
If anybody provides the title I can provide the lyrics.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Lyrics for - Mrs Doran?
From: Wolfgang
Date: 15 Jan 99 - 04:28 AM

another bit from (unreliable( memory: Mrs. Nolan? or Mrs. Dolan?

Subject: RE: Lyrics for - Mrs Doran?
From: Frank McGrath
Date: 15 Jan 99 - 01:21 PM

I'm a stranger here from Ireland's shore
I've been on the road six months or more
Hikin', workin', travellin' style
I' a vagabond from Ireland's Isle
Me sun burnt thumb stuck up in the air
Many's the lift from here to there
Cars, buses, vans and trains
In the punishing heat the snow and the rain

Whack fol the diddle fol the too rye aye
Whack fol the diddle diddle day ro
Mrs. Dolan, your son, he isn't workin.

The song is "Trip to Jerusalem" by Joe Dolan (not THE Joe Dolan but the other THE Joe Dolan from Co. Clare)
That's as much of the song as I can remember right now but you were right with Christy Moore. The words may be on his web site.

If not, I have them on LP (I thunk you are right there also - Iron Behind the Velvet) at home and I can refrehs my memory and post the lyrics over the wekend.

Frank M

Subject: RE: Lyrics for - Mrs Doran?
From: Mike Ireland
Date: 16 Jan 99 - 02:57 AM

Hi Frank You hit it in one. I have a link to Cristy Moores site so I'll try it. If I have no luck I'll come back to you.

Funny my name is McGrath also. Where in the world are you?

Thanks again

Mike

Subject: RE: Lyrics for - Mrs Doran?
From: Mike Ireland
Date: 16 Jan 99 - 03:12 AM

Hi Frank me again.

I've quickly checked a couple of Christy Moore sites I had linked - your correct it is on the album - The Iron behind the velvet.

However 'Trip to Jerusalem' is one of the few songs that isn't scripted.

Could I call on your good nature to hunt up the words when you can.

many thanks

Mike

Subject: RE: Lyrics for - Mrs Doran?
From: Big Mick
Date: 16 Jan 99 - 12:30 PM

Mi/chea/l,

Great song. The lyrics and music are in The Christy Moore Songbook. I will put them in a separate thread with the correct name. Enjoy.

All the best,

Mick Lane

Subject: RE: Lyrics for - Mrs Doran?
From: Big Mick
Date: 16 Jan 99 - 12:49 PM

Click HERE

Subject: RE: Lyrics for - Mrs Doran?
From: Frank McGrath
Date: 16 Jan 99 - 08:52 PM

Hello Mick Lane and Hello Mike (Ireland) McGrath
All we need now is a Frank Lane to join in the chorus to confuse the bejasus out of all of us.

Iron behind the velvet is one of my all time favourite albums. I hadn't played it for ages and I am now listening to it again with same thrill it gave me 20 (gasp! pause. thinks again. yes 20) years ago.

Thanks for re introducing me to an old and lovely friend

Frank McGrath

Subject: RE: Lyrics for - Mrs Doran?
From: Frank McGrath
Date: 16 Jan 99 - 09:02 PM

PS

Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland.

Our web site is undergoing major surgery and is in a bit of a mess at the moment but you will find us
HERE->Nenagh Singers Circle

Regards
Frank