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20 Feb 00 - 01:14 PM (#181692) Subject: The Squire and the Lady From: GUEST,Uwe Schmidt Who knows the words of the song "The Squire and the Lady" ? The song is from Wild Geese and the name of the LP is "The Quays of Galway Town". I don't understand all the words and I coulnd't find it in any songbook. Uwe Schmidt Schmidt.home@t-online.de |
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21 Feb 00 - 12:50 PM (#182187) Subject: Squire and the Lady From: GUEST,Uwe Schmidt Who knows the correct words of the folksong "The Squire and the Lady" from the folk band "Wild Geese"? The name of that old LP (I think 20 years old) is "The Quays of Galway Town". The words I understood: Squire says ... delight But would you like to spend the night Title ti ry dely, title ti ry fal di day. I'll tie a string all around me finger And I'll drop it out through my bedroom window And you will come and pull the string And I'll come down and let you in Title ti rie dely, title ti rie fal di day. But Jacky was in the bar just listening Me ... Jack I'll think I'll ... And Jack came and pulled the string She came down and let him in. Title ti ry dely, title ti ry fal di day. Squires came to pull the string There was no one there to let him in Title ti ry dely, title ti ry fal di day. Early next morning she did awaken 'Twas then she found she was mistaken For there was Jacky to ... ... all nice covered and dark Title ti ry dely, title ti ry fal di day. Oh ... is a woman all ... The devil ... to you Title ti ry dely, title ti ry fal di day. Thanks Uwe |
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21 Feb 00 - 02:13 PM (#182232) Subject: RE: Squire and teh Lady From: Malcolm Douglas This is a much-collected song, commonly known as Domeama or Jack the Jolly Tar. There's a version -Dumiama- on the Database, here. The version from the Penguin Book of English Folk Songs was posted here recently, too; a forum-search for "Jack the Jolly Tar" will find it. Malcolm |
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21 Feb 00 - 04:32 PM (#182338) Subject: RE: Squire and teh Lady From: GUEST,Bruce O. The tale is a rather old one. In John Manningham's diary entry of Mar 13, 1602, it was Richard Burbage that made the assignation with the lady, which another actor and sometimes playwright overheard. When Richard Burgage arrived he found the lady already well occupied by William Shakespeare. |
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29 May 07 - 12:06 PM (#2063199) Subject: RE: Squire and the Lady From: GUEST,Tony Small Greetings.. I'll be posting my version (as on the Wild Geese album) on MySpace shortly.. I'm starting up a song blog, why not come and have a look? join? invite your friends? Tony Small. |
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29 May 07 - 12:09 PM (#2063202) Subject: RE: Squire and the Lady From: Folkiedave I think a version was on the other side of a Dubliners single record too......... |
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29 May 07 - 12:19 PM (#2063205) Subject: RE: Squire and the Lady From: The Borchester Echo Done quite recently by The Devil's Interval as Blow Me Jack. |
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20 Apr 08 - 06:38 PM (#2321031) Subject: RE: Squire and the Lady From: Gulliver I read that story somewhere--was it in the Decameron? |
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15 Nov 24 - 01:28 PM (#4211705) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Squire and the Lady (from Wild Geese) From: FreddyHeadey ^ Decameron - maybe > seventh day; eighth story. Same device, much more complicated story though ;) www.gutenberg.org/files/23700/23700-h/23700-h.htm#THE_EIGHTH_STORY7 > "A man waxeth jealous of his wife, who bindeth a piece of packthread to her great toe" |