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07 Jan 01 - 06:29 PM (#370487) Subject: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: GUEST,The bloke in the corner OK Catters, here's one for you. Many will know the Silly Wizard song 'Queen of Argyle', and a belter it is. Problem is, I can't find the lyrics anywhere, not even on the Café, and we're playing it at a gig in 12 days. We've tried listening carefully to a recording but there are too many uncertain sounds. I've even searched Silly Wizard type pages, but the ones which looked as though they might be helpful no longer exist. Any got the lyrics, or a live link, perhaps? |
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07 Jan 01 - 06:48 PM (#370498) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: little john cameron TRY THIS,BLOKE. Queen of Argyll doonload sound track. http://stations.mp3s.com/stations/91/silly_wizard_fans.html |
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07 Jan 01 - 07:00 PM (#370508) Subject: Lyr Add: QUEEN OF ARGYLE From: little john cameron Haud on here's the words' drink. In the chorus, sometimes the word "morning" is used rather than "marvel" ... in her smile. Guitar chords Verse: Am Dm Am Dm Dm Em G Am Dm Am Dm C Am Em Am Chorus: Am Dm Em Am Dm Am Em G Am Dm Em Am C Am Em Am Gentlemen it is me duty To inform you of one beauty Though I'd ask of you a favour Not to seek her for a while Though I own she is a creature Of character and feature No words can paint the picture Of the queen of all Argyle CHORUS: And if you could have seen her there Boys, if you had just been there The swan was in her movements And the marvel in her smile All the roses in the garden They bow and ask her pardon For not one could match the beauty Of the Queen of all Argyle On the evening that I mentioned I passed with light intention Through a part of our dear country Known for beauty and for style In the place of noble thinkers Of scholars and great drinkers But above them all for splendour Shone the Queen of all Argyle. CHORUS So my lads I needs must leave you My intentions no' to grieve you Nor indeed would I deceive you Oh I'll see you in a while I must find some way to gain her To court her and attain her I fear my heart's in danger From the Queen of all Argyle. CHORUS (TWICE) LJC |
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07 Jan 01 - 07:17 PM (#370528) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Strange. There are at least TWO threads with the Queen of Argyll as the topic. And one of those threads has a link to it in the DT database. Yet, I can't find it with the supersearch. Strange. |
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07 Jan 01 - 07:19 PM (#370532) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca OOPS! Try again..... |
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07 Jan 01 - 07:20 PM (#370533) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: GUEST,The bloke in the corner Here's to you, Mr Cameron, just what the catter ordered. Many thanks |
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07 Jan 01 - 07:20 PM (#370534) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Hmm. Will try again. |
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07 Jan 01 - 07:23 PM (#370541) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: little john cameron Nae problemo son.Hope yer gig goes ok. ljc |
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07 Jan 01 - 07:44 PM (#370559) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: Jeri George, for some reason it's in the DT as Queen of Argyll. I found it with a search for "[shone the queen]." LJC, yer a braw laddie, even if ah cannae understan ane word ye sae. :-) |
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07 Jan 01 - 07:48 PM (#370561) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: little john cameron Ditto tae ye anaw Jeri. ljc |
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07 Jan 01 - 08:32 PM (#370589) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: Malcolm Douglas This song is, as Jeri says, already in the database. It has also already been posted in two different threads here, presumably by people who, like little john, were not aware that it was already available and who for one reason or another were not able to use the search engine. Argyll is the spelling you get in maps, atlases and the like. These two threads might come in handy: Queen of All Argyll Queen of Argyle There is a .midi of the tune at the Mudcat Midi Pages: The Queen of Argyle [sic] Malcolm |
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07 Jan 01 - 11:55 PM (#370691) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: Elise I always thought the words were "the swan was in her movement and the marlin in her smile". Always thought it strange that a beautiful woman should smile like a fish. |
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08 Jan 01 - 09:34 AM (#370810) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: GUEST,menzze@web.de Try if ya can find the record "Album 1994" from the german band "Subway to Sally" They recorded maybe the most strange but as well the most interesting version of this song i've ever heard and i know at least seven different recordings of it. You also find an intersting one on "Sunken Treasures" from "Tempest" |
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08 Jan 01 - 10:50 AM (#370843) Subject: Lyr Add: THE QUEEN OF ARGYLL From: little john cameron Here ye go again. THE QUEEN OF ARGYLL Gentlemen, it is my duty To inform you of one beauty Though I'd ask of you a favour Oh, to seek her for a while Though I own she is a creature Of character and feature No worse could paint the picture Of the queen of all Argyll CHORUS: And if you could see her there Boys, if you had just been there The swan was in her movement And the morning in her smile All the roses in the garden They'd bow and ask her pardon For not one could match the beauty Of the queen of all Argyll On the evening that I mention I passed with light intention Through a part of our dear country Known for beauty and for style Being a place of noble thinkers Of scholars and great drinkers But above them all for splendour Was the queen of all Argyll And if you could .. So my lads I need must leave you My intention's not to grieve you Nor indeed would I deceive you But I'll see you in a while I must find a way to gain her To court her and to tame her I fear my heart's in danger Of the queen of all Argyll And if you could... ljc |
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08 Jan 01 - 08:32 PM (#371236) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: Malcolm Douglas Well, that now makes five examples of exactly the same set of lyrics available on just this one site: an embarrassment of riches, indeed, though just perhaps also a bit of a waste of effort... Malcolm |
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09 Jan 01 - 04:42 PM (#371690) Subject: RE: Lyr. Req; Queen of Argyle From: Gypsy Naw, naw, tis a bonny grand song that was written, laddie |