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23 May 01 - 01:15 AM (#468445) Subject: Oft I sing to my friends From: GUEST,Rhiannon I'm looking for a song which goes 'Oft I Sing for my friends/When death's dark shape I see When I reach my End/Who Will sing for Me? I saw it in a book by Cynthia Voigt and I don't know whether she made it up or whether it is part of a complete song. Also she misquotes things occasionally, so it may not be accurate. |
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23 May 01 - 05:23 AM (#468506) Subject: Lyr Add: WHO WILL SING FOR ME From: Quincy Hi Rhiannon, Found this on google. WHO WILL SING FOR ME Oft I sing for my friends When death's cold hand I see When I reach my journey's end Who will sing a song for me. I wonder who will sing for me When I'm called to cross that silent sea Who will sing for me When my friends shall gather 'round And look down on me Will they turn and walk away Or will they sing a song for me So I'll sing to the end Contented I will be Assured that some friend Will sing a song for me I wonder who will sing for me When I'm called to cross that silent sea Who will sing for me best wishes, Yvonne |
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23 May 01 - 10:49 AM (#468632) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oft I sing to my friends From: GUEST,Phillip Recorded by EmmyLou Harris on her "Angel Band" album, backed by a bunch of leading bluegrass musicians, including Jerry Douglas on dobro. |
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28 May 01 - 03:01 AM (#471632) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oft I sing to my friends From: Sabine I'm singing this version from Guy Caravan or whatever his name is :o)
Oft I sing with my friends
chorus:
When my friends have gathered round
So I sing until the end
I must say that I'm not quite sure at the moment if I met all the words, but I will look it up when I'm back from work. I found it on a LP "Folkfriends" which was made years and years ago at Germany together with Franz Josef Degenhard and Hannes Wader which were quite popular during the 70s and 80s. Hannes Wader wrote some additional German words to this song. Really great. As I said before, I will look it up and give more information. Regards Sabine |
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28 May 01 - 03:03 AM (#471633) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oft I sing to my friends From: Sabine Sh......
Those words Or will they sing a song for me. Sorry |
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28 May 01 - 12:29 PM (#471758) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oft I sing to my friends From: Jeri Oddly enough, when one types [oft i sing] into the blue DigiTrad search box, one gets Who Will Sing For Me. ;-) |
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29 May 01 - 12:00 AM (#472073) Subject: Lyr Add: WHO'LL SING FOR ME? (Thomas J Farris) From: Ferrara There was an earlier thread about this song, where Dale Rose typed in two different versions. Here are some quotes from the thread: ****************** Subject: RE: Who Will Sing One Song For Me From: Dale Rose Date: 23-Sep-97 - 11:56 AM Who Will Sing For Me? was written by Thomas J. Farris, who lived near Mountain View in Stone County, Arkansas. The song exists in at least a couple of different versions. ... An excellent recording is by Emmylou Harris on her Angel Band album on Capitol~~1987, and an even better one (my opinion) is by Bill Clifton and Jimmy Gaudreau on their River of Memories album on Elf~~1994. Unfortunately, both incorrectly identify the source. The ELH album says it was by Ralph and Carter Stanley ... and Bill and Jimmy's recording says it was by Carter. .... Here is the song as written by Mr. Farris in 1944. Complicating the matter is the fact that he reworked the song himself, and others have changed it even more. I will put up another version later. The tune is basically the same for all versions.
Who'll Sing For Me?
I often sing for those I love,
Chorus Who'll sing for me (Who'll sing for me)
I'm thinking now of my sweet home, Chorus
The time to go is drawing nigh, Chorus
Don't weep for me when I am gone, Chorus There seems to be some part switching in the repeat segments. I will leave you to do that however you like. I couldn't figure out how to make it more clear, so I just kept the same pattern throughout. .... Who Will Sing For Me?As recorded by Bill Clifton and Jimmy Gaudreau (Elf 103), and credited to Carter Stanley. I cannot verify the actual origin of this version. ....
Oft I sing for my friends, Chorus(Jimmy's harmony part defies my ability to transcribe, so here are just the words)
I wonder who will sing for me?
And when friends are gathered round, Chorus
And so I'll sing until the end, Chorus *************** the above was from Dale Rose ******** Recently, I sang this in honor of a longtime friend who was part of our Open Sing community, after learning she had died of cancer. I added the last verse from Farris' original version. I just kept hearing the song in my mind after I learned of her death, so I decided it was the right song to sing for her. The line in the chorus, "when I come [I'm called] to cross that silent sea" was changed in one version (Carter family?) to "when I come to the cross by the silent sea." Doesn't work nearly as well. .... Also, it would have been not at all appropriate for Ellen, who was Jewish and probably agnostic. I was glad to have the words as they are given above. Rita |
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29 May 01 - 08:55 PM (#472712) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Oft I sing to my friends From: Deckman refresh |
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26 Feb 12 - 09:46 AM (#3313606) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Who Will Sing for Me / Who'll Sing for Me From: GUEST,Dexter WHO WILL SING FOR ME 1. Oft I sing for my friends As death's cold form I see, When I reach my journey's end, Tell me, Who will sing for me? CHORUS: I won(I won)der who will sing(will sing)for me When I come to the cross by the silent sea, Tell me, Who Will Sing For Me? 2. When crowds shall gather 'round And look down on me, Will they turn and walk away Or will they sang one song for me? 3. So I'll sing until the end And helpful try to be, Never knowing they'll be some Who will sing one song for me. Tag: Tell me, Who Will Sing For Me? |
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26 Feb 12 - 10:00 AM (#3313609) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Who Will Sing for Me / Who'll Sing for Me From: maeve I will always hear Merritt Herring singing this at Pinewoods. Lots of us are singing for you, Merritt. |
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26 Feb 12 - 10:04 AM (#3313610) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Who Will Sing for Me / Who'll Sing for Me From: GUEST,999 Complete discography and possibility of two accreditations. |
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26 Feb 12 - 10:21 AM (#3313617) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Who Will Sing for Me / Who'll Sing for Me From: Arkie Three reasons for my interest in this song. First, it has been sung at funerals here in Stone County, Arkansas since I moved here about 40 years ago, and was no doubt sung previous to my move. Second, the writer of one of the versions grew up here in Stone County. Third, is I really like the song. Dale Rose, a dear friend and highly respected and capable co-worker did extensive research on the song/songs which is mentioned above and presented in a previous thread. When the song was sung here in the county, someone would usually mention that it was written by Stone county native Thomas Jefferson Farris. Dale discovered that the version sung here in the county was not Farris' version but one written by j. T. Ely. Folklore is sometimes more powerful than fact. The song is still introduced as having been written by Farris. |
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26 Feb 12 - 03:52 PM (#3313739) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Who Will Sing for Me / Who'll Sing for Me From: GUEST,hg Hi Arkie, How's Dodd Mountain? I sure do miss Dale... and springtime in the Ozarks.... |
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27 Feb 12 - 02:18 AM (#3313916) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Who Will Sing for Me / Who'll Sing for Me From: mg Merritt also sang it at Rainycamp not too long before he died. I believe he recorded it...he had a fine CD out..probably still availab le somewhere. mg |