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31 Jan 02 - 03:30 PM (#639477) Subject: Listening man?? From: Morticia This is going right back to my school days,( and God knows, that was a LONG time ago) and was sung to a bluesy tune....if I remember right it started :
Harvey was a miner, tall and rather thin
And he listened with his hands Anyone know the rest?
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31 Jan 02 - 04:21 PM (#639507) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Listening man?? From: Sorcha No luck at all Googling, Morty. Sorry....... |
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02 Feb 02 - 05:11 PM (#640861) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Listening man?? From: Sorcha Refresh--hello, anybody out there? |
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14 Jun 10 - 05:35 PM (#2927825) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Listening man?? From: GUEST I think it was blue scars on his chin. Also there was a verse about whenever there was an accident at the mine, when it came to informing the families 'it's Harvey that they send' For Harvey is a listening man He listens all his days |
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25 Sep 10 - 07:28 PM (#2993684) Subject: Lyr Add: HARVEY From: GUEST,Guest Found the words to Harvey on an old song sheet which was used by my Church Young adults group in the 70"s Harvey Am D Am D 1.Harvey's in his forties, he's tall and rather thin C F E You'd know that he's a miner by the blue scars on his Skin Chorus Am D Am D And he listens with his hands, he listens with his face C F E He listens with the whole of him at any time or place Am Dm Am E Am For Harvey is a listening man, he'll listen all his days. HARVEY Songwriter ? 1.Harvey's in his forties, he's tall and rather thin You'd know that he's a miner by the blue scars on his skin CHORUS And he listens with his hands, he listens with his face He listens with the whole of him at any time or place For Harvey is a listening man, he'll listen all his days. 2. When he's with his pigeons and children mill around He tells them how to follow every gentle cooing sound 3. Old men on the park bench, they rattle memories door To root out every treasure and he's heard it all before 4. Often in the local, his foot up on the rail He bends his head, respectful of the silence when words fail. 5. Down the pit a stone falls, for someone that's the end And as they think of kinfolk, well, it's Harvey that they send. |
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11 Jun 12 - 07:01 AM (#3361957) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harvey (is a Listening Man) From: GUEST,Guest Another verse I remember. We heard this song from a nun in Sussex in the 70s. Down behind the slagheap, on every Saturday, He hears the grasses growing and a lark a mile away |
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26 May 13 - 02:30 PM (#3519420) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harvey (is a Listening Man) From: GUEST I've just encountered this post because I am also trying to find the lyrics to "Harvey". Of course, our requests are 11 years apart so you may already have found them. I also learned it during my schooldays in Chester. I know there are another couple of verses but the following is what I remember: Harvey's in his forties, he's tall and rather thin. You'd know that he's a miner by the bleu scars on his skin, And he listens with his hands, he listens with his face, he listens with the whole of him at any time or place. For Harvey is a listening man, he'll listen all his days. In the pit a stone falls; for someone it's the end, And when they think of kinfolk, well, it's Harvey that they send, And he listens with his hands etc. Best wishes Liz x |
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26 May 13 - 02:37 PM (#3519423) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harvey (is a Listening Man) From: Morticia thank you, I had forgotten this thread. Really glad to have this song, I think it's great |
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27 May 13 - 09:49 AM (#3519640) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harvey (is a Listening Man) From: GUEST,Swaleman The words to the song are as Guest Sept 2010 except there are six verses and the second verse to include is as follows: Way beyond the slag heap On every Saturday He hears the brambles growing And a lark a mile away. In the Faith Folk Series in 1969 this song tune and text is credited to Sister Estelle, copyright 1969 by Sacred Heart Publications Ltd and Galliard Ltd. |
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16 Nov 16 - 07:46 AM (#3820935) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harvey (is a Listening Man) From: GUEST Joan. Sister Estelle the writer of this song sang it to a third yr girls class im 1973?? Its stuck in my mind ever since. How marvellous that it had that effect on others. It was a Catholic school in waterlooville hants, used to be a convent school |
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07 Apr 21 - 06:14 PM (#4101257) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harvey (is a Listening Man) From: GUEST,# "This song about listening and holiness in everyday life was written by English Roman Catholic musician, teacher and at-that-time religious sister Estelle White (Sister Estelle), based on her experiences as a child in an area surrounded by mining pits. It is a secular song, rather than specifically a hymn (ref) though touching on spiritual themes - and includes the sub-title The New Testament reminds us that a saint is not just a great spiritual leader. It was first published in Faith, Folk and Festivity by Galliard Ltd in 1969, but does not appear to have been published in any hymn-books since then. CCLI shows that copyright is now (2018) held by Stainer & Bell Ltd and McCrimmon Publishing, and is administered by Stainer & Bell Ltd - suggesting that it may have been published in some non-religious song-books, or perhaps even as a stand-alone piece. Faith Folk and Festivity has the phrase "From Harvey and Co" with the song, however as explained here this refers to the people and life experiences which contributed to the writing, not to alternate authors. No on-line examples have been found: Please leave a message in the Comments box at the bottom of the page if you know of any. The tune, also written by White, is unnamed. It has a 6/8 time signature. In the key of Dm, the first few notes are ED FA FG D_ DD, with accompanying chords Dm / Gm. Lyrics 1.Harvey's in his forties, he's tall and rather thin You'd know that he's a miner by the blue scars on his skin. Chorus And he listens with his hands, he listens with his face He listens with the whole of him at any time or place For Harvey is a listening man, he'll listen all his days. Down behind the slagheap, on every Saturday, He hears the grasses growing and a lark a mile away. 2. When he's with his pigeons and children mill around He tells them how to follow every gentle cooing sound 3. Old men on the park bench, they rattle memories door To root out every treasure and he's heard it all before 4. Often in the local, his foot up on the rail He bends his head, respectful of the silence when words fail. 5. Down the pit a stone falls, for someone that's the end And as they think of kinfolk, well, it's Harvey that they send." All the above post is from https://www.godsongs.net/2018/02/harvey-listening-man-and-he-listens-with-his-hands-his-face-whole-of-him.html |