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Lyr Req: Smuggler (The McCalmans) #3

14 Jul 98 - 09:23 AM (#32531)
Subject: LYRIC REQ: Smuggler's life for me...
From: Mark Crawford

Hi,

I'm trying to track down a song I heard played years ago at folk sessions. Problem is I don't know if it's traditional or one of the guys wrote it himself :(

The only bit I remember is the refrain/end of chorus:

"Away we run from the excise man... It's a smugggler's life for me It's a smuggler's life for me"

Can anyone help?

Cheers Mark


14 Jul 98 - 01:07 PM (#32541)
Subject: RE: LYRIC REQ: Smuggler's life for me...
From: Wolfgang Hell

Mark,

my computer failed twice when I tried to make it easy for you by posting a link, so here's the hard way: Go to "Forum Search" (above) and enter "smuggler's life for me" (without the "") under "body" and wait til you see what I posted about one year ago:

Wolfgang


14 Jul 98 - 02:02 PM (#32545)
Subject: RE: LYRIC REQ: Smuggler's life for me...
From: Wolfgang

new try: go here


16 Jul 98 - 08:43 AM (#32664)
Subject: RE: LYRIC REQ: Smuggler's life for me...
From:

Thanks a lot Wolfgang - any ABCmus or midi for that? Alternatively do you kn0w what album it's on?


17 Jul 98 - 01:38 AM (#32761)
Subject: RE: LYRIC REQ: Smuggler's life for me...
From: John in Brisbane

I am never certain of the spelling, but it has been recorded by The McCalmans on an album called "Smugglers" and on a recent compilation CD by the same group circa 1996. Label is Greentrax.

Regards John


21 Jul 98 - 04:14 AM (#33050)
Subject: RE: LYRIC REQ: Smuggler's life for me...
From: Wolfgang

I can't give more information than John has given. I just have it on tape by the McCalmans.