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05 Jan 04 - 06:32 AM (#1086279) Subject: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: Ragman In the 1950s and early 60s, my family used to have musical soirees around the piano, and my uncle used to sing a song with lyrics something like "Sing to me a Hebridean song... ... The kind of song that starts today, and goes on till tomorrow..." I have been looking for the lyrics for this for years, but with no luck. Can anyone help with the lyrics and possibly even the tune & author? |
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05 Jan 04 - 07:29 PM (#1086706) Subject: Lyr Add: SING ME AN OLD IRISH SONG From: GUEST,Philippa This reminded me of a country song I've heard, so I looked for its lyrics on the web. Is Uncle's song like one of these? SING ME AN OLD IRISH SONG (Brendan Graham) As sung by Daniel O'Donnell, copied and pasted from www.google-lyrics.com Sing me an old Irish song Bring back the dreams that have gone Sing me a love what's so strong Bring me the days when we we're young... And true, and I love you And that old Irish song Calling me back to my home Where once again you sing along To an old Irish song I see the mountains, the valleys The green fields below me I walked the highways, the byways The old people show me I hear the songbirds Remember the soft words We spoke after dark in the glen I hear you calling me Your songs recalling me Back to those days again Sing me an old Irish song Bring back the dreams that have gone Sing me a love what's so strong Bring me the days when we we're young... And true, and I love you And that old Irish song's Calling me back to my home Where once again we sing along To an old Irish song I remember the old days How I loved the old ways of living There was more sharing, caring More loving, more giving How times have changed Life's been all disarranged Since summers we laughed in the rain But I hear you calling me Your songs recalling me Back to those days again Sing me an old Irish song Bring back the dreams that have gone Sing me a love what's so strong Bring me the days when we we're young... And true, and I love you And that old Irish song's Calling me back to my home Where once again you sing along To an old Irish song Sing me an old Irish song Bring back the dreams that have gone Sing me a love what's so strong Bring me the days when we we're young... And true, and I love you And that old Irish song's Calling me back to my home Where once again you sing along To an old Irish song Sing me an old Irish song An old Irish song Copied and pasted ('warts' and all) from Leo's Lyrics (from singing of Billie Joe Spears): SING ME AN OLD FASHIONED SONG (Larry Henley, Johnny Slate) Sing me, sing me an old fashion song Bring me, back in my mind to a time Where my memories all come from A good timing song, the kind That makes you wanta sing along A good old fashion hand clapping' Knee slapping, foot tappin' song Shoo fly don't bother me Shoo fly don't bother me Shoo fly don't bother me I don't want your company Flies in the buttermilk two by two Flies in the buttermilk shoo fly shoo Flies in the buttermilk skip to my Lou Skip to the Lou my darling Sing me, sing me an old fashion song Bring me, back in my mind to a time Where my memories all come from A good timing song, the kind That makes you wanta sing along A good old fashion hand clapping' Knee slapping, foot tappin' song When I was young, I use to wait Upon my master and bring his plate And pass the bottle when his was dry And wash away the blue tail fly Jimmy crack corn and I don't care Jimmy crack corn and I don't care Jimmy crack corn and I don't care The master's gone away Sing me, sing me an old fashion song Bring me, back in my mind to a time Where my memories all come from A good timing song, the kind That makes you wanta sing along A good old fashion hand clapping' Knee slapping, foot tappin' song (fade) Sing me, sing me an old fashion song Bring me, back in my mind to a time Where my memories all come from A good timing song, the kind That makes you wanta sing along |
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08 Jan 04 - 12:32 PM (#1088759) Subject: Lyr Add: THE OLD IRISH SONG From: GUEST,Philippa here is another one in the same vein, from Walton's [Dublin]New Treasury of Irish Songs and Ballads, part 2 THE OLD IRISH SONG O sing me a song that my heart loved the dearest - the song that in Erin I heard long ago As I roamed in wild youth by the clear sunny wildwood By the banks where the Mourne and Foyle waters flow. for all around my heart there iws something entwining and I love the dear bards which to Erin belong, For sure there is something more sweet and divine in The music that thrills throgh an old Irish song. Come near to me, Nora, your spinning five over, This poor heart will break, sure, with sorrow and toil. Sing me the song you first sang to your lover As we wandered at eve on the banks of the Foyle. It will gladden my heart and I'll think I'm roaming The pleasant green valleys of Erin among, Beside with my friends in the summer time gloaming, Where I first heard the notes of your old Irish song. O. sng me the "coulin" when oft in my childhood My fond mother sang its sweet measures to me, As I roamed a wild youth through the clear sunny wilderness, Or in childhood's fond rapture I clung to her knee, O, sing it again , I could listen for ever, And sit here in silence in lights dim and low, And my heart would fly back to that dear shining river By the banks where the Mourne and Foyle waters flow. |
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08 Jan 04 - 08:58 PM (#1089122) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: mg Well, here is another one along the same lines but not the one you wanted:
Sing to me the old Scots songs in the dear old Scottish tongue, mg |
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04 Jun 04 - 06:02 PM (#1200602) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: Ragman Just found this thread again. Thanks for your input. No, it's not one of these songs... I have found someone who has heard of this song from years ago, I think in North East of Scotland. It reminds me of the type of song Duncan McCrae (Wee Cock Sparra) might have sung, flippant, not too offensive, possibly would sound really old fashioned now. Apparently there was a tape of this and some other songs, but it can't be found. I'm still hoping... Another song my mother used to do related to the linoleum days of Kirkcaldy on the east coast of Scotland. It was in real scots dialect and the theme was of a young lad approaching the town by train, possibly on a day visit to his folks. It went something like... "Whit wey does the train gang toot toot? "is it feart to go into the tunnel? ... ... ...but ye can tell by the smell That the next stop's Kirkcaldy! Does anyone know anything about this one? (Sad isn't it when here I am looking back nostalgically and wishing I had paid more attention when the grown-ups were having a sing-song. My children now get really embarassed when they hear me talking like this to strangers!) |
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04 Jun 04 - 06:09 PM (#1200606) Subject: Lyr Add: THE BOY IN THE TRAIN (M C Smith) From: Ragman Just to show you I'm not completely off my trolley, I found this almost immediately after I posted my last message. Scottish Poetry Selection THE BOY IN THE TRAIN This poem by M C Smith is full of the anticipation - and questioning - of an excited child on his way to see his Gran in Kirkcaldy - which is known more for the smell from the linoleum factories than as a tourist destination! THE BOY IN THE TRAIN Whit wey does the engine say 'Toot-toot'? Is it feart to gang in the tunnel? Whit wey is the furnace no pit oot When the rain gangs doon the funnel? What'll I hae for my tea the nicht? A herrin', or maybe a haddie? Has Gran'ma gotten electric licht? Is the next stop Kirkcaddy? There's a hoodie-craw on yon turnip-raw! An' seagulls! - sax or seeven. I'll no fa' oot o' the windae, Maw, Its sneckit, as sure as I'm leevin'. We're into the tunnel! we're a' in the dark! But dinna be frichtit, Daddy, We'll sune be comin' to Beveridge Park, And the next stop's Kirkcaddy! Is yon the mune I see in the sky? It's awfu' wee an' curly, See! there's a coo and a cauf ootbye, An' a lassie pu'in' a hurly! He's chackit the tickets and gien them back, Sae gie me my ain yin, Daddy. Lift doon the bag frae the luggage rack, For the next stop's Kirkcaddy! There's a gey wheen boats at the harbour mou', And eh! dae ya see the cruisers? The cinnamon drop I was sookin' the noo Has tummelt an' stuck tae ma troosers. . . I'll sune be ringin' ma Gran'ma's bell, She'll cry, 'Come ben, my laddie', For I ken mysel' by the queer-like smell That the next stop's Kirkcaddy! Meaning of unusual words: gang=go haddie=haddock sneckit=locked 'leevin=eleven frichtit=frightened pu'in a hurly=pulling a barrow gey wheen=a lot mou'=mouth tummelt=fallen I'm now going back to the Scottish Poetry Selection to see if my Hebridean song is in there! |
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04 Jun 04 - 06:45 PM (#1200644) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca That sounds great, Ragman. Do you have ANY more bits of the original song? |
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26 May 06 - 11:01 AM (#1747910) Subject: cock sparrow From: GUEST,duncan mccrae |
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26 May 06 - 11:37 AM (#1747931) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: John MacKenzie I mind o' this frae when I wis a wean, if I remember richt there wis a tune fur it tae. G ☺ |
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26 May 06 - 12:23 PM (#1747952) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: GUEST As sure as I'm leevin .... as sure as I'm living. |
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23 Sep 08 - 05:07 PM (#2448465) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: GUEST,213frankie Sing me a Hebridean song, daddy, Sing me a Hebridean song, One nearly forty verses long, daddy, Sing me a Hebridean song,,, Tell me of Ossian, Ossian was a caution, ............................??? While his mother did the washin' Sing me a Hebridean song, daddy ............?????????? But don't merely sing about the isles, GO THERE (sorry, I can't remember any more!) |
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13 Jun 09 - 06:36 AM (#2655485) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: GUEST,safrill im looking for the lyrics to a song my daughter loves only know the first verse starts something like this- in the stll hour of evening when the sea gulls fly low...... anyone got any ideas? |
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13 Jun 09 - 07:01 AM (#2655495) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: Suegorgeous safrill - you'd be better off starting a new thread for this (unless it's a Hebridean song too!) |
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14 Jun 09 - 11:59 AM (#2656141) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: Jim Dixon The phrase that Ragman quoted in the original request: "...the kind of song that starts today and goes on till tomorrow..." sounds strangely familiar to me. ("Strangely familiar"—is that a contradiction?) However, when I heard it, I doubt that it was "Hebridean song"; it might have been "old-fashioned song" or "old Scots song" or something like that. Ragman: Is there any possibility your uncle took a popular song and changed it? Is that the kind of thing he would do? Does your family have any connection with the Hebrides? Is there any reason he would want the song to be about the Hebrides, even if when he heard it it was about something else? On the other hand, maybe my mind is playing tricks. Maybe I don't really remember the song, but I just remember seeing this thread sometime in the last 5 years, and trying to find the song, and failing. Anyway, I failed again. |
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01 Feb 10 - 11:39 AM (#2827304) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: GUEST,Bob F I can recall Duncan Macrae singing: "Sing me a Hebridean song, Daddy. Sing me a Hebridean song, Daddy. One about forty verses long, Daddy - sing me a Hebridean song, Sing of the Isles and the torrents that flow there, Sing of the hail and the rain and the snow there. But don't only sing of the Islands, man - go there! Sing me a Hebridean song! |
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01 Feb 10 - 12:07 PM (#2827322) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: Dave MacKenzie I have dim memories of Duncan Macrae singing the Hebridean song. There were a couple of lines which went Sing of wee St Kilda, bonnie wee St Kilda. The only place as yet untouched by speculative builder. |
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27 Feb 11 - 01:47 PM (#3103713) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: GUEST,drumcross to 213 frankie Ossian was a caution He paddled in the ocean while his mother did the washin' |
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07 Dec 12 - 04:33 PM (#3448897) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: GUEST,david my only memory is of John Grieve at Hogmonnay singing Sing me a Hebridean son,daddy. Sing me a Hebridean song Don't sing through your mouth daddy, sing through your nose daddy, Sing me a Hebridean song. |
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16 Feb 16 - 07:14 PM (#3773247) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: GUEST,John I remember somebody singing it on the Hogmanay TV programme. Could well have been John Grieve: I am sad and weary, very far from cheery, Sing an eerie, drearie sang that maks yer optics bleary. Sing a sang of sorrow. From the Gaelic borrow The sort of lay that starts today and goes on till tomorrow. Sing me a Hebridean song, daddy Sing me a Hebridean song, daddy One about forty verses long, daddy Sing me a Hebridean song. Sing about St Kilda, bonnie wee St Kilda The only place you'll never find the speculative builder. Sing to me of Ossian, Ossian was a caution, He paddled in the ocean while his mother did the washin'. It was quite a bit longer: I recognise some of the bits from previous responses. |
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08 Oct 16 - 04:30 PM (#3813495) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: GUEST,Dundurn This was definitely introduced by Duncan Macrae on the Hogmanay show. I think it was the year after Wee Cock Sparrow. I remember my father sitting with tears (of laughter) in his eyes as McRae's lugubrious expression never changed as he went through what seemed an interminable dirge. My mother loved the Ossian verse as I continued to bring home my washing from Uni! The one addition I can make to everyone's remembrances is that the chorus always ended with 'That should make my ##### #### ####.' The phrase in ##, which I could never decipher, which I think was part of the joke, was some sort of mock Gaelic saying. |
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08 Oct 16 - 05:34 PM (#3813505) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: Jack Campin In the same sort of genre, Andrew Mill's song "Sing me a love song where nobody dies". (Ciaran McGee sings it much better than Mill does, though). |
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19 May 21 - 06:23 PM (#4106715) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: GUEST,Stephen Harris I know this is a very old thread, but anyway, if there is anyone still out there, the song being recalled is "Sing Me a Hebridean Song" by Rae Elrick (real name Archibald Hyslop, an Inspector from the Scottish Education Department who had an alternative career writing comic plays for BBC Radio and comic songs often performed by the Scots comedian Harry Gordon). It was correctly recalled as being performed by Duncan Macrae on the BBC Hogmanay programme from 1962. I know this for sure as I have a 50 year old reel-to-reel audio recording of that very show with Macrae singing it. |
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07 Nov 22 - 03:39 PM (#4157048) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: GUEST,213frankie Could you put that recording of D.MacRae on You tube, Stephen? That would be amazing! |
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01 Jun 23 - 03:52 AM (#4173565) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: GUEST,Ragman All these years later, some of the words have been coming back to me... (Maybe I'm, regressing to my youth...) Oh Sing to me a Hebridean song, Mammy One that's about 40 verses long, Mammy O sing to me a tale (dirge) that tells of woe and sorrow, The kind of lay that starts today, And goes on till tomorrow| |
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01 Jun 23 - 07:42 AM (#4173577) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: Georgiansilver THE SINGER OF THE ISLES. You sing : and my soul is borne To the isles of the outer seas To the far, wind-scarred, wave-worn Wild Hebrides. You sing : and with flight upon flight Of white wings the air is alive; And, deep through the waters of light, The seal-folk dive. You sing : and the lilies unfold On the tarns : and the deep seas, aglow With sapphire and emerald and gold, Round green isles flow. You sing : and each island is fair As the islands of dream and desire, Washed clean in the magical air, With dawn afire. You sing : and there steals through the song The reek of the peat ; and the gloom Is alight with the faces that throng The twilit room. You sing: and the folk gather round The hearth where the heroes are sung: And soft in mine ear is the sound Of the island tongue. |
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02 Feb 24 - 03:43 PM (#4196545) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hebridean Song From: GUEST Okay here it is: Duncan Macrae singing "Sing Me a Hebridean Song" - https://youtu.be/iwFfYuzdn-8?si=OOIWmxIjllhjkuba&t=1280 |