ADD: The Hermit

05 Oct 98 - 05:04 PM (#40413)
Subject: Lyr Add: THE HERMIT (from Oscar Brand)
From: BSeed

Joe, you remind me of a song I have thought of posting here but never got around to. It was on one of Oscar Brand's "Bawdy Songs and Backroom Ballads."

THE HERMIT

A hermit there was who lived in a dell,
I'll swear to the truth of this tale that I tell;
My grandfather's grandfather knew him quite well,
This hermit...

He live all alone by the side of a lake;
Of concoctions of herbs all his meals he would make,
And naught but of fish did the good man partake,
On Fridays...

To ordinary mortals his portals he closed,
Once a year he'd bathe his body and clothes;
How the lake stood it, the Lord only knows,
And he won't tell...

One morning he rose, all dripping and wet,
When his horrified vision two young ladies met.
In feminine matters he was no vet,
So he blushed...

He grabbed for his hat where it lay on the beach,
To cover up all that its broad brim would reach,
And then he cried out in a horrified screech:
"GO AWAY!"...

But the girls only laughed at his pitiful plight,
And asked him to show them the wonderful sight.
He clutched at the hat, held on to it tight,
To hide it...

Just at this moment a wandering gnat
Made the hermit forget just where he was at.
He swung at the insect and let go the hat,
Oh, Horrors!...

Now I have come to the crux of my tale:
The hermit turned red, and then he turned pale.
He uttered a prayer, for prayers never fail,
So 'tis said...

Of the truth of this story there's no doubt at all,
The Lord heard the prayer and he answered the call;
Though he let go the hat, the hat didn't fall,
A blessed miracle!...

(The ellipse indicates that although the words stop, the musical phrase is continued by an instrumental. It's in three/quarters time, with a very familiar melody which I can't identify)

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05 Oct 98 - 07:39 PM (#40429)
Subject: RE: YOU JUST GOTTA GET ONE OF THESE.....
From: Barbara

You want the tune to the Hermit, Bseed? I've got the book here. I don't recognize it as sounding exactly like anything, maybe a little like Hey Rig a Jig, Come Kiss a Pig, and the book has it copyrighted in Oscar Brand's name, whatever that's worth.
Blessings,
Barbara

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05 Oct 98 - 08:46 PM (#40442)
Subject: RE: YOU JUST GOTTA GET ONE OF THESE.....
From: Bill D

The tune is about the same as the bawdy song "I wish all those young ladies was statues of Venus, and I was the man with the petrified penis.." etc...if that helps....*grin*

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05 Oct 98 - 08:53 PM (#40444)
Subject: RE: YOU JUST GOTTA GET ONE OF THESE.....
From: Joe Offer

Don't know either of those songs, but I'd sure like the tune. Wouldn't you like to post it, Barbara? Oh, thank you so very much....
-Joe Offer-

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06 Oct 98 - 12:44 AM (#40479)
Subject: Tune Add: THE HERMIT (from Oscar Brand)
From: Barbara

Here ya go, Joe, and Bseed and anyone else who wants the tune to the Hermit. You have to imagine the part Bseed talks about, because this is just the square tune as if all the lyrics were sung.

MIDI file: hermit.mid

Timebase: 240

TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
Tempo: 100 (600000 microsec/crotchet)
Start
0480 1 60 080 0192 0 60 064 0048 1 65 080 0288 0 65 064 0072 1 60 080 0096 0 60 064 0024 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 72 080 0288 0 72 064 0072 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 72 080 0192 0 72 064 0048 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 67 080 0288 0 67 064 0072 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 67 080 0192 0 67 064 0048 1 67 080 0288 0 67 064 0072 1 67 080 0096 0 67 064 0024 1 67 080 0192 0 67 064 0048 1 67 080 0192 0 67 064 0048 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 67 080 0192 0 67 064 0048 1 64 080 0192 0 64 064 0048 1 60 080 0192 0 60 064 0048 1 60 080 0096 0 60 064 0024 1 60 080 0096 0 60 064 0024 1 65 080 0288 0 65 064 0072 1 60 080 0096 0 60 064 0024 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 72 080 0288 0 72 064 0072 1 74 080 0096 0 74 064 0024 1 72 080 0192 0 72 064 0048 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 65 080 0192 0 65 064 0048 1 69 080 0192 0 69 064 0048 1 67 080 0192 0 67 064 0048 1 60 080 0192 0 60 064 0048 1 60 080 0192 0 60 064 0048 1 60 080 0192 0 60 064 0048 1 62 080 0192 0 62 064 0048 1 64 080 0192 0 64 064 0048 1 65 080 1104 0 65 064
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:
M:3/4
Q:1/4=100
K:C
C6|F3CF2|A2F2A2|c3dc2|A2F2F2|G3GG2|G3GG2|
G2A2G2|E2C2CC|F3CF2|A2F2A2|c3dc2|A2F2A2|G2C2C2|
C2D2E2|F6|-F13/4||

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06 Oct 98 - 02:18 AM (#40489)
Subject: RE: YOU JUST GOTTA GET ONE OF THESE.....
From: BSeed

Bill is right about the tune--it's very close. But it's also something else, very familiar. I could tape it and send it to anyone who wants it...or will the copyright cops jump on me? --seed

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06 Oct 98 - 02:20 AM (#40491)
Subject: RE: YOU JUST GOTTA GET ONE OF THESE.....
From: BSeed

By the way, Joe, why am I not surprised you want the tune, you old seminary dropout, you? --seed

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06 Oct 98 - 03:04 AM (#40500)
Subject: RE: YOU JUST GOTTA GET ONE OF THESE.....
From: Joe Offer

...because I didn't learn it when I was in the seminary, and still didn't know it until today. Somebody's gotta teach me.
-Joe Offer-

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