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05 Apr 05 - 01:48 AM (#1452314) Subject: Lyr Req: ALBION BAND's Poor Old Horse From: GUEST,siwells I'd like to the Albions' particular version of this song ( of which there are many variants, and I've looked at all the threads on this too ). Ta |
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05 Apr 05 - 01:58 AM (#1452316) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: ALBION BAND's Poor Old Horse From: GUEST,Big Val Which Albion? (There are many variations) West Bromwich? |
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05 Apr 05 - 02:07 AM (#1452321) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: ALBION BAND's Poor Old Horse From: open mike i just happen to have rec'd a c.d. today of the Guv'nor, Ashley Hutchings, the Albion Band, and Fairport Convention. alas, that song is not on it, but 15 others by the Albion band are, and also the Sawdust band. |
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05 Apr 05 - 07:13 AM (#1452456) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: ALBION BAND's Poor Old Horse From: GUEST,Jik and Plymouth Albion. |
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05 Apr 05 - 08:24 AM (#1452508) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: ALBION BAND's Poor Old Horse From: GUEST,bfdk Is it this one you're looking for? http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.thorp/lyrhorse.htm |
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06 Apr 05 - 10:10 PM (#1454061) Subject: Lyr Add: POOR OLD HORSE (Albion Band) From: Jim Dixon Copied from http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.thorp/lyrhorse.htm POOR OLD HORSE (Trad/Albion Band) They say, old man, your horse will die. (And they say so, and we hope so.) They say, old man, your horse will die. (Oh, poor old man!) And if he dies, then we'll tan his hide. (And they say so, and we hope so.) Aye, and if he dies, then we'll tan his hide. (Oh, poor old man!) And if he lives, then we'll ride again. (And they say so, and we hope so.) Aye, and if he lives, then we'll ride again. (Oh, poor old man!) And it's after years of much abuse, (And they say so, and we hope so.) Then we'll salt him down for the sailors' use. (Oh, poor old man!) He's as dead as a nail in the lamp room floor. (And they say so, and we hope so.) He's as dead as a nail in the lamp room floor. (Oh, poor old man!) Aye, and he won't bother us no more. (And they say so, and we hope so.) Aye, and he won't bother us no more. (Oh, poor old man!) And it's Sally's in the garden and she's picking the peas. (And they say so, and we hope so.) Aye, and her long black hair's hangin' down to her knees. (Oh, poor old man!) And it's Sally's in the kitchen and she's baking the duff. (And they say so, and we hope so.) Aye, and the cheeks of her arse are going chuff, chuff, chuff. (Oh, poor old man!) And it's down the long and the winding road. (And they say so, and we hope so.) And it's down the long and the winding road. (Oh, poor old man!) It's mahogany beef and the weevily bread. (And they say so, and we hope so.) It's mahogany beef and the weevily bread. (Oh, poor old man!) And I thought I heard the old man say, (And they say so, and we hope so.) "Just one more pull and then belay." (Oh, poor old man!) Just one more pull and that will do, (And they say so, and they hope so.) For we're the lads to kick her through. (Oh, poor old man!) |
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07 Apr 05 - 05:42 AM (#1454217) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: ALBION BAND's Poor Old Horse From: Noreen Also from that site: In the sleeve notes to the 1978 album Rise Up Like the Sun the song is described as "an attempt to push the traditional sea shanty towards a country blues style... with a chord progression developed from the James Taylor song Wandering." :0) |