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Thread #65041   Message #1068285
Posted By: The Borchester Echo
09-Dec-03 - 04:48 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Cambric Shirt (Ritchie & Brand)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ritchie & Brand's Cambric Shirt
In the Dr Faustus version of The Cambric Shirt, Tim van Eyken sings "done and finished". It's broadly similar to the version above, with the addition of several verses.

The major lyrical difference is that "Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme" is substituted by "Tell me a riddle and sing me a rhyme". Their source is Roy Palmer's book Bushes and Briars.

The outstanding features of the Dr Faustus version (which can be heard on their Fellside recording The First Cut) are, for me, Paul Sartin's outstanding oboe playing and the dramatic build-up of four voices in harmony.