The Guitar & Songs of Ralph McTell 1984

Ralphs comments on the song :-
"In between trips to Europe I worked on building sites and wrote this song about some of the lads I worked with. It is a song in the minor key. I love Irish traditional music and I tried to get the feel of an Irish ballad into this melody. This is one of those occasions, unusual for me, where I started with the words and then added the tune."
He goes on to say that most people sing the chorus differently to how he wrote it.

Ive been a fan since the late 70s.

fliss