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Thread #171323 Message #4143338
Posted By: Joe Offer
04-Jun-22 - 08:22 PM
Thread Name: Title of Mike Waterson's Rushcart song?
Subject: ADD Rushcart Song
Interesting. Apparently, it's just called "Rushcart Song," and it's part of the play An August Bank Holiday Lark.
Rushcart Song (Act One, Scene Five of An August Bank Holiday Lark.). Based on a theme by Mike Waterson and incorporating the Saddleworth Rushcart Song.
RUSHCART SONG
Cut the rushes, pile them high Stack them 'til they reach the sky So the church be warm and dry Oh we are all rushcarters.
On our hats a bright bouquet Sing the summer, dance the day Come we will, if come we may Oh, we are all rushcarters.
We are not rich, we are not poor We do not beg from door to door You'll have seen us all before We are all rushcarters.
Through the village, up the hill Round the green and by the mill Bearing rushes, dancing still We are all rushcarters.
[Enter the Rushcart Lads]
Oh, the Rushcart lads are bonny bonny lads, The Rushcart lads are bonny Oh they dance round t'cart And that's as good as ony. With heft and heart We pull the cart In August, bright and sunny The Rushcart lads are bonny bonny lads, The Rushcart lads are bonny.
Cut the rushes, pile them high Stack them 'til they reach the sky So the church be warm and dry Oh we are all rushcarters. Dance we did in days of yore Like our fathers did before We will dance forevermore We are all rushcarters.