Irish Newfoundland lyrics

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,Jeff
Date: 11 Jul 10 - 02:28 PM

Anyone out there got lyrics and chords from these?

My angel - Celtic Connection
candlelight and wine - Punters
nancy Spain - masterless men

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,Steve Romanoff
Date: 14 Mar 11 - 02:54 PM

This "arrangement" of "Portland Town" is the original version as written by its author, Steve Romanoff of SCHOONER FARE and recorded by SCHOONER FARE. It was subsequently recorded by Barleycorn, The Masterless Men, The Landsmen, etc.

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: gnu
Date: 14 Mar 11 - 02:57 PM

I don't quite follow Steve???

Subject: Lyr Add: CAPE BRETON NEWFOUNDLANDER
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 14 Mar 11 - 04:50 PM

I see a request for these lyrics from last year: (from the Cape Breton Song Collection)


CAPE BRETON NEWFOUNDLANDER

Lend an ear, me byes, and if you're wise
Your minds they won't meander.
You won't make fun, you son-of-a-gun; (Cuz)
I'm a Cape Breton Newfoundlander.
Chorus:
Cape Bretoners rule the coal mines deep
And we're the seas' commanders.
We fish today out of old Glace Bay
And we're Cape Breton Newfoundlanders.

From Ingonish down to Morien Town
We sail the seas gigantic
On Snappers fast and Newfoundland Jacks,
The pride of the Atlantic.
They serve our swordfish round the world.
There's lobsters and tomatoes,
And who can beat that Island treat,
Salt herring and potatoes?
        (chorus)
We sail the Atlantic high and low
While the miners work down under.
From the crack of dawn we carryon
Through lightning, storms and thunder.
When times were right and the wharf packed tight
With boats from Newfie and farther,
What more could you wish than a hold of fish
A-sailing into the harbour?         
(chorus)

But now she's rough and a schooner ain't enough;
You can't keep up with the trawler.
So I'll fish a bit and work in the pit
And maybe I'll earn a dollar.
Now if you're in the Bay, hurry down I say;
Come aboard and take a gander.
We might be loud but we're bloody well proud
That we're Cape Breton Newfoundlanders.         
(chorus)

*-Snapper: a small motorized boat used for in-shore fishing.
Newfoundland Jack: a small schooner often used for sword. fishing off Glace Bay

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 14 Mar 11 - 05:01 PM

Another lyric request from last year was for Candlelight And Wine. It was written by the late great Dermot O'Reilly of Ryan's Fancy. The lyrics are here on Gest's site along with a recording of Dermot singing it. Just look under "c" in song titles.

GEST

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Nov 11 - 08:10 AM

Looking for the lyrics to a song that goes something like this- Herring and potatoes herrng and potatoes herring and potatoes and a big stong come of tea, I went down to boston ??????? the price of which was costing too much for the likes of me.
Does any one have these lyrics? Know who sings it or can be of any help?

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 14 Nov 11 - 06:37 PM

Hi there, looking for the chords for the Roy Payne Song: "I Wouldn"t Take A Million Dollars For A Single Maple Leaf". I have the words, but can not locate the chords anywhere. I've tried viewing covers of the song on You Tube to see if I can pick them up. I've a few (I think) but can't get them all. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Key of G, if not no big deal, I can transpose. God Guard Thee !!

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 14 Nov 11 - 10:01 PM

Herring and Potatoes is a Cape Breton, not Newfoundland song, to the air of Ho Ro Mo Nighean Donn Boidheach. I have the words at home but I won't be back there for a couple of weeks. One verse goes something like this:
When I went up to Boston
They served me fish with frostin'
But heavens it was costing
Too much for a man like me
Give me herring and potatoes
There's nothing tastes as great as
Herring and potatoes
And a good strong cup of tea

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,Guest Diane
Date: 16 Dec 11 - 02:31 PM

I was looking for the lyrics to There's gonna be a time tonight. Thank you for all your help.

Subject: Lyr Add: HERRIN' AND POTATOES
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 17 Dec 11 - 12:22 AM

For Guest of Nov.14/11 from The Cape Breton Song Collection:

HERRIN' AND POTATOES*

1.In old Cape Breton, over,
I'm livin' right in clover
With herrin' and potatoes
And a good, strong cup of tea.

2 Oh, my goodness gracious,
There's nothin' tastes as great as
Those herrin' and potatoes;
They're good enough for me. (piano fill)

3 When I went up to Boston
They served their fish with frostin'.
But, Heavens, it was costin'
Too much for the likes of me.

1st Chorus:
Give me herrin' and potatoes,
Oh, herrin' and potatoes.
Those herrin' and potatoes
Are good enough for me. (piano fill)

4. I got out of that place pronto,
Says, "I'm goin' to Toronto."
But, if you want to know where I'm gone to,
I'm back in ole C.B., with ... (1st chorus)

5.I found a job in Mira;
That's where I met Elvira.
So now she's Mrs. Ira
And we're happy as can be,

2nd Chorus:
Eatin' herrin' and potatoes,
Good herrin' and potatoes.
Those herrin' and potatoes
Are good enough for me.

6.We just had supper cookin'
When a girl arrived from Brooklyn.
You ought to see her look
When she saw what we had for tea.

3rd Chorus:
'Twas herrin' and potatoes,
Good herrin' and potatoes,
And herrin' and potatoes
Are good enough for me.

7.She called my wife a joker
And tried to grab the poker.
But the bones began to choke her,
So the Island she did flee,

4th Chorus:
Because of herrin' and potatoes,
Good herrin' and potatoes.
More herrin' and potatoes
Is what this country needs.

8. I'm happy in Cape Breton
And the risin' costs I'm beatin'
Cause I'll tell you what I'm eatin'
And it's good enough for me:

5th Chorus:
It's herrin' and potatoes,
Good herrin' and potatoes.        
It's herrin' and potatoes
And a mighty darn good feed!        
*(based on Lloyd Maclnnis' version of Mrs. Protheroe's song)

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GEST
Date: 05 Feb 12 - 09:23 AM

As a reminder, over 2,000 videos and 3,000 songs of Newfoundland and Labrador can be found at GEST Songs of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Cheers, GEST

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Apr 15 - 05:14 PM

You should listen to VOCM radio on saturday mornings. many of these are played regularly and anything else you can request.

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,# Re some unanswered song requests
Date: 27 Apr 15 - 02:37 AM

"Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,Mary Belle
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 07:46 AM

I amlooking for the words to The Rose of Aranmore."

Go to

http://sheetmusic.lyco.org.au/Rose%20of%20Aranmore/

Subject: Lyr Add: SEVEN YEARS I LOVED A SAILOR
From: GUEST,GUEST,# Re some unanswered song requests
Date: 27 Apr 15 - 03:01 AM

"Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,Brenda Daley
Date: 06 Mar 08 - 04:20 PM

hi ,
i'm looking for the lyrics of 7 years i loved a sailor by the Dorymen :)"

Seven Years I Loved a Sailor

A pretty fair maiden,looking out her window
When a frisky young sailor, she chanced to see
He looked at her,as if he knew her
Saying pretty fair maiden,won't you marry me.

To marry you sir, a man of honour
A man of honour, you seem to be
To marry you sir, and love another,
Your wedding maid sir, I never will be.

Foolish maiden, I did not ask you
Only to be, my blushing bride
I'll have servants, to wait upon you
While you and I in, our carriage ride

I have a sweetheart, of my own sir
Seven years now, he's gone to sea
Seven more and I'll still wait longer
Till he returns for, to marry me.

Foolish maiden, O why so foolish
To waste your love, on any young man
Perhaps he's or, perhaps he's married
And maybe dead in, some foreign land.

If he's sick sir, I'll wish him better
If he's married, I'll wish him joy
If he's dead sir, I'll wish him Heaven
For he was once my, true sailor boy.

When he saw how, she'd been so loyal
When he saw how, she'd been so true
He put his hand, in his coat pocket
said here's the ring love, I took from

Seven years dear, you have been loyal
Seven years now and your still true
Seven more and, you'll wait no longer
For I've returned for, to marry you.

****************
I found that on a Tripod site, just as is.

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,# Re unanswered requests on this thread
Date: 27 Apr 15 - 03:09 AM

"Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,BF
Date: 13 Aug 08 - 02:41 PM

i cannot find the lyrics to west moon as done by the byrnes and baxter wareham on towards the sunset...if you could help it would be appreciated...drop me a line at [e-mail]"

The GEST site has it. You can get there via

http://www.wtv-zone.com/phyrst/audio/nfld/01/west.htm

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,# Re unanswered requests on this thread
Date: 27 Apr 15 - 03:20 AM

"Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,Darryl
Date: 23 Mar 10 - 03:59 PM

I just started learning how to play, I can find most songs with chords on the internet but I cannot find one of my favourites, McRory.. Can someone post them on this site if they have it...
Thank you kindly"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4KEhdK8DkM

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,# Re some unanswered requests on this threa
Date: 27 Apr 15 - 03:32 AM

"Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 14 Nov 11 - 06:37 PM

Hi there, looking for the chords for the Roy Payne Song: "I Wouldn"t Take A Million Dollars For A Single Maple Leaf". I have the words, but can not locate the chords anywhere. I've tried viewing covers of the song on You Tube to see if I can pick them up. I've a few (I think) but can't get them all. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Key of G, if not no big deal, I can transpose. God Guard Thee !!"

http://play.riffstation.com/?v=Tpox5T7n0u0

It's done in D, but it shouldn't be difficult to transpose to G.

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,# Re some unanswered requests on this threa
Date: 27 Apr 15 - 03:36 AM

"Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,Guest Diane
Date: 16 Dec 11 - 02:31 PM

I was looking for the lyrics to There's gonna be a time tonight. Thank you for all your help."

https://www.gugalyrics.com/lyrics-1279994/ray-lake-there%5C%27s-gonna-be-a-time-tonight.html

Lyrics there, and there are some renditions on YouTube,

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,Guest - Martemus
Date: 15 Feb 19 - 01:57 AM

Would like to know the female artist that sings a song called (I think) "Say A Prayer For Ireland". that is the main chorus lyric and the song ends with a very cool Irish scat/rap and bodhran finish.
First heard 10 years back on the (then) great CJYQ in St Johns. Any help is welcome. Newf by proxy in Texas.

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 15 Feb 19 - 06:15 AM

To extend the original point, I am searching out Irish versions of Child Ballads and have found the Newfoundland (and Canadian in general) collections, along with the early US ones (particularly the NE States) an unbelievably rich source
When I've complete the job I intend to circulate it (recordings included) to anybody interested
I have access to most of the major collections, but would appreciate information of any from local or National Journals or private collections
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: sciencegeek
Date: 15 Feb 19 - 07:09 AM

Jim, Mike and I have been on a similar quest and have started to catalog our accumulated hoard... I intend to donate the majority to the Blunt Library at Mystic Seaport Museum so it will be available to any interested, since they will have a nautical or maritime component and there is the shanty singing program there... here is the link to what is in their collection so far:

https://research.mysticseaport.org/info/ib93-2/

most of their wish list will be filled by our donation this spring along with others not mentioned.

I am also working on compiling a lost of websites that provide access to songs... but this is slow going for me

I'm still trying to figure out the best home for my copy of Creighton's Gaelic Songs in Nova Scotia since there's only a few maritime ones in the printed collection which feature the old tongue and translations by Calum MacLeod. It's a bt disheartening at how many we've found came as library discards... so the right home is critical if it's to remain available for new folks that don't have tons of money to spend on books

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 15 Feb 19 - 09:46 AM

Delighted to hear it and am happy to pass on anything I find
One of the problems I am finding with both Canadian and American songs is that often there is no background information of the singers so it's difficult to establish where they learned their songs or in some cases, whether or not they were Irish
I don't know if Edith Fowke's songs fall within your remit - if they do, please PM me and I may be able to help
I knew and admired the work of John Shaw when he lived in the UK
Best wishes
Jim

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: sciencegeek
Date: 15 Feb 19 - 01:10 PM

Kenneth Peacock's collection done from 1951 - 1961 or so has a 3 vol. book setfrom 1965... and Anna Kearney Guigne has two books that build on the collection... I do have some of Fowke's works and the Smithsonian/Folkways recordings as well...

forgottenBooks.com has quite a list of public domain volumes that is worth checking out... I'm a dinosaur and prefer to get my hands on print material or recordings... lol

the GEST site has tons of material in an assortment of forms and some have more background than others

one book I read in our library was printed in the 1960s with a title about Songs of Irish Emigration - can't recall exactly- that I've never been able to track down again... it included Sally Munroe which I had learned from an early Boys of the Lough album and gave the history of the wreck....

I'll be sure to PM you with questions as they come up lol

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 15 Feb 19 - 01:24 PM

" a title about Songs of Irish Emigration -"
Think you mean Wright's Ballads and Songs of Irish Emigration ( a doorstep of a book)
You're welcome to a digitised copy with my edited index which were unusable in the original)
Have got the 3 Peackoch Books and the McEdwards Leach Lower Labrador Coast one, but have never heard the recordings - I think there was an album of Peacock ones
I was given a copy of 'Jerome, Just one More Song' a rather enjoyable book of songs (with CD) of a Newfoundland Irish singer, Jerome Downey, my its author, Margaret Bennet, a couple of years ago
PM me with your e-mail address
Jim

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: sciencegeek
Date: 15 Feb 19 - 01:28 PM

try Brian Miller at the Center for Irish Music in St Paul, Minnesota has been researching songs and their history in the Great Lakes basin area and done some recordings that are on youtube ... many songs traveled west from the Atlantic shore

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,roger roberts
Date: 09 Sep 20 - 09:39 AM

I am looking for a Roy Payne song called Living ain"t no fun now a days .Anyone out there have the lyrics i would appreciate if you could post them here or send them via facebook messenger my name is same on messenger ,Thank you

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST,The Rambler
Date: 10 Sep 20 - 09:12 AM

The Shores of Newfoundland.
There's a thread about it here;
https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=122141#2674644

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jul 24 - 06:33 PM

Where would I find the lyrics to Popcorn Puddin' by the Moonshiners. Written by Charlie Reardon?

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Jul 24 - 09:58 AM

Does anyone know what has happened to the GEST songs of Newfoundland site?

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Apparently, it hasn't been active since 2022. Here's a link to an archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20220521191100/http://gestsongs.com/indexnav.htm

-Joe Offer, Mudcat Music Editor-

Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Aug 24 - 10:29 AM

Thanks,Joe