Subject: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics and Liner Notes From: bradfordian Date: 16 Jun 11 - 03:49 AM This is an edited permathread.
Here are the lyrics for the 5 CDs plus the seasonal CD.
1. STONE CD
6. UNTIL THE DARK TIME ENDS (Seasonal) CD
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Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: bradfordian Date: 16 Jun 11 - 03:49 AM STONE Song List 1 - SianH - Tyburn Sisters 2 - Acorn4 - Daddy, Don't Become A Morris Dancer 3 - Linda Kelly and Pistachio - Northern Tide 4 - George Papavgeris - Circles In The Air 5 - John MacKenzie - Halcyon Days 6 - David Coffin - Song for Barry Finn 7 - skarpi - Móðir Mín í kví kví 8 - Charley Noble - Mobile Bay 9 - Noreen - Bheir mi ó 10 - Good Soldier Schweik - Burlington Fair 11 - Animaterra - Mr Fezziwig's Ball/Dancing Bear 12 - nutty - The Dragon Lies Dead 13 - Seamus Kennedy - My Father Was A Miner 14 - Animaterra - Wade In The Water 15 - olddude - Flowers On The Moon 16 - SussexCarole - Mary Baker 17 - Will Fly - The Warksburn Waltz 18 - Waddon Pete - Chickens In The Garden 19 - Marilynio - Leaving High Prairie 20 - Bobert - Buttermilk Blues 21 - Bounty Hound - Bonny Ship the Diamond Many thanks to SussexCarole for her work in compiling this information. All lyrics are the property of their authors. Used by permission. Unauthorized usage is prohibited. Lyrics for STONE CD
1. Tyburn Sisters - Rattlebag/Sian H
2. Daddy, Don't Become A Morris Dancer - Acorn4
A lump came into my throat as I climbed up those stairs
3. Northern Tide - Hissyfit
Out to sea, on a northern tide
4. Circles In The Air - George Papavgeris
I can't have been older than five or six
I hardly could contain my pride and thrill
Popcorn and lollies till my cheeks were puffed
The years have passed since that magic day
CHORUS
5. Halcyon Days - John MacKenzie
6. Song For Barry Finn - David Coffin
7. Móðir mín í kví kví (Íslenkt þjóðlag) (trad.) - Rosin Okkar (translated ‘Our Rose’)
Móðir mín í kví kví
8. Mobile Bay - Charley Noble
Chorus:
There's a song I hear resounding,
I mind the feel of the noonday sun
It takes me away from the dingy streets
It's the width of a world from here to there,
9. Bheir Mí Ó - Noreen
Noreen Keene (Noreen): Voice
Bheir mí ó, horo van ó
In the morning, when I go
Bheir mí ó, horo van ó
10. Burlington Fair – Dick Miles (trad., arr. Dick Miles)
As I was a-going to Burlington Fair
Oh, the very first step that I took at the fair
Oh, the very first step that I took in the dark
I said, "Pretty Nancy, don't smile in my face
“My father and mother have just gone along
Now the winter is gone and the autumn has come
Come all you young maidens and listen to me
11. Mr Fezziwig’s Ball/Dancing Bear - Animaterra
12. The Dragon Lies Dead - nutty
There was a dragon at the end of our street
(Chorus) But now all is silent
Now when this dragon was a lean hungry baby
Every day, the men in our street
Every hour of the day we’d hear clanking and banging
Now the men in our street, they stand around watching
There was a dragon at the end of our street
13. My Father Was a Miner - Seamus Kennedy
Written by Seamus Kennedy ©
Seamus Kennedy: Guitar and voice, Brad Hayford: bass, keyboards, guitar, banjo
My friend Bruce Cunningham of Scranton, PA, told me several stories about his dad Jim who was a coal-miner
www.seamus-kennedy.com
My father was a miner as his father was before him
At seven every morning, my mother made him breakfast
His name is Jim Cunningham from Lackawanna County
While crawling in a shaft one day to hew a brand new coalface
Well he finished off his shift, there was no time off for dying
So now he drives a truck for a bakery here in Scranton
One morning having coffee, in a nearby Dunkin' Donuts
I whispered “Thank you Mister Hinkley” as I took his hand and shook it
My father was a miner as his father was before him
14. Wade In the Water - Animaterra Women's Chorus
A trraditional African American spiritual arranged by Allison Aldrich (AllisonA(Animaterra)) and sung by Animaterra Women's Chorus.
Wade in the water. Wade in the water, children.
Who are those children dressed in red? God's gonna trouble the water.
Who are those children dressed in white? God's gonna trouble the water.
Who are those children dressed in blue? God's gonna trouble the water.
15. Flowers On The Moon - Dan O'Connell
Late in the evening in the silence of his room,
Can't you see, there’s a million children like him
Hollow words repeating, and the violence fills the air,
Can't you see, there’s a million children like him
Late in the evening in the silence of his room
Can't you see, there’s a million children like him
16. Mary Baker - Carole Etherton
www.cranedrivinmusic.com
My name's Mary Baker, a Madam is m' trade
(Chorus) Portsmouth town, Portsmouth town
Come on girls the fleet's in town
In my high red wig and with jewels in m' teeth
Across the Piscataqua they come for girls to buy
So farewell sailors, back to sea you go
17. Warksburn Waltz (trad.) - Will Fly
18. Chickens In The Garden (Trad.) - Waddon Pete
I once did know a farmer a gentle loving soul
(Chorus) Treat my daughter kindly and say you’ll do no harm
Now I love this young girl dearly and I know that she loves me
Now the old man holds on both her hands with gentle loving care
Now the old man he’s relented and we shall married be
19. Leaving High Prairie - Marilyn O’Malley
Dance with me darlin'
And when I am gone
The quail with his headdress
The wind blows so hard here it howls through the night
I came here alone
Dance with me darlin'
The wind blows so hard here it howls through the night
20. Buttermilk Blues - Sidewalk Bob
It's 4 o-clock in the morning
Sweet cream, milk and butter
Well, last Tuesday, Tuesday morning
Well, she begged and she begged
Now she's got them Buttermilk blues
21. Bonny Ship The Diamond (trad.) - The Bounty Hounds
The Diamond is a ship, my lads, for the Davis Strait she's bound,
(Chorus) And it's cheer up my lads, let your hearts never fail,
Along the quay at Peterhead, the lasses stand around
Here's a health to the Resolution, likewise the Eliza Swan,
It'll be bright both day and night when the Greenland boys come home,
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Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: bradfordian Date: 16 Jun 11 - 03:50 AM SKY Song list 1 - Lonesome EJ - Rosalie 2 - VirginiaTam - Past Carin' 3 - Will Fly - The Waters of Tyne 4 - John MacKenzie - Gresford Disaster 5 - My guru always said - The Rain Is Falling 6 - michaelr - Dreams and High Hopes 7 - Lady Penelope/Liz the Squeak/Morticia/ Mrs Duck/Pixie of Doom - Bully in the Ally 8 - r.padgett - Edward 9 - pavane - Roxburgh Castle 10 - Cool Beans - 16 Monkeys 11 - Mary Humphreys and treewind - Proud Pedlar 12 - jeffp - I Miss You 13 - Bruce Murdoch - I Just Seem To Keep On Loving You 14 - ClaireBear - Telling The Bees 15 - severed-head - Limbo 16 - Mrs Pavane - Ar Lan y Mor 17 - Gibb Sahib - Walk Along, You Sally Brown 18 - Tootler - Playford Tunes 19 - BobKnight - Tramps and Hawkers 20 - Linda Kelly and Pistachio - Sweet Minerva 21 - The Doctor - Here's To The Last To Die 22 - katlaughing - That's Not My Colorado 23 - Morgan Phoenix - Mama's Song Many thanks to Genie for her work in compiling this information.
All lyrics are the property of their authors. Used by permission. Unauthorized usage is prohibited.
Lyrics for SKY CD
1. Rosalie - Lonesome EJ
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Sweet Rosalie of mine,
The bugle calls us as we lay.
2. Past Carin' - VirginiaTam
Lawson's poem describes the bleak life faced by women in the Australian bush.
Up and down the siding brown
Through Death and Trouble, turn about
Our first child took in days like these
'Twas ten years first, then came the worst,
My eyes are dry, I cannot cry,
Past botherin' or carin',
3. The Waters Of Tyne - Will Fly
www.mjra.net/WillFly
4. Gresford Disaster - John MacKenzie
In one of Britain's worst mining accidents which occurred Sept. 22, 1934
You've heard of the Gresford Disaster
It occurred in the month of September;
Now the gas in the Dennis deep section
Now a fortnight before that explosion
Now the fireman's reports they are missing
Oh, the Lord Mayor of London's collecting
Down there in the dark they are lying.
(Last verse omitted in this recording.)
5. The Rain is Falling - My guru always said
This song was recorded live at the Windward Folk Club of St Albans in 2005, with the guitarist, Breezy, and the audience joining in on the chorus.
(Chorus) Because the rain is falling, pitter-patter falling,
Who said hard work alone would be enough?
The broken plough to fix we can’t afford
6. Dreams and High Hopes - michaelr
I was seven years old when my parents were buried,
As I stepped off the boat I was met by recruiters,
(Chorus) Everything flows, yes, and everything changes,
Bull Run and Bloody Lane, Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg
A voice that I knew said “Johnny, don’t shoot me!”
I said “Kieran, my god, I nearly killed you!
Tumble-down cabin on Grandfather Mountain,
I married my Polly on Grandfather Mountain,
7. Bully In the Alley (Trad.) - The Shanty Annas
(Chorus) So! Help me, Bob, I'm bully in the alley,
Well, Sally is a girl that I loved dearly,
When I get to Saint Lou I'm gonna steer for my Sally,
Gotta make damn sure no one ties at her quay,
When it's time to leave I'm gonna slip my cable,
8. Edward (Trad.) - r.padgett
“What is that blood on thy shirt sleeve? My son, come tell it unto me.”
“What did thou kill thy dear brother for? My son, come tell it unto me.”
“What wilt thou do with thy dear wife? My son, come tell it unto me.”
“What wilt thou do with thy children three? My son, come tell it unto me.”
“When shall I see thy good old face again? My son, come tell it unto me.”
9. Roxburgh Castle (Trad.) - pavane
10. Sixteen Monkeys (In His Pants) - Cool Beans
The other day down in Mexico
They weren't very big, it must be said
Sixteen monkeys (sixteen monkeys),
He had 'em in his suitcase, the guy explains
Sixteen monkeys (sixteen monkeys),
You load sixteen monkeys and what do you get?
Sixteen monkeys (sixteen monkeys),
It wasn't cash or the proverbial ants,
11. Proud Pedlar - Mary Humphreys and Anahata
William (“Billy Waggs”) Wagstaff sang 3 verses, rather muddled up with another song, to Ralph Vaughan Williams
So merrily sings the Nightingale, so merrily sings the Jay,
"The bag on my back is worth twenty pounds in gold and good money.
The lady looked out of her window so high to hear the proud pedlar sing.
The pedlar looked over his left shoulder. He was so neat and so trim.
"The bag on my back is worth twenty pounds in gold and good money.
The lady, she took the pedlar's hand and led him into the hall.
The pedlar, he lay with the lady all night until it was break of day.
"Here's twenty pounds," the pedlar, he said, "to buy you fine clothes and rings.
"That wasn't the song you sang last night, the song you sang to me.
"I'll make you rue," the pedlar said, "what you've just said to me.
'Twas late in the night her husband came home and saw him stand at the gate.
"Yesterday I baked a cake for thirty people and three.
"Now the mortar belonged to your lady fair but the pestle it was my own.
"Come give him back his pedlar's pack. Such payment is far too great.
"Go take your pack, you proud pedlar. Come take it back again.
"O that was well done," says the proud pedlar. "And it was well turned by me,
"By my rakish tricks I lost my pack but my wits have won it again,
12. I Miss You - jeffp
I went downtown to the liquor store,
(Chorus) 'Cause I miss you, I miss you so much.
Don’t care much about the clothes I wear,
(Bridge) Well, I miss you, baby, every night and day;
I don’t know what I’m gonna do,
I’ll get up in the morning and I’ll get dressed,
So I won’t miss you, I won’t miss you no more.
13. I Just Seem To Keep On Loving You - Bruce Murdoch
I just seem to keep on loving you,
I just seem to feel your warm embrace,
I just seem to keep on loving you;
14. Telling The Bees - ClaireBear
An English folklore book I read in childhood described this belief, which resurfaced years later on Mudcat.
My father had this land from his father ten times over.
Chorus: (He said) "You have to tell the bees of a birth or death or wedding.
I married sweet Louise as the summertime was coming,
In time there came three children to share our toil and pleasure,
But when the last was born my Louise grew thin and weary
Chorus: (For) You have to tell the bees …
When Andrew came of age he could not stand to tarry
Our Sarah took a lad and would soon become a mother.
When I told the bees that Jane was drowned, I scarce could speak for sorrow,
Chorus: (But) You have to tell the bees …
15. Limbo (Trad.) - severed-head
I am a brisk lad and my fortune is bad
Oh once I could run while the others did lie
Oh I had an Uncle, he lived in the West
"Jack, if I should set you once more on your legs
Then out of his purse he pulled three thousand pounds
16. Ar Lan y Môr (Trad. Welsh) - Mrs Pavane
Ar lan y môr mae rhosys chochion, (Beside the sea there are red roses,)
Ar lan y môr mae carreg wastad
Llawn yw'r môr o swnd a chregryn,
17. Walk Along, You Sally Brown - Gibb Sahib
A rare halyard chanty, first noted as being sung by an African-American crew unloading tobacco
Sally Brown, she’s a bright mulatto, Way, high ya!
Sally live in old Jamaica, Way, high ya!
Sally Brown, what is the matter? Way, high ya!
Sally Brown, I loved ya dearly, Way, high ya!
Sally Brown she wouldn’t marry, Way, high ya!
Sally Brown, I took the notion, Way, high ya!
Now Sally Brown, I’ll not deceive ya, Way, high ya!
*censored
18. Playford Tunes - Tootler
"The Dancing Master," first published in 1651 by John Playford, was a dance instruction book, and each dance
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19. Tramps and Hawkers - BobKnight
Come a' ye tramps and hawkers lads and gie yer rigs a bla',
I hae seen the great Ben Nevis a-toorin' tae the moon.
Noo I'm aften lauchin' tae mysel' as I'm trudgin' doon the road
Och, I'm happy in the summertime aneath the bricht blue sky,
Loch Katrine and Loch Lomond hae aft been seen by me,
Noo I'm up and roon by Gallowa' or doon aboot Stranraer.
I think I'll gyang tae Paddy's Land, och, I'm makin' up my mind,
20. Sweet Minerva - Pistachio and Linda Kelly
Sweet Minerva, sweet Minerva, sweet Minerva
(Chorus) Sweet Minerva waits for me,
Heavy rain from Humber skies
Captive north of Killingholme
Kingston nights shine bright once more,
See my woman standing by,
Settling done and some to spare,
Sweet Minerva, Sweet Minerva, Sweet Minerva
21. Here's To The Last To Die - The Doctor
The song is sourced by Winstock as The Scottish Students' Songbook, 1892.
We meet 'neath the sounding rafters
Chorus:
Time was when we frowned on others.
But a truce to this mournful story,
22. That's Not My Colorado - katlaughing
According to Bert, this is the "FIRST Mudcat collaboration song," as he had
That's not my Colorado
That's not my Colorado
Colorado was the beauty
Colorado meant a home to me
(Repeat 1st 2 verses)
23. Mama's Song - Morgan Phoenix
If I was there for you, I would be by you right now, ooh ooh!
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Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: bradfordian Date: 16 Jun 11 - 03:51 AM EARTH Song List 1 - The Doctor - The Black Cook 2 - The Barden of England - Why? 3 - Mary Humphreys and treewind - Pan O'wn y Gwanwyn 4 - michaelr - The Thingama Jigs 5 - MtheGM - The Farm Servant 6 - treaties - Willy Taylor 7 - stallion - Ratcliffe Highway 8 - Mysha - Catalunya Spirit 9 - VirginiaTam - The Minstrel 10 - Guy Wolff - The Dreadnaught 11 - Janie - Little Sally Walker Down in New Orleans 12 - Tootler - Catherine Ogle/Childgrove 13 - Joe Offer - Long, Long Ago 14 - Genie - Ivah's Song 15 - Crane Driver - Harriet Lane 16 - Stewart - Long Cookstown 17 - Will Fly - Mazurka d'Auvergne 18 - John Hills - The A320 Disaster 19 - My guru always said - Where Ravens Feed 20 - henryclem - Needle and Thread 21 - George Papavgeris - Esperanza Waits Above Many thanks to Genie for her work in compiling this information. All lyrics are the property of their authors. Used by permission. Unauthorized usage is prohibited.
Lyrics for EARTH CD
1. The Black Cook (Trad.) - The Doctor
From the CD Damn Your Eyes, Doctor! The Black Cook and Other Traditional Songs
If you'll listen a while, I will sing you a ditty
Now the cook of our ship bein' one of their number,
His comrades were glad to accept of his offer
The sailors were glad to accept of his offer
Now it's 'round about dusk when the streets were deserted
The doctor soon went for some tools to dissect him
Now, the doctor was forced to retreat in a hurry
2. Why? - The Barden Of England
Why worry about tomorrow when tomorrow never comes?
Why talk of all this fighting, when it always leads to war?
Why fill our air with gases when it’s none that we can breathe?
Why is our planet dying when it’s all been done for greed?
Why worry about tomorrow when tomorrow never comes?
3. Pan O'wn y Gwanwyn - Mary Humphreys
www.maryanahata.co.uk
Pan o'wn y gwanwyn ar uchelfryn
Free translation by Mary Humphreys:
As I roved out one fine spring morning
4. The Thingama Jigs - michaelr
Published by Kudzu Tunes. From the CD Dreams and High Hopes (Jackalope Records, 2009)
www.celticfusion.org
5. The Farm Servant - MtheGM
When I was a farm servant, I liked me bit of fun.
'T was on a Thursday morning me master to market did go.
Well, the mistress, she came out to the door and she bid me to come in.
We hadn't not been at our courtin' but half an hour or more.
Well, when the master, he come in he asked me how I'd got on.
6. Willy Taylor (Trad.) - treaties
This recording was made in the barn at Whittlebury Song and Ale weekend with Theresa raising the rafters
Willy Taylor and his youthful true love, full of mirth and jollity,
Refrain:
She dressed herself in sailor's clothing; over her breast she wore a star.
On this ship there being a skirmish, she being wounded amongst the rest,
Said the captain to this fair maid, "What misfortune brought you here?"
"If you're in search of your true lover, pray come tell to me his name."
"If you rise early in the morning, early at the break of day.
She rose early in the morning, early at the break of day.
She drew out a brace of pistols which she had at her command;
When the captain came to hear it, of the deed that she had done.
7. Ratcliffe Highway - Two Black Sheep and a Stallion
Peter Outhart (stallion),Ron Akehurst & Martin Bartlett: Voices
Come gather round, you sailors, come listen unto me.
Chorus:
In the Old Rose and Britannia such frigates we have at hand
8. Catalunya Spirit - Mysha
In the early morning of 11 February 2008, the LNG carrier Catalunya Spirit, on course from Trinidad and Tobago to Boston,
It really was a fine day when we first set out to sea
On Sunday we had middle watch, though we didn't care for that.
At our first drop it was one bell and we saw that as a sign,
At four bells we did some singing, or at least I think we did.
But Juan said there'd been plenty and that I surely was to blame.
Well, we sort of sobered up a bit when we saw that mess of glass
So when he asked, "What is the matter? What is going on?"
Well, because of "the computer," for a week we made no speed,
So if on Catalunya Spirit a-sailing you should go,
9. The Minstrel - VirginiaTam
Upon my first hearing of Eileen Pratt singing The Minstrel, I knew I must teach the song
I sang my song at Hastings' battle
I sang my song to conquer loved ones.
I sang my song at fair and market,
I sang my song at times of anger.
I sang my song in mill and coal pit
My eyes are tired. My voice grows weary.
10. The Dreadnaught (Trad.) - Guy Wolff
There's a saucy well packet, a packet of fame,
Now the Dreadnaught's awaiting in the River Mersey
And the Dreadnaught's a-sailing down the wild Irish Sea,
The Dreadnaught's a-sailing the Atlantic so wide,
And the Dreadnaught's arriving in New York once more.
Here's a health to the Dreadnaught and all of her crew,
11. Little Sally Walker Down in New Orleans - Janie
Little Sally Walker sittin’ in a saucer
Way down South in southern Louisiana,
Over in Biloxi the saints and the sinners
Little Sally Walker sittin’ in a saucer,
Mother, Father, Sister, dear Brother
Little Sally Walker sittin’ in a saucer
12. Lady Catherine Ogle/Childgrove (Trad.) - Tootler
Trad publ. Playford: "The Dancing Master" 1686 & 1701, Arr. Geoff Walker
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13. Long, Long Ago - Joe Offer
Joe Offer: Voice
Tell me the tales that to me were so dear
Do you remember the path where we met
Though by your kindness my fond hopes were raised
14. Ivah's Song (A Lady As Common As The Columbine) - Genie
Jeanene Pratt (Genie): recorded guitar & vocals, live harmony vocals
When I bought my house, I found columbine growing wild in the yard. A friend commented, “Oh, columbine is a wonderful weed!”
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Down along the winding roads & by the waterfalls & brooks in Arkansas
It’s a childhood as common as the columbine,
Thru hard times of afternoon the lessons of the morning will continue on.
She’s a lady as common as the columbine,
When she finds new flowers growing in her garden, she will tend them one by one.
15. Harriet Lane - Crane Driver
The song is based on an account of food at sea, written by Jack Owen,
Oh listen, you landsmen, I'll sing you a song,
Chorus:
Well, biscuits like roof-tiles we get every day,
Well, wet hash for breakfast, it works pretty well.
But dry hash for breakfast, it isn't so good,
Now the beef that they gives us is leathery hard,
(Repeat 1st verse & chorus)
16. Long Cookstown (Trad.) - Stewart
Stewart Hendrickson (Stewart): fiddle and voice; Jerry Middaugh: guitar
www.stewarthendrickson.com
For three long quarters I've been a-weavin'
I entered into an alehouse tavern,
I then called on to the landlady
I put my head out of the window,
17. Mazurka d'Auvergne (Trad. French) - Will Fly
This is a very popular traditional French mazurka - played at sessions and for dancing.
http://www.mjra.net/WillFly
18. The A320 Disaster - John Hills
www.elsiesband.com
A cold day in January, the grey clouds filled the skies.
Claudette, twenty two years, never to be the bride,
She shared her mother’s features, her hair the gold of straw.
Claudette, twenty two years, never to be the bride,
The TV spread the news of the crash both far and wide.
Claudette, twenty two years, never to be the bride,
Some say the plane’s computer was wrong about the height,
Claudette, twenty two years, never to be the bride,
Not all of those who took the trip were killed upon that flight.
Claudette, twenty two years, never to be the bride,
19. Where Ravens Feed - My guru always said
The other singers on the chorus are live audience at the at the Banbury Canalside Folk Festival where this was recorded in 2005.
www.hilaryward.co.uk
I roam and ramble in lonely places,
And should you ask am I content there,
I seek and find these lonely places
And should you ask am I at ease there,
I yearn and long for lonely places
And should you ask am I at home there,
I lose myself in lonely places
And should you ask am I at ease there,
20. Needle and Thread - henryclem
www.myspace.com/henryclements
I'm thinking of your Mother, Jack.
I'm thinking of your Mother, Jack,
I'm thinking of your Mother, Jack,
I'm thinking of your Mother, Jack,
I'm thinking of your Mother, Jack,
I'm thinking of your Mother, Jack,
21. Esperanza Waits Above - George Papavgeris
I wrote this in the early morning hours as the last few of the Chilean (and one Bolivian) rescued miners
As thousands camp on a hill
Chorus:
When the rocks gave the miners a tomb
Just as courage can wipe away fears
*Never lose hope! |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: bradfordian Date: 16 Jun 11 - 03:51 AM WATER Song list 1 - Seamus Kennedy - The Sailor's Alphabet 2 - Noreen - Siúl a Rúin 3 - Mary Humphreys and treewind - Valiant and Alexander 4 - Stephen L. Rich - Talking To The Vines 5 - Linda Kelly and Pistachio - Three Drunken Maidens 6 - Barry Finn - Shores Of The Callow 7 - stallion - Johnny Come Down To Hilo 8 - bbc - My Dearest Dear 9 - Suibhne O'Piobaireachd - Innocent Hare 10 - MtheGM - Spanish Lady 11 - Will Fly - Lindy 12 - henryclem - Stand And Deliver 13 - My guru always said - No, My Love, Not I (When Fishes Fly) 14 - Barbara Shaw - Battle Of Ossipee 15 - Good Soldier Schweik - Bogie's Bonny Belle 16 - Mudinyoureye - From My Window 17 - Animaterra - Maple Sweet 18 - Tootler - Westmoreland 19 - bradfordian - From The North 20 - olddude - Wayfaring Stranger 21 - maeve - Redwing Blackbird 22 - rich-joy - Chendie's Meatloaf Blues 23 - Moses and Singing Referee - The Coffee Song Many thanks to SussexCarole for her work in compiling this information.
All lyrics are the property of their authors. Used by permission. Unauthorized usage is prohibited.
Lyrics for WATER CD
1. The Sailor’s Alphabet (Trad.) - Seamus Kennedy Seamus Kennedy: Voice and guitar, Brad Hayford: vocal, guitar, bass & whistle, Caryl P. Weiss: vocal & concertina, Dave Teeple: Bass vocal
www.seamus-kennedy.com
A's for the anchor that lies at our bow
(Chorus)
I's for the eyebolts, good for the feet
Q's for the quarterdeck where our officers stand
Y's for yardarm, needs a good sailor man
2. Siúl a Rúin (Trad.) - Noreen
Traditional Irish, early 19th century or older. From the singing of Elizabeth Cronin from Ballyvourney, County Cork.
The title has been anglicised to Shule Aroon. Versions also known as Shule Agra, Buttermilk Hill, Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier, etc.
I would I were on yonder hill,
Chorus:
I'll dye my petticoats, I'll dye them red,
I'll sell my rock, I'll sell my reel,
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain,
3. Valiant and Alexander - Mary Humphreys & Anahata
Mary Humphreys: Concertina, Anahata (treewind): Melodeon
4. Talkin’ to the Vines - Stephen Lee Rich and Sandy Andina
This optimistic song is about realising your dreams.
You take that lousy L.I.E. as far as it’ll go
5. Three Drunken Maidens (Trad.) - Hissyfit
There were three drunken maidens
Then in comes bouncing Sally,
There's woodcock and pheasant,
And up comes the landlord,
Oh where are your feather hats,
6. The Shores of the Callow - Barry Finn
A special tribute to a person who was greatly admired not only on the Eastern Seaboard, but throughout Mudcat territory.
The day is well pleased with itself on this fine summer morn
In the fields and the meadows, we worked and we sported in play
I remember his hair, so neat, save the strands that fell o'er his brow
Why does the grass grow so fine o'er the place where he fell
To have known you, it was my greatest pleasure
The day is well pleased with itself on this fine summer morn
7. Johnny Come Down to Hilo (Trad.) - Two Black Sheep and a Stallion
I’ve never seen the likes since I been born
Johnny come down to Hilo
I love a little girl from across the sea,
Oh was you ever in Mobile Bay
I know an old sailor, his name is Uncle Ned
Oh have you seen the plantation boss
So hand me down my riding cane
8. My Dearest Dear (Trad.) - bbc
From recordings of Sheila Kay Adams & Doug Wallin
Recorded live at the Sandy Paton Memorial Session - NEFFA, 2010
A few days before Sandy Paton’s passing, I'd arrived home from the Swannanoa Gathering Traditional Song Week. My last chat with Sandy
My dearest dear, the time draws near when you and I must part
My dear old mother's hard to leave, my father's on my mind
I wish your breast was made of glass: your heart I would behold
My dearest dear, the time draws near when you and I must part
9. Innocent Hare - Rapunzel & Sedayne
From the singing of The Copper Family, The Young Tradition and (perhaps most crucially)
http://soundcloud.com/rapunzel-and-sedayne
Sportsmen arouse, the morning is clear,
We've searched the woods, the groves all round,
Our huntsman blows his joyful sound,
All along the green turf she pants for breath,
This hare has led us a noble run,
10. Spanish Lady (Trad.) - MtheGM
As I walked out through Dublin City, at the hour of twelve o'clock at night
Chorus:
As I went out through Dublin City just as the sun began to set
And as I walked back through Dublin City just as the clock struck half past eight
So I stopped to look but the watchman passed. Said he, “Young fellow, now the hour is late.
As I walked back through Dublin City just as the hour of dawn was o'er,
Now she's no match for a Paddy squaddie with her ivory comb and her shawl so fine
To me whack to me toor a loor a lady, whack to me toor a loor a lay
11. Lindy - Will Fly
"Lindy" was recorded in 1929 by the Proximity String Quartet, with various string instruments - featuring mandolin -
www.mjra.net/WillFly
12. Stand and Deliver - henryclem
“One thing about writing mostly about the past is that it doesn't go out of date.”
www.myspace.com/henryclements
You say you stand for progress
You say you stand for progress
You say you stand for justice
You say you stand for honour
You say you stand for freedom
You say you stand for progress
13. No, My Love, Not I (When Fishes Fly) - My guru always said
As I walked out one morning, it was in the month of May.
So we walked and we talked together till at length we did agree
Now twenty weeks being over, she grew thick about the waist.
So she wrote a letter to her true love to come immediately.
"Now the very best thing that I can advise you for to do
14. Battle of Ossipee - Barbara Shaw
This song was co-written by Frank and Barbara Shaw at their campsite in the pouring rain at the Ossipee Bluegrass Festival
www.shoregrass.com
Under Maine pines where no sun shines
(Chorus)
Comes the dawn to guide the spirit
Battle over, weary rover
15. Bogie’s Bonnie Belle (Trad.) - Dick Miles
The Feeing market was an annual event where farmworkers were hired for the forthcoming year. This is one of the loveliest songs
As I come down through Huntley town one morning for to fee
Now Bogie had a daughter, her name was Isabelle
I threw my arms around her waist, off her feet did slide
Nine months they were past and gone, the lassie bore a son
But now she’s married a tinker lad who comes from Huntley Town
16. From My Window - Ann Mayo Muir
www.annmayomuir.com
From my window I can see
Its branches always looked so high
I used to think it such a lark
I'd often put my arms around
My memory of her lingers long
She's my treasure more than gold,
17. Maple Sweet - Allison Aldrich
Allison Aldrich (AllisonA(Animaterra)): Voice and keyboard, Hunt Smith: Fiddle, voice
www.huntandallison.net
When you see the vapor pillar lick the forest and the sky,
CHORUS:
When you see the farmer trudging with his dripping buckets home,
Do you say you don't believe it? Take a saucer and a spoon,
18. Westmoreland - Tootler
This lovely tune comes from the 7th (1686) Edition of Playford's Dancing Master; it also appeared in 18th-century collections.
19. From the North - bradfordian
A poem by Cicely Fox Smith who lived her childhood around Manchester and its suburbs. It was put to music by Gary and Vera Aspey
I wish't I was in Lancashire, huntin' o' the hare
I wish't I was in Lancashire along o' folks I know,
There's gradely hounds in Lancashire, as such there always were:
20. Wayfarin’ Stranger (Trad.) - olddude
I am a poor wayfarin stranger, traveling through this world below
Going home to see my mother, going home no more to roam
I know dark clouds will hover o'er me, I know the path is rough and steep
Going home to see my father, said he'll meet me when I go
Going home to see my mother, going home no more to roam
21. Redwing Blackbird - maeve
Blackbird, blackbird, singing in the spring
Blackbird, blackbird, let your joy take wing!
Blackbird, blackbird, let the morning ring
Blackbird, blackbird, lift your voice and sing
22. Chendie’s Meat Loaf Blues - rich-joy
Just one of 10 rockin’ recipes, cooked with folk flavours for your delighted devouring! All recipes on website:
I'd like to introduce you to Chendie's Meatloaf Blues
From your butcher man, if he's tall and mean
I wan' an egg, black pepper, stuffin' mix
Now there's no pastry in this, y' don't knead no dough
Mix the mince an' the onion, the egg in a bowl
Now mix the stuffin' an' the breadcrumbs, evaporated milk
So place this mini Uluru on a bakin' tray
Now before you take out this Meatloaf Blues
23. The Coffee Song - Moses and The Ref
Moses and The Ref (Christine Connolley [Moses]: Voice, Steve Last [Singing Referee]: Guitar & voice)
I received this version of an old story in the traditional way: via e-mail. The song almost wrote itself.
I recall just how he stood there, in those memories from afar,
"Oh yes!" we cried, "The jar is full, it's full unto the brim."
Then he set the jar back down again, shook pebbles from a box.
"Oh yes!" we cried, "The jar is full, it's full unto the brim."
Then he set the jar down on the bench and picked up a bag of sand.
"Oh yes!" we cried, "The jar is full, it's full unto the brim."
Then from under the bench he drew out a cup of coffee in each hand
"The golf balls are your important things: your God, your friends, your health,
"If you fill your jar of life," he said, "with sand unto the brim,
"Take time to watch your kids grow, to play another round.
"So what's with the cups of coffee, sir? What's the coffee mean?"
"Oh yes!" we cried, "The jar is full, it's full unto the brim."
"Oh yes!" we cried, "The jar is full, it's full unto the brim." |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: bradfordian Date: 16 Jun 11 - 03:52 AM WOOD Song list 1 - Amos - Bring Down The Walls 2 - Clontarf83 - Hills of Afganistan 3 - JHW - The Snows They Melt The Soonest 4 - John P - Turkish Tune 5 - Max - Monkey's Wedding 6 - rich-joy - Agent Orange 7 - Suffet - The October Waltz 8 - Leadfingers - Water and Beer 9 - open mike - Give Me Roses 10 - Dan Schatz - The Promise Of The Sowing 11 - Mark Clark - Shady Grove 12 - Nick - John Riley 13 - Tootler - Cleveland Hills/Down Along the Tees 14 - Crane Driver - Let Me Breathe 15 - YorkshireYankee - E-mail He-male 16 - jacqui.c - Wiscasset Schooners 17 - JohnB - The Parting Glass 18 - closet-folkie - Road To Ruin 19 - MAG/Genie/Lorelei - Die Lorelei 20 - alanabit - Ain't Got The Blues Many thanks to bradfordian and Mysha for their work in compiling this information.
All lyrics are the property of their authors. Used by permission. Unauthorized usage is prohibited.
Lyrics for WOOD CD
1. Bring Down The Walls - Amos
Written by Amos H. Jessup © 2008
Amos Jessup (Amos): Guitar and voice
This song is a protest song - not against politics, war or injustice but about the fragmented
It's not only you,
Chorus:
The justice has called,
Chorus
Bridge:
It's not only you,
Final Chorus:
2. Hills Of Afghanistan - Three Wide Men
Based on "Banks of Sicily" written by Hamish Henderson ©1943
Les McAdams (Clontarf83): Guitar and Vocals, Keith Malcolm: Fiddle, Denis Wightman: Harmonica
“Hills of Afghanistan” is an update of Banks of Sicily, Hamish Henderson’s classic description of war-weary soldiers in Sicily, 1943.
The band is called “Three Wide Men”, and we play a mixture of fiddle tunes and songs, mostly originals.
Chorus:
Chorus
In the late afternoon we’re back at the camp
Chorus
I look in the eyes of the silent young men
Final chorus:
3. The Snows They Melt The Soonest - John Wilson
Presumed written by Thomas Doubleday
John Wilson (JHW): Guitar and voice
Published Nov 1821 by Thomas Doubleday in Blackwood’s Magazine as collected by Josiah Shufflebotham.
From the album Leap Year
The snows they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing,
The snows they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing,
The snows they melt the soonest when the wind begins to sing,
So don't you whisper farewell love, no farewell I'll receive
4. Turkish Tune – Crookshank
Trad. Turkish/Trad. Thracian
5. Monkey's Wedding – Max
Trad. Collected: Carl Sandburg's "American Songbag".
Max Spiegel (Max): Guitar and voice
Monkey married the baboon's sister,
Hey, what do you think the bride was dressed in?
Hey, what do you think they had for supper?
Hey, what do you think were the tunes they danced to?
6. Agent Orange - rich-joy
Written by Muriel Hogan © (originally called “Paul Reutershan”)
Richenda Bridge (rich-joy): Voice
Written when Muriel worked with Vietnam Vets. I learnt it in 1980s Darwin
www.peculiarhand.com
I was seventeen when I quit school, the year that I enlisted
Got off the plane in Vietnam – it didn't look like war
You know the army tried some fancy stuff, to bring them to their knees
Chorus:
Well I tried hard to forget that war, like everybody else did
The doctor says I have some time – he was trying to be kind
This Agent Orange from Vietnam, we carry with us still
Second chorus:
7. The October Waltz - Steve Suffet
Written by Steve Suffet © 2008
From the CD Low Rent District (2008)
Chorus:
Was a cold October night in the city,
Was a Methodist Church, the Wednesday night dinner,
Chorus
Was it fate or good fortune that brought us together?
We got married next summer in a garden of flowers,
Chorus
It’s been forty years since that night in October,
Chorus
8. Water And Beer – Leadfingers
New lyrics and tune written by Terry Silver ©, based on the poem "Water and Wine" by G. K. Chesterton
Terry Silver (Leadfingers): Ozark Banjola and vocals
"Water and Beer" was originally "Water and Wine", a G. K. Chesterton poem that I culled from
…but I don't care where the water goes, if it doesn't get into the beer
Ol' Noah had an ostrich farm with fowls on the largest scale
Ah, the cataracts of the cliff of heaven came roaring off the brink
Now, if we sin like the Hebrews sinned, miss that righteous path we should have trod
9. Give Me The Roses - Open Mike
Written by James Rowe (lyrics) and R.H. Cornelius (music),1925
Wonderful things of folks are said
Chorus:
Folks are forgiven when they lie
Chorus
Praises are heard not - by the dead
Chorus
Useless the flowers that you give
Thank you. Thank you for the waltzes.
10. The Promise Of The Sowing - Dan Schatz
Written by Dan Schatz © 2010
Dan Schatz: Voice, Apollonio 6 string guitar, and acoustic bass
www.danschatz.com
Down to water's edges in the first light of the sun
Chorus:
11. Shady Grove (Trad., arr. Castle Ridge) - Castle Ridge
Castle Ridge (Roger Anderson, lead vocal & bass; Joy Ward, harmony vocal & fiddle;
Chorus:
I wish I had a big fine horse and corn to feed him on
Chorus
Peaches in the Summertime and apples in the Fall
Chorus
Wish I had a banjo string, all made of golden twine
Chorus
Fly around my pretty little miss, oh, fly around my daisy
Chorus
12. John Riley (Trad.) - Nick
Nick Blair (Nick): guitar and Lynne Blair: vocals
Fair young maid all in a garden
“Oh, no, kind sir, I cannot marry thee
“What if he's in some battle slain
“If he's in some battle slain
And if he's found another love
He picked her up all in his arms
13. Cleveland Hills/Down Along the Tees - Tootler
Melodies composed by Geoff Walker ©, arr. Geoff Walker and Nick Blair
Geoff Walker (Tootler): Flute, Nick Blair (Nick): Guitar
Two of my own compositions. "Cleveland Hills" is a slow air. "Down Along the Tees" is a Hornpipe. Both tunes are named after features of the area
14. Let Me Breathe - Crane Driver
Written by Andrew McKay © 2011
Andrew McKay (Crane Driver): Concertina, vocals, Carole Etherton (SussexCarole): Tenor Cornamuse, vocals
Taken from the CD Silver, Stone and Sand
Chorus:
Flanders mud is unforgiving - let me breathe
Chorus
Then a shell burst overhead - let me breathe
Chorus
We were buried deep in mud - let me breathe
Chorus
Chorus
I shall not forget the sound - let me breathe
Chorus
Now I'm back on Blighty's ground - let me breathe
Final chorus:
15. E-mail He-Male - YorkshireYankee
Written by Vikki Appleton ©1995
Vikki Appleton (YorkshireYankee): Vocals, Brad Doolittle: Bass Guitar, Randy Proctor: Harmonica
Taken from the CD Fine Times at Lawnridge Hall, a Paint Creek Folklore Society Sampler
(… sounds of a modem calling and making a connection …)
I got me an e-mail he-male... cruisin' on the internet
Now, I cannot see his hardware, but I really could not care
Oh, I know he's user-friendly... he can tell me what to do
Take it, boys!
(… sounds of a computer keyboard being typed on...)
Bridge:
So, I get my satisfaction... from a man I do not know
Hi, there! Let's chat ...
16. Wiscasset Schooners - jacqui.c
Jacqui Morse (jacqui.c): vocals, Kendall Morse (kendall): six-string guitar and Gordon Bok: 12-String and vocals.
The song is by Lois Lyman, who has given permission for the recording. The song is fairly self explanatory -
Do you remember riding home before a dying summer breeze,
You were solid-built of Douglas fir and oak and yellow pine,
Chorus:
You served them well for fifteen years, your canvas all unfurled
Chorus: And the winter...
You know he tried the best he could, he just couldn't make it pay
Chorus: And the winter...
Now the people come to stare at you with wonder in their eyes
Final chorus:
17. The Parting Glass (trad.) - JohnB
John Burton (JohnB): vocals, Tina Burton: vocals, Ali Leonard: vocals
Our version of a familiar song of parting. Recorded while practising for a gig which we eventually
Of all the money that e'er I spent, I spent it in good company
Well, of all the comrades that ever I've had, they are sorry for my going away.
18. Road To Ruin - closet-folkie
Written by Steve Robinson ©2007
Steve Robinson (closet-folkie): acoustic guitars, lead and background vocals, Ed Woltil: string arrangement
Dylan's 60s recordings aside, protest songs generally make me wince. I don't know why--I think they often come across as
From the CD Undercurrent on Sunshine Drenchy Records
Move your body to and fro
Shoot the lights out of the way
Blame the young, blame the old
Looking from the outside in
Holy rhymes and pledges grave
We've got karma by the yard
Blame the old, blame the young
Looking from the outside in
19. Die Lorelei - MAG, Genie and Lorelei
Written by Friedrich Silcher 1837 (Music)/ Heinrich Heine 1824 (Lyrics)
Contrary to what many believe, "Die Lorelei" is not "traditional." The Nazis tried to 'purge' Germany of the contributions of Jews to
Ich weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten, dass ich so traurig bin,
I know not why I am so troubled, my mind beset with dread.
Die schönste Jungfrau sitzet dort oben wunderbar,
The wonderfully fairest of maidens is sitting so high up there.
Den Schiffer im kleinen Schiffe ergreift es mit wildem Weh;
The sailor in his little ship is wildly seized by grief.
20. Ain't Got The Blues - alanabit
Written by Alan Moorhouse ©
Alan Moorhouse Band: Alan Moorhouse (alanabit): Vocals and guitar, Gerhard Lewandowski: Guitar, Thomas Kärner: Keyboards,
A simple blues spoof which has proved popular at band and solo gigs over the years.
I woke up this morning, the dog was still alive
Chorus:
At St James infirmary, my girlfriend is well
Chorus
It did not rain on Monday, Tuesday was just fine
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
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Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: bradfordian Date: 16 Jun 11 - 03:53 AM UNTIL THE DARK TIME ENDS (Seasonal CD) 1 - Jed Marum - Banjos We Have Heard On High 2 - John P - Personet Hodie 3 - nutty - The New Year Song 4 - Lonesome EJ - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 5 - Animaterra - The Comfort Of Singing Voices 6 - Good Soldier Schweik - Cornish Wassail 7 - Barbara Shaw - December Waltz 8 - Seamus Kennedy - Miss Fogarty's Xmas Cake/The Cook In The Kitchen 9 - bradfordian/My guru always said - The Holly Bears A Berry 10 - Fidjit - Christmas Tree Lament 11 - Anne Lister - Dance With The Dragon 12 - henryclem - Sing A Song Of Christmas 13 - Suffet - The Turning Of The Year 14 - Suibhne O'Piobaireachd - Gower Wassail 15 - Mary Humphreys & treewind - Sweet Chiming Bells 16 - skarpi - Á Sprengisandi 17 - Cool Beans - Jingle Bells 18 - ClaireBear - Sweet Perfection (Joseph's Carol) 19 - Leadfingers - When Father Was Pantomime Dame 20 - JohnB - Nowell And Nowell 21 - Dan Schatz - Cold Winter Is Coming 22 - Genie - Raise Your Voices In The Song 23 - Amos - Rebel Jesus 24 - maeve - Ice Storm Many thanks to michaelr for his work in compiling this information. All lyrics are the property of their authors. Used by permission. Unauthorized usage is prohibited. Lyrics for UNTIL THE DARK TIME ENDS
1. Banjos We Have Heard On High - Jed Marum
Produced and engineered by Paul Mills at The Millstream, Toronto ONT Canada
I heard a band of angels sing
(Chorus) Holy night, silent night
Son of God and son of man
In Bethlehem a bright and shining star
2. Personet Hodie - John P
Personet hodie, voces puerulae
In mundo nascitur, pannis involvitor
Magitres venerunt, parvulum inquirunt
Omnes clericuli, pariter pueri
3. The New Year Song - nutty
THE OLD YEAR NOW IS AT AN END
(Chorus) FOR NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW LIFE, NEW HOPE
THE PASSING YEAR HAS BROUGHT US DAYS
WE MEET TO SING THE NEW YEAR IN
4. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Lonesome EJ
God rest ye merry, gentlemen
From God our Heavenly Father
And when they came to Bethlehem
Now to the Lord sing praises,
5. The Comfort of Singing Voices - Animaterra Women's Chorus
Now is the dark time and the cold time too
(Refrain) Until the dark time ends,
We give each other company
In a cage of bone we keep our wings
6. Cornish Wassail (Trad.) - Dick Miles
O Mistress, at your door our wassail begins
(Chorus) With our wassail, wassail,
O Master and Mistress, sitting down by the fire
O Master and Mistress, sitting down at your ease
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year
7. December Waltz - ShoreGrass
Every December I see them again
(Chorus)
Together again in the sweetest of times
8. Miss Fogarty’s Christmas Cake/The Cook In The Kitchen - Seamus Kennedy
Disclaimer here - when I recorded the song in 1995, I had no access to the vast resources of the Internet (or a computer),
As I sat in my window last evening,
(Chorus) Now there were plums and prunes and cherries,
Miss Mulligan wanted to taste it,
Miss Fogarty proud as a peacock,
9. The Holly Bears a Berry (Sans Day Carol) - bradfordian and My guru always said
Now the Holly bears a berry as white as the milk
(Chorus) And Mary bore Jesus Christ our Saviour to be
Now the Holly bears a berry as black as the coal
Now the Holly bears a berry as blood is it red
10. Christmas Tree Lament - Chas Clark
The song came about after attending a meeting of the Enebakk Cultural Society (Enebakk Kulturforening) on Saturday November 28th 1999, where I’d heard Kjell Matteussen, a Puppeteer Theatre member reading an excerpt called, “Juletreet” – (The Christmas Tree), from Ragnhild Butenschön’s collection of “Eventyrs og Fabelene” (Adventures and Fables), published in, 1944. The story had been partially taken from the Danish author H.C. Andersen’s “Grantrae” (The Fir Tree).
In Norway the local communal government allows, for a minimal fee, its residents to cut down their own Christmas trees from the woods. The story tells of such an adventure from the tree’s point of view. Whilst growing in the woods, the tree longs each year to be tall enough to be chosen. Finally, it has reached the right height and is taken home to be decorated and the story ends when the star is placed on the top, the lights are switched and the children sing a Christmas carol. From a humble fir tree in the woods it has become a Christmas tree.
My version of the Christmas tree story begins with the very small tree in the woods asking, “What’s all this then? Christmas tree? What’s that all that about then?” The larger trees in the woods answering, “You don’t want to know.” Years go by and the tree gets to be the right size, so it’s at first excited when it is chosen to go with a family. The first word after that is, “Ouch! “ as they, the family, cut it off at the roots. In Butenschön’s version the tree is excited and happy with the nerve biting adventure. In my version, as it is tied to the roof of the car. “Help! I’m being tortured and abducted”.
Later as the warmth of the house weakens its strength, its needles begin to fall. The torture continues in the form of that they, the family, provide the base of the tree with sufficient water to prolong the agony. Then with ritual dances, singing and laughter that continues for a further twelve days and nights, when it is stripped of its glorification dressing and the skeleton is thrown out into the cold. To be blown around by the wind until the refuse removal men arrive to retrieve it from its hiding place behind some fence or bush to take them all to the “Furnaces of Hell”. In the text of my song I have made some references to the Charles Dickens Novel, A Christmas Carol. The Ghosts of Uncle Ebenezer Scrooge. Also there are references to the British, Tommy’s WWII, and saying of “This one won’t last long Lads”.
There is a known tendency to give children destructive toys. As boys we have all played with Soldiers and Cowboys and Indians. The trend continues today with Space Invaders and such. Lastly, I’d read earlier that year of 1999, in a newspaper that the children had cried when they’d heard that Father Christmas wouldn’t be able to reach Kosovo because of the war going on there.
On the 13th day of Christmas I'm dragged out in the hall,
(Chorus) Blown by the wind, we roll around and hide
Now different from the two weeks past when I was at my best
Remember those pleasant days when the home it was the hub
Holding hands around me, they sing a Christmas song
11. Dance With The Dragon - Anne Lister
I danced with the dragon through the gates of the sun
When you dance with the dragon be careful of his breath
12. Sing A Song Of Christmas - Henry Clements
This was written during that strange pause when George Bush Sr. and his allies
Sing a song of Christmas, goodwill to all men
Now someone’s in his counting-house, adding up the worth
This might have been the Promised Land, fertile and always sunny;
Sing a song of Easter, Resurrection’s feast;
13. The Turning of the Year - Steve Suffet
This song was a present to a dear friend who lost her sister in a freak accident on Thanksgiving Day 2000
www.stevesuffet.com
Was a time of sacred blessing,
I’ve heard the holy trumpet,
14. Gower Wassail (Trad.) - Rapunzel and Sedayne
Rapunzel: Voice and frame drum
A-wassail, a-wassail throughout of this town
(Refrain) Al dal di dal di dal
We know by the moon that we are not too soon
Now Master and Mistress, know you will give
15. Sweet Chiming Bells (Trad.) - Mary Humphreys and Anahata
While shepherds watched their flocks by night
(Chorus) Sweet bells, sweet chiming Christmas bells (sweet bells)
“Fear not,” he said, for mighty dread
“To you in David’s town this day
“The heavenly Babe you there shall find
Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith
“All glory be to God on high
16. A Sprengisandi - Rosin Okkar
Skarphéðinn Haraldsson (skarpi): guitar, bodhran, lead singer,
Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn,
Drottinn leiði drösulinn mmnn,
:,:Útilegumenn í Ódáðahraun
Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn,
:,:Vænsta klárinn vildi' ég gefa til
17. Jingle Bells - Marty Kohn
18. Sweet Perfection (Joseph’s Carol) - Claire Beorn Norman
This was inspired by a siege in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity. I'd always wanted to write a Christmas carol to this glorious tune, but didn't see this one coming.
At the very hour of midnight in a chamber carved of earth
Why is it, now Joseph ponders, that this lot on me is cast?
Mary rises from her labor, folds the Baby to her breast,
But oh, the pain that comes from knowing – for he knows, as sure as tears -
19. When Father Was Pantomime Dame - Leadfingers
I went to visit a show, the Christmas Do at the Hippodrome
(Chorus) When Father was Pantomime Dame I didnt die of shame
I never realised Dad was a vocalist and a Thespian
Now they’ve stopped saying that dad is into transvestitism
For now he’s top of the bill, and making thousands of people laugh
20. Nowell And Nowell (Trad.) - John Burton
The song was noted by Cecil Sharp and Bartle Symons at Camborne, Cornwall (19 May 1913), and was printed in
Between an ox-manger and an ass,
21. Cold Winter Is Coming (Trad.) - Dan Schatz
www.danschatz.com
Cold winter is coming, there’s frost in the air
Cold winter is coming, his cold, icy breath
22. Raise Your Voices In The Song (Of Peace On Earth) - Jeanene Pratt
This song basically sprang spontaneously into my head as I was doing routine housework
Many, many years ago, in a time of strife and woe,
Shepherds tending flocks, they say, in fields not far away
Centuries have gone their way. Do the people of today
23. Rebel Jesus - Amos Jessup
24. Ice Storm - maeve
The rain was falling down in sheets of silver as the cold descended.
(Chorus) Well water, sweet and clean, is out of reach today.
I reached to take each bucket from your hands; then lifting, carried each one
Our work together is our answer to the ice and stormy weather.
Some morning when your work’s complete - you’ll let go of my hand. |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: bradfordian Date: 16 Jun 11 - 03:55 AM Please post ONLY modification requests to the above LYRICS or NOTES here. They will then be edited, then the post deleted. Thank you for your co-operation. Regards bradfordian |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: bradfordian Date: 14 Jul 11 - 08:18 AM This is going great. Thanks eveyone. Just a few people I have not contacted yet. If the following can check their contribution AND confirm (or request an edit) by post to this thread. Marilynio, Olddude, Jed Marum, alanabit and if anyone else has been accidently overlooked, my apologies, but can you please check and confirm your contribution in the above lyrics and notes. Many thanks for your co-operation everyone. bradfordian |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: michaelr Date: 15 Jul 11 - 06:54 PM Folks, I just quickly want to explain how we're doing this. As we said in the introductory post (way up above), we make the changes you request and then delete your post, to keep the thread tidy. Some people thought their post didn't "take" and posted their request again. If you are unsure whether we have received your post, just check above in the Lyrics and Liner Notes to see whether we've made the change you requested. Please don't repost until and unless you have checked. After making the requested changes, we place this symbol *^* at the bottom of your post. This means the changes have been made and your post will be deleted after a while. Messages that are not germane to the Lyrics and Liner Notes will also be deleted (we appreciate the thanks and praises, but there will be plenty of time for that when you hold the actual CD set in your hands). I hope that makes sense. Cheers, Michael |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: bradfordian Date: 31 Jul 11 - 05:20 AM Ladies and Gentlemen, the time has now come for me to take the information given above for each of the six CDs to convert into six pdf's ready to incorporate on each of the six CDs. I have to call a halt at some point and this is it; or even, THIS IS US! After editing the recent suggestions, that is what will be on the CDs. Further changes may still be made on this thread until such time as we close it. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed here to enable us to get the information as accurate as possible, My gratitude extends especially to my colleague Michael for keeping tabs on all the changes. Keep an eye out for the next thread where we go into promo mode! I look forward to meeting some of you at the Getaway and later at Herga Folk Club. Regards Barrie |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: michaelr Date: 07 Sep 11 - 03:21 PM US distribution from Dick Greenhaus (CAMSCO). UK distribution: PM bradfordian. |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: kendall Date: 12 Sep 11 - 06:46 AM That's quite a collection. I can't wait to hear it. Crane Driver, did you know that the Harriet Lane was an early US Revenue Service cutter? In 1915 the revenue cutter service was combined with the Life saving service and they became the US Coast Guard. |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: michaelr Date: 21 Oct 11 - 02:04 PM I have uploaded the pdf files for each CD to mediafire.com. The link is here: http://www.mediafire.com/?a7d0ygz3i7xo1 |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics - A Sprengisandi - typo From: Mysha Date: 26 Dec 13 - 05:04 PM Hi, 16. A Sprengisandi - Rosin Okkar ... Drottinn leiði drösulinn mmnn, ... Rather "minn".
Bye DONE! bradfordian Mysha |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: Mysha Date: 02 Jan 14 - 10:08 AM Hi, The above was on UNTIL THE DARK TIME ENDS. This one is on SKY: 14. Telling The Bees - ClaireBear ... In time there came three children to share our toil and pleasure, ... I'd say it's rather "leisure". I also get the impression the third line in the chorus starts with an "And" all three times in this recording, so that probably should be in the lyrics here as well. Bye Mysha |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: maeve Date: 02 Jan 14 - 10:21 AM Hi, Mysha. Claire wrote the song, and she approved the lyrics as they stand. Many people find themselves tweaking their own songs as they sing them- perhaps that accounts for some of what you noted. I'll send her a PM so she can verify as she wishes, Maeve |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: Mysha Date: 02 Jan 14 - 11:12 AM Hi Maeve, Ah, yes; I forgot about that. Sorry. You're right about different versions, BTW: Claire is on YouTube with a version where she does a chorus after each verse, and there she doesn't sing the "And" each time. (But she does seem to sing "leisure" there as well.) But my mind keeps insisting that the lyrics should be as they are actually sung on the CD. So though I at one point knew that this was not the case here, since I forgot I stumbled over it again. (And a few years down the road I'm likely to forget it again, and ... . ) But until then, I guess Bradfordian can remove the messages about Telling the Bees. Bye, and Folle Lok en Seine yn 2014 Mysha |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: bradfordian Date: 02 Jan 14 - 11:51 AM I shall await comments from Claire Bear before editing. |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: ClaireBear Date: 02 Jan 14 - 12:48 PM Mysha is quite impressively accurate. I do sing "leisure" instead of "pleasure," an agricultural lifestyle not being big on pleasure (probably not on leisure either, come to think of it -- but surely more leisure than pleasure). I can't imagine what I was thinking the day I typed the lyrics for the liner notes, and I thank you for the thoughtful correction. As for "and," here's the logic: Now that I've revised the song to include just a few choruses, I start the third line with "and" because it makes the speaker's thought pattern clearer. But when I first wrote the song I sang a chorus after each verse (Thank you, Gordon Bok, for advising that less might be more in this instance!), and in that configuration all those "ands" coming before all the "buts" that begin the chorus's fourth line seemed like way too many conjunctions. Cheers, Claire |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: maeve Date: 02 Jan 14 - 01:24 PM Great- thanks to both Mysha and Claire! |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: Mysha Date: 13 Feb 14 - 04:36 PM Hi, Maeve - You're welcome. Claire - I sure can imagine what you were thinking when you were typing the lyrics: "Next comes that relaxed word that has the same ending as 'treasure.'" But then, since when writing 'leisure' doesn't look like a good fit, you typed in another word that matched the requirements, and it was gone immediately as you went to the next line. It happens to everybody; the only remedy I know, and it's not perfect, is actually sing from the page once you've written it down, to see if it matches what you'd sing from memory. That's also how I tend to run into stuff like that: As I'm taking the song apart to make it my own, I hear the difference between the song and the lyrics. Barrie - Thanks. It's all yours now. Bye, Mysha |
Subject: RE: 2011 Mudcat CD Lyrics From: skarpi Date: 06 Mar 14 - 05:35 AM Hallo all , Mysha you are right its - Drösulinn minn ( mean s my saddle ) ,,,, all the best Skarpi Iceland . I closed this thread because it has become a magnet for Spam. -Joe Offer- |
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