Lyr Req: Banks of the Roses - Martyn Wyndham-Read

Subject: Lyr Req: Banks of the Roses - Martyn Wyndham-Read
From: GUEST,Wayland the Bard
Date: 08 Sep 25 - 03:58 PM

I'm trying to work out the lyrics of this song from the 1966 album "A Wench a Whale and a Pint of Good Ale". It differs from the three versions on Mudcat. I cannot decipher some words in verse 5. When I have them all, I will publish the whole song here. The lyrics I am uncertain of are surrounded by square brackets.

Well [it's] I’ll put on me boots now and I’ll take up me pack
I’ll put away me violin and swing it on me back
I’m gonna take me leave now, and swagger on me way
[For here’s adieu] to the banks of The Roses.

/Martin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Banks of the Roses - Martyn Wyndham-Read
From: Nick Dow
Date: 08 Sep 25 - 07:01 PM

Drop Martyn a line on the Dandadesign website.

https://dandadesign.co.uk/about/

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Banks of the Roses - Martyn Wyndham-Read
From: GUEST,Wayland the Bard
Date: 09 Sep 25 - 03:29 AM

Thank you Nick, I will do that.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Banks of the Roses - Martyn Wyndham-Read
From: The Doctor
Date: 09 Sep 25 - 05:44 AM

I've just listened to the song as on that LP, and verse 5 sounds exactly as you have it. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Martyn has been known to change words in songs from one rendition to another, it's part of the ageing process. The important thing is to keep singing the songs.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Banks of the Roses - Martyn Wyndham-Read
From: WaylandTheBard
Date: 09 Sep 25 - 07:48 AM

Very true @The_Doctor, but I try to be faithful to the original without adding to entropy unecessarily like chinese whispers :D