Tune Req: The Jarvey was a Leiprechaun ,Skarpi Ice

Subject: Tune Req: The Jarvey was a Leiprechaun ,Skarpi Ice
From: skarpi
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 05:34 PM

Hallo all , does anyone know a melaody to this song ?

The Jarvey was a Leiprechaun .

A half a dozen tourists stood outside a Lim´rick bar
and though they´d like to take a trip by Irish jaunting car
They jumped up on the side seats and it started down the street
but they never saw the character upon the driver´s seat ......


this is first verse and they are about six of them
so if any one know please let me know .
All the best Skarpi Iceland.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Jarvey was a Leiprechaun ,Skarpi Ice
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 07:24 PM

Skarpi - it should be in Mudcat Midis at Jarvey.mid (right-click and save if you want). See also this post: The Jarvey Was A Leprechaun.

Mick

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Jarvey was a Leiprechaun ,Skarpi
From: paddymac
Date: 19 Jun 07 - 10:31 PM

The tune usually used is the American Civil War song "The Bonny Blue Flag." Siggy Spaeth tried to link that tune to an Irish tune called "The Irish Jaunting Car." There several tunes & songs that are currently known as "The Irish Jaunting Car," but none of them sounds remotely like "The Bonny Blue Flag." The song writer was Harry McCarthy. That's name historically associated with the border area of counties Cork & Kerry. It might be fruitful to dig into old tunes from that area.