Lyr ADD: Teaching Me Worm How to Swim(Bill Newton)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Teaching Me Worm How to Swim (Bill Newton
From: Ukulele Lizzie
Date: 08 Sep 23 - 05:48 PM

Hi Ritchie,

Just accidentally came across this thread again!

"Stay One More Night" was written by Martin Francis.

His website seems to have been hacked but there are some pages archived, eg.

Archived: Martin Francis website 2017

I need to update the links on this page so they don't send people to a site selling shoes now!

Ukes4Fun blog: Stay One More Night - Marie Little

I got in touch with Martin at Marie's suggestion when I was making a song sheet for "Stay One More Night" - lovely bloke!

The original song is in Eb but Marie does it in C.

This is a PDF of the ukulele song sheet in C:

Stay One More Night - Songsheet Key of C - PDF

Chordpro format for original Key of Eb

{t:Stay One More Night}
{st:Martin Francis}
{key:Eb}
{footer:Songsheet Created with Songsheet Generator by Liz Panton 23/06/2015}
{c:INTRO:}
[Eb][/ / / /]

{soc}
{c:CHORUS:}

[Eb]Stay one more night, [Ab]stay one more [Eb]day
Why don't you stay forever, what's keepin' you a[Bb]way
[Eb]Stay one more night, [Ab]stay one more [Eb]day
Why don't you stay forever, what's [Bb]keepin' you a[Eb]way
{eoc}


{c:VERSE 1:}

Well [Eb]stay here in my arms, with [Ab]all your charms 'til [Eb]morning
I'll keep you in my arms and I'll not let you [Bb]go
I'll [Eb]give you kisses sweet, be[Ab]neath the sheets 'til [Eb]morning
I'll keep you in my arms and [Bb]I’ll not let you [Eb]go

{soc}
{c:REPEAT CHORUS:}

{eoc}

{c:VERSE 2:}

I'll [Eb]soothe all your worries so [Ab]you'll still love me in the [Eb]morning
And I'll keep you in my arms and I'll not let you [Bb]go
I'll [Eb]hold you as tight as can be until [Ab]you agree in the [Eb]morning
To keep me in your arms and [Bb]never let me [Eb]go

{soc}
{c:REPEAT CHORUS:}

{eoc}


{c:VERSE 3:}

So [Eb]all that night I prayed that [Ab]you would say in the [Eb]morning
You'd keep me in your arms and never let me [Bb]go
[Eb]Hoping you'd be honest and [Ab]make a promise in the [Eb]morning
To keep me in your arms and [Bb]never let me [Eb]go

{soc}
{c:REPEAT CHORUS:}

{eoc}

{c:VERSE 4:}

I a[Eb]woke to look into your eyes at [Ab]sunrise in the [Eb]morning
But you wouldn't stay in my arms and I had to let you [Bb]go
There's [Eb]something you're not saying as you've [Ab]lain here in the [Eb]morning
'Cos you wouldn't stay in my arms and I [Bb]had to let you [Eb]go

{soc}
{c:REPEAT CHORUS:}

{eoc}
[Eb]Why don't you stay forever, what's [Bb]keepin' you a[Eb]waa[Bb]aa[Eb]ay

------------

We are playing at The Globe on Sun 10 Sept 1:30 if you fancy coming along! Would be lovely to see you again!

Ukes4Fun blog: Ukes at The Globe, 10 Sept 2023

Best wishes,
Lizzie xx

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Teaching Me Worm How to Swim (Bill Newton
From: Ukulele Lizzie
Date: 08 Sep 23 - 05:48 PM

Hi Ritchie,

Just accidentally came across this thread again!

"Stay One More Night" was written by Martin Francis.

His website seems to have been hacked but there are some pages archived, eg.

Archived: Martin Francis website 2017

I need to update the links on this page so they don't send people to a site selling shoes now!

Ukes4Fun blog: Stay One More Night - Marie Little

I got in touch with Martin at Marie's suggestion when I was making a song sheet for "Stay One More Night" - lovely bloke!

The original song is in Eb but Marie does it in C.

This is a PDF of the ukulele song sheet in C:

Stay One More Night - Songsheet Key of C - PDF

Chordpro format for original Key of Eb

{t:Stay One More Night}
{st:Martin Francis}
{key:Eb}
{footer:Songsheet Created with Songsheet Generator by Liz Panton 23/06/2015}
{c:INTRO:}
[Eb][/ / / /]

{soc}
{c:CHORUS:}

[Eb]Stay one more night, [Ab]stay one more [Eb]day
Why don't you stay forever, what's keepin' you a[Bb]way
[Eb]Stay one more night, [Ab]stay one more [Eb]day
Why don't you stay forever, what's [Bb]keepin' you a[Eb]way
{eoc}


{c:VERSE 1:}

Well [Eb]stay here in my arms, with [Ab]all your charms 'til [Eb]morning
I'll keep you in my arms and I'll not let you [Bb]go
I'll [Eb]give you kisses sweet, be[Ab]neath the sheets 'til [Eb]morning
I'll keep you in my arms and [Bb]I’ll not let you [Eb]go

{soc}
{c:REPEAT CHORUS:}

{eoc}

{c:VERSE 2:}

I'll [Eb]soothe all your worries so [Ab]you'll still love me in the [Eb]morning
And I'll keep you in my arms and I'll not let you [Bb]go
I'll [Eb]hold you as tight as can be until [Ab]you agree in the [Eb]morning
To keep me in your arms and [Bb]never let me [Eb]go

{soc}
{c:REPEAT CHORUS:}

{eoc}


{c:VERSE 3:}

So [Eb]all that night I prayed that [Ab]you would say in the [Eb]morning
You'd keep me in your arms and never let me [Bb]go
[Eb]Hoping you'd be honest and [Ab]make a promise in the [Eb]morning
To keep me in your arms and [Bb]never let me [Eb]go

{soc}
{c:REPEAT CHORUS:}

{eoc}

{c:VERSE 4:}

I a[Eb]woke to look into your eyes at [Ab]sunrise in the [Eb]morning
But you wouldn't stay in my arms and I had to let you [Bb]go
There's [Eb]something you're not saying as you've [Ab]lain here in the [Eb]morning
'Cos you wouldn't stay in my arms and I [Bb]had to let you [Eb]go

{soc}
{c:REPEAT CHORUS:}

{eoc}
[Eb]Why don't you stay forever, what's [Bb]keepin' you a[Eb]waa[Bb]aa[Eb]ay

------------

We are playing at The Globe on Sun 10 Sept 1:30 if you fancy coming along! Would be lovely to see you again!

Ukes4Fun blog: Ukes at The Globe, 10 Sept 2023

Best wishes,
Lizzie xx

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Teaching Me Worm How to Swim (Bill Newton
From: GUEST,Ritchie
Date: 08 Nov 16 - 03:41 PM

Lizzie,

Denis did a cracking version as was his 'sound of silence' ... mind you the piece de .. was Marie Little "stay one more night" ... any idea who wrote that or are the chords anywhere? you certainly seemed to have a good time, I'm pleased xx

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Teaching Me Worm How to Swim (Bill Newton
From: Ukulele Lizzie
Date: 06 Nov 16 - 03:19 PM

Hi Lynne :-)

I videoed Denis Bostock doing this at our Wooler Ukulele Weekend Away on Saturday - I hope you enjoyed your party, we had a good one! :-)

I was wondering who had written this song and ended up here, you meet all the best people on Mudcat - I bet my bottom dollar that's Ritchie Foster further up this thread!

I will be posting the video to Facebook and YouTube soon so I will tag you on Facebook and send you the YouTube link :-)

Best wishes,

Lizzie X

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Teaching Me Worm How to Swim (Bill Newton
From: GUEST,Lynne Pringle
Date: 06 Nov 16 - 06:39 AM

Hi, Did you ever get round to re release Bill Newtons songs on CDs? Thanks.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Teaching Me Worm How to Swim (Bill Newton
From: stallion
Date: 11 Nov 10 - 01:44 PM

Thanks for the lead, e-mail sent

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Teaching Me Worm How to Swim (Bill Newton
From: GUEST,Ken Hall
Date: 11 Nov 10 - 10:51 AM

Bill Newton wrote a further 400 songs beside 'worm', the copyright of all of which is now owned by Marion Hall. Before he died (7 July 2000), Bill recorded eight cassettes of his most popular songs copies of most of which are available from Marion. All proceeds from the sale of bill's songs go to cancer research. Conditional copyright clearance for making recordings can also be obtained from Marion. As we have ownership of the masters of all Bill's recorded work, it is planned to re-release the cassettes as a boxed set of four CDs if there is sufficient demand.

You can get further details of anything relating to Bill Newton's material from Marion at: [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Teaching Me Worm How to Swim (Bill Newton
From: Tim Leaning
Date: 08 Nov 10 - 09:10 AM

I have heard Mr Leonard sing that and watery stuff came out of me eyes..

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Teaching Me Worm How to Swim (Bill Newton
From: stallion
Date: 07 Nov 10 - 09:12 AM

cheers nutty, Arthur sang it the other week at the Ayton re-union, Bill was sorely missed.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Teaching Me Worm How to Swim (Bill Ne
From: Ritchie
Date: 03 Sep 07 - 05:46 PM

my apologies ..., I thought I had sent my thanks for the transcript of this song ...is n't old age a wonderful thing ...now where was i ,,, ah yes ...does anyone have the lyrics to a song about a poacher who is ......,

thanks nutty & black hawk ;-)

Subject: Lyr Add: TEACHING ME WORM HOW TO SWIM (Bill Newton
From: GUEST,Black Hawk unlogged
Date: 18 Jul 07 - 06:59 PM

Tony Leonard sings this song great and is the organiser of this week-ends Staithes Singaround.

Teaching Me Worm How To Swim………………Bill Newton

Dm
I was sat by the river with me rod and line
C                        Dm
Nice and comfortable feeling fine
            C                        Dm
When this bailiff feller said , what are you doin
C                   Dm
If you don't own up I'll have to run you in

            C                                Dm      Am                               Dm
I said I'm teaching me worm, how to swim,         Teaching me worm how to swim
          F                C                    Am                           Dm
He's looking fit, he's looking trim He's trained for hours down in the gym
       C                               Dm                       Am                                 Dm
The rod and line's just to steady him, I'm teaching me worm how to swim

Dm
He said the sign up there says the fishing's private
             C                            Dm
And the only conclusion that I can arrive at
          C                    Dm
Is that far from animal aquatic coaching
C                       Dm
What your doin is bloody poaching                         

Chorus
Then he said what are all these worms in a tin
Your surely not going to throw them all in
I said their skills are highly prized
Coz they do swimming what's synchronised

Chorus
Just then me worm was grabbed by a trout
And in trying to rescue I pulled the fish out
Then I shouted what are you going to do,
Your fish eat me worm, now I'm going to sue

Chorus

Dm
Now I know your Honour you judge on merit
       C                               Dm
Just like last week with me cave rescue ferret
       C               Dm
My interest is in animal coaching
       C                         Dm
You surely can't think I was poaching

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: teaching me worm how to swim
From: nutty
Date: 18 Jul 07 - 05:34 PM

The song was written by the late Bill Newton and he can be heard singing the song on the 'Visiter' tape, which can be purchased through the Robin Hoods Bay Folk Club.

Shellbacker, Arthur Marsden also sings the song brilliantly and he will be at Saddleworth this weekend.

Subject: Lyr Req: teaching me worm how to swim
From: Ritchie
Date: 18 Jul 07 - 04:45 PM

Hi everyone, sorry if this exists but i don't know how to find it, it'a a song about a poacher who gets caught and his defence is that 'he is teaching his worm how to swim' lyrics and chords would be an early birthday present.

thanks a bunch

ritchie