Lyr Req: Adieu to Old England (Carolyne Hughes)

Subject: Lyr Req: Carolyne Hughes' Adieu to Old England
From: Roberto
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 03:47 AM

Carolyne Hughes' recording of Adieu to Old England, Adieu
I'd like to complete and correct this transcription from the singing of Carolyne Hughes.

Oh then once … riding my coach
Yes, and horses to pull me along
Oh but now I'm so glad I've a donkey and cart
To pull me from town to town

Oh now once I could've eat of the best
Of the very best bread that was baked
Oh but now I am glad of a … crust
And glad I can get it to eat

Oh now once I could drink of the best
Of the very best beer that was brewed
Oh but now I am glad of a glass of cold spring water
That runs (all?) from town to town

Well, there's adieu to Old England, there's adieu
There's adieu to … hundred of bright pounds
Well, if the world had been ended whilst I'd been so young
My sorrows I should have not known

Subject: Lyr Add: ADIEU TO OLD ENGLAND
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 04:24 AM

Once I could ride in a coach, with horses to pull me along,
But now I'm in prison in prison so strong, I know not which way to turn

Once I could eat of the best, the best of bread only white,
But now I am glad of an old Barley crust and thankful for that only to bite

Once I could drink of the best, the best of ale brimming and brown,
But now I am glad of fresh water that floweth from town unto town

Once I was housed of the best, in a mansion so well furnished,
But now I am glad of the the thatch of a pig stye all for to cover my head

Once I could lie in the bed, a bed of the very down,
But now I am gald of a bunch of wheat straw to save my poor bones from the ground

Once I was clothed of the best, in linen and broadcloth spun fine,
But as naked as birth I'll go back to the earth and that friends is the end of my song

Chorus
So here's adieu to old England, here's adieu. Here's adieu to some thousands of pounds
If the world had been banished before I was born, my troubles i should not have known

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carolyne Hughes' Adieu to Old England
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 09 Aug 07 - 01:14 AM

Is that your transcription of the Hughes set, Ray, or another set of words that you happen to know? If the latter, where are they from? Roberto is always very specific about whose recording he wants help with.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carolyne Hughes' Adieu to Old England
From: Roberto
Date: 09 Aug 07 - 01:54 AM

The recording is: Folktrax FTX-043 - BLACKDOG & SHEEPCROOK CAROLYNE HUGHES Dorset gypsy. R

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Carolyne Hughes' Adieu to Old England
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 09 Aug 07 - 03:55 AM

O right so sorry to confuse Malcolm and Roberto

I understand much better now that the recording is quoted

In that case I cannot help any further

My set of words originally, from Tom Brown of Tom and BERTHA Brown of Norfolk and Worksop

Ray