Lyr Req: Smuggler (The McCalmans) #4

Subject: Lyrics: Smugglers
From: Frank Schwach
Date: 21 Jun 99 - 12:43 PM

I'm looking for the lyrics to a scottish song called "Smugglers" or something similar. The chorus is:

Smugglers drink of the frenchman's wine and the darkest night is a smugglers time away we run from the excise man it's a smugglers life for me it's a smugglers life for me

I'd appreciate your help. My email adress is

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Subject: Lyr Add: SMUGGLERS
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 21 Jun 99 - 06:56 PM

As it doesn't seem to be in the DT (quick check), here are the words:

Chorus:
Smugglers drink of the Frenchman's wine
And the darkest night is the smuggler's time
Away we run from the exciseman
It's the smuggler's life for me
It's the smuggler's life for me

The boat rides off frae Ailsa Craig in the waning o' the light
There's thirty men in Lendalfoot tae mak' our burden bright
And there's thirty horse in Hazel Home, either ha' turns on her e'e
Or sit this night upon yon high if wind or waters be

And when at last the dawn comes up and the cargo's safely stored
Like sinless saints to church we'll go God's mercy to afford
It's champagne fine for communion wine, and the parson drinks it too
With a sly wink prays, Forgive these men, they know not what they do

Oh lads ye hae a cosy bed, and cattle ye hae ten
Can ye no live a lawful life and live like lawful men
What must I live with homely food when there's foreign gear so fine
Must I drink at the waterside and France sae full of wine

Ian McCalman found this in an old book - could have been called 'Scottish Minstrelsy', I'll have to ask him again - and added the chorus and tune. Enjoy! - Susanne

Line Breaks
added.
-Joe Offer®-

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Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 21 Jun 99 - 06:58 PM

Why is it that ever since last weekend, whenever I add line breaks, they come out as bold and un-line-breaked? Sorry about that! I'll try again soon. - Susanne

Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers
From:
Date: 21 Jun 99 - 08:19 PM

Suzanne, <B> is for BOLD. For Line Break, you use
<BR>,

and if you want a blank line/paragraph break, use

<P>

Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers
From: Joe Offer
Date: 21 Jun 99 - 10:03 PM

....but on Mudcat, it's much better to use double line breaks <br><br> between stanzas rather than the <p> paragraph mark. Paragraph marks don't always copy as double-spaces when copied and pasted into word processors. Many of us like to save the lyrics Mudcatteers post. Do us a favor and don't use <p> paragraph tags when posting lyrics.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 22 Jun 99 - 06:23 PM

They've worked perfectly well for me so far. Yes, George, I did use mistakenly. I usually prepare postings in Word and use a shortcut there, and I just forgot. Thanks for pointing it out, and many thanks to Joe for doing my work for me! :-) - Susanne

Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers
From: Frank Schwach
Date: 23 Jun 99 - 11:54 AM

Thank you Susanne for your help.

The recording of the song which I heard (sung by a german, trying to sing scottish and therefor hard to understand) consists of 4 verses, you do not happen to know a version with 4 verses, do you?

Frank

Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers
From: Wolfgang
Date: 23 Jun 99 - 12:13 PM

Frank,
make a Forum Search, enter 'smugglers' (without the '') under subject and you'll find an old thread with a four verses version.
you might as well take this shortcut

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers
From: Frank Schwach
Date: 24 Jun 99 - 09:44 AM

Thanks Woflgang and all you others. This was the first time I ever used such a discussion forum and I'm amazed about all this helpful people, who must spend hours answering all those questions - it's great!!

Frank

Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 24 Jun 99 - 06:53 PM

What do you mean - 'such a discussion forum'? There is no other one like the Mudcat! :-) Welcome Frank! - Susanne