Lyr Add: Can't Get the Wares Away (Matthews, While

Subject: RE: can someone help me: Nobody's coming to marry me
From: GUEST,jeddy
Date: 15 May 09 - 09:30 PM

thanks everyone! okay heres another one for you. i promise this is the last one (well for now anyway) the song goes WE SPIN AND WEAVE FROM MORN TILL NIGHT BUT WE CAN'T GET THE WARES AWAY,THE FOUNDRY FAIR IS A CONSTANT SIGHT BUT WE CAN'T GET THE WARES AWAY.....ive looked all over the internet and nothing.
i don't like to ask again so soon but trying to find this song is doing my head in!
i've even tried singing it down the phone to folk record shops(badly i might add)but to no avail PLEASE TAKE PITY AGAIN XX

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Subject: Lyr Add: CAN'T GET THE WARES AWAY (Matthews, While
From: Peace
Date: 16 May 09 - 12:27 AM

"Can't Get the Wares Away"

by Julie Matthews and Chris While


Well we spin and weave from morn 'til night
But we can't get the wares away
And the foundry flare is a constant sight
But we can't get the wares away

Well we make it fast and we make it good
But we can't get the wares away
Now it's piling up like firewood
'Cause we can't get the wares away

Oh! We can't get the wares away
We can't get the wares away
To the ships in Liverpool bay
Oh! We can't get the wares away

Well the foundry hammer will soon be still
'Cause we can't get the wares away
And the gates will close on the cotton mill
If we can't get the wares away

Well we need a way and we need it fast
'Cause we can't get the wares away
Or these industries will never last
If we can't get the wares away

Oh! We can't get the wares away
We can't get the wares away
To the ships in Liverpool bay
Oh! We can't get the wares away


This was written for a BBC radio documentary called 'Tales from the Towpath' about the building of the Manchester Ship Canal.

Chris While and Julie Matthews website contains details of all their songs and recordings.


Found on the www.

Subject: RE: can someone help me: Nobody's coming to marry me
From: GUEST
Date: 16 May 09 - 08:19 AM

THANK YOU -AGAIN PEACE you have saved me twice now ! TO BARBARA sorry if i have broken the rules of the forum but i promise i won't do it again.
now these songs can stop plagueing me existance,i'm a happy little pixie thank yo all again take care and have a brill festival season x x

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Can't Get the Wares Away
From: GUEST,jeddy
Date: 16 May 09 - 06:52 PM

thank for being sarcastic it's nice to know that people on mudcats have a sense of humour you didn't anwer my question though,. you can't miss us at festivals we are pierced and loud and stick out like a sore thumb!    i've looked on while and mathews website and can't find this song but maybe i'm looking too hard so i can't see it for looking. take care and keep smiling x

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Can't Get the Wares Away
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 16 May 09 - 07:13 PM

Jeddy, what was that about?

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Can't Get the Wares Away
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 16 May 09 - 07:36 PM

Open Mike, thanks for re-posting this song. Hadn't seen it before.

But why couldn't they get the wares away?

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Can't Get the Wares Away
From: GUEST,jeddy
Date: 17 May 09 - 06:59 AM

to uncle dave what that was about was that i was a naughty girl and asked about this song on a thread about nobodys coming to marry me and got told off!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Can't Get the Wares Away
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 17 May 09 - 11:50 AM

Always head requests properly, don't place under a non-relevant title.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Can't Get the Wares Away
From: GUEST
Date: 17 May 09 - 07:22 PM

yes i know that NOW but didn't then. isn't one telling off enough? my bum has been well and truly smacked!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Can't Get the Wares Away
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 17 May 09 - 07:52 PM

Repetition aids larnin'- You have seen the errors of your ways and may be admitted to the fold.

(Please don't check my posts for errors!)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Can't Get the Wares Away
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 17 May 09 - 07:54 PM

I would still like to know why they couldn't get their wares away.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Can't Get the Wares Away
From: ClaireBear
Date: 17 May 09 - 08:14 PM

Because they didn't have a handy dandy ship canal, perchance?

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Can't Get the Wares Away
From: Ian Hendrie
Date: 21 Jun 10 - 11:06 AM

Is anyone aware of the tune for this song or where I may be able to get a recording? I don't think it's on any CW&JM CDs.
Does anyone have a recording of the radio programme 'Tales from the Towpath' in which it featured?