ADD: Sat. Night at the Adam Smith Hall/The Dancing

Subject: Lyr Req: Saturday night at the Adam Smith Hall
From: threelegsoman
Date: 20 Apr 11 - 08:22 AM

I understand that the full title of this song is: It's Saturday night at the Adam Smith Hall and it was written by Andy Shanks and Jim Russell. It has been sung by June Tabor.
I would like if possible to have the lyrics and chords for this lovely song please if anyone can oblige.
Kind regards from the Isle of Man.

Subject: Lyr Add: SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE ADAM SMITH HALL
From: Kenny B (inactive)
Date: 23 Apr 11 - 06:21 PM

Hi threlegsoman the chords i play might follow once i check them out with the recording.
I like yor recordings on you-tube
I am reliably informed that Andy Shanks tend to vary the tune ofthis song. I have one recording of it on a "Folk in fife CD"


IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE ADAM SMITH HALL

Saturday Night at the Adam Smith Hall,
The couples all move to the dance master's call
Tonight they've no problems, no worries at all,
The dancing's the dancing tonight.

Chorus
But oh Monday morning, she comes round too soon,
The sound of the flax mill, the beat of the loom,
But tonight the band's playing a romantic tune,
The dancing's the dancing tonight

Her partner is perfect, he's light on his feet,
The footwork is graceful, perhaps they might meet,
By chance by the Old Kirk, or even Hunter St,
On the way to the Adam Smith Hall, .... Chorus

Walking home late by Kirkcaldy's sea wall,
The sea looks so big, the sky looks so tall,
The fate of two people can't matter at all,
Just a waltz in three quarter time, .... Chorus

Subject: Chords Add: SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE ADAM SMITH HALL
From: Kenny B (inactive)
Date: 02 May 11 - 03:01 PM

Try these for size

SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE ADAM SMITH HALL

[C] Saturday [G] Night
at the [C] Adam Smith [Em] Hall,
The [F] couples all [C] move
to the dance master's [G] call
To- [C] -night they've no [G] problems,
no [C] worries at [Em] all,
The [F] dancing's
the dan- [G ] -cing to- [C] -night.

Chorus
But [Am] oh Monday morning,
she [Em] comes round too [Am] soon,
The [Am] sound of the flax mill,
the [Em] beat of the [Am] loom,
But [C] tonight the band's [G] playing
a [C] romantic [F] tune,
The [C] dancing's
the [F] dan- [C]-cing [G] to- [C] -night.


Her partner is perfect,
he's light on his feet,
The footwork is graceful,
perhaps they might meet,
By chance by the Old Kirk,
or even Hunter St,
On the way
to the Adam Smith Hall, .... Chorus

Walking home late
by Kirkcaldy's sea wall,
The sea looks so big,
the sky looks so tall,
The fate of two people
can't matter at all,
Just a waltz
in three quarter time,.... Chorus

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night at the Adam Smith Hall
From: threelegsoman
Date: 05 May 11 - 07:26 AM

Thanks very much for your help Kenny B

I can perform it now thanks to you. Look out for it on my YT channel.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night at the Adam Smith Hall
From: Greum
Date: 21 May 21 - 03:07 PM

ThreeLegs, did you record it? I couldn't find it on your channel, but then there's a lot there! :)

There are alternative chords here

I believe that although the original title was It's Saturday night at the Adam Smith Hall. it was later changed to The Dancing.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night at the Adam Smith Hall
From: GUEST,Kenny B (inactive)
Date: 22 May 21 - 05:31 AM

Legs o Man Singing "Saturday Night at the Adam Smith Hall"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night at the Adam Smith Hall
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Nov 23 - 05:38 PM

I think the proper title of the song is "The Dancing" (Andy Shanks and Jim Russell)

https://mainlynorfolk.info/june.tabor/songs/thedancing.html

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night at the Adam Smith Hall
From: Reinhard
Date: 15 Nov 23 - 11:44 PM

Yes, June Taber recorded this with the title "The Dancing" and a bunch of other artists who got the song from her used this title too. But Andy Turner of Magpie Lane wrote in their "Three Quarter Time" sleeve notes and on his blog "A Folk Song a Week" that "(It's) Saturday Night at the Adam Smith Hall" is the original title.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night at the Adam Smith Hall
From: Joe Offer
Date: 13 Nov 23 - 05:38 PM

I think the proper title of the song is "The Dancing" (Andy Shanks and Jim Russell)

https://mainlynorfolk.info/june.tabor/songs/thedancing.html

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Saturday Night at the Adam Smith Hall
From: Reinhard
Date: 15 Nov 23 - 11:44 PM

Yes, June Taber recorded this with the title "The Dancing" and a bunch of other artists who got the song from her used this title too. But Andy Turner of Magpie Lane wrote in their "Three Quarter Time" sleeve notes and on his blog "A Folk Song a Week" that "(It's) Saturday Night at the Adam Smith Hall" is the original title.