Origins: Six White Boomers (Rolf Harris)

Subject: Six White Boomers
From: Marki
Date: 09 Dec 99 - 02:24 PM

Hi ya'll.

I found the words to this song on The Mudcat, but I was wondering if anyone knows who all recorded it. I usually manage to hear it about once this time of year, but I've never heard who recorded it or wrote it.

Do any of you know anything about this quirky little tune? I'd love to hear what you all ahve to say.

Thanks.

Subject: RE: Help: Six White Boomers
From: Metchosin
Date: 09 Dec 99 - 02:28 PM

Rolf Harris performed it but I will have to check to see if he also wrote it.

Subject: RE: Help: Six White Boomers
From: MMario
Date: 09 Dec 99 - 02:32 PM

It's attributed to Rolf on several sites I visited.

Subject: Tune Add: SIX WHITE BOOMERS
From: Musicman
Date: 09 Dec 99 - 03:07 PM

here's the melody if that helps you at all.....

MIDI file: sixwhite.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: SIXWHITE
Text: Generated by NoteWorthy Composer
Key: Bb
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Tempo: 100 (600000 microsec/crotchet)
Start
0000 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0026 1 63 110 0070 0 63 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0026 1 65 110 0328 0 65 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0026 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 60 110 0070 0 60 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 58 110 0160 0 58 000 0032 1 65 110 0256 0 65 000 0032 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0190 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 63 110 0094 0 63 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 65 110 0336 0 65 000 0048 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 63 110 0094 0 63 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 58 110 0336 0 58 000 0048 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 63 110 0094 0 63 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 65 110 0336 0 65 000 0048 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0056 1 58 110 0070 0 58 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 58 110 0160 0 58 000 0032 1 65 110 0256 0 65 000 0032 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0190 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 63 110 0094 0 63 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 65 110 0336 0 65 000 0048 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 63 110 0094 0 63 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 58 110 0336 0 58 000 0048 1 58 110 0160 0 58 000 0032 1 58 110 0160 0 58 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 65 110 0256 0 65 000 0032 1 70 110 0160 0 70 000 0032 1 63 110 0094 0 63 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 65 110 0256 0 65 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 58 110 0160 0 58 000 0032 1 65 110 0336 0 65 000 0048 1 58 110 0160 0 58 000 0032 1 58 110 0160 0 58 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 65 110 0256 0 65 000 0032 1 70 110 0160 0 70 000 0032 1 63 110 0094 0 63 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 65 110 0256 0 65 000 0128 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 58 110 0094 0 58 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 60 110 0160 0 60 000 0032 1 58 110 0720 0 58 000
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:SIXWHITE
M:4/4
Q:1/4=100
K:Bb
B,B,B,B,FFFF|GG5/4E3/4G5/4F15/4|DF5/4B,C3/4D2B,C|
D2B,2F3F|B,B,B,B,FF2F|GGEGF4|B,B,B,B,D2F2|
CEDCB,4|B,B,B,B,FFF2|GGEGF4|DFB,CD9/4B,3/4C|
D2B,2F3F|B,B,B,B,FF2F|GGEGF4|B,B,B,B,D2F2|
CEDCB,4|B,2B,2DF3|B2EGGF3|DFB,CD2B,C|D2B,2F4|
B,2B,2DF3|B2EGGF3|-FB,B,CD2C2|B,15/2||

Subject: RE: Help: Six White Boomers
From: Marki
Date: 09 Dec 99 - 06:35 PM

Thanks Musicman, but well, although I have a computer, I'm not real good at operating it. The above MIDI thing-a-ma-jig is pretty foreign to me. BUt I really do appreciate the effort you put into it!

Subject: RE: Help: Six White Boomers
From: alison
Date: 09 Dec 99 - 07:45 PM

I have just put it onto Mudcat MIDIs.... all you have to do is click on it Marki...

I also know a different first verse to the one in the database

I couldn't get the tune to play from the database either...

Early on one Christmas Day a joey kangaroo
Was far from home and lost in a great big zoo
"Mummy, Where's my Mummy? They've taken her away."
"I'll help you find your Mommy, son
Hop up on the sleigh."

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Help: Six White Boomers
From: alison
Date: 09 Dec 99 - 08:03 PM

Also the penultimate verse should start

Soon the sleigh was flashing past, right over Marble Bar

slainte

alison