Lang Johnnie Moir

Subject: Looking for words to Lang Johnnie Moir
From: Priscilla
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 05:25 PM

This song, in a much abbreviated form, was recorded some years back by Battlefield Band. Liner notes say it's available in Buchan's Ancient Songs and Ballads, but I have no idea where to get my hands on that. I'd like to find all the verses if possible. Any suggestions?

Subject: RE: Lang Johnnie Moir
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 05:41 PM

Priscilla, I have the Battlefield Band lyrics, I have a reworking by Martin Carthy called LONG JOHN, OLD JOHN AND JACKIE NORTH, and I have Buchan's 'Book of Ancient Ballads'. I'll check if it's in there (probably not as it's fairly thin). Would you be interested in the two versions I mentioned? - Susanne

Subject: RE: Lang Johnnie Moir
From: Alan of Australia
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 07:32 PM

G'day,
This is Child Ballad #251. The DT has only one version. It appears to be the Martin Carthy version with errors. e.g. first verse:

Now Long John's from the mountain gone, He's to London town.
And the king's daughter in fair London, she fell in love with him.
Now Long John was a giant born. He was fourteen feet in height
And the king's daughter, she wept for him as she laid alone at night

Cheers,
Alan

Subject: RE: Lang Johnnie Moir
From: Alan of Australia
Date: 17 Dec 99 - 10:11 PM

G'day,
Got my scanner to work & posted the lyrics from Child. All 50 verses.

Also added a tune to the Mudcat MIDI site, it's the one from Bronson & sounds a lot like the Battlefield band tune.

To get lyrics & tune click here.

Cheers,
Alan

Subject: RE: Lang Johnnie Moir
From: Priscilla
Date: 18 Dec 99 - 02:50 PM

Thanks to all, esp. to Alan. (Merciful heavens, which brand of OCR do you use!?!)

Subject: RE: Lang Johnnie Moir
From: Alan of Australia
Date: 18 Dec 99 - 09:12 PM

G'day Priscilla,
Caere OmniPage Professional 8.0 - came with the HP Scanjet. Still needed a fair amount of tweaking after scanning though.

Cheers,
Alan