Lyr Add: Spin, wheel spin! (Spinning wheel song)

Subject: Lyr Add: Spin, wheel spin! (Spinning wheel song)
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 03 Feb 22 - 03:25 PM

SPINNING WHEEL SONG
Manx folk song
“Singing Together” Autumn Term 1972

Spin, wheel, spin!
Turn, wheel, turn!
And ev’ry leaf upon the trees,
Spin above my head!
(Chorus)With myself, the spinner,
And spinning the grey wool;
Help me get my spinning done,
Before the Weaver come!,

Spin, wheel, spin!
Sing, wheel, sing!
And ev’ry slate upon the house
Spin on my behalf!
(Cho.)

Spin, wheel, spin!
Hum, wheel, hum!
And ev’ry wave upon the shore,
Spin along with me!
(Cho.)


X: 1
T:Spin wheel spin
M:2/4
L:1/4
S: Singing Together Autumn 1972
Z: NP 03 Feb 2022
K:F
C/D/ E/F/|A2|C/D/ E/F/| A2| c (c/A/)| d2| B (B/G/)| c3/ c/ |A/A/ A/A/| B/B/ B| G/F/ G/A/| F2| c/c/ c/A/| d/ d d/| B/B/ B/G/| c2| A/A/ A/A/| B/B/ B/B/| G/F/ G/A/| F2||
w: ||||Spin, wheel,_ spin! Turn, wheel,_ turn! And ev’-ry leaf up-on the trees, Spin a-bove my head! With my-self, the spin-ner, And spin-ning the grey wool; Help me get my spin-ning done, Be-fore the Wea-ver come!,

This one, as shown above, is sourced from the BBC Singing Together radio broadcasts. It is listed as a Manx Folk Song, and is given complete with intro as above. The version in the ‘Teachers’ Notes’ also gives a piano accompaniment and guitar chords.
Acknowledgement for the song is given: Stainer & Bell Ltd for ‘Spinning Wheel Song’ from Twelve Manx Folk Songs I
NP

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Spin, wheel spin! (Spinning wheel song)
From: Monique
Date: 04 Feb 22 - 03:07 AM

Thanks Nigel. The original Manx lyrics can be found on Manx Ballads and Music (page 216) with an English translation (page 217) and a score (page 247)

ARRANE QUEEYL—NIEUEE.

Snieu, wheeyl, snieu ;
Dy chooilley vangan er y villey
Snieu er-my-skyn.
Lesh y ree yn ollan,
As lesh my-hene y snaih ;
Son Shenn Trit Trot cha vou ish dy braa.


SPINNING-WHEEL SONG.

Spin, wheel, spin ;
May every branch on the tree
Spin overhead.
With the king the wool,
And with myself the thread, ;
For old Trit Trot she* never will get.

*The Queen

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Spin, wheel spin! (Spinning wheel song)
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 04 Feb 22 - 10:03 AM

Thanks, Monique, for the additional info.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Spin, wheel spin! (Spinning wheel song)
From: Monique
Date: 06 Feb 22 - 02:39 AM

You can hear it sung in English here and here is the Manx Folk Songs and songs related to the Isle of Man playlist.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Spin, wheel spin! (Spinning wheel song)
From: Monique
Date: 19 Feb 22 - 03:01 PM

Page with tunes, printable scores, ABC.
Tale where the song is mentioned The Lazy Wife and here it is with a two versions of the tune (Folk Song Society Journal. (England Folk Song and Dance Society) 1924: Vol 7 Iss 28). Article about Trit-Trot near the bottom of the page.