Lyr Add: Portland Town (Derroll Adams)

Subject: Portland Town
From: Stewie
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 03:08 AM

PORTLAND TOWN
(Derroll Adams)

I got married in Portland town
Yes I did

Children I had one, two, three
Yes I did

Frankie, Jimmy and Johnny made three
Yes they did

Sent my children off to war
Yes they did

Murdered my children one, two, three
Yes they did

I won't have no kids no more
No I won't

Source: Derroll Adams 'Songs of the Banjoman' Wundertute TUT 72.175
PS.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Portland Town
From: Stewie
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 04:53 AM

I will do that again - somehow I managed to omit 2 verses and not indicate that second line of each verse is repeated twice.

PORTLAND TOWN
(Derroll Adams)

I was born in Portland town
Yes I was (x3)

I got married in Portland town
Yes I did (x3)

Children I had one, two, three
Yes I did (x3)

Frankie, Jimmy and Johnny made three
Yes they did (x3)

Sent my children off to war
Yes they did (x3)

Killed my children one, two, three
Yes they did (x3)

Murdered my children one, two, three
Yes they did (x3)

I won't have no kids no more
No I won't (x3)

Source: Derroll Adams 'Songs of the Banjoman' Wundertute TUT 72.175 PS.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Portland Town
From: Sunley
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 01:37 PM

Just to add that JOAN BAEZ sings it on "Joan Baez In Concert Pt2" and MARIANNE FAITHFULL sings it on "Come My Way". Both albums (CDs) quite easy to obtain I think.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Portland Town
From: bbelle
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 09:08 PM

The lyrics are also in the Joan Baez Songbook, however, apparently no all the verses, as written above ... moonchild

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Portland Town
From: BobLusk
Date: 01 Feb 00 - 10:21 PM

It was also published in Sing Out many moons ago with music. jack Eliot also recorded it. Very different from the Baez version.