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Lyr Req:Damned Idle Fellows That Follow the Plough DigiTrad: THE JOLLY PLOUGHBOY THE PLOUGHBOY Related threads: (origins) Origins: The Ploughboy (44) (origins) Origins: American Examples of 'All Jolly Fellows' (1) Lyr Req: Follow the Ploo (Gaberlunzie) (6) Lyr Req: Follow the Plough (8) Lyr Add: The Ploughman's Song (12) Lyr Req: Jolly Plough Boys (16) Lyr Add: The Plough-Boy (John O'Keefe) (9) |
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Subject: Lyr Add: WE ARE ALL JOLLY FELLOWS WHO FOLLOW THE.. From: Jim Dixon Date: 27 Oct 10 - 09:28 PM From The Agricultural Lock-Out of 1874 by Frederick Clifford (Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1875), page 374: WE ARE ALL JOLLY FELLOWS WHO FOLLOW THE PLOUGH* 1. It was early one morning at the break of the day, The cocks were a-crowing; the farmers did say, "Come, rise, my good fellows—come, rise with good will, For your horses want something their bellies to fill." 2. When four o'clock comes then up we rise, And into the stable, boys, so merrily flies; With rubbing and scrubbing our horses, I vow, We are all jolly fellows that follow the plough. 3. When six o'clock comes, at breakfast we meet, And beef, bread, and pork, boys, so heartily eat; With a piece in our pocket, I swear and I vow, We are all jolly fellows that follow the plough. 4. Then we harness our horses, and away then we go, And trip o'er the plain, boys, as nimble as does; And when we come there, so jolly and bold, To see which of us the straight furrow can hold. 5. Our master came to us, and thus he did say, "What have you been doing, boys, this long day? You have not ploughed an acre, I swear and I vow, And you're d——d idle fellows that follow the plough." 6. I stepped up to him and made this reply, "We have all ploughed an acre, so you tell a d——d lie; We have all ploughed an acre, I swear and I vow, And we are all jolly fellows that follow the plough." * This song, though sold freely during the Union agitation, seems to have an earlier origin. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Damned Idle Fellows From: greg stephens Date: 09 Jul 02 - 01:35 PM Credit where credit's due, by theway. That version of mine I learned in the 60's from Jim Parkin, an old farmer from Tunstall near Lancaster. And possibly amalgamated a bit with Pete Mickelborough's version, another Lancaster friend who also used to sing it(it's a long timeago to remember what exactly came from who). |
Subject: Add: DAMNED IDLE FELLOWS THAT FOLLOW THE PLOUGH From: greg stephens Date: 09 Jul 02 - 01:29 PM Well, Dunc, you're rejecting a lot of versions so I'll offer mine for approval (not in any great hope, but it starts off close) Twas early one morning at the break of the day The young cocks are crowing the farmer did say Rise up me young fellows and work with a will Your horses need summat their bellies to fill (Chorus) sing toorali oorali oorali-ay What have you been doing this long summer day You ain't ploughed an acre I'll swear and I'll vow For you're damned idle fellows that follow the plough At four in the morning, we rise from our bed Go down to the yard and we're dousing our heads We curry our horse and take them in tow Cos we're damned clever fellows that follow the plough At six in the morning it's breakfast time now And welcome it it I can certainly vow With eggs and with bread and a bit of old sow For we're damned hungry fellows that follow the plough We harness our horses take them to the field And a plentiful harvest in time it will yield We plough all our furrows all in a straight row Cos we're damn clever fellows that follow the plough And it's come even time then our work it shall end And it's down to the alehouse to toast an old friend With a gallon of pint pots all in a straight row For we're damned thirsty fellows that follow the plough (Is that any closer? Not from the Watersons, by the way, don't think I've ever heard them sing it, but I've only got one record) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Damned Idle Fellows From: GUEST,JohnB Date: 09 Jul 02 - 12:31 PM I remember the chorus exactly as Dunc relates it above, I also remember the tune being Villikins and Dinah. It's just that none of the verses sound familiar. In the Manchester area, there was a girl (back then) called Rosemary ?? who sang it. I too have wanted the verses for a long time but nothing I have seen posted on this or other threads ever seems to be quite right. JohnB |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Damned Idle Fellows From: IanC Date: 09 Jul 02 - 11:57 AM Guest What you're looking for may well be the "Magpie Lane" version.
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Damned Idle Fellows From: Dave Bryant Date: 09 Jul 02 - 11:41 AM The tune is often "Villikins and his Dinah". |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Damned Idle Fellows From: GUEST Date: 09 Jul 02 - 05:20 AM You are all there... or there abouts... These are all versions of the same song... But not the version that I remember (or at least remember bits of). For e.g. The opening verse was It was early one morning at the breaking of day; The young cocks they were crowing and the farmer did say: Arise, my good fellows, and work with goodwill, For your horses need their bellies to fill' So at four in the morning, we rise from our beds And its down to the pump house to douse all our heads ...That is all I can recall of the begining. What puzzles me is that I was never lucky enough to see the Watersons live, so I had to have heard it on a recording. I have searched through all the Watersons CD's that I can find, but there is no trace of the song on any of them. Someone out there must have a copy of, or remember, an LP - maybe a folk sampler - with the Watersons singing this song. Dunc
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Subject: Damned Idle Fellows From: GUEST,Dunc Date: 08 Jul 02 - 07:59 PM I'm not sure where I heard this song, but I do remember that it was the Watersons I heard singing it in the late 60's / early 70's. It was a song about the working day of the plough boys. The chorus as I recall went something like... "With me toor-a-li oor-a-li oor-a-li aye What have you been doing this long summers day? Why you ain't ploughed an acre I'll swear and I'll vow For you're damned idle fellows who follow the plough" I've tried to trace the words on more than one occasion and always draw a blank. Surely someone out there must know it. Messages from multiple threads combined. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Damned Idle Fellows From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 09 Apr 00 - 07:34 PM Looks vaguely familiar, somehow... Malcolm |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Damned Idle Fellows From: Snuffy Date: 09 Apr 00 - 07:20 PM See also this thread on Jolly Plough Boys |
Subject: Lyr Add: COME ALL YOU BOLD FELLOWS THAT FOLLOW... From: Stewie Date: 08 Apr 00 - 08:08 PM Here's a union song with a similar title. It may be of some interest in this context: COME ALL YOU BOLD FELLOWS THAT FOLLOW THE PLOUGH
Come all you bold fellows that follow the plough From Roy Palmer 'The Painful Plough' Cambridge University Press 1972. The Warwickshire Agricultural Labourers' Union was inaugurated in March 1872 and, in May 1872, together with union branches from 25 other counties, it became the National Agricultural Labourers' Union with Joseph Arch as its chairman. By the end of 1872, it had 100,000 members and there were 50,000 in rival unions. At the time, there were 650,000 agriculural labourers. [Paraphrase of note by Palmer]. --Stewie.
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Subject: Lyr Add: ALL JOLLY FELLOWS THAT FOLLOW THE PLOUGH From: Snuffy Date: 08 Apr 00 - 06:26 PM ALL JOLLY FELLOWS THAT FOLLOW THE PLOUGHIt was early one morning at the break of the day,The cocks were a-crowing and the farmer did say "Arise, my good fellow, arise with good will, For your horses want something their bellies to fill." When five o'clock comes to the stable we're away, To fill up our horses with corn and with hay. And with rubbing and scrubbing our horses, I vow, We're all jolly fellows that follow the plough When six o'clock comes then our breakfast we meet, With bread, beef and pork, boys, we heartily eat. With a piece in our pocket, I'll swear and I'll vow We're all jolly fellows that follow the plough When seven o'clock comes to the fields brave and bold, To see which of us a straight furrow can hold. Then with whistling and singing, I'll swear and I'll vow We're all jolly fellows that follow the plough Then our master comes to us and thus he did say, "What have you been doing, boys, all the long day. For you haven't ploughed an acre, I'll swear and I'll vow And you're damned idle fellows that follow the plough." Then I turned round on him, and made this reply. "We've all ploughed our acre, so you tell a lie. We've all ploughed our acre, I'll swear and I'll vow And we're all jolly fellows that follow the plough." Then he turned to one side, and he laughed at the joke. "It's past two o'clock boys and it's time to unyoke. Unharness your horses and rub them down well, And I'll bring you a jug of the very best ale." So come all young fellows, take warning from me. And don't fear your master whoever he may be. But tell him quite plainly with a curse and a bow That we're all damned good fellows that follow the plough . Tune: Villikins and his Dinah (without chorus) Collected 1982 from Gordon Syrett (b 1887) at Mendlesham Green, Suffolk.
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Subject: Lyr Add: THE BRAVE PLOUGHBOY and ALL JOLLY FELLOWS From: Ed Pellow Date: 08 Apr 00 - 11:41 AM You probably mean this song. I've also included a similar song that The Watersons sang, The Brave Ploughboy Ed ALL JOLLY FELLOWS THAT FOLLOW THE PLOUGH It was early one morning at the break of the day; When four o'clock comes round we hastily rise When six o'clock comes round at breakfast we meet; The farmer comes round; as he does he will say: Our carter stepped up and he made this reply: The farmer turned round and he laughed at the joke. THE BRAVE PLOUGHBOY Come all ye jolly ploughboys and listen to me lays So early in morning, the ploughboy he is seen Now all things being ready and the harness that's put to So early in the morning to harrow, plough, and sow Now the corn it is a-growing, and seed-time that's all o'er Now the corn it is a-growing, and the fields look fresh and gay
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Damned Idle Fellows From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 08 Apr 00 - 11:36 AM There is a version of the song on an earlier thread, here. Malcolm |
Subject: Damned Idle Fellows From: GUEST,DuncMcNab@aol.com Date: 08 Apr 00 - 10:31 AM I am looking for the lyrics to a song about the "Damned Idle Fellow That Follow The Plough". I have heard the Watersons sing it many years ago, and it details the working day of the ploughman, starting with "At four in the morning we rise from our beds......" See also this thread on Jolly Plough Boys |
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