Tune Req: Building Up and Tearing England Down

Subject: building up & tearing England down
From: Fergie
Date: 06 Oct 00 - 01:53 PM

I have the words of this song but I dont have the air, can anybody help?

Subject: RE: Tune Req: building up & tearing England down
From: GUEST,Glesga Jimmy
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 01:30 AM

Don't have the words or tune but wanted to cast my vote for "tearing down".

Subject: RE: Tune Req: building up & tearing England down
From: zander (inactive)
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 06:56 AM

The song is on the Dubliners album " Live in Carre ", Amsterdam, which also I think was the late great Luke Kelly's last performance with them. Regards, Dave

Subject: RE: Tune Req: building up & tearing England down
From: The Shambles
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 09:10 AM

There is a purely instrumental MP3 version of it HERE.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: building up & tearing England down
From: The Shambles
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 09:15 AM

For those that would like the words. The DT has them here: BUILDING UP AND TEARING ENGLAND DOWN

(Thanks to BAZ?)

Subject: RE: Tune Req: building up & tearing England down
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 07 Oct 00 - 09:35 AM

Originally posted on this 1998 thread:  Building Up & Tearing England Down  Whoever harvested it for the DT missed the later messages to the effect that it's not traditional, as Noel Murphy thought, but was written by Dominic Behan in the late '60s.

Malcolm