Tune Req: The Maid On The Shore

Subject: The Maid On The Shore
From: GUEST,Terry Blankenship
Date: 19 Jun 01 - 11:17 PM

Do any of you have the melody for "Maid On The Shore" in ABC form or regular music?

Terry

THE MAID ON THE SHORE

There was a young maiden, who lived all alone Her beauty it did shine so clear-o And all she could find for to ease her sad mind Was to wander alone on the shore the shore Was to wander alone on the shore (2x)

And there was a young captain, who plowed the salt seas Let the wind blow high, blow low-o This beautiful maiden he chanced for to spy "Don't I wish that I had her on board on board Don't I wish that I had her on board." (2x)

The steward he ran and he lowered the boat And quickly he rode it to shore o And these were the very first words he did say: "Fair maid, won't you venture on board on board? (2x)

By coaxing, persuading, she entered the boat And quickly he rowed her on board o Our captain, he smiled and spat out his chew Saying "Fair you well sorrow and care and care." (2x)

The captain he poured out the richery wine That sparked so bright and so clear-o Saying "First you will lie in my arms all this night, And then I'll hand you to my crew my crew" (2x)

"Oh thank you, oh thank you," this maiden replied "That's just what I've been waiting for-o. For I've grown so weary of my maidenhead As I wandered alone on the shore ."

She sat herself down in the stern of the ship Her voice was so fair and so clear-o She sang them so sweet, so neat and complete She sang captain and sailors to sleep."

She robbed them of silver, she robbed them of gold She robbed them of costly wares-o Our captain's broad sword, she used for an oar To row herself back to the shore. (2x)

"Oh were me men crazy, or were they all drunk? Oh were they sunk deep in despair-o? To see her get away with her beauty so gay Don't I wish that I had her once more."

And yonder she stands all alone on the strand A-waving her handkerchief, fair o Saying: "You are the captain that sails the salt seas And I'm still a maid on the shore the shore, And I am the maid on the shore."

Child #43 Laws K27 Recorded by John Roberts and Tony Barrand on Dark Ships in the Forest, FSI-65. also by Frankie Armstrong on Lovely @magic @feminist filename[ MAIDSHOR Tune file : MAIDSH3R

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Maid On The Shore
From: MMario
Date: 19 Jun 01 - 11:39 PM

try here

the yet another digital tradition site can display the tunes in the DT as ABC, SongWright, PostScript, Lilypond, or a MIDI file; penny whistle or dulcimer tab

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Maid On The Shore
From: toadfrog
Date: 19 Jun 01 - 11:47 PM

Hmm. The ABC Tunefinder does not know about it; I think that implies it isn't on Mudcat either--am I wrong?

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Maid On The Shore
From: MMario
Date: 19 Jun 01 - 11:51 PM

three tunes - I think three - but at least two. Music can be viewed at Numachi, midi's here at Mudcat.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Maid On The Shore
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 20 Jun 01 - 12:15 AM

Those are really cool lyrics... much different from the version that Stan Rogers recorded way back when...

neat...

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Maid On The Shore
From: hesperis
Date: 20 Jun 01 - 01:12 AM

Another slightly different version is at www.mp3.com/cauldron13
Is it a different melody, too? MMario?

I LOVE the way they did it!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Maid On The Shore
From: nutty
Date: 20 Jun 01 - 02:28 AM

Its in the DT here:-

MAID ON THE SHORE>

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Maid On The Shore
From: nutty
Date: 20 Jun 01 - 02:36 AM

In fact , putting "MAID ON THE SHORE" into the DT and FORUM SEARCH box at the top of the page brings up a host of threads relating to this song

CLICK HERE

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Maid On The Shore
From: nutty
Date: 20 Jun 01 - 02:39 AM

OOoops - I'll try again

CLICK HERE>

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Maid On The Shore
From: hesperis
Date: 20 Jun 01 - 02:52 AM

Nutty, it won't come up right because the DT is actually a database. So you would need to somehow link to the search term instead of to the search result.

It is enough to know that one can put the title in the search box, and get 3 songs with those words, and many threads discussing those words.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Maid On The Shore
From: Pene Azul
Date: 20 Jun 01 - 03:42 AM

There actually is a way to accomplish that. You can use

http://supersearch.mudcat.org/@ssdtresults.cfm?query=MAID%20ON%20THE%20SHORE
or
http://supersearch.mudcat.org/@ssdtresults.cfm?query=MAID+ON+THE+SHORE

Jeff

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Maid On The Shore
From: nutty
Date: 20 Jun 01 - 03:51 AM

Thanks guys ... I couldn't work out what I was doing wrong.
I thought I had solved this "clickie" problem .... guess I've still got lots to learn :o)