Lyr Add: Chaunticleer

Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: CHAUNTICLEER^^
From: radriano
Date: 17 Jul 01 - 12:22 PM

This sea song was sung by Doug Olsen (of Oak, Ash, & Thorn) at the last Hyde Street Pier shanty sing in San Francisco.


Chaunticleer
As sung by Doug Olsen who had it from an old Forebitter album


We pulled into port on Saturday morning
Chorus: Johnny get up let's go
With nine months pay we were ready for rolling
Chorus: Johnny get up let's go
And the New York women were ready for a week
Chorus: Johnny get up let's go
With our pockets full of money we hit the street
Chorus: Johnny get up let's go

Full Chorus:
Johnny get up we miss you so
Johnny get up it's time to go
When your hard earned cash is gone
It's get out of here Johnny let Jack sit down

Where have you been my sailor honey
We missed your sweet lips and your money
Then round the town in a very fine fashion
They spent our money on our own sweet passion

Now me and the boys we was full of hell
And the tricks of the old trade we knew well
So we made a ready vow that before the end
We'd have a [mare?] house of sweet revenge

Then it's back to the house of 14th street
Where they offered us liquor and other fine treats
But me and the boys went light on the swill
Seeing to it that the women all drank their fill

Then down the stairs in the dead of the night
We left 'em breakfast in bed by the morning light
We filled their beds with the sailor's chowder
Seaweed, fish-heads, dust, gunpowder

We took all their gear and away we run
We was back on the ship by the morning sun
And we pulled out of port this Monday past
With their fine frilly underwear hangin' from the mast

So all you women that own the street
And who live the lives of the indiscreet
Take my warning and beware
Of the boys of the good ship Chaunticleer

@ship @sailor
filename[ CHAUNTIC
RA
Oct01
^^

MIDI file: chauntic.mid

Timebase: 192

TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Key: Bb
Tempo: 190 (315789 microsec/crotchet)
Text: Produced by AbcMus 1.1
Name: Chaunticleer
Start
0672 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 57 064 0192 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0192 0 57 000 0000 1 55 064 0192 0 55 000 0000 1 59 064 0192 0 59 000 0000 1 57 064 0576 0 57 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 57 064 0192 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0192 0 57 000 0000 1 55 064 0192 0 55 000 0000 1 59 064 0192 0 59 000 0000 1 57 064 0576 0 57 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 57 064 0384 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0192 0 57 000 0000 1 55 064 0192 0 55 000 0000 1 59 064 0192 0 59 000 0000 1 57 064 0576 0 57 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0096 0 62 000 0000 1 57 064 0192 0 57 000 0000 1 60 064 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 57 064 0384 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0096 0 57 000 0000 1 57 064 0192 0 57 000 0000 1 55 064 0192 0 55 000 0000 1 59 064 0192 0 59 000 0000 1 57 064 0192 0 57 000 0000 1 60 064 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 65 064 0192 0 65 000 0000 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0000 1 67 064 0096 0 67 000 0000 1 67 064 0192 0 67 000 0000 1 67 064 0192 0 67 000 0000 1 67 064 0192 0 67 000 0000 1 65 064 0192 0 65 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0384 0 62 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 58 064 0192 0 58 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 65 064 0192 0 65 000 0000 1 65 064 0384 0 65 000 0000 1 55 064 0192 0 55 000 0000 1 55 064 0192 0 55 000 0000 1 58 064 0192 0 58 000 0000 1 60 064 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 67 064 0192 0 67 000 0000 1 67 064 0288 0 67 000 0000 1 62 064 0048 0 62 000 0000 1 62 064 0048 0 62 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 60 064 0096 0 60 000 0000 1 58 064 0096 0 58 000 0000 1 60 064 0192 0 60 000 0000 1 62 064 0192 0 62 000 0000 1 55 064 0192 0 55 000 0000 1 55 064 0288 0 55 000
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:Chaunticleer
M:4/4
Q:1/4=190
K:Bb
D8|D2DDD2A,A,|CCC2C2A,2|A,A,A,2G,2=B,2|A,6D2|
D2D2D2A,A,|CCC2C2A,2|A,A,A,2G,2=B,2|A,6DD|
D2D2DDA,A,|CCCCA,4|A,A,A,2G,2=B,2|A,6DD|DDDDDDA,2|
C2C2A,4|A,A,A,2G,2=B,2|A,2C2D2F2|GGG2G2G2|
F2D2D4|CCC2C2B,2|D2F2F4|G,2G,2B,2C2|D2G2G3D/2D/2|
CCC2CB,C2|D2G,2G,3||

I didn't like the ABC notation produced by the MIDI to Text program shown above. Here is the ABC notation that I transcribed the song in originally:

X:1
T:Chaunticleer
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Doug Olsen
K:Bb
D | D2DD D2A,A, | CCC2 C2A,2 | A,A,A,2 G,2 =B,2 | A,4-A,2 D2|
D2D2 D2A,A, | CCC2 C2A,2 | A,A,A,2 G,2 =B,2 |A,4-A,2 DD |
D2D2 DD A,A, | CC CC A,4 | A,A,A,2 G,2 =B,2 | A,4-A,2 DD |
DD DD DD A,2 | C2C2 A,4 | A,A,A,2 G,2 =B,2 | A,2C2 D2F2 |
GGG2G2G2 | F2D2 D4 | CCC2 C2B,2 | D2F2 F4 | G,2G,2 B,2C2 |
D2G2 G3D/2D/2 | CC C2 CB,C2 | D2G,2 G,3 |


I will also send a MIDI to Alan.


Richard

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chaunticleer
From: MMario
Date: 17 Jul 01 - 12:24 PM

thank you thank you thank you!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chaunticleer
From: Joe Offer
Date: 17 Jul 01 - 04:45 PM

Joe Offer assumes that MMario is working on a Noteworthy file [grin]. Nice song, Richard. Any background information?
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chaunticleer
From: radriano
Date: 17 Jul 01 - 05:54 PM

Hello Joe:

The only background Doug gave when he sang the song is that he got it from a Forebitter album. He didn't say which album and I'm assuming it's out of print because I couldn't find the song on any of their current albums. I'm also assuming that Doug's refering to the American Forebitter and not the English Forebitter. Let me see if I can get any more info from him on this.

Joe, I just got the Noteworthy program but it's new to me. I suspect that MMario can whip it out faster - the Noteworthy file, that is.


Richard

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chaunticleer
From: radriano
Date: 18 Jul 01 - 11:25 AM

A MIDI for Chaunticleer has been sent to the inimitable Joe Offer.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chaunticleer
From: MMario
Date: 23 Jul 01 - 11:17 AM

MMario is working on the NWC - (he doesn't want to talk about last week - let's just say he is now in a much better mood)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Chaunticleer
From: MMario
Date: 23 Jul 01 - 11:32 AM

okay - Joe has the NWC.