Lyr Req: There were three men of Bristol city

Subject: There were three men of Bristol city
From: Deni
Date: 22 Apr 02 - 02:30 PM

does anyone please know this song, or who wrote it. it's all about Little Boy Billy who was nearly eaten by his shipmates because all they had left was one split pea. I won't spoil the ending by telling you what happens, but it's a cracker...

Please...

Ta

deni

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There were three men of Bristol city
From: Don Firth
Date: 22 Apr 02 - 05:16 PM

Is this it?

Little Billee, by William Makepeace Thackeray

Don Firth

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There were three men of Bristol city
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 22 Apr 02 - 06:54 PM

The Thackeray version is certainly the one Jim Mageean sings..

Tune on the lines of the following:

DGAB GBCBA
DF#GA DABAG
DGBd dBGC
ABCB AGF#G

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There were three men of Bristol city
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 22 Apr 02 - 09:06 PM

Congratulations, Don: you have replied to the duplicate thread. The original, which was nearer the top than this one and should have been more obvious, is here. Check it out; you'll see why I wonder sometimes if I should bother spending so much time putting all those links in.

Link fixed. Gee, Malcolm, sometimes I wonder why I bother! --JoeClone, 25-Apr-02.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There were three men of Bristol city
From: Deni
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 05:20 AM

That's the one. Thanks very much D and also for the tune, H. I'm sorry there was a duplicate thread, but the first time I was told the page had expired....

Thanks for answering. It's a great song / poem

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There were three men of Bristol city
From: Don Firth
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:43 PM

Sorry, Malcolm, I didn't see it. Must have popped up while I was googling after the the song.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There were three men of Bristol city
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 12:54 PM

And sorry I was a bit short. It was late at night where I am! Incidentally, Deni, error messages when starting a new thread aren't all that uncommon, and are often misleading. What I do is open a new browser window to see if the thread has appeared in the Forum; usually it has, but if not, I give it a few minutes and then try again. Generally works.