Subject: Lyr req. Midnight or Moonlight on the Water From: Baz Date: 11 Apr 98 - 05:19 PM I'm looking for the words to this. I know it's a well known tune but I've heard someone sing it in a bluesy style. If anyone has the words and or tune I'd be grateful. Regards Baz |
Subject: RE: Lyr req. Midnight or Moonlight on the Water From: Dale Rose Date: 11 Apr 98 - 06:13 PM John Croziat wrote words to the traditional tune, Midnight On The Water, copyright 1976. Kate Wolf recorded it in 1979 on her Lines On The Paper album, currently available on Rhino. If you have realaudio, check this link which will take you directly to a 14 second sample from Kate's site. If it is the one you are looking for, I will get it for you. No problem getting to the top of Kate's site, just type katewolf into your location line, and you will go there. |
Subject: RE: Lyr req. Midnight or Moonlight on the Water From: Baz Date: 12 Apr 98 - 04:32 PM Dale Thanks that's the one. If you could get it for me I'd be grateful. If I can return the favour anytime I'll be glad to. Regards Baz |
Subject: Lyr Add: MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER (John Croziat) From: Dale Rose Date: 14 Apr 98 - 06:41 PM Midnight On The Water words: John Croziat, 1976, tune: traditional
There are times when I am blue
There are times when I am blue |
Subject: RE: Lyr req. Midnight or Moonlight on the Water From: Helen Date: 14 Apr 98 - 07:56 PM Hi all I've heard some other words to this tune as well. From memory - and I'm no good at remembering lyrics - it starts off: Well I never had time for that fancy dancing The tune of the song is slightly different, maybe in rhythm only, from the instrumental tune but the song leads into playing the tune. I'll see if I can find the lyrics, but it will be at least next week before I see the woman who sings it, so if anyone else knows it please feel free to post the lyrics and I'd love to know who recorded it. Helen
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Subject: RE: Lyr req. Midnight or Moonlight on the Water From: aldus Date: 15 Apr 98 - 10:05 AM There is an excellent version of this by Norma Waterson. I believe it is on a Waterson Carthy Album. All I can recall is the chorus; play me a fiddle tune, sing me asong. Banish misfortune , my time is not long. Is this the song you mean ? |
Subject: RE: Lyr req. Midnight or Moonlight on the Water From: BAZ Date: 15 Apr 98 - 04:58 PM Thanks Dale I think that's the one. Helen if you have the words that aldus mentions I'd be more than interested. Regards Baz |
Subject: RE: Lyr req. Midnight or Moonlight on the Water From: Date: 15 Apr 98 - 06:49 PM Hi again Yes, Aldus, that's the one, but do you have the rest of the words? If not I'll see what I can find out next week. Now that you mention it, I think someone did say that the Watersons sang it. Helen |
Subject: RE: Lyr req. Midnight or Moonlight on the Water From: Date: 15 Apr 98 - 08:35 PM I'm sorry Aldus - I just reread your posting and realised that you don't know the rest of the lyrics. So, cancel my request in my last posting, and I'll see what I can find out from the wwoman who sings the song at our sessions - about once a year :-( Helen |
Subject: RE: Lyr req. Midnight or Moonlight on the Water From: aldus Date: 17 Apr 98 - 08:39 AM Sorry, didn"t see that your request was still here. In any case, I"ve snet the lyrics along. Hope they are the ones you want. |
Subject: midnight From: Date: 16 Jul 98 - 05:25 PM Does anyone have words to Midnight on the Water? |
Subject: Lyr Add: MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER (John Croizat) From: harpgirl Date: 16 Jul 98 - 05:52 PM once more with feeling... John Croizat on Kate Wolf's "Lines on the Paper"...
There are times when I am blue thinking of you and me chorus
Though they're gone like floating dreams
But the picture was broken by the waves we left behind
There are times when I am blue thinking of you and me
But the picture was broken by the waves we left behind isn't this on the DT? harpoon |
Subject: RE: midnight From: Date: 20 Jul 98 - 03:06 PM Thanks Harpgirl for the words. been looking for a while. |
Subject: Midnight on Water From: bunkerhill Date: 11 Dec 99 - 11:01 AM A posting in another thread said Kate Wolf sang a version of this. Lyrics available anywhere? Also, anybody sure of the tune origins? I've seen it credited to Luke Thomasson and to trad. Liner notes on Mark O'Connor's "Midnight On..." say Texas fiddler Benny Thomasson credited it to his father, but doesn't seem to treat the question with certainty. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Midnight on Water From: Wolfgang Date: 11 Dec 99 - 11:08 AM link to old midnight on the water thread. Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Midnight on Water From: bunkerhill Date: 11 Dec 99 - 01:18 PM Thanks much. |
Subject: Lyr Add: MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER (John Croziat) From: Frankie Date: 11 Dec 99 - 07:33 PM MarkF, The one Kate Wolf sang goes like this:
VERSE 1: There are times when I am blue thinking of you and me
CHORUS: Though they're gone the scenes were there
VERSE 2: There are times when I am blue thinking of you and me REPEAT CHORUS These are the lyrics she sang as near as I can remember them. I can't tell you what recording it's on as I lost the custody battle. It's sung pretty closely, if not exactly, to the aforementioned fiddle tune. It's a beautiful haunting song that is great to sing. Does anyone know if Ron Kavana ever recorded his version? Frankie |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Midnight on Water From: Stewie Date: 11 Dec 99 - 08:01 PM Kate' version is on 'Lines on the Paper'. The chorus given in the insert is:
Though they're gone like floating dreams Apart from 'are' instead of 'were' in the first verse (there are stars), the rest of the lyrics are given as Frankie recalls them above. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Midnight on Water From: Dale Rose Date: 11 Dec 99 - 08:11 PM The lyrics as given by Frankie were written by John Croizat and I have just written everything I know about him. lyrics to many of Kate's songs are located here The best place to look for things Kate is simply katewolf.com (I have it turned to the page for Lines On The Paper, the album it is located on) OH, and I just noticed that John Croizat played the fiddle on that recording ~~ that's interesting. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Midnight on Water From: Jo Taylor Date: 13 Dec 99 - 06:02 PM Frankie - yes, Ron Kavana did, but I don't know the name of the album, it had 'Felice' on it... sorry, can't remember, but it was, I think, the last track. Jo |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Midnight on Water From: Stewie Date: 13 Dec 99 - 06:26 PM It's on Alias Ron Kavana 'Think Like a Hero' - I don't know which record label. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Midnight on Water From: Emmie Date: 14 Dec 99 - 04:21 PM The Ron Kavana I know spells it Kavana not Kavanagh. I did a posting last week saying that he was playing at the swan in stockwell and thought I had spelt his name wrong but I hadn't. Are there 2 Ron Kavana's? Emmie |
Subject: Lyr Add: MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER (Ron Kavana) From: Susanne (skw) Date: 14 Dec 99 - 06:30 PM No, there's only one, and he's unmissable, particularly in his new band with Brian McNeill and Gino Lupari (ah yes, and Tomas Lynch is on stage somewhere, too...). Anyway, here are his lyrics (roughly) for MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER as sung by Norma Waterson on the first Waterson:Carthy album: Chorus:
I never thought much of that fancy dancing Well, I've done all my dancing down in those barrooms
Midnight on the water so steady and slow |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Midnight on Water From: gillymor Date: 14 Dec 99 - 07:01 PM Thanks Jo and Stewie and Suzanne and everybody, actually. Frankie |
Subject: Lyr Req: Midnight on the water From: GUEST,si Date: 07 Nov 04 - 07:14 AM below is the version of this song I have. But it seems fragmentary. Only 2 verses ? Ta MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER (Ron Kavana) I never thought much of that fancy dancing With my two left feet and my roving eye. But when the band plays that slow air in three-four time, I could dance with my darling until morning comes. Chorus: Play me a fiddle tune, sing me a song! Banish misfortune, my time is not long! Midnight on the water, so steady and slow. The lark in the morning, one more for the road. Midnight on the water, so steady and slow. Let's have another drink and set them up Joe. Well, I've done all my dancing down in those bar-rooms. Cos dancing and drinking they go hand in glove. So give a beer to the fiddler, and play all the old tunes So I can dance closer to the one that I love! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Midnight on the water From: Q (Frank Staplin) Date: 07 Nov 04 - 11:52 PM See thread 40804, and list of related threads listed there. Midnight Water Kavana thread 4740: Kavana Water Eight threads already!!!! Please use the Box for Lyrics and Knowledge Search. |
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