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Origins: 'Burke & Hare' DT Version sources DigiTrad: BURKE AND HARE Related threads: (origins) Origins: Burke's Confession (3) (origins) Origins: Burke and Hare (ballads about) (21) Daft Jamie: Burke & Hare ballad sheets (16) happy? – Jan 28 (Burke) (3) Lyr Add: Daft Jamie (ballad about Burke & Hare) (8) BS: butt and ben (34) |
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Subject: Burke & Hare sources From: Bo Date: 12 Apr 98 - 05:50 PM The lyrics to this are in the DT and there is a melody line for first vs & Chorus. Can Anyone Suggest a recorded source for this and or a more complete arrangement. Has anyone issued this on CD??? BO |
Subject: RE: Burke & Hare sources From: Frank in the swamps Date: 13 Apr 98 - 12:37 AM Here is a link that has some great Scottish folktales and songs on RealAudio. It has a couple of Burke & Hare entries. The RealAudio clips are accompanied by text so you can simply read the stories if you wish. I posted the link recently but it seemed to have slipped by, mibbe a good time to "Resurrection" it. Frank. |
Subject: RE: Burke & Hare sources From: bo Date: 15 Apr 98 - 01:00 PM But where is the link? |
Subject: RE: Burke & Hare sources From: Frank in the swamps Date: 16 Apr 98 - 03:56 PM Er, uh...well (blush), ahem... Here it is, of course... http://www.pearl.arts.ed.ac.uk/
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Subject: Origins: Burke and Hare From: Joe Offer Date: 12 Oct 20 - 02:54 PM Here are the Digital Tradition lyrics, but where did they come from? BURKE AND HARE (DT Lyrics) Tae help the folk in medical school, word is passed around A body nae mair than ten days auld will bring in fourteen pound. It's a terrible thing, but truth tae say ---in this age o' greed A man's worth little when he's alive, but plenty when he's deid. cho: An' it's doon the close an' up the stair A but-an'-ben wi' Burke and Hare Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief And Knox is the man that buys the beef. So in the dark of mony a nicht, when a' guid folks are sleeping By the dyke and in the kirkyard come twa shadows creeping. An' mony a man that's cauld richt thru an' safely hid away He never thocht it wisnae the last he'd see the licht o'day. But no contentit wi' howkin' deid, a ploy that aye gets harder They've started pickin' healthy folk, and then committin' murder. An' a' arood the countryside creeps a fearsome pair--- Be ye man or wife or wean, ye're nae safe from Burke and Hare. Men and women, auld and young, the sickly and the hale Were murdered, packed up and sent off tae Knox's human sale. That man o' skill wi' subjects warm was frequently supplied, Nor did he question where or how the person brought had died. But noo auld Reekie can sleep at last; these two will trade nae mair It's the gallows tree for William Burke, and a pauper's grave for Hare. @outlaw @Scottish filename[ BURKHARE TUNE FILE: BURKHARE CLICK TO PLAY RG
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Subject: Origins: Burke & Hare From: Joe Offer Date: 28 May 22 - 03:07 AM from http://www.pearl.arts.ed.ac.uk/Tocher/Vol-05/05-140/05-140fr.html - the School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh. SA 1970/180/A3. Recorded from Angus Russell, Kilwinning, Ayrshire by Peter Cooke, August 1970. BURKE AND HARE To help the folk at medical school Word is spread around. A body nae mair than ten days' auld Will bring in fourteen pund. It's a terrible thing, but true to say In this age o' grace A man's worth muckle when alive But plenty when he's deid. Refrain An it's doon the close an up the stair A but and ben with Burke an Hare. Burke's the butcher an Hare's the thief And Knox is the man that buys the beef. An in the dark o' mony a nicht When a' guid folk are sleepin', By the dyke an in the kirkyaird Come two shadows creepin'. An many a man that's cauld richt throu ' An safely laid away, He never thocht it wasnae the last He'd seen the licht o' day Refrain But no content wi howkin deid - A ploy that aye gets harder - They started pickin healthy folk And then committin murder. And in the dark to the countryside Creeps a fearsome pair: Be ye man or wife or wean Ye're no safe frae Burke an Hare. Refrain But noo Auld Reekie can sleep at last These twa will trade nae mair: It's the gallows-tree for William Burke And a pauper's grave for Hare Refrain But is there an earlier source? I see it's in a book titled Come Gie's a Sang. Anybody have that one? |
Subject: RE: Origins: 'Burke & Hare' DT Version sources From: Tattie Bogle Date: 29 May 22 - 05:41 PM I have the book; both the words and the tune are slightly different from what's posted above. I'll type the words when I have time. I learned a very different version, The Sack 'em up Boys" in a Scots Music Group song class: the only part that's the same is the chorus (near enough) but the rest of the words and the tune are totally different. We were told that the chorus was an old Edinburgh street song, and that possibly the words were supplied by Robin Hall and Jimmy MacGregor. I'll sing it for you in a Zoom session... THE SACK ‘EM UP BOYS Chorus Up the close and doon the stair, But and ben wi’ Burke and Hare, Burke’s the butcher, Hare’s the thief, Knox the boy who buys the beef. Hurry doon the Castle Wynd, Look before and look behind, There they wait tae tak yer life And sell ye fur the surgeon’s knife..... C=Chorus Auld or young or dark or fair, It maks na mind tae Burke and Hare, While Dr Knox peys oot the tin, They’ll sack ‘em up and bring them in..... Chorus Reekie’s rows are dark and drear, Reekie’s vennels reek wi’ fear, Mind yersel gaun doon the stair, Fur fear ye meet wi’ Burke and Hare....... Chorus |
Subject: RE: Origins: 'Burke & Hare' DT Version sources From: Tattie Bogle Date: 30 May 22 - 01:09 PM Here are the lyrics as given in the book which was edited by Sheila Douglas: and it also gives the singer as Angus Russell of Kilwinning! So maybe he sang it differently on different occasions? Quite a lot of differences. Note that it loses half a verse compared with the version above BURKE AND HARE For the help o' folk in Medical School Word is pit aroon That a body nae mair than ten days cold Can fetch ye a guid ten pound. Oh sad it is, but true to say In our wicked warld o' greed A man's worth nothing when alive But plenty when he's deid. chorus They went up the close an doon the stair A but and ben with Burke an Hare. Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief Knox is the man wha buys the beef. so in the dark o' mony a nicht When a' guid folk are sleepin', Alang the dyke an through the kirkyaird There cam twa shadows creepin'. An mony a corpse that's stark and cauld An safely laid away, Ne'er thinking it wis no the last It had seen the licht o' day. Chorus But no content wi howkin deid - A ploy that aye gets harder - They cast their een on living folk An' start committin' murder. But Reekie toon can sleep at last The twa sall hunt nae mair: It's the gallows-tree for William Burke And a pauper's grave for Hare Chorus |
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