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Lyr Add: Long and Wishing Eye
| MMario | 21 May 02 - 11:59 AM | |
| wysiwyg | 22 May 02 - 01:50 AM | |
| michaelr | 22 May 02 - 02:28 AM | |
| MMario | 22 May 02 - 08:25 AM | |
| Malcolm Douglas | 22 May 02 - 08:46 AM | |
| MMario | 22 May 02 - 09:04 AM | |
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Lyr Add: Long and Wishing Eye
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Subject: Lyr Add: LONG AND WISHING EYE From: MMario Date: 21 May 02 - 11:59 AM THE LONG AND WISHING EYE FolkSongs of Britain and Ireland - Kennedy p 310 As John-ny walk-ed out one mid-sum-mer's morn He soon be-came quite wea-ry and sat down be-neath a thorn. 'Twas there he spied a pret-ty fair maid, as she was pass-ing by And young John-ny foll-owed af-ter with his long and wish-ing eye with his long and wish-ing eye, brave boys With his long and wish-ing eye And young John-ny foll-owed af-ter with his long and wish-ing eye Good morning, gently shepherd, have you seen my flock of lambs Strayed away from their fold, strayed away from their dams O have you seen the ewe-lamb, as she was passing by Has she strayed in yonder meadow where the grass grows very high? Where the grass grows very high, brave boys where the grass grows very high Has she strayed in yonder meadow where the grass grows very high? O yes, O yes, my pretty fair maid, I saw them passing by they went down in yonder meadow and that is very high Then turning round so careless-lie and smiling with a blush And young Johnny followed after, and hid all in a bush and hid all in a bush, brave boys ... She searched the meadow over, no lambs could she find Oft'times did she cross that young man in her mind then turning round, she shouted: What's the meaning of your plan? Not knowing that young Johnny was standing close at hand Was standing close at hand, brave boys... The passions of young Johnny's love began to overflow He took her up all in his arms, his meaning for to show They sat down in the long grass and there did sport and play The lambs they were forgotten, they hopped and skipped away They hopped and skipped away, brave boys... 'Twas the following morning this couple met again they joined their flocks together to wander o'er the plain And now this couple's married, they're joined in wedlock's bands And no more they'll go a roving in searching for young lambs In searching for young lambs, brave boys... |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: LONG AND WISHING EYE From: wysiwyg Date: 22 May 02 - 01:50 AM A wishing eye! I love it! ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: LONG AND WISHING EYE From: michaelr Date: 22 May 02 - 02:28 AM Any connection with "Searching For Lambs"? Michael |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: LONG AND WISHING EYE From: MMario Date: 22 May 02 - 08:25 AM according to Kennedy - yes. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: LONG AND WISHING EYE From: Malcolm Douglas Date: 22 May 02 - 08:46 AM The set quoted above was recorded by Peter Kennedy and Mervyn Plunkett from George Spicer of Copthorne, Sussex, in 1956. (Folksongs of Britain and Ireland, 1975) Laws 09; Roud number 1437 Entry at The Traditional Ballad Index: Branded Lambs [Laws O9] The song has often been found in the South of England, most usually as Searching for Young Lambs, and P.W. Joyce published a short (four-verse) Limerick set of the same title. It has also been found occasionally in Canada and in Scotland . A connection to the better known (though far less common) Searching for Lambs (Roud number 576) has been suggested at times, but the majority opinion seems to be that there is little or no relationship. George Spicer can be heard singing Long and Wishing Eye on As I Roved Out: Songs of Courtship (Folktracks FTX 013) I take it that we'll be getting the tune? |
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Subject: Tune Add: LONG AND WISHING EYE From: MMario Date: 22 May 02 - 09:04 AM MIDI file: the_lo~1.mid Timebase: 192 Name: THE LONG AND WISHING EYE This program is worth the effort of learning it. To download the latest version of MIDItext and get instructions on how to use it click here ABC format: X:1
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