Lyr Req: unidentified Irish tune (provided)

Subject: Words wanted for Irish melody (provided)
From: Leslie Butler (inactive)
Date: 31 Jan 03 - 12:11 AM

There's an Irish-sounding song running through my head for which I can't remember or find the words. All I recall is that the last verse went something like: And I wish the Queen would call back her armies/ From (various European countries ending with Spain)/ (something about couples being restored)/ da dum da da dum da da dum da da dum da dum again.

It was a slow song (I heard it in pub sessions) in 4 beat time and with a lovely Dorian modal tune: The easiest way to represent the tune is to take the white notes of the keyboard and let D = 1 (tonic) E=2 etc. Notes below 'home' D, I'll label A C etc. Treating all beats are even, it's. . .
--AC/
1112/1CAB/CCC1/2221/CCCC/CC44/
7776/5556/542C/1124/4444/4424/
5556/542C/1112/111C/AAAA/AA44/
5556/5556/542C/111C/1111/11--.

Anyway, anybody with the patience to decipher that will have learned a really nice melody or else recognised the song in which case maybe you could point me towards the words.
Ta in advance.
Leslie Butler

Subject: RE: Words wanted for Irish melody (provided)
From: Noreen
Date: 31 Jan 03 - 01:05 AM

Can't decipher the tune at this time of morning, Leslie, but the words are from a song beginning 'As I roved out on a bright may morning' (yes one of the many) recorded by Planxty and many others.

Incidentally, *ping* I've just remembered, this is the very song which brought me to the Mudcat Café lo these many moons- when my brother-in-law sent me the lyrics from the DT.

Therefore-
As I Roved Out in the DT!

Subject: RE: Words wanted for Irish melody (provided)
From: michaelr
Date: 31 Jan 03 - 01:10 AM

That song is doubtlessly "As I Roved Out" (one of several with that name). Lyrics are here.

You can find a nice recording of it on my band Greenhouse's CD I Lie Awake".

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Words wanted for Irish melody (provided)
From: Leslie Butler (inactive)
Date: 31 Jan 03 - 04:03 AM

Brilliant!
What a service!
Leslie

Subject: RE: Words wanted for Irish melody (provided)
From: Noreen
Date: 31 Jan 03 - 04:50 AM

Welcome,Leslie.
Thanks for giving me a blast from the distant past!