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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 31 Aug 23 - 04:54 PM Charley Noble 11 Feb 03 - 04:58 PM > Maybe I'll ask a "Joe Clone" to delete John Warner's song posted > above. It doesn't seem to provoke any interest. Just as well Joe (or one of his clones) didn't: that's a fine song back there, which I hereby express interest in. I can't quite catch the tune yet, but doubtless something will turn up. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 09 Sep 23 - 02:22 PM "Wrong country, but I think there's a Ballad of the Thirteenth Lock in Dublin that starts something like: O list and hear my story, I'll sing to you a song, It's only forty verses so I won't detain yiz long… " Songs about Irish canals are included on the 'Songs of the Inland Waterways' website. Is this the song to which you were referring? Twelve Lock Dublin Canal |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 01 Sep 23 - 01:00 PM The above link now goes to a full recording by Keepers Lock whose canal song CDs are highly recommended (by me). |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 01 Sep 23 - 12:17 PM Telford's Bridge - Lyrics and one verse recording |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 31 Aug 23 - 02:49 PM Charley, I am indeed one and the same person but I adopted the alternative surname to avoid confusion with my rather more famous namesake. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Thompson Date: 09 Sep 23 - 12:13 PM Wrong country, but I think there's a Ballad of the Thirteenth Lock in Dublin that starts something like: O list and hear my story, I'll sing to you a song, It's only forty verses so I won't detain yiz long… |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Charley Noble Date: 03 Sep 23 - 11:49 AM Ian< Best to you as well! Please send me your current email via PM. Or send me an email at my address as it hasn't changed in decades! Cheerily, Charlie Ipcar |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Charley Noble Date: 31 Aug 23 - 02:19 PM Ian, Are you related to Ian Bruce who was also associated with your website Songs of the Inland Waterways? |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 09 Sep 23 - 02:22 PM "Wrong country, but I think there's a Ballad of the Thirteenth Lock in Dublin that starts something like: O list and hear my story, I'll sing to you a song, It's only forty verses so I won't detain yiz long… " Songs about Irish canals are included on the 'Songs of the Inland Waterways' website. Is this the song to which you were referring? Twelve Lock Dublin Canal |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Thompson Date: 09 Sep 23 - 12:13 PM Wrong country, but I think there's a Ballad of the Thirteenth Lock in Dublin that starts something like: O list and hear my story, I'll sing to you a song, It's only forty verses so I won't detain yiz long… |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Charley Noble Date: 03 Sep 23 - 11:49 AM Ian< Best to you as well! Please send me your current email via PM. Or send me an email at my address as it hasn't changed in decades! Cheerily, Charlie Ipcar |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 01 Sep 23 - 01:00 PM The above link now goes to a full recording by Keepers Lock whose canal song CDs are highly recommended (by me). |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 01 Sep 23 - 12:17 PM Telford's Bridge - Lyrics and one verse recording |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: MaJoC the Filk Date: 31 Aug 23 - 04:54 PM Charley Noble 11 Feb 03 - 04:58 PM > Maybe I'll ask a "Joe Clone" to delete John Warner's song posted > above. It doesn't seem to provoke any interest. Just as well Joe (or one of his clones) didn't: that's a fine song back there, which I hereby express interest in. I can't quite catch the tune yet, but doubtless something will turn up. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 31 Aug 23 - 02:49 PM Charley, I am indeed one and the same person but I adopted the alternative surname to avoid confusion with my rather more famous namesake. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Charley Noble Date: 31 Aug 23 - 02:19 PM Ian, Are you related to Ian Bruce who was also associated with your website Songs of the Inland Waterways? |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST,Waterway Songs webmaster Date: 14 Feb 22 - 09:02 AM Here Come the Navvies is just one of over 300 songs on the Songs of the Inland Waterways website. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST Date: 14 Feb 22 - 07:35 AM Not directly about canals, but about the men who made them, Here Come the Navvies, by Ian Campbell. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Newport Boy Date: 14 Feb 22 - 07:27 AM Way back in this thread: Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Snuffy - PM Date: 16 Jan 08 - 07:49 PM I've done Pontcysyllte by narrowboat, but the first time I crossed it was with a 2-man canoe. As it was January, the canal was frozen over, so we had to carry it on our shoulders as we teetered along the icy towpath, between a 100ft drop and a trough of icy water. The first time I crossed the aqueduct was in a 24ft x 3ft Thames punt, fitted with steel hoops and canvas for camping. We crossed both ways and I confess to using the paddle rather than the punting pole. We had a glorious August week on the canal, from the Horseshoe Falls to Chirk and back, with great weather. It was our honeymoon - sharing a 3ft wide bed for a week is great preparation for 63 years of marriage! Phil |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: John MacKenzie Date: 28 Aug 21 - 08:34 AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JerOXpAgM The great Gary and Vera, who also did a version of the Bolinder engine song. An engine used on canals. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GeoffLawes Date: 28 Aug 21 - 04:46 AM NARROW BOATS TO TOW © Barry Goodman 2008
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 27 Aug 21 - 03:34 AM The site Songs of the Inland Waterways has been updated and should now be more accessible on mobile devices. Suggestions and notifications of problems would be welcome. I can be contacted by email. The address is on the website. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Newport Boy Date: 29 Jul 21 - 06:25 AM I didn't think to check Startpage. That gives the new /ref-canal-songs page 5th and the old /songmenu page 6th. I think Google is giving increasing weight to mobile-friendly - they try hard to get me to browse on my Android mobile. I rarely use Google, except when the others haven't come up with a commercial hit - Google must give more weight to money-making sites than reference sites. I like the look of Startpage - I'll try it more often. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST,Ian Hendrie Date: 28 Jul 21 - 01:38 PM Further investigation has revealed that Google does not regard the site as 'mobile friendly'. Not a lot I can do about that - apart from modifying 750+ pages! Thanks to those who took time to assist me. Ian |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST,Peter Laban Date: 28 Jul 21 - 11:19 AM I use starpage.com for searches, which uses google algotms I believe but not the tracking and gives results less centerd on the US/Canada than Duckduckgo. Anyway. waterways.info comes in as 4th and 5th in the search for canal songs (oreceded only by three youtube results). Pretty much the same result as Google searched from Ireland. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 28 Jul 21 - 10:28 AM Thanks Newport Boy That's useful info to mull over. The old pages still exist in the root directory of the website because I didn't want any links to them from other websites to fail, but they should redirect to the newer song pages which are in sub-sub directories (e.g. /Songs/A/ etc). Links from the Song Menu should go to the new pages. I've used PRO Sitemaps to create a sitemap which has been submitted to Google and Bing. I'll give them a day or two more to process the info. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Newport Boy Date: 28 Jul 21 - 09:52 AM Ian - Google gave your site (old version) as 3rd hit. Neither Bing or DuckDuckGo found it on the first page. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 28 Jul 21 - 08:27 AM Over the last few months I have updated and added to the Songs of the Inland Waterways website. There are now a significant number of videos to go with the 300+ songs documented on there. The address also has been changed to be https://www.waterwaysongs.info rather than http://www........ Unfortunately, despite my best efforts to send Google sitemaps, the website has become pretty much invisible as far as Google searches for such things as 'canal songs' or 'waterway songs' go and I'm getting very few visitors. Sometimes, when searching, I get results for the 'old' pages (which display a narrowboat logo)rather than the 'new' ones (with a circular logo in the top LH corner). Often these problems 'sort themselves out' so I'm not going to tinker with the site for a while but it would be interesting to know if the site shows up when others search using Google or Bing. If anyone can help then I'd be grateful. And if you are interested in UK waterway songs and visit the site then this might boost the numbers and make Mr Google take note. Thanks in advance - this is a non-commercial project - I have nothing to gain by maintaining this site. Stay safe Ian |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ross Campbell Date: 25 Jan 16 - 10:52 AM Subject: RE: Braunston Historical Narrowboat Festival From: Ross Campbell - PM Date: 25 Jan 16 - 09:38 AM The entire film "The Maggie" is available on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSmLuSl7ktM Enjoy! It's great fun. The Crinan Canal features later in the film. Last time I passed Ardrishaig, (where the main road crosses the canal entrance) the canal basin had a Clyde Puffer (renamed "The Vital Spark"), available for trips on Loch Fyne. Road signs on Islay feature both "The Maggie" and "The Vital Spark" in silhouette. Ross |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST,CJB Date: 11 Nov 15 - 08:25 AM Blaster Bates, the Saltworks and the Canal Hilarious - as are other B.B. recordings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCTW7KaV1g4 Batesy was blowing up an old saltworks but some of the charge never went off. So they set off the remaining explosives in the canal - just as a 70ft long narrowboat was 'pop pop popping' along! |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST Date: 11 Nov 15 - 08:18 AM The lost Radio Ballad "A Cry from the Cut" is here [thanks Jim]: http://www.waterwaysongs.co.uk/Ref_Canal_Songs.htm http://www.waterwaysongs.co.uk/cry_from_the_cut.htm There is a 'video' version on Vimeo - with slides of historic scenes set to the original sound track. https://vimeo.com/17437484 Also see: http://www.cpatrust.org.uk/bham_ballads/#11 This was a programme much lamented by Ian Campbell in 30.5.99 as being ignored by the BBC. It has never been aired in 50 years. Likely the Beeb doesn't even have a copy. http://www.mustrad.org.uk/enth13.htm In addition a 'Tales from the Towpath' has surfaced here: http://www.waterwaysongs.co.uk/Ref_Canal_Songs.htm http://www.waterwaysongs.co.uk/tales_from_the_towpath.htm A BBC Radio programme about the building of the Manchester Ship Canal All can be downloaded. Enjoy!! CJB |
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Subject: John Grieve as Sunny Jim From: keberoxu Date: 10 Nov 15 - 03:12 PM Mr. Campbell, your memory is accurate. It takes some explaining to account for John Grieve, who played the puffer's engineer as a rule, singing a Sunny Jim song. What I know comes from the liner notes from the Highland Voyage compact disc. The disc has liner notes that you won't find on the old vinyl-record sleeve, for an excellent reason: on the occasion of the re-issue and new format, the sole surviving veteran of the Highland Voyage sessions (one of the producers) gives his account and memory of how it all was. The "Master Mariner" series had Duncan MacRae, near the end of his life, as Para Handy. For some reason, for this recording project, somebody wanted more box-office pull, and wanted to pull in a "name" from outside of the Para Handy adaptations. Maybe there is more to the story than has been told. The result, anyway, brought on board actor Alex MacKenzie from "The Maggie" a/k/a "High and Dry," an classic Ealing film in which MacKenzie played the skipper. Well, there is room for only one skipper on the Vital Spark, and Duncan MacRae was not shifting for Alex MacKenzie. So, while MacRae got top billing as skipper Para Handy, and Roddy MacMillan continued as the puffer's mate, the other parts were changed around. No Angus Lennie as Sunny Jim here. Instead, Alex MacKenzie became the engineer, and John Grieve was left peeling potatoes and singing "The Crinan Canal for me." Oh, talking of the songs: the Highland Voyage liner notes give the songwriting credits to, guess who, Alex MacKenzie. True, this? |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 18 Jan 14 - 08:56 AM Glug, glug, bubble, bubble, . . . sounds of sunken thread re-surfacing. Does anyone know of any songs relating to the UK canals and waterways that aren't yet on this site : www.waterwaysongs.co.uk? Or, indeed, recordings and/or videos of songs that are? |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 07 Mar 12 - 06:26 PM Oops, that last GUEST was me. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST Date: 07 Mar 12 - 06:23 PM The Alrewas Canal Festival web-site contains details of a planned Canal Song DVD and is looking for interested musicians to help. To quote : "In June 2012, British Waterways (BW), the current guardian of some 2,000 miles of navigable canals in the UK, will be transformed into a new waterways charity, the Canal & River Trust. As a celebration for the new charity, we invite musicians and song writers to take part in a project to record a DVD of old and new canal songs. The new charity will attract national media attention, so we hope the Canal Song DVD will also be an opportunity to promote the musicians and composers whose songs are recorded." Web address for more information : http://alrewascanalfestival.org/canal-song-project |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST,Ian Hendrie Date: 06 Apr 11 - 09:52 AM As this thread has been submerged for over a year I thought it ought to surface for air. Any one got any new canal songs? |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 24 Mar 10 - 10:11 AM Miles and Miles of Poly (mentioned several times earlier in this thread) was written originally by Chris & Julie Lloyd (ex "Iron Butty") with Peter Dodds and Anne Peters. Though I am sure many others have modified and added to it, the full story and lyrics can be found on the web-site Songs of the Inland Waterways. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Steve Gardham Date: 18 Sep 09 - 03:09 PM Clarty Sough are doing a concert of Gezz Overington songs tomorrow night at the Yorkshire Waterways Museum. Gezz wrote songs about the Aire and Calder Navigation Tom Pudding System. Unfortunately all tickets have gone but there is a mass session free for all during the afternoon (songs and tunes). The whole of the weekend festival is to celebrate the Tom Pudding tug Wheldale achieving its 'historic vessel' status. There will be trips on the tug round the docks and the 3 pans and jebus will be attached and operational at some point in the weekend having just been renovated. All tickets for Sunday's concert have also gone. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST,Tom from Australia Date: 17 Sep 09 - 04:55 PM G'day to the 'mudrats' of the Mudcat. We are trying to research family - John & Phoebe LUCK, lock-keeper of Braunston about 1820 - 1834 (he died in the cholera epidemic of that year). I am reliably informed that some of your members were alive and well at that time - and still 'muck in the mud' today. My problem - what lock would he have been the keeper of (Braunston). How would we begin our search? Any names & contact details???? We will be in 'pommie land' in a few days and I only just now found your site. Any advice please - most welcome. No cricket jokes ... even though we are thrashing you as usual in the 'One dayers"! email - tomhulett@hotmail.com Thanks and happy boating (I'm a caravanner myself) Tom |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Newport Boy Date: 21 Aug 09 - 01:00 PM Adding to my post of 26 Feb, I've found a few more verses to the Neath and Swansea Junction Canal. This gives me 5 of the 19 verses. I've started a new thread here to track my progress on the rest and to fill in background detail. Note Elizabeth Davies's original title: Lines on the Neath and Red Jacket Junction Canal O! could I make verses with humour and wit, George Tennant, Esquire's great genius to fit; From morn until even, I would sit down and tell, And sing in the praise of Neath Junction Canal. To his noble genius, great merit is due, The increase of traffic, he'll daily pursue; Employ to poor labourers, it is known full well He gave them by making Neath Junction Canal. *** But I think that my duty I do not fulfill If I pass Mr Kirkhouse's very great skill. He exerted his talents as wonderf'lly well In that great undertaking; Neath Junction Canal My song it is ended and now I will rest In hopes Squire Tennant will ever be blest. His goodness to the poor there is no tongue can tell Of his courage in making Neath Junction Canal. I hope when he's dead and laid in his grave, His soul will in heaven be eternally saved; It will then be recorded for ages to tell, Who was the great founder of Neath Junction Canal. Neath, March 1 1824 Elizabeth Davies Phil |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Charley Noble Date: 06 Jun 09 - 10:43 PM We did get a chance to voyage over Telford Bridge a couple of years ago. I was invited to perch topside as we crossed and it was, indeed, a long way down. Here's another canal song which probably has never been sung. It's of World War 1 vintage composed by C. Fox Smith and commemorates the canal boatmen doing their bit: The Jolly Bargeman I've put the old mare's tail in plaits — now ain't she lookin' gay, With ribbons in 'er mane likewise, you'd think it First o' May; For why? We're under Government, though it ain't quite plain to me If we're in the Civil Service or the Admiralties! An' it's "Gee hup, Mabel," an' we'll do the best we're able, For the country's took us over an' we're 'elpin' 'er to win, An' when the war is over, oh, we'll all lie down in clover, With a drink all together at the Navigation Inn! I brought the news to Missis, an' to 'er these words did say: "Just chuck yon old broom-'andle an' a two-three nails this way: We're bound to 'ave a flag-staff for our old red, white an' blue, For now we're under Government we'll 'ave our ensign too." The Navy is the Navy, an' it sails upon the sea, The Army is the Army, an' on land it 'as to be; There's the land an' there's the water, an' the Cut comes in between, An' I don't know what they'll call me if it ain't an 'Orse Marine. The Missis sits upon the barge, the same's she used to sit, But they'll 'ave 'er in the papers now for Doin' 'er Bit: An' I walk upon the tow-path 'ere as proud as anything, If I 'aven't got no uniform, I'm serving of the King. An' it's "Gee hup, Mabel," oh, we'll do the best we're able, For the country's been an' called us, an' we've got to 'elp to win; An' when this war is over, then we'll all lie down in clover, With a drink all together at the Navigation Inn! Notes: From Small Craft: Sailor Ballads and Chantys, edited by Cicely Fox Smith, published by George H. Doran Co., New York, US, © 1919, pp. 72-73. First published in Punch Magazine, Volume 152, May 16, 1917, p. 320. Captures a moment in World War 1 when the British Government has issued an order mobilizing the canal bargemen into the war effort, replete with great detail. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 06 Jun 09 - 03:31 PM The previous entry replicates the lyrics for songs which are already on the net as part of the Songs of the Inland Waterways archive which I maintain. I am always on the lookout for additional material and am on the track of two further songs. The Wikipedia entry for the Neath and Tennant Canal states that "Huw Pudner and Chris Hastings have written a folk song called "The Red Jacket Stream" about the building of this canal". Additionally, a previous contribution to this thread states "The LockKeeper's Daughter" is a song about the Neath canal in South Wales and was written by Bob Thomas and Huw Pudner...regulars at the Valley Folk club in Pontardawe. Does anyone know these songs or know how Huw Pudner can be contacted? Ian |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Commander Crabbe Date: 05 Jun 09 - 06:54 PM A Few more lyrics Bolinder Boatman Lyrics transcribed by Chris Bragg and Geoff Grainger from a recording by Gary & Vera Aspey 1. Now I've been a boatman for most of me life, I've travelled the country on through. Seen the grouse on the moor of Saddleworth Way, watched trains thunder past out of Crewe. Chorus With me Bolinder beating a steady old thump and there's smoke drifting out of the stack. We head through the Potteries then on up North, take a load on and then go on back. 2. I've loaded with pig-iron outside Bilston Town and coal out of Bridgewater's mine, I have legged it through Blisworth with ten tonne of salt, at Northwich dropped boatloads of pine. Chorus 3. I've basked in the sun on the Middlewich run and laid up when weather were wet, Run from Braunston to Lymm in wild winter gales in order to win a small bet. Chorus 4. I remember the day of the wagon and horse, unloading from ships under sail, Been from Somerset to London and then on to Goole, from there I crossed over to Wales Chorus 5. Now I am a boatman, of that I am proud, I've worked long and hard for me pay. With the cargoes she's carried the timbers now creak but the Bolinder's still pumping away. Chorus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SINGLE BOLINDER I had a single bolinder and she was a fine machine She used to run like hell in the night when all her parts were clean I lit her up one morning at the bottom of Ichington Ten She pulled around the Basket Bound before she fired again And then she burned a gallon a stroke Titty-fa-la, titty-fa-lay You could see sod-all for smoke Titty-fa-la, titty-fa-lay The motor went so fast I wound her up full blast She pulled out the butties mast Titty-fa-la, titty-fa-lay Tra, lah, la-la-la-lah Smackin' it into the cut. Oh do you ken Old Streeters Men, the ones with heads of teak They take a load, of D.S. down the jam-hole once a week I was standing on the inside along the Langley wide When I sees a pair of boats a-come with half-an-inch a side I said "Good God! just look at that boat Titty-fa-la, titty-fa-lay -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BRAUNSTON BELLE AND THE NUMBER ONE When I first saw my Rosie, my heart flew like a bird Our eyes met at Braunston Junction, smiled but ne'r spoke a word I watched, as she drifted on the lock-side, like a swan on Tixall Wide Her hair, was plaited like a fender, head held up, so full of pride Roses and castles, hearts and flowers Counting the days, counting the hours I asked for her hand in marriage and to her father we did run But he'd vowed, that when she married, it would be to a Number One My heart fell, when he started speaking, then Rosie, she held the floor "I'll wed this man or no other, till then I'll work the cut no more" Roses and castles, hearts and flowers Counting the days, counting the hours I swore, that to this place I'd not travel, not to see her work on the land I may leave here a company man, but worthy will return to take her hand She said, she would wait for me, there, each and every Whitsun Day Years passed, and I would hear tell, of my Braunston Belle, from all who passed that way Roses and castles, hearts and flowers Counting the days, counting the hours In time a Number One, I became, 'The Rosie' and the butty 'Ben' Turned south, upon the 'Shroppie' for to see my Rosie again As I passed, all the boat's would cheer, bright ribbons and bunting flew They cleared all the flights for me, for it seemed the whole country knew Roses and castles, hearts and flowers Counting the days, counting the hours The next time, I saw my Rosie, my heart flew like a bird Our eyes meet a Braunston Junction, smiled but ne'r spoke a word I watched as she drifted on the lock-side, like a swan on Tixall Wide Dressed in white, in all her splendour, as she walked on to be my bride Roses and castles, hearts and flowers Counting the days, counting the hours CC |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST,Ian Bruce Date: 05 Jun 09 - 05:36 PM Anyone got the words for "The LockKeeper's Daughter"? |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST,davey Date: 05 Jun 09 - 03:10 PM The LockKeeper's Daughter is a song about the Neath canal in South Wales and was written by Bob Thomas and Huw Pudner...regulars at the Valley Folk club in Pontardawe. davey |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST,Waterboy Date: 05 Jun 09 - 02:58 PM This is very similar to the version on the Songs of the Waterways web-site which contains some additional information about the origins. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST,New City Canal Transport (see facebook) Date: 04 Jun 09 - 05:01 PM To the tune of She'll be coming round the mountain: If you like a spot of boating now and then, Take my tip and don't go on the BCN. It'll be days I can assure you before thay come looking for you, And they don't take prisoners round at Windmill End Chorus We've got miles and miles of polly round the blades We've got miles and miles of polly round the blades We've got miles and miles of,a tatty yellow brolly And a supermarket trolly round the blades. There are bags and bins put out by council men, But the Brummies all prefer their BCN. All their rubbish they have chucked in,their great big linear dustbin You'ld think they'd clean the bugger out now and then We've a battered old Lambretta round the blades We've a battered old Lambretta round the blades We've a battered old lambretta,a Marks and Spencers sweater And an eight inch long French letter round the blades We've an eight mill porno movie round the blades Better watch the bugger quick before it fades. Up to Tixall we'll go fly,in the wide hole there we'll tie. We'll be safe there from con-stab-u-lary raids. We've a forty-eight D cup around the blades We've a forty-eight D cup around the blades. We've a forty-eight D cup,a dead Alsation pup, And a horseshoe JUST FOR LUCK!! around the blades. Repeat first verse So if you like a spot of boating now and then............. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Reinhard Date: 14 Apr 09 - 03:52 PM Just yesterday I found the CD The Navvy's Wife on the Wild Goose Records' website, "a musical drama written by Mick Ryan which gives voice to those whose lives were shaped by the great drive to carve out Britain's canals, railways and roads." Both the description and the cast look quite interesting. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: GUEST,Ian B Date: 14 Apr 09 - 01:59 PM The Songs of the Inland Waterway web-site has changed its address. |
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Subject: RE: Canal songs (UK) From: Ian Hendrie Date: 26 Mar 09 - 01:15 PM On another current Mudcat thread about Mike Donald (from Skipton) there is mention of an lp 'North by North East' with a track 'Boatman's Song'. Does anyone have the lyrics? |
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