Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer?)

Subject: THIRTY FOOT TRAILER
From: GUEST,vince
Date: 19 Feb 02 - 05:34 PM

I'm trying to find the lyrics to 'thirty foot trailer' or is called 'the life of the rover'? Can anyone 'elp?

Subject: Lyr Add: THIRTY FOOT TRAILER (Ewan MacColl)
From: Sorcha
Date: 19 Feb 02 - 05:49 PM

I can't believe it's not here somewhere, but I didn't find it.....

THIRTY FOOT TRAILER
Ewan MacColl

The auld ways are changin ye cannae deny
The day o the traiveller's over
There's naewhaur tae gang an there's naewhaur tae bide
Sae farewell tae the life o the rover

Goodbye tae the tent an the auld caravan
Tae the tinker, the gypsy, the traivellin man
An goodbye tae the thirty foot trailer

Fareweil tae the cant an the traivellin tongue
Fareweil tae the romany talkin
The buyin an sellin, the auld fortune tellin
The knock on the door an the hawkin
Ye've got tae move fast tae keep up wi the times
For these days a man cannae daunder
There's a bylaw tae say ye maun be on yer way
An anither tae say ye can't wander

Fareweil tae the besoms o heather an brume
Fareweil tae the creel an the basket
The folk of today they wad far sooner pay
For a thing that's been made out o plastic

The auld ways are passin an soon they'll be gone
For progress is aye a big factor
Its sent tae afflict us an when they evict us
They tow us awa wi a tractor

Fareweil tae the powny, the cob, an the mare
The reins an the harness lie idle
Ye don't need a strap when ye're breakin up scrap
Sae fareweil tae the bit an the bridle

Fareweil tae the fields whaur we've sweated an toiled
At puin an shawin an liftin
They'll soon hae machines an those travelling quines
An their menfolk had better be shiftin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THIRTY FOOT TRAILER
From: GUEST,vince
Date: 19 Feb 02 - 05:55 PM

Ta very much for that!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THIRTY FOOT TRAILER
From: MudGuard
Date: 19 Feb 02 - 06:01 PM

It IS in the database, see Goodbye to the thirty foot trailer

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THIRTY FOOT TRAILER
From: Sorcha
Date: 19 Feb 02 - 06:06 PM

Damme. Thirty foot trailer turned up nothing on either search.....vagaries, vagaries.

Subject: Chord Req: fortyfoot trailer
From: tuggy mac
Date: 17 Sep 03 - 07:34 PM

Subject: RE: Chord Req: fortyfoot trailer
From: tuggy mac
Date: 17 Sep 03 - 07:35 PM

forgot to say please,SORRY!

Subject: RE: Chord Req: fortyfoot trailer
From: Ned Ludd
Date: 17 Sep 03 - 07:42 PM

Is that Thirty foot trailer?

Subject: Chord Req: thirty foot trailer
From: tuggy mac
Date: 18 Sep 03 - 06:19 AM

anyone please?

Subject: RE: Chord Req: thirty foot trailer
From: Leadfingers
Date: 18 Sep 03 - 08:11 AM

C                            F
The old ways are changing you cannot deny

         C                   F G
For the day of the travellers over

       C                         F   
Theres no where to go and theres no where to bide

    C                         F C
So farewell to the life of the rover

                              F
Farewell to the tent and the old caravan

       C                      F          G
To the tinker, the gypsy, the travelling man

    C                            F C
And farewell to the thirty foot trailer


Written by Ewan MacColl for the Radio Ballad 'The Travelling people'

Subject: Chord Req: thirty foot trailer
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Sep 03 - 11:38 AM

I think its moved on to the next town!

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Nope, but I moved your message! --JoeClone

Subject: RE: Chord Req: thirty foot trailer
From: tuggy mac
Date: 18 Sep 03 - 12:05 PM

Thanyou leadfingers.

Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer?)
From: Bernard
Date: 18 Sep 03 - 09:11 PM

I do it a little differently...



     C            Am            F       G
The old ways are changing, you cannot deny

     C            Am       F G
The days of the Travellers over

        C          G                C          F
There's nowhere to run, and there's nowhere to bide,

        C                      Bb C
So farewell to the life of the rover


(Chorus)

     C          Am            F       G
Farewell to the tent, and the old caravan,

        C          F          C          G    G7
To the tinker, the gypsy, the travelling man,

     C                      Bb   C
Farewell to the thirty foot trailer

But then I've always been a bit awkward!! ;^))

Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer
From: open mike
Date: 18 Sep 03 - 10:19 PM

ooh a radio ballad---any where that one can here it iin it's entirety?
en-tire-ity! rollin' rollin' rollin'....

Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer?)
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 18 Sep 03 - 11:09 PM

G'day open mike,

Well ... you could buy the Cds! (I have them all - from Topic ... ?)

Regards,

Bob

Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer
From: open mike
Date: 19 Sep 03 - 12:15 AM

tell us more!
topic?

Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer?)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 19 Sep 03 - 12:27 PM

There are seven radio ballads in the series and all are available on Topic Records - Sorry dont have the numbers,but all feature Ewan MacColl and others,produced for B B C Radio back in the good old days by Charles Parker.

Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer?)
From: Steve Benbows protege
Date: 19 Sep 03 - 01:35 PM

Leadfingers correct as usual. If you go onto the topic website you can see if they have them   http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/ is the web address.

Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer
From: curmudgeon
Date: 19 Sep 03 - 01:37 PM

And I'm sure that Dick Greenhaus at Camsco can get them for you which would also benefit Mudcat -- Tom

Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer
From: open mike
Date: 19 Sep 03 - 06:00 PM

yes it is here...must be from the travelling people

Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer
From: GUEST,Mike
Date: 19 Jan 05 - 02:23 AM

Leadfingers - this is more than a year after your post, but I only just saw it - there are actually eight Radio Ballads, not seven :-

Ballad of John Axon
Song of a Road
The Big Hewer
Singing the Fishing
The Fight Game
The Travelling People
On the Edge
The Body Blow