Lyr Req/Add: Harry the Hawker (Martin Graebe)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harry the Hawker
From: alanww
Date: 08 May 06 - 09:09 AM

Brill Howard Kaplan
Thanks a lot and speedy too. Just what I needed!
"... knives and forks ...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harry the Hawker
From: Rasener
Date: 08 May 06 - 05:37 AM

Martyn Wyndham-Read recorded that many many years ago on an LP which I think was titled "Harry The Hawker"
Wonder if it is still available?

Subject: Tune Add: HARRY THE HAWKER (Martin Graebe)
From: Howard Kaplan
Date: 07 May 06 - 11:56 PM

This is taken from Martin Graebe's songbook, "Jack in the Green and Other Heroes". What I'm showing here is only the second verse of the cumulative song; you'll need to add more two-measure phrases of the same pattern, just after the second "is dead", as you get to later verses. I've tried to align the words under the corresponding notes. When I submit this to the concertina.net ABC notation displayer, it comes out OK.

  X:1   
  T:Harry the Hawker Is Dead     
  C:1972 by Martin Graebe     
  Q:1/4=180    
  M:3/4    
  L:1/8     
  K:Gm
  z4 D2 |G2 G2  G2 |F2  D2  F2 |G6- |G4 D2 |
  w:Old  Har-ry the haw-ker is  dead_   No
    G2   G2   G2 |F4    D2 |G4     G2 |
  w:more will he  bring his knives and 
    F4     D2 |G4 G2 | F2   G2 A2 |(G2 A2) G2 |
  w:forks The fi-nest Shef-fi-eld cut_-   ler's 
    F2 A4- |A4 (BA) |G4  A  G | F2  D2  F2 |
  w:wo-rks_    Old_  Har-ry the Haw-ker is 
    G6-  |G4 z2 |G4     G2 |F4    D2 |
  w:dead_        Knives and forks and 
    G2   G2    G2 |F2 F2   D2 |G4  G2 |(F2 G2)  A2 |
  w:boot-hooks and la-ces And  fan-cy  goods_   from 
     (G2 A2) G2 |F2  G4- |G4 (B A) | G4  A  G |
  w: fore_ ign  pla-ces_    Old_    Har-ry the 
    F2  D2  F2 |G6- |G4 |]
  w:Haw-ker is  dead_
   

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harry the Hawker
From: alanww
Date: 07 May 06 - 11:09 AM

Nice song, Skipper Jack!
Has anyone got the tune (presumably in ABC)?
"And did those feet!"
Alan

Subject: Lyr Add: Harry the Hawker
From: Sorcha
Date: 08 Dec 03 - 03:50 PM

For GUEST,Skipper Jack's post of 08 Dec 03 - 02:54 PM this thread.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Harry the Hawker
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 08 Dec 03 - 03:13 PM

by gum Skipper Jack that were quick thanks a lot

Gerry

Subject: Lyr Add: HARRY THE HAWKER (Martin Graebe)
From: GUEST,Skipper Jack
Date: 08 Dec 03 - 02:54 PM

HARRY THE HAWKER
(Martin Graebe)

Old Harry the Hawker is dead
No more he'll bring his boot hooks and laces
And fancy goods from foreign places
Old Harry the Hawker is dead

Old Harry the Hawker is dead
No more he'll bring his knives and forks
The finest Sheffield cutlers works
Old Harry the Hawker is dead

Knives and forks, boots hooks and laces
And fancy goods from foreign places
Old Harry the Hawker is dead.

Old Harry the Hawker is dead
No more he'll bring his lamps and candles
In holders of brass and graven handles
Old Harry the Hawker is dead.

Lamps and candles, knives and forks, etc.

Old Harry the Hawker is dead
No more he'll bring his needles and pins
In penny boxes and tupenny tins
Old Harry the Hawker is dead

Needles and pins, lamps and candles, etc.

Old Harry the Hawker is dead
No more he'll bring his ribbons and sashes
To brighten our hearts with their colourful splashes
Old Harry the Hawker is dead

Ribbons and sashes, needles and pins, etc.

Old Harry the Hawker is dead
No more he'll bring his songs and snatches
His frisky jigs and cheerful catches
Old Harry the Hawker is dead

Songs and snatches, ribbons and sashes, etc.

Old Harry the Hawker is dead
No more he'll bring his jokes and smiles
Collected from England's many fair miles
Old Harry the Hawker is dead

Jokes and smiles. songs and snatches, etc.

Harry the Hawker, written by Martin Graebe.

Subject: Lyr Req: Harry the Hawker
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 08 Dec 03 - 01:55 PM

A friend has asked for the words to Harry the Hawker
can anyone help?

Thanks in advance

Gerry