Lyr Req: Ellen Brown

Subject: Lyr Req: Lokking for words of Ellen Brown
From: GUEST,Pat"theVerse"
Date: 18 Jan 04 - 04:42 PM

I am looking for the words of Ellen Brown , recorded by Kevin Conneff
and Frank Harte , to name but two!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lokking for words of Ellen Brown
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 20 Jan 04 - 11:38 PM

Kevin Conneff performs ELLEN BROWN on his album "The Week Before Easter"

Mary McGrath, of Wexford, performs ELLEN BROWN on the compilation album "Songs of the Irish Travellers," European Ethnic #EE1, 1983.

That's all I've been able to find. I'm posting this info in the hope that someone who has one of those albums will see it.

I haven't been able to find any lyrics or sound samples on the Internet. What makes it difficult is that searching for "Ellen Brown" finds lots of people with that name.

Do you know any lyrics? Even a few phrases might help.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Looking for words of Ellen Brown
From: GUEST,Martin Ryan
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 03:41 AM

The song is an Irish version of "Barrack Street", basically. If its not around here somewhere, I have the words in the back of my head - and maybe even the back of my computer!

Regards

p.s. Jim: I didn't recognise that Traveller reference at first - but in fact I might have the tape somewhere. I think it was produced by Hugh Shields.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Looking for words of Ellen Brown
From: GUEST,Martin Ryan
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 03:52 AM

The tune, BTW, at least in Frank and Kevin's version, is the one used for "The Green Fields Round Ferbane", which Irish 'catters will recall.

Regards

Subject: ADD: Ellen Brown
From: GUEST,Martin Ryan
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 03:58 AM

OK, here's a version found on the Net:

Ellen Brown

O as I went out one evening in haste to have some fun
It was down by Dublin City I carelessly did stray
I was meeting with my comrades in the outskirts of the town
Ah but who did chance to come my way but lovely Ellen Brown?

--Ah sure I'm goin down to Donnybrook Fair--And so am I, said she
At yonder bar there's a jauntin car and on it we'll go down
There is no one could be happier, twas by her I sat down
I was admirin all the beauty of lovely Ellen Brown

And sure when we reached to Donnybrook we pulled into a tent
That's where we spent our evening enjoyin aliment
There is no one could be happier, twas by her I sat down
I was admirin all the beauty of lovely Ellen Brown


Arrah but when the dance was over a bed we did prepare
And as what did follow after that the truth I will declare
She took from me my watch and chain, likewise my fifty pound
And she left me bare, jacknaked there as I lay on the ground


Arrah come on my handsome young men and a warnin take by me
Don't you ever (?) a darkhaired girl, I hope you will agree
She will finger all your money and she'll leave you bare in town
And she'll leave you to curse Donnybrook like me with Ellen Brown

This looks fairly close to the song as I know it. "Aliment" is puzzling - my recollection is "enjoying the merriment".

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Looking for words of Ellen Brown
From: GUEST,Martin Ryan
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 03:59 AM

Click here for the source of the above.

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Looking for words of Ellen Brown
From: GUEST,Martin Rayan
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 04:01 AM

p.p.s

"aliment" makes sense, BTW - it just doesn't scan in my head!

Regards

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Looking for words of Ellen Brown
From: MartinRyan
Date: 21 Jan 04 - 05:45 AM

The traveller collection was by my good friend Tom Munnelly, BTW.

Regards