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Subject: Lyr Add: THE RAGING SEA HOW IT ROARS From: Roberto Date: 01 Sep 05 - 04:57 PM VIRGINIA TRADITIONS - Ballads from British Tradition The Ragging Sea, How it Roars (The Mermaid) - Child #289 Ernest V. Stoneman, 1928 Please, help me with this transcription. Thanks. R It's nine times around - said the captain of the ship It's nine times around - said he Oh, it's nine times around, Lord, we're sinking in the deep While the landlords, lie dreaming down below Chorus - Oh, the ragging sea, how it roars And the cold chilly winds how they blow While ...(?) poor sailors are sinking in the deep And the landlords, lie dreaming down below Oh, first on deck was the captain of the ship A fine looking fellow was he Says – I have a wife in old Mexico And tonight (?) she is looking for me Oh, next on deck was the lady of the ship A fine looking lady was she Says – I have husband in New Mexico And tonight (?) he's looking for me Oh, next on deck was the ....(?) litte cook A ... little cook was he He cares no more for his wife and his child Then he does for the fish in the sea |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ernest Stoneman's Mermaid #289 From: Stewie Date: 01 Sep 05 - 07:35 PM Hi Roberto, Stanza 1, line 3. 'Lord' is either 'are' or 'and', but sounds like 'are to me: '... around are we sinking in the deep'. Stanza 1, line 4, 'While the landlord lies dreaming down below' Chorus, line 1, 'raging'. 'Ragging' must be a typo on the album back sheet. It is spelt correctly in the notes and neither Meade nor Russell discographies give any indication that the original recording was issued with that misspelling. Chorus, line 3, 'While tonight us poor sailors are sinking in the deep' 'Tonight' is correct in the last lines of the next two stanzas. The missing word in the last stanza is 'sassy'. Regards, Stewie. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Ernest Stoneman's Mermaid #289 From: Roberto Date: 02 Sep 05 - 01:39 AM Thanks a lot, Stewie. R |
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