Subject: ?WORDS? From: KAVANT3345@AOL.COM Date: 06 May 97 - 08:54 PM I need the words to an Irish drinking song called "Steve O'Donald's (may be O'Donnell's) Wake." Appreciate the help. |
Subject: RE: ?WORDS? From: dick greenhaus Date: 06 May 97 - 10:30 PM Please, please, please--put your request into the heading! Simply "Steve O'Donalds's Wake" will get you much more help than RE: ?WORDS?
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Subject: Steve O'Donnell's Wake From: Ginny Date: 09 Mar 99 - 12:32 PM I am looking for the words and music for "Steve O'Donnell's Wake" an Irish folk song. Please e-mail me at vkelleher@portsmouth.k12.nh.us Thanks |
Subject: Lyr Add: STEVE O'DONNELL'S WAKE From: Frank Maher Date: 09 Mar 99 - 06:23 PM Here are the Words to the Song..... 26-May-98 - 08:07 PM This was recorded on Copley Records by "Hum & Strum" who I believe were from Canada. Steve O'Donnell was a gentleman, so everybody said. He was loved by all his friends both rich and poor, And everyone felt sorry when they heard that Steve was dead, And they saw the piece of crepe upon the door.
The barber came to shave the Galway slagga from his throat,
Undertaker Feeney had the job to lay O'Donnell out
CHORUS: There were fighters, and biters, and Irish dynamiters.
There were fifty candles at his head and twenty at his feet,
Mike McGovern said that Steve O'Donnell was an awful bum.
Then all joined in the fightin' then 'cause ev'ryone was mad, CHORUS
Then the cops came in to stop the brawl to make them understand,
O'Reilly's friends got crazy-mad and swore they'd have his life. CHORUS |
Subject: RE: Steve O'Donnell's Wake From: Martin _Ryan Date: 09 Mar 99 - 07:05 PM "slagga"? Regards I know people get upset when others get "terse", but.... Jeez.... let's be to the point! |
Subject: Lookin for: Steve O'Donnels Wake From: JedMarum Date: 11 Aug 00 - 06:26 PM Does anyone know this song? My dad sued to sing something like this: There were fighters and biters(?) and Irish dynamiters there was beer rum whiskey wine and cake there were men in high positions there were Irish politicians and they all got drunk at Steve O' Donnels wake.
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Subject: Lyr Add: STEVE O'DONNELL'S WAKE From: Frank Maher Date: 11 Aug 00 - 10:25 PM This was Recorded on Copley Records by "Hum & Strum" who I believe were from Canada. STEVE O'DONNELL'S WAKE Steve O'Donnell was a gentleman, so everybody said. He was loved by all his friends both rich and poor, And everyone felt sorry when they heard that Steve was dead, And they saw the piece of crepe upon the door.
The barber came to shave the Galway slagga from his throat,
Undertaker Feeney had the job to lay O'Donnell out
There were fighters, biters, and Irish dynamiters.
There were 50 candles at his head & 20 at his feet,
Mike McGovern said that Steve O'Donnell was an awful bum.
They all joined in the fightin' then 'cause everyone was mad,
Then the cops came in to stop the brawl to make them understand,
O'Reilly's friends got crazy mad and swore they'd have his life. |
Subject: RE: Lookin for: Steve O'Donnels Wake From: Sailor Dan Date: 11 Aug 00 - 10:55 PM Dont Know the song but sounds like it could be sung to the music of Tim Finnegins Wake. I'm probably wrong but who knows. Sailor DAn |
Subject: RE: Lookin for: Steve O'Donnels Wake From: JedMarum Date: 11 Aug 00 - 11:24 PM Well, Dan, I heard it with a very different melody. Thanks very kindly Frank! |
Subject: Steve O Donnells Wake From: JedMarum Date: 13 Feb 01 - 05:04 PM I am looking for the lyrics to a song my Dad used to sing called, Steve O' Donnell's Wake. I didn't find it in the DT, but think this is a old standard. Can anyone help? |
Subject: Lyr Add: STEVE O'DONNELL'S WAKE From: MartinRyan Date: 13 Feb 01 - 05:11 PM I've a feeling we had this in a thread before - but here's a quick copy:
STEVE O'DONNELL'S WAKE
Steve O'Donnell was a gentleman, so everybody said
The barber came to shave the Galway slagga from his throat
Undertaker Feeney had the job to lay O'Donnell out
There were fighters, biters and Irish dynamiters
There were fifty candles at his head and twenty at his feet
Mike McGovern said that Steve O'Donnell was an awful bum
They all joined in the fightin' then cause everyone was mad
Then the cops came in to stop the brawl to make them understand
O'Reilly's friends got crazy mad and swore they'd have his life |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Steve O Donnells Wake From: Zebedee Date: 13 Feb 01 - 05:11 PM click here Ed |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Steve O Donnells Wake From: MartinRyan Date: 13 Feb 01 - 05:12 PM Sorry about the formatting!A quick copy and paste job. Regards |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Steve O Donnells Wake From: MartinRyan Date: 13 Feb 01 - 05:13 PM Great minds, Zebedee... that's where I found it too! Regards |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Steve O Donnells Wake From: JedMarum Date: 15 Feb 01 - 02:23 AM Thanks all. |
Subject: Frag 1: Steve O'Donnel's Wake From: GUEST,Vixen @ Work Date: 01 Nov 01 - 08:32 AM 'D'Cats-- I've been "collectin'" songs from my dad, and we've got two fragments we'd like to complete. Here's the first:
There were fighters and blighters and Irish dynamiters I did a search of the DT on "dynamiters" and didn't find this one. Any ideas??? V |
Subject: Lyr Add: STEVE O'DONNELL'S WAKE From: Gypsy Date: 01 Nov 01 - 10:26 PM This was Recorded on Copley Records by "Hum & Strum" who I believe were from Canada.
Steve O'Donnell was a gentleman so everybody said,
The barber came to shave the Galway slagga from his throat,
Undertaker Feeney had the job to lay O'Donnell out,
There were fighters, biters and Irish dynamiters.
There were 50 candles at his head & 20 at his feet,
Mike McGovern said that Steve O'Donnell was an awful bum,
They all joined in the fightin' then cause everyone was mad,
Then the cops came in to stop the brawl to make them understand,
O'Reilly's friends got crazy mad and swore they'd have his life. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Frag 1: Steve O'Donnel's Wake From: Gypsy Date: 01 Nov 01 - 10:28 PM Oooppps...wasn't paying attention when pasting in. Added the line breaks, and thought i was done. Help, to any JOECLONE to fix! Thanks |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Frag 1: Steve O'Donnel's Wake From: Sorcha Date: 01 Nov 01 - 10:37 PM Very dam good, Gypsy!! A gold star for you! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Frag 1: Steve O'Donnel's Wake From: Gypsy Date: 01 Nov 01 - 10:41 PM blush......thankee kindly, Sorcha. From you, that is a REAL compliment! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Frag 1: Steve O'Donnel's Wake From: GUEST,Vixen @ Work Date: 02 Nov 01 - 08:02 AM Thank you thank you Gypsy! Well, I agree the general tone of the affair definitely reminds me of Finnegan's Wake. Also some of the details. But the melody my dad knows for this isn't the same as the one we both know for Finnegan's Wake. Having never been to a wake of this sort, I can't say for sure, but maybe they're all the same! Thank you again!!! V |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Frag 1: Steve O'Donnel's Wake From: Gypsy Date: 02 Nov 01 - 11:06 PM Keep your dad's fragments coming, Vixen. I love old ballads, and research is my second favorite thing to do! |
Subject: Origins: Steve O'Donnell's Wake From: brian_reese Date: 11 Mar 08 - 12:57 AM I am trying to determine authorship of the Irish novelty song "Steve O'Donnell's Wake." The lyrics can be found here on Mudcat. Here is what I know about the song already: 1. It was recorded c. 1940's on the Copley and Stellar labels by Hum & Strum (Tom Currier & Max Zides). They were former vaudevillians--I believe from the Boston area--they may have authored the song. 2. It was recovered from oral circulation by Helen Hartness Flanders three times (Mrs. Rosamont Robinson-1944, Partick L. Ryan-1949, Mrs. Halleck Lefferts-1950). 3. The song appears in a mimeographed songbook "Songs of the Century" printed by the 100th Bomb Group of the 8th A.A.F. in March 1945. 4. A text provided by A.D. Burr of Moab, UT in 1949 appears in Lester A. Hubbard's "Ballads and Songs from Utah" (1961). 5. The Irish Balladeers--a Scranton, PA group--recorded the song in the late 60's. I have contacted Bob Rogers from the group; he does not know the song's origin. If anyone can provide definitive info on the song's origin I would greatly appreciate it! |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Steve O'Donnell's Wake From: GUEST,liz brothers Date: 02 Oct 09 - 10:57 PM My Mom is trying to find a recording of Steve O'Donnell's wake. She remembers listening to it as a little girl. She really would like to have a copy. I would trully appreciate any help you could give me. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Steve O'Donnell's Wake From: GUEST,Grace Date: 09 Oct 11 - 04:13 PM Hello, Everyone! There's a site on BING Web called: Malone and Hutch- Music For The Thirsty. Once there, you can contact them and request a copy of 'Steve O'Donnell's Wake.' It's on the Malone and Hutch Live CD. Also available on that site, are MP3 downloads for 'Steve O'Donnell's wake' and more favorites. Hope this helps. Grace |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Steve O'Donnell's Wake From: Lighter Date: 09 Oct 11 - 05:15 PM The Boston Daily Globe of Nov. 19, 1894, includes a letter from a reader who requests the words of this song. That is the earliest reference to it I have found. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Steve O'Donnell's Wake From: Jim Dixon Date: 24 Oct 11 - 01:06 PM For lots more songs in this genre see this thread: Lyr Add: Irish songs about balls, wakes, soirees We have found around 70 comical songs about Irish people getting together at wakes, weddings, christenings, balls, parties, banquets, picnics, etc., then getting drunk and fighting. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Steve O'Donnell's Wake From: GUEST,Shari Date: 01 Mar 12 - 08:02 PM Can't help with origins, but I am in possession of an album of 3 78's by Hum and Strum on Stellar Records (SR501) from the late 1940's. It was produced by Trans Radio in Boston for Stellar. The album includes: Steve O'Donnell's Wake I Knocked the "L" Out of Kelly Nobody Knows What Happened to McCarty Bridget O'Flynn The Irish Were Egyptian's Long Ago The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady The discs all seem to be in good condition, but I'm not sure what to do with them. I can't find references to any other surviving copies. Any suggestions? |
Subject: RE: Origins: Steve O'Donnell's Wake From: GUEST,Mark Richards Date: 28 Apr 17 - 09:51 AM Is it the collection titled "Humorous Irish Songs" with a kind of funny cover illustration. I have seen that listed elsewhere. I am a big Hum & Strum fan, having first heard Steve O'Donnell's Wake and Bridget O'Flynn about 40 years ago. My folks, who were from Boston, had the 78. I now have them on a 45, plus 6 of their other songs. I don't have the last two songs you mentioned, and hope to eventually own as many as possible. If what you have is the collection with the funny cover art, I REALLY hope to find that some day. |
Subject: RE: Origins: Steve O'Donnell's Wake From: Joe Offer Date: 28 May 18 - 03:02 PM Here's a version posted in another thread: Thread #43902 Message #643384 Posted By: GUEST,Mad4Mud at work 05-Feb-02 - 06:40 PM Thread Name: Lyr Req: O'Reilly's Wake / Steve O'Donnell's Wake Subject: Lyr Add: STEVE O'DONNELL'S WAKE
I found this on another site. I know you said it was called "O'Reilly's Wake" but the words are pretty much the same here: |
Subject: RE: Origins: Steve O'Donnell's Wake From: GUEST,email to Joe Offer from Donna Halper Date: 28 May 18 - 03:04 PM Yes, New England-based vocal duo Hum and Strum became famous locally for this song, and they also made a recording of it on the Copley label. Hum was Max Zides (who was Jewish) and his musical partner, Strum, was Tom Currier (who was Irish Catholic). They were known for old-time standards and pop hits, but they also did some novelty and ethnic songs, including this one. They were well-known on radio from the 1920s through the 1950s, and they also played at many night clubs; but they were not the only ones who sang a version of "Steve O'Donnell's Wake. In fact, I believe the song itself goes back to the late 1880s, as this link suggests: http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/songster/26-steve-odonnells-wake.htm. What Hum & Strum did was adapt the lyrics to the Boston Irish community. But I've read that versions of the song were also popular in Philadelphia, Chicago, and elsewhere. -- Donna L. Halper, PhD Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies Lesley University, Cambridge MA |
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