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14 Jul 08 - 06:40 PM (#2389077) Subject: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road From: GUEST,Mario I am looking for the lyrics to "Cumberland Road", a song written by Mills and featured on album "40 Irish Songs Everyone Ought to Know"(Primo),recorded by The Original Irish Boys. I would greatly appreciate any help. Mario |
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16 Jul 08 - 04:07 AM (#2390392) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road From: Jim Dixon I found a sound sample and transcribed a bit of it: ... with the sun in her eyes And a ribbon tied in her black hair; And I wooed her in haste. She was up for the chase. Arm in arm all that summer we strolled [or "we'd stroll" or "we strode"?], Never knowing the pain of loves lost and loves gained, [or "love's loss and love's gain"?] That summer in Cumberland Road. |
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16 Jul 08 - 08:21 PM (#2391042) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road From: GUEST,Mario Thanks for your help, Jim! Putting together what you transcribed and what I could make out or guess, we have: As I took a drink down in Cumberland Road I met with a maiden so fair ...giggles(?)..., with the sun in her eyes And a ribbon tied in her black hair. And I wooed her in haste, she was up for the chase Arm in arm we strolled all that summer Never knowing the pain of love´s loss and love's gain That summer in Cumberland Road When she took me home to a....... We're as different as water and beer But a ..... joy, they accepted this boy And love in their hearts it was clear(?) ............. in, there's always a wind .............blowing cold But there's always the past(?) when he held the lass That he met down in Cumberland Road With the passage of years, there was laughter and tears But a.... ....boy's broken heart and a lover's depart ..............with no one to blame ..............some twenty years on I hope that one thing she knows: That this boy's heartbreak it's all for the sake Of the lass there in Cumberland Road. Mario |
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17 Jul 08 - 04:05 AM (#2391181) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road From: Gedpipes I knew no lasses like this on cumberland road in The Boro |
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16 Aug 08 - 10:43 PM (#2415804) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road (Original Irish Boys) From: GUEST,Boris I heard "Cumberland Road" yesterday, Mario. It's a beautiful song. Unfortunately, I didn't find the lyrics and am unable to fill in the blanks. I hope a mudcatter comes to help us. Regards. |
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17 Aug 08 - 11:05 AM (#2416051) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road( Original Irish Boys) From: GUEST,Mario Hi, Boris. I agree with you, it's a beautiful song. I would add that The Original Irish Boys' album has many fine renderings of Irish standards: Danny Boy, Galway Bay, Carrickfergus, The Spinning Wheel etc. "Cumberland Road" is the only song I couldn't find the (whole) lyrics. |
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18 Aug 08 - 11:40 AM (#2416865) Subject: RE:ADD:: Cumberland Road (Original Irish Boys) From: GUEST,Boris Now it's my turn to agree with you, Mario. I wasn't familiar with Irish music and "40 Irish Songs Everyone Ought to Know" was a good, and inexpensive, passport to it. But I can hardly find reviews of the album. It seems a little neglected. Boris |
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19 Aug 08 - 09:31 AM (#2417685) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road(Original Irish Boys) From: GUEST,Mario Quite so, Boris. I could find nothing but this comment by ? :"The word "ought" is tricky here -- is it an assumption or a prescription?... Perhaps the Irish Boys assume that listeners already know these songs, and some indeed will be familiar("Whiskey in a Jar", "Danny Boy"). Others will come as a revelation to even the most dedicated Irish music fans, who will thrill to songs like " Do You Want Your Old Lobby Washed Down?"(answer:no); "New York Girls" (watch out for 'em!); and "Three Drunken Maidens"(worse than the New York girls!). This two-disc set is a rollicking good time".[cduniverse] |
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25 Aug 08 - 06:49 PM (#2422053) Subject: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road">Original Irish Boys From: GUEST,Mario I returned to "Cumberland Road", Boris, and had a new try. Tell me what you think. As I took a drink down in Cumberland Road I met with a maiden so fair ....giggles(?)...., with the sun in her eyes And a ribbon tied in her black hair. And I wooed her in haste, she was up for the chase Arm in arm all that summer we strolled Never knowing the pain of love's loss and love's pain That summer in Cumberland Road When she took me home to her mummy and dad We were different as water and beer But a ....joy, they accepted this boy And love in their hearts it was clear Though they tried to fare in, there was always a wind In the back ... so blowing cold But there was always the past(?) when he held the lass That he met down in Cumberland Road (continued) |
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25 Aug 08 - 06:55 PM (#2422054) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road From: GUEST,Mario With the passage of years, there was laughters and tears But a bubble(?)........veins(?) ...boy's broken heart and a lover's depart ...record(?)with no one to blame And.....some twenty years on I hope that this one thing she knows; That this boy's heartbreak it's all for the sake Of the lass there in Cumberland Road. |
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26 Aug 08 - 07:13 PM (#2422881) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road From: GUEST,Boris Original Irish Boys Hi Mario. Well I can "hear" what you heard but my English is not good enough to hear "something else".Do you get me? I hope a more experienced ear will give help. Boris |
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14 Sep 08 - 07:24 AM (#2439862) Subject: Lyr Add: CUMBERLAND ROAD From: GUEST,GUEST, Andy 1. As I took a drink down in Cumberland Road, I met with a maiden so fair, Full of giggles and sighs, With the sun in her eyes, And a ribbon tied in her black hair. And I wooed her in haste. She was up for the chase. Arm in arm all that summer we strode, Never knowing the pain Of love's loss and love's gain That summer in Cumberland Road. 2. When she took me home to her mom and her dad, We were different as water and beer, But with humor and joy, They accepted this boy, And the love in their hearts it was clear. Though he tried to fit in, There was always a wind In the back of his soul blowing cold; But there's always the past, When he held the lass That he met down in Cumberland Road 3. With the passage of years, There was laughter and tears, But above all severe growing pains; Then the boy broke her heart, And the lovers did part, A train wreck with no one to blame; And as I write this song Some twenty years on, I hope that there's one thing she knows, That this boy's heart did break, And it's all for the sake, Of the lass down in Cumberland Road. This boy's heart did break, And it's all for the sake, Of the lass down in Cumberland Road. |
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15 Sep 08 - 08:26 AM (#2440815) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road From: GUEST,Mario Fortunately "a more experienced ear", as Boris put it, did appear. Thank you very much, Andy, for your help. Mario P.S.Andy: A doubt: strode or strolled? Don't you think that strolled suits better an arm in arm walk? Mario |
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15 Sep 08 - 08:56 AM (#2440853) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road From: GUEST,Andy Hi Mario, strode is correct, but with Irish songs, there are usually several versions. If strolled better for your sounds, you can also use strolled . Regards Andy |
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12 Dec 11 - 04:30 PM (#3272743) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road (Original Irish Boys) From: GUEST,Irene from Somerville In the second verse There was always a wind In the back of his soul blowing cold; But there's always the past, When he held the lass That he met down in Cumberland Road should be There was always a wind In the back of his soul blowing cold; But it always would pass, When he held the lass That he met down in Cumberland Road |
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18 Jan 18 - 04:39 AM (#3900266) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cumberland Road (Original Irish Boys) From: GUEST,Martine from Metz (France) Thanks to all of you for this song! I love it too and I often sing along when I listen to this double album: "40 favourite Irish songs". Glad to know we are so many to appreciate them! |