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24 Nov 08 - 07:51 PM (#2500835) Subject: Lyr Add: London Pool (C. Fox Smith) From: Charley Noble Here's a shanty based on one of the earlier poems of Cicely Fox Smith, composed in 1904 before she traveled to Victoria, British Columbia. It seems to work well to a traditional shanty tune but I've done substantial reworking of her lyrics. The original poem follows (copy and paste into WORD/TIMES/12 to line up chords): By Cicely Fox Smith From WINGS OF THE MORNING, edited by Cicely Fox Smith, published by Elkin Mathews, London, UK, © 1904, pp. 40-41. Adapted by Charlie Ipcar, 11/24/08 Tune: inspired by "Whiskey Johnny-o" London Pool-2 C-------------------F---------C London Pool's in London town, F---------C------G Whiskey for me Johnny-o! C----------------------F--------C Where the tall ships anchor down – F---------C------G-------C Whiskey for me Johnny-o! -------------G--C--G---C Oh to haul the an-chor chain, G---------------C---F------C-G Heave-a-pawl and heave a-gain, C---------G7--------F-----C Hear the capstan's old re-frain – F-------------C-------G-----C Down from London Pool, O! London Pool's a crowded place, Whiskey for me Johnny-o! Ships and crews of every race – Whiskey for me Johnny-o! Oh to shake the tops'ls free, Sheet 'em home so cheer-i-ly, Free-and-by to the open sea – Down from London Pool, O! London Pool's a gallant sight, Whiskey for me Johnny-o! Work all day and roar all night – Whiskey for me Johnny-o! Oh to shake our heels and go, Where the Channel winds do blow, Hail the lights of long ago – Down from London Pool, O! By Cicely Fox Smith From WINGS OF THE MORNING, edited by Cicely Fox Smith, published by Elkin Mathews, London, UK, © 1904, pp. 40-41. London Pool London Pool's in London town, Ay, boys! O boys! London Pool's in London town, Where the great ships anchor down! O to shake the canvas free, Hear the cordage cheerily Whistling to the open sea Down from London Pool, O! London Pool's a crowded place, Ay, boys! O boys! London Pool's a crowded place, Crafts and crews of every race! O to hear the clanking chain Trail along the wharf again, – Hear the tautening ropes astrain Down from London Pool, O! London Pool's a gallant sight, Ay, boys! O boys! London Pool's a gallant sight, Toil by day and glare by night! O to shake our heels and go, – Feel the four free winds ablow, Hail the lights of long ago Down from London Pool, O! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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08 Aug 09 - 04:46 PM (#2696011) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: London Pool (C. Fox Smith) From: Charley Noble I've been revisiting this song and now it runs like this (copy and paste into WORD/TIMES/12 to line up chords): By Cicely Fox Smith From WINGS OF THE MORNING, edited by Cicely Fox Smith, published by Elkin Mathews, London, UK, © 1904, pp. 40-41. Adapted by Charlie Ipcar, 8/8/09 Tune: inspired by "Whiskey Johnny-O" Key: D (2/C) London Pool-2 C'----C----C'--------------F'--------C' Now Lon-don Pool's in London town, C-----C'-------C--G-------C Whis-key for me Johnny-O! ---------C'-------------F'-------C' Where the tall ships anchor down – C-----C'-------C----G-------C Whis-key for me Johnny-O! C"----------C'--F' Oh to haul the anchor chain, C'--------C-----C'--C Heave-a-pawl and heave a-gain, C"------------C'-----F' Hear the cap-stan's old re-frain – C'------------C----C'--C Down from Lon-don Pool, O! Now London Pool's a crowded place, Whiskey for me Johnny-O! Ships with crews of every race – Whiskey for me Johnny-O! Oh to loose the tops'ls free, Sheet 'er home so cheer-i-ly, Free-and-by to the open sea – Down from London Pool, O! Now London Pool's a stirring sight, Whiskey for me Johnny-O! Work all day and roar all night – Whiskey for me Johnny-O! Oh to shake our heels and go, Where the Channel winds do blow, Hail the lights of long ago – Down from London Pool, O! I'm using single and double quotation marks to indicate higher versions of the same chord. Cheerily, Charley Noble |