21 Jun 99 - 12:43 PM (#88369) Subject: Lyrics: Smugglers From: Frank Schwach I'm looking for the lyrics to a scottish song called "Smugglers" or something similar. The chorus is: Smugglers drink of the frenchman's wine and the darkest night is a smugglers time away we run from the excise man it's a smugglers life for me it's a smugglers life for me I'd appreciate your help. My email adress is Fschwach@ang-bot.iangbot.uni-hamburg.de
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21 Jun 99 - 06:56 PM (#88487) Subject: Lyr Add: SMUGGLERS From: Susanne (skw) As it doesn't seem to be in the DT (quick check), here are the words: Chorus: Smugglers drink of the Frenchman's wine And the darkest night is the smuggler's time Away we run from the exciseman It's the smuggler's life for me It's the smuggler's life for me
The boat rides off frae Ailsa Craig in the waning o' the light
And when at last the dawn comes up and the cargo's safely stored
Oh lads ye hae a cosy bed, and cattle ye hae ten Ian McCalman found this in an old book - could have been called 'Scottish Minstrelsy', I'll have to ask him again - and added the chorus and tune. Enjoy! - Susanne Line Breaks^^ |
21 Jun 99 - 06:58 PM (#88488) Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers From: Susanne (skw) Why is it that ever since last weekend, whenever I add line breaks, they come out as bold and un-line-breaked? Sorry about that! I'll try again soon. - Susanne |
21 Jun 99 - 08:19 PM (#88508) Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Suzanne, <B> is for BOLD. For Line Break, you use <BR>, and if you want a blank line/paragraph break, use <P> |
21 Jun 99 - 10:03 PM (#88545) Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers From: Joe Offer ....but on Mudcat, it's much better to use double line breaks <br><br> between stanzas rather than the <p> paragraph mark. Paragraph marks don't always copy as double-spaces when copied and pasted into word processors. Many of us like to save the lyrics Mudcatteers post. Do us a favor and don't use <p> paragraph tags when posting lyrics. -Joe Offer- |
22 Jun 99 - 06:23 PM (#88842) Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers From: Susanne (skw) They've worked perfectly well for me so far. Yes, George, I did use mistakenly. I usually prepare postings in Word and use a shortcut there, and I just forgot. Thanks for pointing it out, and many thanks to Joe for doing my work for me! :-) - Susanne |
23 Jun 99 - 11:54 AM (#89032) Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers From: Frank Schwach Thank you Susanne for your help. The recording of the song which I heard (sung by a german, trying to sing scottish and therefor hard to understand) consists of 4 verses, you do not happen to know a version with 4 verses, do you? Frank |
23 Jun 99 - 12:13 PM (#89041) Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers From: Wolfgang Frank, make a Forum Search, enter 'smugglers' (without the '') under subject and you'll find an old thread with a four verses version. you might as well take this shortcut Wolfgang |
24 Jun 99 - 09:44 AM (#89337) Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers From: Frank Schwach Thanks Woflgang and all you others. This was the first time I ever used such a discussion forum and I'm amazed about all this helpful people, who must spend hours answering all those questions - it's great!! Frank |
24 Jun 99 - 06:53 PM (#89480) Subject: RE: Lyrics: Smugglers From: Susanne (skw) What do you mean - 'such a discussion forum'? There is no other one like the Mudcat! :-) Welcome Frank! - Susanne |