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Lyr Req: And the Great Big Saw Came Nearer and...

26 Jul 99 - 01:01 PM (#99319)
Subject: Great big saw
From: bob schwarer

Will some please post the words (the rest of the words) to this song. The part I remember goes:

And the great big saw came nearer and nearer and nearer and nearer and nearer.
Be my wife or you will be cut in two, said the villain to poor little Vera
No!, no!. Even tho you have money in banks,
I wouldn't wed you if you cut me in planks.

Help please.

Bob S.

29 Jul 99 - 04:07 AM (#100399)
Subject: RE: Great big saw
From: Steve Parkes

I'm just refreshing this, Bob, sorry! I do know someone who's got the sheet music to this song. Unfortunately I'm not at home at the moment, and It'll be three weeks or so before I can get in touch. If anyone else wants to beat me to it, please feel free!

Steve

29 Jul 99 - 02:26 PM (#100511)
Subject: RE: Great big saw
From: bob schwarer

I can wait. The version I heard was by Spike Jones. Went to a bunch of SJ web sites, but no luck with this song.

Bob S.

29 Jul 99 - 10:11 PM (#100675)
Subject: RE: Great big saw
From: rich r

I thought this was going to be either a lumberjack thread or a report that the Canadian group Great Big Sea had disbanded.

rich r

20 Sep 99 - 02:55 PM (#115841)
Subject: RE: Great big saw
From: bob schwarer

Hey, Steve. Did you ever get the sheet music to this?

Bob S.

21 Sep 99 - 03:19 AM (#116061)
Subject: RE: Great big saw
From: Steve Parkes

Sorry Bob! I ought to keep you posted. No, I'm afraid I haven't been able to get in touch with my contact for ages. I'll try and find someone who's a mutual friend (there should be one or two) and get a phone number or something. Wouldn't life be easier if everyone was on the Net?

Steve

21 Sep 99 - 07:06 AM (#116075)
Subject: RE: Great big saw
From: bob schwarer

Sometimes it's so slow I think everyone is on it now. Thanks.

Bob S.

25 Oct 99 - 08:14 AM (#127727)
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: AND THE GREAT BIG SAW CAME...
From: Steve Parkes

AND THE GREAT BIG SAW CAME NEARER AND NEARER!

Written by R P Weston and Bert Lee Composed by Harris Weston 


  1.
       C                    F
  Now he was a Saw Mill proprietor,
      G7         F        G7 C
  And she a fair maid yet un_kissed.
                                   F
  One evening he winked his squint eye at her,
      G7             Dm        G7 C      G7 C  
  But she said "Nay, nay, Sir, de_sist!"
     Em             A dim    Em
  So he dragged her into the Saw Mill, poor wench,
  Cm   G            D7                G7  Cdim C#dim G7
  Then took off his belt and strapped her to   the   bench!
  

    

Chorus:
          C                  F
  And the great big saw came nearer and nearer
  G7                    C
  And nearer and nearer and nearer!
                          F
  "Be my wife or you will be cut in two!"
           G7                     C
  Said the Villain to poor little Vera.
  C7  F                              C   F  C  A7
  But she said "Nay, nay, though you cut me in twain,
      D7  C7  Ddim D7    Ddim  G    Ddim C#dim G7
  The ang_els will stick me to_geth_er   a_____gain!"
          C                  F
  And the great big saw came nearer and nearer
  G7                    C
  and nearer and nearer and nearer!
  

    

2.
  The villainous Saw Mill proprietor
  Heard her screaming there fit to bust,
  So what did he do just to quiet her?
  He filled up her mouth with saw-dust!
  She looked like a lovely wax doll there, it's true,
  And chock full of saw-dust she felt like on too!
  

  And the big saw came nearer and nearer!
  "Be my wife or you will be cut in two!"
  said the Villain to poor little Vera.
  But she said "Nay, nay, though you've money in banks
  I wouldn't wed you if you cut me in planks!"
  And the big saw came nearer and nearer!
  

    

       C
  But ha ha, look who's here!
  
  Why it's young Rancher Jim!
                                     G7
  'Tis her sweetheart, a burly sheep shearer,
         C
  And he yells to the Villain "Hands up, you big brute!"
                        G7
  And the big saw comes nearer and nearer!
          Em          Am            Em
  But the Villain has used his belt strapping her down,
                       Am              Em    Am Em
  Yes, he's used it to strap down poor Vera,
                        AM            Em
  So when he throws his hands up, his trousers fall down, 
                        Am         Em       G7
  And the big saw comes nearer and nearer!
  

    

But who's this? It's the Sheriff - he shows them his star
  Then he says when he looks round at Vera
  "Gee, ain't that just too bad! What d'ya know about that!"
  And the big saw comes nearer and nearer!
  Ah, then in comes the doctor (he'd heard the gal scream  So he thought she'd been queer and got queerer)
  He says "Show me your tongue! Now let me feel your pulse!"
  And the big saw comes nearer and nearer!
  
  But who's this? 'Tis the old Undertaker with tape,
  He kneels down and measures poor Vera.
  Says he "Would you like it in elm or in oak?"
  And the big saw comes nearer and nearer!
  "Ah, but can nothing save her!" they say, and they weep,
  for they think it means good-bye to Vera
  till she hollars out "Stop the machin'ry, you fools!"
  and they do - it's a darned good ideah!
  
  Now the saw no more comes nearer and nearer
  And nearer and nearer and nearer!
  Wedding bells ding dong, the hero so strong
  Goes to Church with his beautiful Vera.
  But now fed-up with marriage she'll say "Listen here
  For goodness sake next time, Sam, don't interfere
  When the great big saw comes nearer and nearer
  And nearer and nearer and nearer!"

25 Oct 99 - 08:19 AM (#127728)
Subject: RE: Great big saw
From: Steve Parkes

Oh bother!! I forgot to put nbsp's between the chords!! Maybe you can work it out; in two or three places a chord or two follows the end of the words - in the gap between the lines, I mean. Sorry for the long delay: the music will follow as soon as I can knock it up.

Second try:
1.
     C                    F
Now he was a Saw Mill proprietor,
   G7         F        G7 C
And she a fair maid yet un_kissed.
                                 F
One evening he winked his squint eye at her,
    G7             Dm        G7 C      G7 C  
But she said "Nay, nay, Sir, de_sist!"
   Em             A dim    Em
So he dragged her into the Saw Mill, poor wench,
Cm   G            D7                G7  Cdim C#dim G7
Then took off his belt and strapped her to   the   bench!


Chorus:
        C                  F
And the great big saw came nearer and nearer
G7                    C
And nearer and nearer and nearer!
                        F
"Be my wife or you will be cut in two!"
         G7                     C
Said the Villain to poor little Vera.
C7  F                              C   F  C  A7
But she said "Nay, nay, though you cut me in twain,
    D7  C7  Ddim D7    Ddim  G    Ddim C#dim G7
The ang_els will stick me to_geth_er   a_____gain!"
        C                  F
And the great big saw came nearer and nearer
G7                    C
and nearer and nearer and nearer!


2.
The villainous Saw Mill proprietor
Heard her screaming there fit to bust,
So what did he do just to quiet her?
He filled up her mouth with saw-dust!
She looked like a lovely wax doll there, it's true,
And chock full of saw-dust she felt like on too!


And the big saw came nearer and nearer!
"Be my wife or you will be cut in two!"
said the Villain to poor little Vera.
But she said "Nay, nay, though you've money in banks
I wouldn't wed you if you cut me in planks!"
And the big saw came nearer and nearer!


       C
But ha ha, look who's here!

Why it's young Rancher Jim!
                                   G7
'Tis her sweetheart, a burly sheep shearer,
       C
And he yells to the Villain "Hands up, you big brute!"
                      G7
And the big saw comes nearer and nearer!
        Em          Am            Em
But the Villain has used his belt strapping her down,
                     Am              Em    Am Em
Yes, he's used it to strap down poor Vera,
                      AM            Em
So when he throws his hands up, his trousers fall down,
                      Am         Em       G7
And the big saw comes nearer and nearer!

25 Oct 99 - 10:55 AM (#127764)
Subject: RE: Great big saw
From: bob schwarer

Whoopee!! Thanks a bunch Steve. I never gave up on you.

Bob Schwarer

26 Oct 99 - 03:47 AM (#128094)
Subject: Tune Add: AND THE GREAT BIG SAW CAME NEARER AND...
From: Steve Parkes

MIDI file: gbigsaw.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: AND THE GREAT BIG SAW CAME NEARER AND NEARER!
Text: By R P Weston & Bert Lee Harrison Weston
Copyright: Copyright © 1936 Francis, Day & Hunter
TimeSig: 3/4 24 8
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End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:And The Great Big Saw Came Nearer And Nearer!
M:3/4
Q:1/4=120
K:C
G6|E2F2^F2|G2c2B2|AcD4|-D4c2|B2d2B2|A2c2B2|
G6|-G4G2|E2F2^F2|G2c2B2|AcD4|-D4c2|B2A2G2|
d2A2B2|c4c2|B2G2E2|^D2^F2c2|B2B2B2|B4c2|d2B2G2|
A2d2c2|B2c2^c2|d2c2d2|e4c2|G4E2|F2A2A2|F2A2A2|
G2B2B2|G2B2B2|c2d4|-d2c2d2|e4c2|G4E2|F2A2A2|
F2A2A2|G2B2c2|d2c2d2|e2c4|-c4c2|A2F2A2|c2B2A2|
G2A2G2|E4G2|^F2G2^G2|A2B2c2|e2d2^c2|d2c2d2|
e4c2|G4E2|F2A2A2|F2A2A2|G2B2c2|d2c2d2|e2c4|
-c4ed|c2c2d2|c2E2F2|G2G2E2|G4cd|e2e2e2|e2d2c2|
e2d4|-d4ed|c2c2d2|c2E2F2|G2G2E2|G4cd|e2e2e2|
d2c2d2|e2c4|-c4cc|B2e2B2|A2G2^F2|G2E2E2|E4GA|
B2e2B2|A2G2^F2|G2B4|-B4GA|B2e2B2|A2G2^F2|
G2E2E2|E4GA|B2e2B2|A2G2^F2|G2B4|-B7/2||



I hope to hear you're note-perfect by Friday. Enjoy!

Steve