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09 May 10 - 09:08 AM (#2903031) Subject: Lyr Req: Eureka Lead From: DaveJohnson I have some of the lyrics for the song Eureka Lead which goes to the tune of The Parting Glass. Can anyone make corrections, fill in the third line, add another verse? I think it was composed in the 1960s possibly Patricia Cook? I have a pick I have a pan I have a dog with one grey eye I have a That's all I have until I die. Chorus: A glass of rum to ease my heart There's not much more a man can need. And if there were 'twould be no use There is no gold on Eureka Lead. To make my fortune digging gold I left behind my love in tears I said that I would be back soon But I've been gone for fifteen years. |
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24 Jun 10 - 04:11 AM (#2933764) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eureka Lead (Patricia Cook?) From: DaveJohnson You can stop looking now. Ihave found them in an old folder of songs that had been collecting dust in a corner of my study. I'm still not sure of the author, though. Dave I have a pick I have a pan I have a dog with one brown eye I have the shoes upon my feet That's all I have until I die. A glass of rum to soothe my heart There's not much more a man can need And if there were 'twould be no use There is no gold on Eureka Lead. To make my fortune finding gold I left a girl behind in tears Isaid that I would come home soon But I've been here for fifteen years. Now with my dog with one brown eye I suppose I'll keep on wandering Far from the girl I love I'll be And still the years a-squandering. |
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28 Sep 10 - 12:40 AM (#2994957) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eureka Lead (Patricia Cook?) From: GUEST,Michael Thompson To make my fortune finding gold I left my love behind in tears I said that I would come home soon But I've been gone for all these years I have a pick I have a pan I wander here in the dusty heat With a memory of a lovely lass Whose hands were soft and whose kiss was sweet There is no gold like the gold of her hair No jewel as fair as I left behind To wander this weary land alone Seeking gold of a duller kind And so on down the lonely days I fear I'll keep awandering So very far from the las I love And still the years are squandering Ithink there is one other verse I have this on song on a cassette tape somewhere Cheers |
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25 Mar 21 - 08:45 PM (#4099304) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eureka Lead (Patricia Cook?) From: GUEST,# http://www.vfmc.org.au/FiresideFiddlers/EurekaLead.pdf That is worth the read. Here's the song being sung. |
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25 Mar 21 - 08:50 PM (#4099305) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eureka Lead (Patricia Cook?) From: GUEST,# It seems the song's lyric writer is Kenneth Cook (and possibly his wife Patricia suggested the tune). |