23 Apr 11 - 08:18 PM (#3141362) Subject: Lyr Req: The Song Of The Staffordshire Men From: lemurjim I would like the lyrics to this song, which was on this album. http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~zierke/john.kirkpatrick/records/balladoftheblackcountry.html Regards, Piers |
24 Apr 11 - 01:19 AM (#3141447) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Song Of The Staffordshire Men From: Anglo Words: Glimpses of Bygone Staffordshire, F.W. Hackwood. Tune: Song of the Western Men. Sorry, I don't have the time to transcribe the lyrics right now. (Possibly in Google Books? - or maybe not). |
27 Apr 11 - 06:55 PM (#3143707) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Song of the Staffordshire Men From: Jim Dixon Here's an excerpt pieced together from snippets viewed at Google Books: There's many a task for the English folk, And a man's a man alway, Who delves the coal and iron ore, And shapes the potters' clay. CHORUS: For this is the song of the Staffordshire men, In forge, in kiln, in mine. Our fires shall burn, and our mill-wheels turn And the Knot shall be our sign. |
02 May 11 - 10:48 PM (#3146847) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Song of the Staffordshire Men From: Jim Dixon Here's the rest of the song, from The Folklore of Staffordshire by Jon Raven (Totowa, N.J.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1978), page 163: There are forty shires that light their fires, And bless the iron strong, And the china bake the potters make, As they sing the Stafford song. We come of a race of yeomen bold, Whose drink is the best of beer; Our fields feed beasts for the Christmas feast And you may share our (Staffordshire) cheer. We marshal our ranks on the grey pit banks And our lads on the football field, If the cause be right, we are game to fight, We never were known to yield. |
06 May 11 - 06:28 PM (#3149471) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Song of the Staffordshire Men From: lemurjim Thanks a lot. |