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19 Dec 14 - 01:07 PM (#3687171) Subject: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: Stewart Keeping the Old Songs Alive was written by Steve Donnelly. He sings it on Youtube here. I have all the words but about four. Can anyone help me out on those? I'm doing a workshop on song collecting and "keeping the old songs alive" and this song would be a good intro. Keeping The Old Songs Alive – Steve Donnelly We meet in our places like drafty back rooms Guy plays the fiddle and another plays the spoons There's umpteen guitars and they're all out of tune Keeping the old songs alive The girl sings a love song in a voice soft and clear Of [ ] Island it brings us to tears She then sings a chanty with a finger in each ear She's keeping those old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive She then sings a chanty with a finger in each ear She's keeping those old songs alive There's songs about fishing, spinning and sail Songs about hunting the fox and the whale Of standing for freedom and landing in jail Keeping those old songs alive And I've heard old songs and new songs, poetry and prose Banging on tables and tapping of toes On singers' night anything goes Just keep those old songs alive Yes, keeping the old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive On singers' night, hey, anything goes Just keep these old songs alive There's whistles and fiddles and a bohran or two Neat looking banjos and a sucking kazoo While knocking the life out of Foggy Mountain Dew Keeping the old songs alive Songs from the [ ] and [ ] lair From Norfolk and Suffolk and [ ] Kildare Travel the world and never leave you chair Keeping these old songs alive Yes, keeping the old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive You'll travel the world and never leave you chair Keeping the old songs alive They say we're old fashioned, boring and staid Part of the open-toe sandal brigade But they've never been here, sung here or played Keeping the old songs alive No they've never heard a good chorus song When the whole of the room starts singing along You're part of the chain that's centuries strong Keeping those old songs alive Yes, keeping the old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive You're part of the chain that's centuries strong Keeping those old songs alive We meet in odd places like drafty back rooms Guy plays the fiddle and another plays the spoons There's umpteen guitars and they're all out of tune Keeping the old songs alive Well fashions have come and fashions have gone But long after hip hop and flip flop are done These traditional songs will always live one If we just keep these old songs alive Yes, keeping the old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive Traditional music will always live on If we just keep these old songs alive Yes, keeping the old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive Traditional music will always live on If we just keep these old songs alive Cheers, S. in Seattle |
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19 Dec 14 - 01:24 PM (#3687177) Subject: RE: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: GUEST,# Of [ ] Island it brings us to tears sounds like 'A tale of old Ireland' |
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19 Dec 14 - 01:27 PM (#3687179) Subject: RE: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: GUEST,# From Norfolk and Suffolk and [ ] Kildare Sounds like 'across to Kildare' |
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19 Dec 14 - 04:57 PM (#3687222) Subject: RE: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: GUEST,ketchdana In addition to the above posts, I hear:
"A few plucking banjos and a sucking kazoo" |
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19 Dec 14 - 06:28 PM (#3687240) Subject: RE: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: Stewart Thanks guests it looks like were down to just one line Songs from the [ ] and [ ] lair (?) any ideas? S. in Seattle |
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19 Dec 14 - 06:55 PM (#3687244) Subject: RE: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: GUEST,# Songs from the [ ] and [ ] lair (?) Songs from the Scillies and north to Rosslare The Scillies are WSW of Cornwall (England) Took a little map work to find Rosslare (Ireland), but there ya go. Good song BTW :-) |
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19 Dec 14 - 07:12 PM (#3687245) Subject: RE: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: Deckman WOW ... what a great song Stew. We can hear you singing it! Oh ... Judy just told me that she thinks she saw you and your fiddle hiding behind the blonde with the long hair. And look ... there's Mary playing the pennywhistle! bob(Deckman)nelson |
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20 Dec 14 - 02:44 AM (#3687305) Subject: RE: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: GUEST,threelegsoman As I hear them, the gaps in your lyrics are: .....voice soft and clear A tale of old Ireland.... Songs from the Scillies and north to Rosslare From Norfolk and Suffolk across to Kildare |
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20 Dec 14 - 04:09 AM (#3687312) Subject: RE: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: Reinhard I hear verse five as There's whistles and fiddles and a bodhran or two A few plucking banjos and a sucking kazoo |
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20 Dec 14 - 12:11 PM (#3687394) Subject: RE: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: Stewart Thanks everyone, especially for the map work (Scillies and Rosslare) I think we've nailed it. Here's the complete corrected lyrics Keeping The Old Songs Alive – Steve Donnelly We meet in our places like drafty back rooms Guy plays the fiddle and another plays the spoons There's umpteen guitars and they're all out of tune Keeping the old songs alive The girl sings a love song in a voice soft and clear A tale of old Ireland, it brings us to tears She then sings a chanty with a finger in each ear She's keeping those old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive She then sings a chanty with a finger in each ear She's keeping those old songs alive There's songs about fishing, spinning and sail Songs about hunting the fox and the whale Of standing for freedom and landing in jail Keeping those old songs alive I've heard old songs and new songs, poetry and prose Banging on tables and tapping of toes On singers' night anything goes Just keep those old songs alive Yes, keeping the old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive On singers' night, hey, anything goes Just keep these old songs alive There's whistles and fiddles and a bodhran or two A few plucking banjos and a sucking kazoo While knocking the life out of Foggy Mountain Dew Keeping the old songs alive Songs from the Scillies and north to Rosslare From Norfolk and Suffolk and across to Kildare Travel the world and never leave you chair Keeping these old songs alive Yes, keeping the old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive You'll travel the world and never leave you chair Keeping the old songs alive They say we're old fashioned, boring and staid Part of the open-toed sandal brigade But they've never been here, sung here or played Keeping the old songs alive No they've never heard a good chorus song When the whole of the room starts singing along You're part of the chain that's centuries strong Keeping those old songs alive Yes, keeping the old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive You're part of the chain that's centuries strong Keeping those old songs alive We meet in odd places like drafty back rooms Guy plays the fiddle and another plays the spoons There's umpteen guitars and they're all out of tune Keeping the old songs alive Well fashions have come and fashions have gone But long after hip hop and Brit hop are done These traditional songs will always live on If we just keep these old songs alive Yes, keeping the old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive Traditional music will always live on If we just keep these old songs alive Yes, keeping the old songs alive Keeping the old songs alive Traditional music will always live on If we just keep these old songs alive Chees, S. in Seattle |
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20 Dec 14 - 12:16 PM (#3687397) Subject: RE: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: GUEST,# Thanks for posting the song, Stewart. It really is a good 'un. |
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20 Dec 14 - 02:35 PM (#3687419) Subject: RE: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: GUEST,ketchdana Some picky things I hear, from the recording. None critical to the song itself. We meet in odd places (in first line.) A girl sings a love song On singers' nights, hey, I've heard old songs, ... hip hop and Brit pop ... (what I hear, though "Brit hop" is an actual term (new to me)) ... never leave your chair (X2) (a typo) From Norfolk and Suffolk, ... part of a chain (X2) Great song. And great singer, too. Thank you for "introducing" him. Chees, B. in Arvada |
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20 Dec 14 - 03:46 PM (#3687432) Subject: RE: Lyr add/req: Keeping The Old Songs Alive From: Stewart B. in Arvada, you're absolutely right it's funny, if you have something in mind you miss the obvious Thanks, S. in Seattle |