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28 May 15 - 05:10 AM (#3712437) Subject: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: BB I've just had this query from a friend. Can't think of anything, but can anyone else help, please? "Can anyone recommend any modern or traditional folk songs which have Sea Witches or similar as a theme please? A friend is writing a short story called The Sea Witch Rises and wants to juxtapose the prose with suitable lyrics." |
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28 May 15 - 05:42 AM (#3712441) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: Joe Offer Hmmm. Not much difference between a sea-witch and a Mermaid, is there? In this thread, Alan Day says he wrote a song about a sea witch of Orkney, but he didn't post the lyrics. I'm off to Orkney in a couple weeks. Think I'll see any sea witches? -Joe- |
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28 May 15 - 09:17 AM (#3712486) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: BB Ever helpful, Joe! Yes, I'd already sussed The Mermaid, but that was all I could suggest too. |
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28 May 15 - 10:12 AM (#3712499) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: Phil Cooper Some versions of the ballad George Collins have a mermaid featured prominently. |
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28 May 15 - 10:26 AM (#3712500) Subject: ADD Version: Maid on the Shore From: Jim Carroll Not officially witch - but certainly capable of singing sailors to sleep Nice version can be heard here, sung by John Lyons Clare Library Jim Carroll MAID ON THE SHORE It's of a sea captain who sailed the salt sea, And the moon it shone gentle and clear, O. I'll die, I'll die", the captain did cry, "If I can't have that maid who walks on the shore, If I can't have that girl on the shore." Oh the sailors they got him a very long boat And off for the shore they did steer, O, Saying "Ma'am if you please, would you enter on board To view a fine cargo of costly wares, To view a fine cargo of wares." Well with much persuading they got her on board The moon it shone gentle and clear, O. She sat herself down in the stern of the boat And off for the ship the young sailors did steer, And off for the ship they did steer. And when they arrived along side of the ship, The captain he spat out his chew, O, Saying "First you shall lie in my arms all this night, And then I'll hand you to me jolly young crew, And then I'll hand you to me crew". "Oh, thank you, Oh thank you," this young girl she cried, "That what I have been a-waiting for, For I've been so weary of my maidenhead As I walked all alone on the rocky old shore, As I walked all alone on the shore". And she sat herself down in the stern of the ship, And the moon it shone gentle and clear, O. She sang so neat, so sweet and complete, She sang sailors and captain right fast asleep, She sang sailors and captain to sleep. And the robbed them of silver, she robbed them of gold, And she plundered that costly ware, O; And the captain's bright sword she took for an oar, And she paddled right back to that rocky old shore, She paddled right back to the shore. And when he awoke and found she was gone, He was like a man in despair, O; But she waved a salute at both captain and crew, "I'm a maiden once more on the rocky old shore, I'm a maiden once more on the shore". |
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28 May 15 - 04:18 PM (#3712592) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: GUEST,mg all sorts of monsters and sea spirits in rhyme of the ancient mariner, which can be shortened and sung to the star of the county down. |
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28 May 15 - 09:16 PM (#3712671) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: Charley Noble How about Mother Cary? Some considered her the Mother of Sea Witches. She and her flash man Davy Jones preferred to dine on poor drowned sailormen. The song is adapted from a vintage poem by Cicely Fox Smith: Click here for a good time! Click on the MP3 link to hear a sample of how it's sung. Charlie Ipcar |
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29 May 15 - 04:17 AM (#3712705) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: GUEST,Grishka Child#13, Roud-200: "Shall we go to the school grounds? |
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29 May 15 - 05:10 AM (#3712710) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: Sir Roger de Beverley Would sirens count? I know of a few songs with sirens in. R |
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29 May 15 - 10:36 PM (#3712960) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: LadyJean There's a song called "The Witch of November". |
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30 May 15 - 03:14 PM (#3713186) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: GUEST,Geoff the Duck BB It might be worth your friend having a look at this duo - Sandwitch. They may have something suitable. Quack! GtD. |
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30 May 15 - 03:25 PM (#3713190) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: Jack Campin Staying on shore but raising a storm at sea by black magic: the witches of North Berwick, who tried to sink James VI in the Forth in 1592. We have the words for one of their incantations. |
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02 Jun 15 - 08:22 AM (#3713929) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: BB Thanks all. Sir Roger, I may come back to you. |
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02 Jun 15 - 08:57 AM (#3713948) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: GUEST,Dave Do Selkies count? There is the traditional "Great Silkie/Selkie of Sule Skerry" (Child 113), and a modern song "Selkie" by John Doyle. |
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02 Jun 15 - 06:20 PM (#3714076) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Songs about Sea Witches From: Alan Day The Sea Witch of Orkney was taken from am account in the Inverness Castle Museum where it refers to the story of Janet Forsyth who tried to save her lover by rowing out to him in a small boat, during a tempest.She saved the boat and the crew ,but was branded a witch (The Sea Witch of Orkney).On the evening before she was due to burn her lover and the members of the crew broke her out of prison.She was later reported to be seen working in a clothes shop in Manchester The main details of the story are in the song. This is one of two versions ,another report said that she predicted that the ship and crew would be killed in a tempest.All the historical details are detailed in the Orkney History site under Sea Witch of Orkney. I can send the PDF File of the music and words if you PM me your Email address.I am sorry I cannot work out how to attach the PDF file here. Al |