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02 May 22 - 05:06 PM (#4141000) Subject: Songs about Harwich From: GUEST,Richard Bridge cookie missing! Some of you may remember my LOUD red haired younger daughter. Anyway, she married a few years back. Husband is a drummer and producer of musique concrete. They now live in Harwich, and would like to expand the manifestations of the Harwich shanty festival. What they have in mind is to take existing songs and produce them with iconoclastic means. Shades of Walksboutsverse and his kaoscillator. So they want songs about Harwich. Preferably folk songs within the Karpeles definition, other than that the older the better, Broadsides permitted. Music hall songs permitted. |
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03 May 22 - 03:29 PM (#4141039) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: Steve Gardham Oh the worst old ship that ever set sail, Sailed out of Harwich on a windy day..... The Collier Brig Look for Bob Roberts' repertoire. Spare Hands rendition is on our 3rd album 'The Ballad of Dead Bod'. We sang it at a gig in Barton last night. Also not trad but we have a new song in our repertoire written by Paul Davenport for us, called 'St Pauli Girls' which has the verse... From Lowestoft and Lynn, from Harwich and Hull, We plough the North sea with our holds jam-packed full, It's the oldest of trades and it's kept Britain strong, And the Dutchmen and Germans have helped us along. Chorus And we'll roll down the Reeperbahn, roll, Be the wind foul or be the wind fair, Yes we'll roll down the Reeperbahn, roll, Wi them St Pauli girls and their long golden hair. |
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03 May 22 - 06:42 PM (#4141062) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: GUEST,henryp The Codbanging Song One verse collected in Harwich, Essex by Ralph Vaughan Williams, as sung by Charles Benham, April 1904. One verse - the same one, I assume - was also collected from his nephew Hervey Benham, who said, "This song was popular in East Anglia and was sung on arrival with a full ship at Harwich." Additional verses from Bob Hart of Suffolk. A.L.Lloyd noted; In Bob Hart's version, a stanza - the one about the 'big barque ship' - has wandered in from 'The Dolphin'. 1. Come, come my lads and listen here A fisherman’s song you soon shall hear What I did and undergo When first I went a cod-banging O Chorus To my lal fol the day Riddle all day This is the smacksman’s life at sea 2. How well I remember the fourteenth of May A big barque ship she came our way She came our way and she did let fly And the topsail halyards they flew sky high Chorus 3. And now we draw near Harwich pier The young and the old folks they both draw near To see us get our fish on deck And crack their skulls with a little short stick Chorus 4. And now my song it is nearly done And I hope that I’ve offended none But I don’t think I’ve got it complete ‘Cos I’ve only been in the trade about a week Chorus From ESDSS Essex Folk Song Discovery: Coastal Songs Essex Coastal Songs The second verse clearly doesn't belong! Here's my verse to bring it up to date; Times have changed since I was young. Now cod-banging days are done Others catch cod far away Off the cold coast of Norway To my lal fol the day Riddle all day An end to smacksmen's life at sea |
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04 May 22 - 07:36 PM (#4141108) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: Mick Pearce (MCP) Graeme Miles' song about National Service - The Shores Of Old Blighty, chorus: The shores of old Blighty we're leaving behind; The dock lights of Harwich are fading away. When we get to Germany how will we find Life on a serviceman's pay, Oh sergeant, Life on a serviceman's pay? Mick |
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04 May 22 - 10:07 PM (#4141122) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: Mrrzy ...For you dream you are crossing The Channel, and tossing About in a steamer from Harwich (Which is something between A large bathing machine And a very small 2nd-class carriage)... |
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05 May 22 - 01:19 AM (#4141123) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: GUEST,The Sandman with respect henry, your words do not fit the tune very well, imo more tinkering required |
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05 May 22 - 02:16 AM (#4141124) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: GUEST,The Sandman MY approach to writing an extra verse to this song [cod banging] . would be to include the idea of diminishing stocks. MRZY I had to give up tossing about in a steamer it was affecting my eyesight, they say it is a very enjoyable practice in a hot tub |
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05 May 22 - 02:40 AM (#4141127) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: GUEST extra verse to cod banging and now the fish stocks have got so low, its off to norway we must go. its follow the the gulls to find the shoals then one more net and home well go or now the fish stocks have got so low to the baltic sea we must go a big green light in the net we have to stop the seals taking our catch |
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05 May 22 - 02:41 AM (#4141128) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: GUEST,The Sandman the post above was me |
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05 May 22 - 02:58 AM (#4141129) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: GUEST,The Sandman this fits better Now the fish stocks are so low to the Baltic sea we must go a big green light in the net we have to stop the seals taking our catch the first verse should be, well the way i sing it Come, come my lads and all draw near A fisherman’s song you shall hear What I had to undergo When first I went a cod-banging O Chorus |
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05 May 22 - 04:45 AM (#4141135) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: Howard Jones My old pal Jeff Giddings, sadly no longer with us, used to sing a version of 'A-roving', set in Harwich rather than Amsterdam. The final verse went: In Harwich town there lived a maid Mark well what I do say In Harwich town there lived a maid I had to run, coz I hadn't paid I'll go no more a-roving with you, fair maid |
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05 May 22 - 07:05 AM (#4141150) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: GUEST I remember Jeff, lovely fellow |
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05 May 22 - 08:20 AM (#4141152) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: Mrrzy Ewww |
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05 May 22 - 10:08 AM (#4141166) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: GUEST,henryp THE SHORES OF OLD BLIGHTY ( Graham Miles) The shores of old Blighty we're leaving behind, The dock lights of Harwich are fading away, When we get to Germany how will we find Life on a few bob a day, Sergeant, life on a few bob a day. |
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05 May 22 - 10:18 AM (#4141167) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: Reinhard It's by Graeme Miles, not Graham. |
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05 May 22 - 01:21 PM (#4141184) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: GUEST,The Sandman I knew him well enough reinhard, it sounds the same, i dont think it botherd him he was not pedantic |
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05 May 22 - 01:56 PM (#4141188) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: Reinhard I wouldn't mind either if if were me, Dick. But it's much easier to find him in a search if the name is spelled consistently. |
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08 May 22 - 03:33 PM (#4141240) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: GUEST,The Sandman Spot on |
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13 May 22 - 05:07 PM (#4141603) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: Mrrzy I just like the rhyme of carriage and Harwich... |
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15 May 22 - 04:58 AM (#4141695) Subject: RE: Songs about Harwich From: Newport Boy W S Gilbert was brilliant at those rhymes. There are many examples in the operas. |