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19 Apr 00 - 02:45 PM (#214425) Subject: Title?: Sing, terry all day. Sing Autum From: GUEST,H Pacheco Help. I need to find a recording of a song my father sang to me as a child in the 70s. The refrain was: "Sing terry all day. Sing, autumn to May." The song started: "Once I had a little frog who wore a vest of red. ...[something] a walking cane a tophat on his head..." The very end went: "...and he tells a bigger tale would have to tell a lie." |
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19 Apr 00 - 02:54 PM (#214432) Subject: RE: Title?: Sing, terry all day. Sing Autum From: BlueJay Check out Peter, Paul and Mary's first album, of the same title. The song is called "Autumn to May", written by Paul Stookey/Peter Yarrow according to the album notes. Good song! BlueJay |
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19 Apr 00 - 04:30 PM (#214496) Subject: RE: Title?: Sing, terry all day. Sing Autum From: Allan C. A-a-a-r-gh! I was going to direct you to the PP&M lyric site but it has vanished! Rats!! Another one bites the dust. |
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19 Apr 00 - 05:08 PM (#214520) Subject: RE: Title?: Sing, terry all day. Sing Autum From: Gary T Just a detail note, that might help the song make more sense--the lyric is "sing, tarry all day", "tarry" meaning to linger or dawdle. |
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19 Apr 00 - 05:50 PM (#214547) Subject: Autumn to May From: Joe Offer Oh, ye of little faith, Allan! Peter, Paul and Mary are at http://www.peterpaulandmary.com/, dontchaknow. The song is here (click). Or, I suppose one could look in the Digital Tradition. The song is a version of LITTLE BROWN DOG. -Joe Offer, who hasn't lost his touch- |
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19 Apr 00 - 07:27 PM (#214620) Subject: RE: Title?: Sing, terry all day. Sing Autum From: Allan C. Oh hurray! I don't know what happened to my old bookmark but I ended up in Maine somehow. Thanks, Joe! Faith is restored. |
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19 Apr 00 - 07:43 PM (#214639) Subject: RE: Title?: Sing, terry all day. Sing Autum From: Susan of DT Of course, it is right here at the DT. Search for [Autumn to May] |
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19 Apr 00 - 08:43 PM (#214694) Subject: RE: Title?: Sing, terry all day. Sing Autum From: GUEST,class62 "Autumn to May" is on a PP&M album: 1700, I think. |