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15 May 00 - 06:52 PM (#228434) Subject: ADD: Finest of them All ^^ From: radriano Here's a lovely canal boat song I just learned. The Finest of Them All by Dave Ritchie Oh the morn was cold and raw As we loaded at Park Royal With a cargo of barrels that was fifty tons or more 'Twere the finest you ever saw Chorus: Finest you ever saw Finest you ever saw On the Union Staffordshire or Birmingham Canal We're the finest you ever saw In winter's icy claw No road nor rail at all It were left to the narrow boats to get the cargo through To the finest you ever saw Away from the wharf we draw With the butty close behind We'll be back down from Birmingham in under seven days On the finest you ever saw At last by the 'Lame Jackdaw' We are moored and the casks are away But word is up from Acton that they need us once again Need the finest you ever saw To the tunnel's dark wet maw And on through flights we steer Past pub bridge and winding hole we battle through each mile On the finest you ever saw Now a strong pint we'll draw At the brewers wharf we lie We're a pair down from Birmingham in thirty seven hours We're the finest of them all Final Chorus: Finest of them all Finest of them all We're a pair down from Birmingham in thirty seven hours We're the finest of them all The wining song in a National Song Contest organized by the magazine English Dance and Song in 1971. The words are based on a situation that developed between 1941 and 1948 when, because of a shortage of other transport, Guiness was transported by canal between Park Royal and Birmingham. On the occasion a pair of boats did the jouney south in 37 hours, and this is thought to be an all time record for working narrow boats. radriano ^^ |
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17 May 00 - 02:40 PM (#229435) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Finest of them All From: Joe Offer Richard e-mailed me a ABC for this song. Thanks a lot, Richard. -Joe Offer- X:1 T:Finest of Them All, The M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Song C:Dave Ritchie S:Sounds Like Folk, Vol. 1, Drinking Songs K:C GG | c2cc (Bc) (dB) | c6 ef | g2cc (cd) (ec) | d6 ef | g2cc cd ec | dc BA G2 ef | g2cd e2 (dB) | c6 z2 ||e2ef g2 (ce) | d8 | g2gg f2 (ec) | d6 ef | g2cc cd ec | dc BA G2ef | g2cd e2(dB) | c6 || |
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17 May 00 - 10:53 PM (#229665) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Finest of them All From: Dave Swan This is a great song. Richard sings it very well, and it's a kick in the pants to join in the chorus. E.S. |