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09 Sep 00 - 10:49 PM (#294356) Subject: Lyrics for 'Dublin Town' From: GUEST,ryoder Does anyone know the lyrics to the jig "Dublin Town"? One verse starts out "I would be goin' to Dublin Town, If I had new shoes and a velvet gown." Thanks. |
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10 Sep 00 - 06:39 PM (#294738) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lyrics for 'Dublin Town' From: Noreen refresh |
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19 Apr 11 - 10:48 AM (#3138228) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dublin Town From: MartinRyan refresh |
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19 Apr 11 - 10:54 AM (#3138234) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dublin Town From: Thompson Never heard of this song (and I'm a Dubliner), but it's quoted here as: I would be going to Dublin town If I had new shoes and a velvet gown But since I have neither I'll drive me pigs And fill my day gaily with songs and jigs (Can't find any more of it on a search for "going to" and "dublin town" on Google.) |
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19 Apr 11 - 11:14 AM (#3138249) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dublin Town From: MartinRyan Thompson Nor do I, another Dub, remember hearing it. Your sample has a whiff of a dandling song/nursery rhyme about it? Regards |
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11 Nov 11 - 10:36 AM (#3254961) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dublin Town From: GUEST,Roskolnikov The above lyrics come from the John Thompson first grade piano book. I don't know if there are any others. |
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20 Jun 21 - 02:30 PM (#4110782) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dublin Town From: GUEST,slopezian Yes. It is in the Thompson book, and my granddaughter is playing the song, and would like more verses to sing along. Since there may not be any, we grandparents may have to create! |
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20 Jun 21 - 03:16 PM (#4110785) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Dublin Town From: Steve Gardham Perhaps inspired by the well-known old rhyme: Hark, hark, the dogs do bark, the beggars are coming to town, Some in rags and some in jags and one in a velvet gown. |