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27 Nov 00 - 02:54 PM (#347179) Subject: Lyric Req. Farmer's Boy From: Keith A of Hertford To Be A Farmer's Boy is a quite well known ballad but does seem to be on the DT. Can anyone supply the verses please? Best wishes. Keith |
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27 Nov 00 - 03:01 PM (#347182) Subject: Lyr Add: THE FARMER'S BOY From: radriano Keith, here's the version I know: The Farmer's Boy The sun went down behind yon hill, across yon dreary moor Weary and lame a poor boy came up to a farmer's door Can you tell me if any there be that will give me employ? For to plough and sow, to reap and to mow And to be a farmer's boy To be a farmer's boy For my father's dead, and mother's left with her five children small And what is worse for mother still, I'm the eldest of them all Though little I be, I fear no work, if you will me employ For to plough and sow, to reap and to mow And to be a farmer's boy To be a farmer's boy And if that you won't me employ, one favour I have to ask Will you shelter me till break of day from this cold winter's blast? At break of day I'll trudge away elsewhere to seek employ For to plough and sow, to reap and to mow And to be a farmer's boy To be a farmer's boy The farmer said, "Pray, take the lad, no further let him seek" "Oh, yes, dear father," the daughter cried, while the tears ran down her cheek For those that will work it's hard to want and wander for employ For to plough and sow, to reap and to mow And to be a farmer's boy To be a farmer's boy In course of time he grew a man and the good old farmer died He left the lad the farm he had and his daughter for his bride So the boy that was now farmer is - he sits and thinks with joy Of the lucky, lucky day he came that way To be a farmer's boy To be a farmers boy Richard |
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27 Nov 00 - 03:05 PM (#347189) Subject: RE: Lyric Req. Farmer's Boy From: The Shambles There is This one in the DT. there is another there too. |
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29 Nov 00 - 01:40 AM (#348087) Subject: RE: Lyric Req. Farmer's Boy From: GUEST,Bruce O. There are many copies on the Bodley Ballads website (Mudcat's Links) |
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29 Nov 00 - 07:55 AM (#348156) Subject: RE: Lyric Req. Farmer's Boy From: GUEST,Keith A Sorry to the shambles and especially to you Richard.Thanks for your trouble. Some of the searches I tried were "be a farmer" and "be a farmer*" and "plough and sow" I can see why the last one failed but not the others. Thanks and sorry again, Keith. |
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29 Nov 00 - 08:46 AM (#348179) Subject: RE: Lyric Req. Farmer's Boy From: Wolfgang Keith, here's my guess why the search failed: Neither 'be a farmer' nor 'be a farmer*' fail for a search but in both cases the song you are looking for is not among the first fifty hits, for there are too many songs that have the words 'be' 'a' and 'farmer' in them at some place in the song. Go for a phrase this way: '[be a farmer*]' and you'll get only very few hits including the correct song. Wolfgang |
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29 Nov 00 - 10:55 AM (#348264) Subject: RE: Lyric Req. Farmer's Boy From: radriano There's no need to apologize, Keith. We've all had problems searching at one time or another. Richard |
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30 Nov 00 - 07:53 AM (#348811) Subject: RE: Lyric Req. Farmer's Boy From: Liz the Squeak Hunting for the Regimental song of the Dorsetshire Regiment doesn't get you anything either, but that's what it is.... "Composed of members of the 39th and 52nd Regiment of Foot, the Dorsetshire Regiment have as their regimental march, the old ballad 'To be a farmer's boy'." Have seen them march through Dorchester playing this.. more useless information - the Band of the Devon & Dorsets are the only other military band allowed to wear a white helmet (shaped like a British policeman's helmet) - the other being the Royal Household Cavalry band. Full of useless crap aren't I?! Just right for 'Who wants to be a millionaire' except I'd feel honour bound to strangle Chris Tarrant. LTS |
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16 Jul 20 - 01:54 PM (#4064455) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Farmer's Boy From: GUEST,Greum I realise this is an old thread, but does anyone have guitar chords for this song? |
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16 Jul 20 - 02:24 PM (#4064458) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Farmer's Boy From: GUEST,Kenny B (inactive) The tune I use is the military band tune To Be A Farmers Boy The [C] sun had set behind yon hill, A-[F]-cross [C] the [F] drea-[A]-ry [G] moor, [G] When weary and lame a poor boy came, Up to a farmers door, Can you tell me, where ere I be, And of [C] one who'll me em-[G]-ploy? To [C] plough and sow to [F] reap and [C] mow, And be a [G] farmer's [C] boy, And [F] be [G] a [C] far- [G] -mer's [C] boy,
Joe Offer joe@mudcat.oirg |
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16 Jul 20 - 03:05 PM (#4064462) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Farmer's Boy From: GUEST,Greum Thanks Kenny. Yes, that's the version (I guess I should have said!) |
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18 Jul 20 - 02:37 AM (#4064690) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Farmer's Boy From: GUEST,threelegsoman I worked out my own chord progression for this one about ten years ago and uploaded it to YouTube. To Be A Farmer's Boy |
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25 Sep 20 - 07:02 AM (#4073068) Subject: Chords for The Farmer's Boy From: GUEST,G I thought I had found chords for The Farmer's Boy here, but I'm jiggered if I can find the thread. Anyways, this is what I have (I may have transposed it).
It mostly works fine, except an entire line and a half on one chord, doesn't. I have played around trying to find chords that fit without success. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thx |
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25 Sep 20 - 08:03 AM (#4073071) Subject: RE: Chords for The Farmer's Boy From: Dave Hanson Try searching for, ' To Be A Farmers Boy '. Dave H |
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25 Sep 20 - 10:31 AM (#4073076) Subject: RE: Chords for The Farmer's Boy From: Nick You could put more chords in but basically ok as posted |
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25 Sep 20 - 01:29 PM (#4073089) Subject: RE: Chords for The Farmer's Boy From: GUEST,Grishka Try A7 with "to a farmer’s". |
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25 Sep 20 - 07:53 PM (#4073121) Subject: RE: Chords for The Farmer's Boy From: Tattie Bogle You need quite a few A chords in the second line: also taken a C chord out of your 4th line. (Having done all that, isn't this song usually sung unaccompanied?) G C D The sun had set behind yon hill, across yon dreary moor A D A D A7 D When weary and lame a boy there came up to a farmer’s door D D7 G D D7 Can you tell me if any there be that will give me employ G C G D G To plough and sow and reap and mow and be a farmer’s boy C D G And be a farmer’s boy? |
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26 Sep 20 - 05:30 AM (#4073161) Subject: RE: Chords for The Farmer's Boy From: GUEST,G Thanks guys. Dave H. I spent ages searching before posting here. |
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26 Sep 20 - 08:33 PM (#4073261) Subject: RE: Chords for The Farmer's Boy From: Tattie Bogle Doh! The chords I put have moved and are now not neatly matching the right words, as they were before I posted! Have had that happen before with Mudcat, re- formatting everything!! Will re-do it tomorrow, but bracket the chord changes before the relevant word where the change occurs. |
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26 Sep 20 - 08:58 PM (#4073264) Subject: RE: Chords for The Farmer's Boy From: Noreen I can't imagine it being sung accompanied. |
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26 Sep 20 - 09:58 PM (#4073270) Subject: RE: Chords for The Farmer's Boy From: Joe Offer Here's a performance by the Spinners: And Andy Stewart MBE: And Tony Wales (with a very subtle accompaniment): |
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27 Sep 20 - 06:49 AM (#4073311) Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords: The Farmer's Boy From: Tattie Bogle Thanks Joe, saved me a job! Almost correct now: but the second A in the 2nd line should be over the word "came": the rest is fine. |