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14 Jan 01 - 09:11 AM (#374306) Subject: Brooklyn Town From: Suffet BROOKLYN TOWN Words: Stephen L. Suffet © 1998, 2001 Music: "Bowling Green" [traditional] Chord name shown directly in front of change. [G] Wish I was in Brooklyn town, Sitting on a [Em] pier, [G] One arm round a jug of wine, The other round my [Em] dear. The [D] other round my [G] dear. Refrain [repeat after each verse]: [G] Brooklyn [Em] town, [G] Good old [D] Brooklyn [G] town! Have you ever been to Brooklyn town, Down by Sheepshead Bay, And watched the fishing boats come in, All the night and day, All the night and day? They built a bridge in Brooklyn town, Way up to the sky, And every night it opened up, To let the Moon pass by, To let the Moon pass by. They dug a ditch in Brooklyn town, Ten million feet I guess, And at the bottom there they ran, The Brighton Beach Express, The Brighton Beach Express. The boys and girls of Brooklyn town, They grow so very strong, They can sing and they can dance, And sport the whole night long, And sport the whole night long. Blue fish in the summertime, Black fish in the fall, If I can't live there all the time, I won't live there at all, I won't live there at all. Pretty women in the summertime, They're gonna make you smile, You see them sunning on the beach, Down by Coney Isle, Down by Coney Isle. The muscle boys of Brooklyn town, They're spiffy and they're styled, You can see them strut their stuff, And drive the ladies wild, And drive the ladies wild. I had a gal from Boston town, But she was fat and lazy, Now I have a Brooklyn gal, She damn well drives me crazy, She damn well drives me crazy. I'm going back to Brooklyn town, I'm going back next week, I'm going back to settle down, Down by Newtown Creek, Down by Newtown Creek. So if you see my Brooklyn gal, Tell her once for me, She's gonna be my honey-pie, In Canarsie-by-the-Sea, In Canarsie-by-the-Sea.
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14 Jan 01 - 11:09 AM (#374330) Subject: RE: Brooklyn Town From: Pinetop Slim Good song |
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14 Jan 01 - 11:23 AM (#374341) Subject: LYR ADD: Brooklyn Town From: Sorcha Just thought I'd put an add in the subject box so the searchers can find it to actually add........ |
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31 Jul 03 - 11:07 PM (#994732) Subject: RE: Brooklyn Town From: Suffet And if you would like to visit Brooklyn town and not just sing about it, then come to the debut of the... EISTEDDFOD NEW YORK Festival of Traditional Music Friday to Sunday, August 8 to 10, 2003 Polytechnic University, Metrotech Center Brooklyn, New York Close to Borough Hall and the Marriott Hotel. Nearest subway stations... Jay Street - Borough Hall Lawrence Street Sponsored by... New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club (Folk Music Society of New York, Inc.) With the cosponsorship of... Folk Song Society of Greater Boston Folklore Society of Greater Washington Polytechnic University List of performers (note revisions)... Howard Glasser, Director Emeritus Mike Agranoff Margaret Bennett Oscar Brand The Copper Family Eletfa Hungarian Folk Ensemble (with balladeer Kata Harsaczki) Jerry Epstein Tom Gibney Joe Hickerson Allen Hopkins David Jones David Kleiman The Kossoy Sisters Margaret MacArthur Bob Malenky Takako Nagumo Ron Olesko Maggi Peirce Anne Price Jean Ritchie John Roberts & Tony Barrand Chris Seymour Orrin Star & the Sultans of String Steve Suffet Dwayne Thorpe Voices of Shalom Andy Wallace Jeff Warner George Ward Ellen Weiss Hedy West (tentative) Heather Wood + others to be announced Brief schedule... Friday, August 8, 2003 Mid-morning extra trip to Ellis Island 7:30 - 10:30 PM Evening Concert (Oscar Brand, MC) Saturday, August 9, 2003 10:00 AM - 7:45 PM Workshops, including among many others.. 2:00 - 4:00 PM Tanchaz (Hungarian Folk Dance with instruction) 6:15 - 7:45 PM Meet the Copper Family at Home workshop Followed by informal singing and jamming for all. Sunday, August 10, 2003 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM Workshops 2:15 - 5:15 PM Afternoon Concert (Ron Olesko, MC) All-festival general admission: $70 by advance registration. $75 at the door. Members of NY Pinewoods, FSSGB, or FSGW: $60 by advance registration. $65 at the door. Polytechnic students, faculty, and staff admitted free. ID and registration required. Single day admission: Friday: $20. Members: $15. Saturday: $40. Members: $35. Saturday Tanchaz only: $20. Members: $15. Sunday: $35. Members: $30 Sunday concert only: $20. Members: $15. At the door concert admission is on a space available basis. Please call 1-212-563-4099 on the day of concert to confirm availability. Children under 9 years of age are admitted free. Children 9 to 18 and full-time college students with valid ID are admitted at half of the above general admission (non-member) prices. Air conditioned on-campus dormitory housing may still be available, but is no longer being held exclusively for festival attendees. The rate is $68 per room per night, linens included. Each room can accommodate up to two people. To book your room, call the Polytechnic University Office of Residential at 1-718-260-3729 as soon as possible. Please tell them your are coming for the Eisteddfod New York For more information, full schedule, map, and directions... Website: http://www.eisteddfod-ny.org E-mail: info@eisteddfod-ny.org Phone: Don Wade at 1-718-426-8555 See you soon! --- Steve |