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21 Mar 01 - 02:13 PM (#422569) Subject: THE SKIPPERS OF SAINT IVES From: MMario THE SKIPPERS OF SAINT IVES A Cornish Song (Words by F.E. Weatherly. Music by Joseph L. Roeckel) Levy Collection Box 144 Item 006 'Twas on a Mon-day morn-ing As I came thro' Saint Ives There were four and twen-ty skip-pers And four and twen-ty wives And each wife she would be talk-ing Each wife she would be heard It seems to me, said Jack, said he We can't get in a word! Clack-et-y clack said Will to Jack, Clack-et-y clack said he. Folks say out there live mer-maids fair Say boys, shall we go out to see? So these four and twen-ty skip-pers Stole off most qui-et-ly And court-ed those fair mer-maid-ens at the bot-tom of the sea And when they had court-ed gai-ly for a thous-and years or so They re-mem-bered their wives In old Saint Ives and thought it was time to go Clack-et-y clack said Will to Jack, Clack-et-y clack said he. D'ye think they're at their same old chat? Say boys, shall we go home to see? So these four and twen-ty skip-pers they rose from out the main And come to Saint Ives on a Mon-day to find their wives a-gain A-las 'tis a thou-sand years, boys I fear they're gone, said Will But he peep'd a-round a cor-ner and there they were talk-ing still! Clack-et-y clack said Will to Jack, They nev-er will stop, said he. A chat-'ring wife's the plague o' one's life Come boys let's go back to sea!
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21 Mar 01 - 03:20 PM (#422596) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: THE SKIPPERS OF SAINT IVES From: nutty I'd love the tune to this as well - PLEASE - Mmario I would be eternally grateful if you could PM it to me |
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21 Mar 01 - 05:05 PM (#422666) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: THE SKIPPERS OF SAINT IVES From: GUEST,Anon1 Not as mawkish as his "Danny Boy" |
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21 Mar 01 - 10:04 PM (#422865) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: THE SKIPPERS OF SAINT IVES From: MMario nutty - I don't know how to attach to a PM - if you PM me an e-mail address I can send it to you as a NWC file, midi, abc, or picture...or if abc will do can PM it. |