Lyr Req: Roseanne

16 Apr 01 - 03:44 PM (#441908)
Subject: Roseanne
From: GUEST,[e-mail]

Anyone know, or know where I can find, the lyrics to a sea song/shanty called Roseanne?

I think it might be from North East America.

There's an alternating refrain which follows the first and third lines of each verse :-

2nd line is Bye, Bye my Roseanne
4th Line is I won't be home tomorrow

The chorus itself goes:-

Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye, bye bye
Bye my my Roseanne
By bye, bye bye, bye bye, bye bye
I won't be home tomorrow

Sounds a bit naff in black and white but its a lovely song and I'd really like to learn it.

Help anyone? Please ...?

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16 Apr 01 - 04:13 PM (#441927)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Roseanne
From: MMario

see this link

url=http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=6076&messages=7

e-mail sent.

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16 Apr 01 - 04:22 PM (#441937)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Roseanne
From: GUEST,beachcomber

Seeger has a verse that goes

"A dollar a day is a sailor's pay

Bye bye etc

It's easy come then he pisses it away

An he won't etc..

A rare moment of vulgarity from the GOM ?

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17 Apr 01 - 04:06 AM (#442323)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Roseanne
From: Gervase

The version I know has:
A dollar a day, that's a fisherman's pay,
...
That's easy come, easy fly away.
....

And there's another verse which goes:
Our ship is a-sailing across the bay,
....
We won't be back for many's the day.
....

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