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28 Sep 01 - 11:28 PM (#561180) Subject: Working for Old King Henry From: GUEST,Tchael Hello Mudcatters, You all have been so helpful in the past....I've been attending the PA Renaissance Faire this season and in the Finale they sing a song called Work for Old King Henry....any way only the chorus is printed in the faire program and I am looking for the verses...could you all help? Thanks, Linda |
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29 Sep 01 - 10:17 AM (#561350) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Working for Old King Henry From: Sorcha I didn't find anything under either "work" or "working", but I did find some stuff under "old henry". Could you post the chorus so we know what we are looking for? Thanks! |
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29 Sep 01 - 01:45 PM (#561420) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Working for Old King Henry From: MMario dang! I threw my program out last week (which had the chorus on it)- this song was also sung a couple of times during the day at various street concerts. I wonder if the office would be willing to share the lyrics? |
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29 Sep 01 - 11:00 PM (#561690) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Working for Old King Henry From: Tchael Ok, here is the chorus Fillimee Or Ri Or Ri Ae Fillimee Or Ri Or Ri Ae Fillimee Or Ri Or Ri Ae Workin' for ol' King Henry... I know that doesn't help much...and it is very hard to understand the verses cause its a group sing along... There is something I remember in the verses... about the person singing who wife dies goes to heaven and left him 11 children..... The office at PA Ren Faire has been great about emailing lyrics... 5 years ago they did a song in the opening about Grace O'Malley and they were very happy to send me the lyrics....unfortunately I have never been able to find a recording of the song. Thanks again for eveyone's help. Linda |
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29 Sep 01 - 11:25 PM (#561699) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Working for Old King Henry From: Anglo Well it's fairly obviously a parody of "Paddy Works on the Railway," and I suspect whoever sings it adapted the chorus from that song (just like you have it above, except the last line is replaced) and then wrote a set of verses on an entertaining renfair theme. So in that sense it's not a "genuine" folksong, and while one or more of the Catters may have heard it at the renfair and decided to get the words, it's unlikely anyone outside that little circle of performers would know it. |
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30 Sep 01 - 03:27 PM (#562017) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Working for Old King Henry From: MMario Tchael - see here change the years to "fifteen hundred and" and the railway lines to "working for old knig Henry" and you will be very close. |
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01 Oct 01 - 10:51 AM (#562538) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Working for Old King Henry From: Tchael Thanks MMario....that sounds like it. :) Linda |
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02 Oct 01 - 09:04 AM (#563351) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Working for Old King Henry From: RoyH (Burl) Reminds me somewhat of 'Working On the New Railroad'......"Digging for BIG JOHN HENRY, and He's so hard to please" |