19 Jan 97 - 07:03 AM (#1446) Subject: RE: Looking for origins of these music hall songs From: Anita Best abest@morgan.ucs.mun.ca Hello folks, I am looking for some information on 2 songs currently in oral circulation in Newfoundland outport tradition. CANOODLE-DOODLE: Sounds like a British Music Hall number. Goes like this: I've never been so deep in love as what I am now I haven't slept for weeks and weeks, I don't know what to do It's Carrie MacIntosh the bonny wee lassie I adore...etc. etc. The chorus goes: I'm goin' to marry-arry Sweet little Carrie-arrie On the fifth, the twenty-fifth of Janu-anu-anuary Once we canoodle-doodle Right fol the doodle-oodle On the fifth, the twenty-fifth of January-O. The other one is called SOMEBODY'S WAITING. It's about a guy named Jack who is laughed at for leaving a pub too early--he takes his buddies back and shows them his "sweetheart" who is patiently waiting at home. It's his mother. The chorus goes: There's somebody waiting for me Someone who loves me I know Someone who's wondering where I can be Or what can be keeping me so Somebody's heart is sad Waiting so anxiously There's a light burning bright in the window tonight And there's somebody waiting for me. I'd be grateful for any clues. |
24 May 11 - 07:34 AM (#3159661) Subject: RE: Origin: Canoodle-Doodle + Somebody's Waiting From: Jim Dixon The first song might be CANOODLE-OODLE-OO. The British Library has the sheet music, published in 1904 by Francis, Day & Hunter. The sheet music has the notation "Written by Swaff" but the catalogue entry says "by E D'hermann, pseud." The second song is definitely SOMEBODY'S WAITING FOR ME by Andrew B. Sterling & Harry Von Tilzer. The lyrics have been posted in another thread, with a link to the sheet music. |
05 Jul 20 - 12:38 AM (#4062880) Subject: RE: Origin: Canoodle-Doodle + Somebody's Waiting From: Joe Offer Needs work |
05 Jul 20 - 12:55 PM (#4062958) Subject: RE: Origin: Canoodle-Doodle + Somebody's Waiting From: GUEST,Rich Galloway Joe Offer asked me to post the lyrics to the Canoodle-Doodle song here. (I know this is a very old thread.) I got the song from a group of brothers (from Cape Breton?) at the Festival of American Folklife, held annually on the National Mall in Washington, DC. I believe this was in the early 1970's, but perhaps it was later. I cannot remember the names of the performers or where they were from. I found a note that said they were from Cape Breton, but that was a guess made many years later. They were mainly an instrumental group, but they sang a few songs including this one. I checked program books from the Festival of American Folklife, but could not find anything helpful. Anyway, here are the lyrics as I transcribed them: Doodle Oodle (Roud 26166; also called (Canoodle-oodle-oo) I’ve never been so deep in love as what I am now I haven’t slept in weeks and weeks I don’t know what to do. That Carey Mackintosh, a bonnie lassie I adore, I’ve never been so lonely over any lass before. Chorus: I’s gonna marry-arry-arry sweet little Carey-arey-arey On the fifth, the twenty-fifth of Janu-anu-anuary What we can doodle-oodle, right for the doodle-oodle On the fifth, the twenty-fifth of January-O. Last night was dark and stormy but they could not keep me in, For when a man is deep in love he doesn’t give a pin. I went down to Carey’s house where I had never been before. I sang so loud and whistled through a key hole in the door. Chorus I had a dream the other night, I dreamt the war had passed And everyone was happy and that peace had come at last And all the flags in merry Scotland were flapping in breeze And all the soldier boys were singing in 20 different keys: Chorus [Spoken] Now love it is a funny thing. The first time I met Carey, I had a deep respect for her. Now, when I think of Carey, my heart goes pitter-patter under my vest, cause... Chorus |
25 Jan 24 - 07:27 AM (#4196136) Subject: RE: Origin: Canoodle-Doodle + Somebody's Waiting From: GUEST,Nfld Bristol’s Hope (a folk band from Newfoundland) has a recorded version of Canoodle-Doodle on YouTube and Spotify for anyone still looking. |