12 Jul 98 - 12:02 AM (#32333) Subject: Young Tamblin From: Lester Wahlqvist Many years ago I had the words to the song "Young Tamblin" but lost them. There were more than 20 verses I think. Does anyone have a copy of this song? |
12 Jul 98 - 01:13 AM (#32338) Subject: RE: Young Tamblin From: Barbara I think you are talking about that legendary song of way too many verses, Tam Lin. Try searching the DT, that box at the upper right for either Tam Lin or Tamlin, and see if that gets you your song. Blessings, Barbara |
12 Jul 98 - 09:11 PM (#32398) Subject: RE: Young Tamblin From: Martin Pearson Oh tell me the truth young Tam Lin she said If an earthly man you be? I will tell you no lie lady Margaret he said, I was christened the same as thee lady I was christened the same as thee. |
12 Jul 98 - 10:26 PM (#32406) Subject: RE: Young Tamblin From: Barry Finn Enter into the search box ( #39 ). that'll get you 3 version of Child ballad #39. Barry |
12 Jul 98 - 10:43 PM (#32412) Subject: RE: Young Tamblin From: Cuilionn With sic a history and sae mony vairses, I cannae imagine Tam Lin survivin' this lang wi'oot some parodies taggin' alang. Does anyone ken any o' them, or can ye tell me how to sairch them oot for mysel'? --Cuilionn |
13 Jul 98 - 05:01 AM (#32431) Subject: Lyr Add: TAM LIN (parody by Les Barker) From: AndyG Here y'go Cuilionn;
I forbid you maidens all,
Lady Margaret, Lady Margaret
She's not pulled one rose-red daffodil
And if you touch that red, red bloom,
And what they did I cannot say,
Four and twenty maidens, all sitting in the Hall
Then up spoke one of those girls,
Then up spoke another of those girls,
Go straight to the heart of the Chaser's Wood,
Lady Margaret went down to the Chaser's Wood,
She went straight to the heart of the Chaser's Wood.
Tomorrow he said you will be hanged,
Yet you may live if you will help me,
As I rode out, on a bitter, bitter day,
It is the seventh, seventh year,
Though I will change all in your arms,
So she ran down to the old mill bridge,
First there came a black horse, and then there came a brown,
And they changed him then, it was all in her arms,
And they changed him again, it was all in her arms,
And they changed him again, it was all in her arms,
And they changed him again, and Biggles he became,
And they changed him again, into John Major,
"Just one more, my love." he cried,
Four and twenty maidens, all sitting in the Hall,
Les Barker/Mrs Ackroyd Band Mrs Ackroyd Enterprises / DOG Records
AndyG |
18 Jul 98 - 05:48 PM (#32851) Subject: RE: Young Tamblin From: Lester W Thank you everyone for your help. The version that I had many years ago I transcribed from a lecture/performance given by, I think it was A.L. Lloyd, at Sydney University in 1971. I always thought he'd sung 'TamBlin' - at least I've finally learnt to leave at the "B" after 27 years! The version he sang started off: "Lady Margaret, Lady Margaret sat sewing at her seem, And she was all dressed in ?, When a thought came in her head she'd a trottin' in the woods, To pull flowers to flower her hat me boys, To pull flowers to flower her hat." And that's all that I can remember! The versions that you have all given or directed me too are different but it's wonderful to have found these. The version entitled 'Tamlyn' is very close to the one I used to sing. Thanks again for your trouble. Lester |
09 Dec 01 - 08:36 AM (#606687) Subject: Tune Add: TAM LIN (Les Barker) From: Snuffy Here's the tune of the Les Barker version posted above by AndyG, and presumably also for TAMLYN in the DT database. Les's seems to be based on this version (the first verse is identical)
MIDI file: TAMLIN3.MID Timebase: 480 Tempo: 120 (500000 microsec/crotchet) This program is worth the effort of learning it. To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here ABC format: X: 218 |
09 Dec 01 - 10:45 AM (#606715) Subject: RE: Young Tamblin From: Malcolm Douglas The DT text was evidently transcribed by ear from a record made by Pete Morton, and contains a number of mistakes due to mis-hearings. He doesn't sing a traditional set, having apparantly added some bits from other versions to A.L. Lloyd's form of the song, which also appears to be a modern adaptation by him (probably based on the text -without a tune- that James Duncan got from Bell Robertson in 1915), with a tune that may or may not be genuine (as usual, Lloyd seems to have been rather coy about where it came from). Frankie Armstrong also sings a modified form of the Lloyd set. Although I haven't heard Les Barker's parody and only vaguely remember the Morton recording, I can confirm that the tune Snuffy has posted is the one put to the song by Lloyd. |
09 Dec 01 - 11:01 AM (#606720) Subject: RE: Young Tamblin From: Garry Gillard My "Tamlyn" page attempts to represent what Mike Waterson sings: it also has Lloyd's note and a link to THE Tam-Lin page. Garry |
09 Dec 01 - 11:11 AM (#606723) Subject: RE: Young Tamblin From: Malcolm Douglas Thanks for that, Garry; evidently Pete Morton got his set from Mike Waterson, and only made a few changes of his own, the majority having been already made by Mike, who obviously based his text on Lloyd's re-write. That the "new" material came from Child I rather doubt, and Lloyd's comment in his notes suggest that he wasn't convinced either! |
10 Dec 01 - 08:44 AM (#607090) Subject: RE: Young Tamblin From: MMario wow! coming back after a weekend away is like Christmas morning lately! Thank you both, files have been updated. Lin-in-Kansas has also sent me a new batch - will update the list with hers later this morning. |
10 Dec 01 - 08:45 AM (#607091) Subject: RE: Young Tamblin From: MMario whoops! wrong thread! |