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18 Mar 03 - 01:18 AM (#912298) Subject: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: GUEST,Kevin Wilson I'm looking for the words of a song my father in the UK used to sing. I can remember some of them but there are gaps. Can't find it in the DT. This is what I remember: Around the shores of England something something... There lives a something something And they labour mightily (chorus) With merry oaths and laughter And a smile upon their lips The fishermen of England The fishermen of England Go down, go down To the sea, in ships (more verses that I don't remember) I suspect this is some kind of Victorian era parlour song originally. Thanks for any help Kevin (Vancouver, BC, Canada) |
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18 Mar 03 - 03:07 AM (#912330) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: greg stephens Not only can I not remember the whole song, I can't remember the very funny parody of it I heard once, either. So I'm not much help I'm afraid. But I hope you find it and sing it. |
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18 Mar 03 - 04:56 AM (#912357) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: Nigel Parsons Last verse (from Here "And when the foes of England Assail in fury blind, The children of the storm arise And leave their nets behind. With merry oath and laughter And a smile upon their lips The fishermen of England Go down to the sea in ships." Nigel |
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18 Mar 03 - 06:10 AM (#912383) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: GUEST Written in 1921 by Montague Phillips for the opera "The Rebel Maid". A v. popular concert number, but I haven't found tghe words on the web yet. :-) |
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18 Mar 03 - 06:15 AM (#912385) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: IanC Sorry. That was me ... lost my cookie. |
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18 Mar 03 - 12:21 PM (#912664) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: Dave Wynn My Sis sings it when she is bored on long drives. It's a very patriotic blood and thunder type of song not current in most folk clubs over this side of the pond (UK). If you really really want the words I will ask her to get them for me. Spot |
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18 Mar 03 - 12:54 PM (#912701) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: GUEST,Kevin Wilson Well that's 2 verses anyway :-) now I see those words, I remember them. Thanks to all! It was interesting too to see where it comes from. Spot, it's not exactly a life-or-death thing, but if you have the opportunity to ask your sister for teh words, I would appreciate it. Patriotic blood-and-thunder would just fit my Dad :-) Kevin |
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18 Mar 03 - 01:10 PM (#912720) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: Malcolm Douglas Trivia corner: there is a folk music connection. Lady Mary Trefusis, who played the lead in the original production, was the first President of the English Folk Dance Society (which later became EFDSS) from its establishment in 1913 until her death in 1927. A room at Cecil Sharp House is named after her. |
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18 Mar 03 - 09:05 PM (#913049) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: Anglo How the hell did you know that, Malcolm ? |
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18 Mar 03 - 09:16 PM (#913054) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: Malcolm Douglas I'm cursed with a very good memory for useless information. Can't remember what I did the day before yesterday, mind. |
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19 Mar 03 - 01:59 AM (#913177) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: Anglo But nonetheless I am confused. According to the synopsis linked above, Lady Mary Trefusis was the (presumably fictional) heroine of the piece, assisting William of Orange. (It now being Wednesday, I can report that the day before yesterday I spent twelve hours playing music in an Irish bar in a band with fellow Mudcatter George Ward). |
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19 Mar 03 - 09:47 AM (#913367) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: Malcolm Douglas It's me that was confused, as it turns out! You are of course right, and I was talking nonsense, having read the cast list the wrong way around. Oh well; the information, if it can be called that, turns out to be even more useless than I had imagined. The coincidence of names is mildly interesting, though; the writer must have been aware that his heroine had a contemporary namesake, I'd think, as she was to some extent "in the trade". |
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19 Mar 03 - 10:13 AM (#913388) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: IanC BTW the words are by Gerald Dodson. I got it wrong above. Music by Montague Phillips though. :-) |
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20 Mar 03 - 02:48 AM (#914233) Subject: Lyr Add: THE FISHERMEN OF ENGLAND From: ooh-aah THE FISHERMEN OF ENGLAND From the opera "The Rebel Maid" Words by Gerald Dodson, music by Montague F. Phillips, ©1941. As sung by Peter Dawson
Around the shores of England, that stretch toward the sea, |
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20 Mar 03 - 08:46 AM (#914389) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: MikeofNorthumbria When I was a youngster (a very long time ago) this song was often heard on the BBC, usually sung by the great Australian Bass-Baritone, Peter Dawson. Dawson's repertoire was not particularly folky - though it included a classic version of that song about the Cornish Floral Dance. However, he did have a superb voice, and a very natural delivery (no sign of the rather strained manner in which some classically trained singers tend to attack traditional material). Many of Dawson's old 78 rpm records have been reissued on CD for the nostalgia market, and singers looking for inspiration, or even for fresh items for their repertoire, might care to give them a listen. Wassail! |
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20 Mar 03 - 12:45 PM (#914626) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Fishermen of England From: GUEST,Kevin Wilson Huzzah indeed - thanks ooh-ahh! (Any advance on three verses?... do I hear four?... gentleman in the back row?... :-) ) Kevin |
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20 Mar 12 - 04:59 AM (#3325582) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Fishermen of England From: GUEST around the shores of england that stretch toword the sea there dwell an ancient people and they labour mightily in havens unfrequented that a busy life foregets the fishermen of england are working at their nets in tiny vessels they defy the perils of the deep and scan the waters dreary waste with eyes that never sleep and when at night in bed you in blankets snug and warm the fishermen of england are rideing out the storm and when the foes of england set sale in fury blind the children of the storm arrise and leave their nets behind in merry outh and laughter and a smile upon their lips the fishermen of england go down go down to..the..sea..in..ships. I would like to hear this sung by, Paol Robison to the sea in ships |
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20 Mar 12 - 07:07 AM (#3325619) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Fishermen of England From: Nigel Parsons How the internet has evolved since 2003! Peter Dawson "The Fishermen of England" now gets thousands of hits. I've yet to spot one with the tune though! |
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23 Sep 12 - 05:29 PM (#3409159) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Fishermen of England From: GUEST,Ian B Paul Robeson (note the spelling) was a Bass. This song is for a Baritone. I know as I sing it all the time in my repertoire! |
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16 May 17 - 06:39 AM (#3855384) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Fishermen of England From: GUEST,B.scott Been singing this to myself for the last 2days,don't know why, remember all the words fro 68 years ago but can't remember why I went upstairs 2mins ago.lol |
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04 Oct 19 - 02:22 PM (#4011935) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Fishermen of England From: GUEST,david richards Learned at High school 65 years ago - Around the shores of England that stretch toward the sea there dwell a mighty people and they labour mightily in harbours unfrequented that a busy life forgets the fishermen of England are working at their nets In tiny vessels they defy the perils of the deep and scan the waters dreary wastes with eyes that never sleep and when at night you safely sleep in blankets snug and warm the fishermen of England are riding out the storm |
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04 Oct 19 - 04:00 PM (#4011950) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Fishermen of England From: GUEST,Peter Cripps Got a request, in a nursing home, to do the song. Got the words and music, and blow me down, when we went again to the same home, the resident was no longer there! So, never did get to do the song! |
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06 Oct 19 - 09:42 AM (#4012171) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Fishermen of England From: GUEST,Starship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ew6YuMg8yw It's an odd way to show the music notation for the song, but horses for courses or something like that. |
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07 Oct 19 - 06:10 AM (#4012320) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Fishermen of England From: Big Al Whittle 'Got a request, in a nursing home, to do the song. Got the words and music, and blow me down, when we went again to the same home, the resident was no longer there' bi t like the fishermen of England thanks to the EU. |