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Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer?)

19 Feb 02 - 05:34 PM (#653615)
Subject: THIRTY FOOT TRAILER
From: GUEST,vince

I'm trying to find the lyrics to 'thirty foot trailer' or is called 'the life of the rover'? Can anyone 'elp?

19 Feb 02 - 05:49 PM (#653622)
Subject: Lyr Add: THIRTY FOOT TRAILER (Ewan MacColl)
From: Sorcha

I can't believe it's not here somewhere, but I didn't find it.....

THIRTY FOOT TRAILER
Ewan MacColl

The auld ways are changin ye cannae deny
The day o the traiveller's over
There's naewhaur tae gang an there's naewhaur tae bide
Sae farewell tae the life o the rover

Goodbye tae the tent an the auld caravan
Tae the tinker, the gypsy, the traivellin man
An goodbye tae the thirty foot trailer

Fareweil tae the cant an the traivellin tongue
Fareweil tae the romany talkin
The buyin an sellin, the auld fortune tellin
The knock on the door an the hawkin
Ye've got tae move fast tae keep up wi the times
For these days a man cannae daunder
There's a bylaw tae say ye maun be on yer way
An anither tae say ye can't wander

Fareweil tae the besoms o heather an brume
Fareweil tae the creel an the basket
The folk of today they wad far sooner pay
For a thing that's been made out o plastic

The auld ways are passin an soon they'll be gone
For progress is aye a big factor
Its sent tae afflict us an when they evict us
They tow us awa wi a tractor

Fareweil tae the powny, the cob, an the mare
The reins an the harness lie idle
Ye don't need a strap when ye're breakin up scrap
Sae fareweil tae the bit an the bridle

Fareweil tae the fields whaur we've sweated an toiled
At puin an shawin an liftin
They'll soon hae machines an those travelling quines
An their menfolk had better be shiftin

19 Feb 02 - 05:55 PM (#653627)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THIRTY FOOT TRAILER
From: GUEST,vince

Ta very much for that!

19 Feb 02 - 06:01 PM (#653630)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THIRTY FOOT TRAILER
From: MudGuard

It IS in the database, see Goodbye to the thirty foot trailer

19 Feb 02 - 06:06 PM (#653632)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: THIRTY FOOT TRAILER
From: Sorcha

Damme. Thirty foot trailer turned up nothing on either search.....vagaries, vagaries.

17 Sep 03 - 07:34 PM (#1021088)
Subject: Chord Req: fortyfoot trailer
From: tuggy mac

17 Sep 03 - 07:35 PM (#1021090)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: fortyfoot trailer
From: tuggy mac

forgot to say please,SORRY!

17 Sep 03 - 07:42 PM (#1021095)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: fortyfoot trailer
From: Ned Ludd

Is that Thirty foot trailer?

18 Sep 03 - 06:19 AM (#1021291)
Subject: Chord Req: thirty foot trailer
From: tuggy mac

anyone please?

18 Sep 03 - 08:11 AM (#1021336)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: thirty foot trailer
From: Leadfingers

C                            F
The old ways are changing you cannot deny

         C                   F G
For the day of the travellers over

       C                         F   
Theres no where to go and theres no where to bide

    C                         F C
So farewell to the life of the rover

                              F
Farewell to the tent and the old caravan

       C                      F          G
To the tinker, the gypsy, the travelling man

    C                            F C
And farewell to the thirty foot trailer


Written by Ewan MacColl for the Radio Ballad 'The Travelling people'

18 Sep 03 - 11:38 AM (#1021472)
Subject: Chord Req: thirty foot trailer
From: GUEST

I think its moved on to the next town!
Nope, but I moved your message! --JoeClone

18 Sep 03 - 12:05 PM (#1021495)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: thirty foot trailer
From: tuggy mac

Thanyou leadfingers.

18 Sep 03 - 09:11 PM (#1021787)
Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer?)
From: Bernard

I do it a little differently...



     C            Am            F       G
The old ways are changing, you cannot deny

     C            Am       F G
The days of the Travellers over

        C          G                C          F
There's nowhere to run, and there's nowhere to bide,

        C                      Bb C
So farewell to the life of the rover


(Chorus)

     C          Am            F       G
Farewell to the tent, and the old caravan,

        C          F          C          G    G7
To the tinker, the gypsy, the travelling man,

     C                      Bb   C
Farewell to the thirty foot trailer

But then I've always been a bit awkward!! ;^))

18 Sep 03 - 10:19 PM (#1021816)
Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer
From: open mike

ooh a radio ballad---any where that one can here it iin it's entirety?
en-tire-ity! rollin' rollin' rollin'....

18 Sep 03 - 11:09 PM (#1021854)
Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer?)
From: Bob Bolton

G'day open mike,

Well ... you could buy the Cds! (I have them all - from Topic ... ?)

Regards,

Bob

19 Sep 03 - 12:15 AM (#1021874)
Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer
From: open mike

tell us more!
topic?

19 Sep 03 - 12:27 PM (#1021898)
Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer?)
From: Leadfingers

There are seven radio ballads in the series and all are available on Topic Records - Sorry dont have the numbers,but all feature Ewan MacColl and others,produced for B B C Radio back in the good old days by Charles Parker.

19 Sep 03 - 01:35 PM (#1021941)
Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer?)
From: Steve Benbows protege

Leadfingers correct as usual. If you go onto the topic website you can see if they have them   http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/ is the web address.

19 Sep 03 - 01:37 PM (#1021943)
Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer
From: curmudgeon

And I'm sure that Dick Greenhaus at Camsco can get them for you which would also benefit Mudcat -- Tom

19 Sep 03 - 06:00 PM (#1022040)
Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer
From: open mike

yes it is here...must be from the travelling people

19 Jan 05 - 02:23 AM (#1382034)
Subject: RE: Chords: thirty foot trailer (fortyfoot trailer
From: GUEST,Mike

Leadfingers - this is more than a year after your post, but I only just saw it - there are actually eight Radio Ballads, not seven :-

Ballad of John Axon
Song of a Road
The Big Hewer
Singing the Fishing
The Fight Game
The Travelling People
On the Edge
The Body Blow