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15 Nov 03 - 01:39 PM (#1054210) Subject: Lyr Req: Love Farewell From: GUEST,Leah The refrain is "to my love farewell, my land farewell, we're all marching away farewell". Does anyone know the lyrics and history to this tune? Jody Stecher recorded it but I can't decipher all the words. |
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16 Nov 03 - 06:49 AM (#1054619) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Love Farewell From: Keith A of Hertford John Tamms and Keith Kendrick do one of that name, but it has a different refrain. Verse one goes I thought I heard the colnel crying, March brave lads, there's no denying. The refrain is just, Love Farewell Happy to post rest if required. Keith. |
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16 Nov 03 - 10:30 AM (#1054684) Subject: Lyr Add: LOVE FAREWELL (from Max Hunter collection From: Sorcha This is very similar, but it doesn't have the farewell to land.. VERSE 1 Come Philanders, let's be marching All ye true lovers let's be marching Ring farewell, to my love farewell We're all a marching around very well VERSE 2 Choose your true love now or never Take 'er by th hand an' tell 'er how ya love her Ring farewell, to my love farewell We're all a marching 'round very well VERSE 3 My heart you gained, my hand I'll give you One sweet kiss an' honey I must leave you Ring farewell, t' my love farewell We're all a marching 'round very well VERSE 4 O, my little honey, you don't know how I love you There's none on this earth that I love like I love you Ring farewell, to my love farewell We're all a marching 'round very well http://www.smsu.edu/folksong/maxhunter/1179/ |
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16 Nov 03 - 11:14 AM (#1054704) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Love Farewell From: GUEST,Leah Thank you Sorcha and Keith. Sorcha, I recognize the last verse so that must be the one! On his liner notes Jody Stecher said that he only heard a fragment of the song from a tape a friend gave him and he must have taken liberty with the rest. It's interesting to know now where it came from. Thank you again! |
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16 Nov 03 - 07:22 PM (#1055045) Subject: Lyr Add: LOVE FAREWELL (from Jody Stecher) From: Stewie As indicated by Leah, Stecher had only a fragment from John Cohen and constructed the rest: LOVE FAREWELL Oh my little hon', you know that I love you There's nothing in this world I love like I love you To my love farewell, (to) my land farewell We're all a-marching away farewell Oh my little hon', you don't do me better I'll build me a boat and I'll float down the river To my love farewell, (to) my land farewell We're all a-marching away farewell Goin' down the road, road mighty muddy Slippin' and a-slidin' and I can't walk steady To my love farewell, (to) my land farewell We're all a-marching away farewell Boat begin to rock, I begin to shiver Oh my little hon', I'm a-floatin' down the river To my love farewell, (to) my land farewell We're all a-marching away farewell I had a wife, she was a weaver She wouldn't weave and I wouldn't either To my love farewell, (to) my land farewell We're all a-marching away farewell Goodbye wife, goodbye baby Goodbye biscuits sopped in gravy To my love farewell, (to) my land farewell We're all a-marching away farewell Instrument Repeat stanza 1. Source: transcription of 'Love Farewell' on Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin 'A Song That Will Linger' Rounder CD 0274 [1989]. --Stewie. |