Lyr Add: Swansea Town (sung by Max Boyce)

26 Sep 98 - 06:20 PM (#39525)
Subject: Lyr Add: SWANSEA TOWN
From: Baz

SWANSEA TOWN

CHORUS
I'm going home to Swansea town, the day is almost dawning
I'm going back to those sea port sounds, one lovely sea town morning.

I'm going home to Swansea town, to where those ways are brambled
' Neath the seatown sky, where seagulls fly and as a boy I rambled.

Long years ago I sailed away, the urge to roam came creeping
Yet somehow my heart got left behind, with a girl who stood there weeping.

In the quiet hours of the night time watch, I dream her there beside me
I see her face, I feel her grace, and peace wells up inside me.

I hope she's there beside that quay, I hope she's glad to see me
And I'll not leave that town again, no fortune will assuade me.

I think this may have been written by Max Boyce but I learned it recently from a friend who sings with a shanty group.
regards Baz

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26 Sep 98 - 06:22 PM (#39527)
Subject: RE: Swansea Town Lyrics add
From: Baz

Sorry
I should have said that the first two lines are also the Chorus. Baz

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27 Sep 98 - 05:42 PM (#39667)
Subject: RE: Swansea Town Lyrics add
From: BAZ

Here's the tune to go with it.
Regards Baz

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27 Sep 98 - 06:32 PM (#39675)
Subject: Tune Add: SWANSEA TOWN
From: BAZ

Or should have been

MIDI file: SWANSEA.MID

Timebase: 192

Name: SWANSEA TOWN
Text: By Unregistered User
Copyright: Copyright © 1998 by NoteWorthy ArtWare, Inc.
Key: D
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Key: D
Start
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End

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: 1
T:SWANSEA TOWN
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
K:D
A2|A2G2F4|z2F2F2E2|D4D2E2|F2G4A2|B4A2z2|A2A2G2|
F4FGF2E2|D4z2D2|D3EF2G2|E4D||

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26 Sep 10 - 08:48 PM (#2994223)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Swansea Town (Max Boyce)
From: GUEST

Writen by John Davies - made popular by Max.

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18 Sep 12 - 05:42 PM (#3406990)
Subject: ADD: Swansea Town (Davies & Jewell)
From: Nigel Parsons

SWANSEA TOWN
(John Davies & Billy Jewell)
(additional lyric by Max Boyce)

CHORUS:
I'm going home to Swansea Town:
The day is nearly dawning.
I'm going home to the seaport sound
One lovely seatown morning.

I'm going home to Swansea Town:
To where the ways are brambled.
'Neath the seatown sky where seagulls cry
Where as a boy I rambled.

And she'll be waiting there for me;
She'll be glad to see me.
And I'll not leave my town again;
A fortune won't persuade me.

I'm going home to Swansea Town:
The day is nearly dawning.
I'm going home to the seaport sound.
One lovely seatown morning.
One lovely seatown morning.

Copied from: Max Boyce: his Songs & Poems
Granada Publishing Limited
Panther books 1976

NP

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