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04 Jul 04 - 04:33 AM (#1219159) Subject: Lyr Add: SIR PATRICK SPENS (from Duncan Williamson From: Roberto This transcription should be ok, but I can't get the name of the town they sail from, in the 7th stanza. Please, help. Thank you. R Sir Patrick Spens Duncan Williamson, Put another log in the fire, Songs and tunes from a Scots Traveller, Veteran Tapes VT128 (cassette) Oh the King he sits in Dunfermline toon He's a-drinkin' the blood-red wine He said – Whaur shall I find a skeely skipper For to sail this fine ship o' mine? Then up and speaks an old eldry knight Wha sits by the King's right knee: He says - Sir Patrick Spens is the finest sailor That ever did sail the sea So the King he takes his quill in hand And in a letter he did say: You maun tak' this to Sir Patrick Spens You maun tak' it right away Oh, the first words that Sir Patrick read Oh, a loud laugh laughed he And the next words Sir Patrick read Oh, a tear it blinded his ee He said – Wha has gone and done this thing And tellt the King on me That I maun sail through storm and gale That I maun gang to Norway But I'll sail, my King, I will go, my Lord I'll sail right through the faem For I'll make my way to Norway And I'll bring young Margaret hame So they sailed away from --- toon They sailed right through the faem For they were bound for Norway Just to bring young Margaret hame Well, they hadna been in Norway Oh, a week nor scarcely three When the highest lords in the King's court Did turn around and did say: Oh, those Scottish men, they drink our wine And they spend our gold And they have come to Norway And they have brought none of their own Oh, you're leers aloud – cried Sir Patrick You're leers aloud – cried he There's twenty thousand of gold and silver In a dowry I've brought with me But I'll sail this night, this very night I'll sail right through the faem I'll make my way to Scotland And I'll bring young Margaret hame So they sailed away from Norway They sailed right through the faem For they were bound for Dunfermline Toon Just to bring young Margaret hame But in the Firth o' Forth they ran into a storm And the waves around them they did sweep Now Sir Patrick Spens and his gallant crew Lie sleepin in the deep |
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04 Jul 04 - 06:56 AM (#1219187) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: duncan williamson's sir patrick spens From: GUEST,Storyteller I think Duncan sings Burntisland Toon, but I'll have to check later. |
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04 Jul 04 - 05:27 PM (#1219433) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: duncan williamson's sir patrick spens From: Jim McLean Roberto, Duncan seems to make up names, words which don't exist anywhere else. This is sometimes attributed to 'tradional travelling folk' but really seems to be just ignorance. There are many published versions of Sir Patrick Spence and I could easily send you one but maybe you just want to hear what Duncan actually sang. Cheers, Jim |