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09 Dec 05 - 01:54 AM (#1623428) Subject: Lyr Add: OLD SONGS About GEOGRAPHY From: Q (Frank Staplin) Lyr. Add: ISLANDS Air: Auld Lang Syne 1. The Islands let us now repeat; North Georgian Isles come first, Arising from the Polar Seas, Where Arctic storms are nursed. 2. Melville, Bank's Land, and Sabine Isles, Are to this group assigned; There Byam Martin, Bathurst Isles, Cornwallis we find. 3. Iceland in Northern Seas behold, Then Disco Isle survey; Prince William Land, Southampton too, The last in Hudson's Bay. 4. And next we come to Newfoundland, Then Anticosti trace; Adjacent to St. Lawrence Gulf Cape Breton Isle e place. 5. South of Cape Breton as we go, See Sable Isle arise; But in St. Lawrence Gulf enclosed, Prince Edward's Island lies. 6. Then southward as our course inclines, Nantucket Isle is seen, And Martha's Vineyard west of that Arrayed in brightness green. 7. Long Island of superior size, Now rises in our view; To Azores next and Cape Verd Isles Our journey we pursue. 8. Now, o'er the ocean let us speed To the Bermuda Isles, a clime superlatively bless'd, Where spring perpetual smiles. 9. The numerous Isles, West Indies called, In three divisions trace; Bahamas first, then grest Antilles, Then Lesser Antilles place. 10. On Cuba's more extensive grounds We presently appear; Then to Jamaica, farther South, And Hayti's Isle we steer. 11. Here Porto Rico may be seen, There Quibo Island lies, But Revillagigedo see More westerly arise. 12. Then in the California Gulf, See San Francisco set; St. Ines there and Tiburon, Are with Ignacio met. 13. Vancouver's and Queen Charlotte's Isles Are seen 'midst ocean's foam, Both wild uncultivated tracts, Where savage nations roam. 14. Still farther North is Sitka Isle And Kodiac's frozen ground; And lastly shall Aleutian Isles And Nunnivack be found. (Spelling and punctuation preserved) Now, lads and lasses, to avoid the strap and Dunce Cap, tomorrow pray tell me the current names of those Islands whose names have changed, and what they are known for today. Will anyone settle Vancouver's uncultivated tracts and chase out those heathen savages? Then we will learn of the CAPES. The Air will be "Long, Long Ago," so have your mother play it on the piano for you. What's that, Mr. Brannigan? Yes, your father's fiddle is fine, if he knows civilized music. After you have memorized these EASY songs, we will attempt more difficult subjects, such as CIRCLES and MOTIONS OF THE GLOBE. Other songs to be learned- Oceans, Capes, Mountains, Lakes, Rivers. Following that we will sing of the United States and Foreign Lands. Source: Key to Felton's Outline Maps, Part First, 1851, 48 pp. and tables, Philadelphia. Found in a deserted cabin by my grandfather, age 11, December 4, 1885, near La Veta, Colorado, on homestead settled by his parents, following the Civil War. Other Jog'free songs welcome!! But prefer Nineteenth Century or older for this thread. Can anyone start a new thread on old history songs used to teach in the schools long ago? |
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09 Dec 05 - 09:54 AM (#1623523) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SONGS About GEOGRAPHY From: Charley Noble What, no reference to those lovely resort islands off the coast of Peru described as The Chinchas? Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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09 Dec 05 - 10:13 AM (#1623536) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SONGS About GEOGRAPHY From: Bunnahabhain Tom Lehrers's setting of all the States to a patter song? ( G+S's Modern major general, IIRC) I think I've heard it done with all the countries of the world as well, or almost all, anyway. |
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09 Dec 05 - 10:18 AM (#1623543) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SONGS About GEOGRAPHY From: John MacKenzie Mason Dixon Line by Brooks Williams? What did Delaware ~ Perry Como Route 66 etc etc G. |
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09 Dec 05 - 02:05 PM (#1623744) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SONGS About GEOGRAPHY From: Cool Beans IT was the chemical elements that Tom Lehrer sang about to the tune of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Major General's Song." "There's antimony, arsenic, alumininum, selenium..." As for geography.. Roll on Columbia I've Been Everywhere The song about all those rivers in Texas. ("There's many a river that waters the land") |
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09 Dec 05 - 02:21 PM (#1623759) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SONGS About GEOGRAPHY From: Tannywheeler "Sweet Betsy From Pike"; "My Name, Is Joseph Bowers. I've Got A Brother Ike..."(ask KYTRAD the name of this one--the first line of one she sings.) Tw |
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09 Dec 05 - 03:09 PM (#1623801) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SONGS About GEOGRAPHY From: Q (Frank Staplin) Charlie, pay attention! We haven't got to lands beyond North America yet. We won't let you sing a chantey unless you learn the Capes letter-perfect! Lyr. Add: CAPES Air: Long, Long Ago 1. Capes of this clime, your names we will rhyme Seize on the harp, rouse up the lay, Brewster Cape first, and then North Cape we chime To Cape Farewell then away. Walsingham Cape is the next we shall name, King's Cape is soon o'er the blue misty main, Chudleigh, St. Louis we must not disdain, And Cape St. John we survey. 2. Speed to Cape Race, then Cape Sable we trace; Glance at Cape Cod, then pass along; Find for the stormy Cape Hatteras a place, Sable Cape place in the song. Now let us go, St. Antonio to meet, Catoche and Gracias a Dios we greet, Cape Corrientes, thy name we repeat, St. Lucas we add to the throng. 3. Morro Hermoso is next to be sung; Sweetly the name falls on the ear; Sound Mendocino on each tuneful tongue, Oxford Cape then let us hear. Now a place for Cape Flattery find, Oh! let us be to Elizabeth kind; Cape Romanzoff in our song is enshrined, Cape Prince of Wales shall appear. 6. East Cape and cold Icy Cape shall succeed; Point Barrow see, nearer the Pole; On with the song- to Point Beechey we speed, Where northern storms have control. Onward to Point Demarcation we bound, Glance at Cape Bathurst, on desolate ground; Point De Witt Clinton more Eastward is found, York Cape is last on the scroll. Lyr. Add: MOTIONS OF THE EARTH 1. By earth's diameter we mean The shortest distance through, A fancied line fron side to side, To touch the centre too. 2. Now through the centre of this sphere, The shortest distance, Eight thousand miles diameter, The measurement will make. 3. By earth's circumference we mean The greatest distance round; Just five and twenty thousand miles, That distance has been found. 4. Earth's axis is a fancied line, That through the globe extends From North to South, the centre cuts, And at the poles it ends. 5. Two different motions has the earth; One, on its axis made, Which brings the glorious light of day, And night's succeeding shade. 6. It has its motion around the sun, Which occupies a year; Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, hence Successively appear. Lyr. Add: CIRCLES OF THE GLOBE Air: Auld Lang Syne 1. The circles on the globe we name; Imaginary things, From which the scientific mind, Important uses brings. 2. The Equator is a fancied ring Around the earthly ball, Dividing it in equal parts, Which hemispheres we call. 3. Northern and Southern Hemispheres, Thus are their names expressed; And the Equator takes its course Precisely East and West. 4. From either Pole its distance is Undoubtedly the same; And distance from the Equator North, North Latitude we name. 5. South Latitude is distance South Of that same fancied ring, And parallels of latitude To range with it we bring. 6. Like the equator, East and West, These parallels go round, And on the sides of all our maps, The mark'd degrees are found. 7. Meridians, ranging North and South, Are fancied circles too; They touch each Pole as they proceed, And cut the Equator through. 8. By Longitude we understand The distance East or West From some meridian that we choose, Whichever we think best. 9. Some people Washington will take, And some will Greenwich choose, And several other points there are Which different nations use. 10. East Longitude is distance East, As by the words express'd, West Longitude we can't mistake, To mean the distance West. 11. The Tropics are in number two, Circles of vast extent, To the Equator parallel, Round Earth by fancy bent. 12. Tropic of Cancer North is placed; We from the Equator rate Its distance twenty-three degrees, And minutes twenty-eight. 13. Tropic of Capricorn due South From the Equator lies, Its distance just the same from it, In measurement precise. 14. At the same distance from the Pole, Each Polar Circle trace; The Arctic Circle on the North, The Antarctic, South we place. 1851, Key to Felton's Outline Maps, Philadelphia. |
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09 Dec 05 - 05:11 PM (#1623897) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SONGS About GEOGRAPHY From: GUEST,Arne Langsetmo Geography songs, eh? Howzabout Dave Van Ronk's "Garden State Stomp"? Cheers, |
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09 Dec 05 - 08:05 PM (#1624027) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SONGS About GEOGRAPHY From: Charley Noble Q- How about straits (or is it strait)? We sure need to know where all them suckers are, or aren't. There's the one named in honor of Magellan, another for Baring, one for Gibralta, and isn't there one for Dyer? Then there's always Peter and Lou Barryman's "Your State's Name Here" and my own collaborative effort for Michigan entitled "Shafted in Shaftsburg." Cheerily, Charley Noble, on route to NYC |
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09 Dec 05 - 08:08 PM (#1624030) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SONGS About GEOGRAPHY From: Barry Finn Hi Q, nice thread. Seldom (according to maritime folklore) do the names of landmarks, islands, rocks (1 exception being the Lime Light Rock being changes to Ida Lewis Rock Light, Newport, RI), coves, harbors, capes, points, inlets etc change. It'll be interesting to see what has been changed & hopefully accompanied with the reasoning. The First of the Emigrants (Bound for Australia). In Hugill's version, copied in part below (from the DT), there a few place names, from Doerflinger's collection I'll printed names places not mentioned: Gravesend, Nor, Foreland, St Helena, the "Channel of Old England", "Semaphore and the southern Shores, the 'Heads and into Sydney Harbor'. BOUND TO AUSTRALIA 1. I'm leaving old England, the land that I love And I'm bound for across the sea; Oh, I'm bound for Australia, the land of the free Where there'll be a welcome for me. Ch. So fill up your glasses an' drink what ye please, For whatever's the damage I'll pay, So be easy an' free, whilst you're drinkin' wid me, Sure I'm a man you don't meet every day! 2. When I board me ship for the south'ard to go, She'll be looking so trim and so fine, And I'll land me aboard, wid me bags and me stores, From the dockside they'll cast off each line. 3. To Land's End we'll tow, with our boys all so tight, Wave a hearty goodbye to the shore, An' we'll drink the last drop to our country's green land, An' the next day we'll curse [nurse] our heads sore. 4. We'll then drop the tugs and sheet tops'ls home taut, An' the hands will crowd sail upon sail, Wid a sou'wester strong, boys, we'll just tack along, By the morn many jibs will turn pale. 5. We'll beat past the Ushant and then down the Bay, Where the west wind it blows fine an' strong, We'll soon hit the Trades an' we should make good time, To the south'ard then we'll roll along. 6. Round the Cape we will roll, take our flyin' kites in, For the Forties will sure roar their best, An' then run our Eastin' wid yards all set square, Wid the wind roaring out of the west. 7. We'll then pass Cape Looin all shipshape an' trim, Then head up for Adelaide Port, Off Semaphore Roads we will there drop our hook, An' ashore, boys, we'll head for some sport. Hi Charlie I do a sing a song 'Slav Ho' (not about the Chinchas but does mention them). I only had 1 verse & the chorus (from the singing of E MacColl) from about 25 odd yrs. ago. It being such a fantastic song I wrote 4 more verses. I never heard anyone sing this up until maybe 7 yrs ago at Mystic's seaport festival. David Parry did a different version that I found to be in Hugill's bible called the 'Saltpeter Shanty' both versions came from the Guano & Saltpeter Trades off the West Coast of South America according to Hugill. "Old Pedro the crimp, boys, we know him of old CH: Oh, roll (alt. Slav ho) (2x) He's priming his vino & doping his beer To the Chinchas he'll ship us if we don't stand clear CH: Oh, roll, rock her bars Heave'er high-O rock her bars Alt CH: Slav ho, sla-vi-ta, vraimen-ti-go slee-ga slav ho(from J Colcord who has it from Captain Robinson' The Bellman. Seeing that I only fair enough with my native tongue I particularly try not to stray into other languages that I can kill by just the opening of my mouth. I now sing the non alt. version, I did leave a few of the old verses that I wrote in there though. Remind me if you want & I'll sing it next time we meet. Some other geographical or land mark shanties, there's 3 versions (Liverpool, London & Bristol)of "Whip Jamboree" some different versions of "Rolling Home" & the there's the family that includes " Farewell & Adieu to you Spanish Ladies". Ranzo Rae would be another that covers different islands, countries & ports RANZO RAE (copied from the DT) We're bound for Valpariser with a load of rusty razors, Ranzo ranzo, hurray hurray! We're bound for Venezuela with a load of drunken tailors, I love me Ranzo Rae We're bound for Santiager with a load of German lager, We're bound for Buenos Aires for a load of green canaries, We're bound for San Francisco with a cargo of Nabisco, We're bound for Yokahama with a load of grand pianos, We're loaded down with curios from China and the Indies, oh We'll soon be seeing all them girls, the girls we so adore, timme We've sailed the whole world over like a proper deep sea rover, We'll pass the cliffs of Dover, and then we'll be in clover, Happy trails Barry |
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09 Dec 05 - 08:52 PM (#1624056) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SONGS About GEOGRAPHY From: Q (Frank Staplin) Charlie, a song about Oceans, Seas, Gulfs, Bays, Straits, Channels and Sounds coming up next- out of order in the book, but I have no intention of posting all the jog-free doggerel. There is enough to choke a whole school full of students. Time to put on the nose-bag now; be back later. Barry, thanks for the jog-free songs and you gave me an idea; I think I will copy only the parts of this book that bear on the sea and coastlines, unless there is something else is requested. Now that 'Holiday' is fast approaching, here is this book's paragraph on religion. PC ALERT ! RELIGION 1. The prevailing religions of the world, are the Christian, Mohammedan, Pagan and Jewish. 2. Christians are those who believe in Christ as the Saviour of the world. There are three great divisions of Christians, Protestants, Roman Catholics,and the Greek Church; distinguished from each other by peculiar doctrines and modes of worship. 3. Mohammedans believe in Mohammed, an imposter of Arabia, who lived about 600 years after Christ, and pretended to be inspired. 4. Pagans or Heathen are those who believe in false gods, and worship idols. The Jews are those who believe in the Old Testament, but reject the New, and expect a Saviour yet to come. p. 17; 1851, "Key to Felton's Outline Maps." |
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10 Dec 05 - 12:43 AM (#1624174) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: SONGS About GEOGRAPHY From: Q (Frank Staplin) Here are the seas, straits, etc. for both North and South America. North America Lyr. Add: Oceans, Seas, Gulfs, Bays, Straits, Channels and Sounds. Air: Bonny Doon, or the Winding Way. 1. We now recite what Oceans, Bays, Seas, Gulfs, and Straits, this land displays; With the Atlantic Sea begin, That hems the Eastern border in. 2. Pacific Ocean takes its post Upon the West and South-west coast; The Arctic Ocean will be found Extended on the Northern bound. 3. The Polar Sea we next survey, Then Barrow's Strait and Baffin's Bay; In this same Bay two Sounds appear, Whose names are Smith and Lancaster. 4. To Melville Bay we next shall turn, And North-East Bay's position learn; Note South-East Bay, then Davis' Strait, Which West of Greenland we locate. 5. Cumberland Strait we now may view, Frob'isher's Strait and Hudson's too; See Hudson's Bay (in size 'tis grand), Fox Channel mark and Welcome Strait. 6. The Inlet, Chesterfield, we spy, And James' Bay next attracts the eye; Here Richmond Gulf we find and there Musquito Bay (a small affair). 7. Ungava Bay we note awhile, Then seek thy narrow Strait, Bellisle; Awhile at Gulf St. Lawrence wait, Then reach Northumberland, thy Strait. 8. The Strait of Canso, small in size, North-east of Nova Scotia lies; The Bay of Fundy next is found, And then we seek Long Island Sound. 9. To Bay of Delaware we speed, And then to Chesapeake proceed; To Gulf Stream, Caribbean Sea, And Gulf of Mexico we flee. 10. Campeachy Bay shall next be traced, On which old Vera Cruz is placed; Channel of Yucatan survey, And scan awhile Honduras Bay, 11. Bay Amatique before us lies, And Guatemala Bay likewise; Gulf of Tehuantepec we view, And Gulf of California too. 12. Franscisco Bay we now descray, And De Fuca's Strait we spy; To Georgia's Gulf in fancy bound, And pause awhile in Charlotte's Sound. 13. And now the muse delighted runs To seek the Sound called Washington's; Prince William's Sound is in our way, Cook's Inlet and Bristol Bay. 14. Pass farther North, on Russian ground, To take a glance at Norton's Sound; To Behring's Strait we next shall post Fast by the Asiatic coast. 15. To Coronation Gulf we sail, And feel the Arctic's icy gale; To Bathurst Inlet next we go, Where oft the Polar tempests blow. 16. A little farther go to greet The Gulf of Boothia's cool retreat; To Regent's Inlent (sic) then we skip, And Winter Harbour ends out trip. Look at a modern map of Alaska's coastline. The Purchase in 1867 added a hell of a lot of territory with myriad bays, sounds, archipelagos and even a natural 'canal.' SOUTH AMERICA Lyr. Add: Oceans, Seas, Gulfs, Bays, and Straits Air: The Rose of Allendale 1. Of South America we tell, In geographic verse; Its Oceans, Seas, its Bays, its Straits, Its Gulfs and Sounds rehearse. 2. Th' Atlantic Ocean on the east, Pacific west is found; Then comes the Caribbean Sea To make a northern bound. 3. The Guld of Darien on the north Observing eyes may trace; More eastward Venezuela Gulf May likewise find a place. 4. Lo! on the East Brazilian coast, The Bay of All Saints lies; But Blanco Bay much farther South The travelling muse descries. 5. The Bay of St. Mathias mark, Glance Desengaño o'er; These with St, George's Bay indent The Patagonian shore. 6. Magellan Strait, (a crooked pass,) The Strait we call Le Maire, In Patagonia find a place, And Peñas Gulf is there. 7. And Gulf Guaitéca now we note, Then northward speed away To see the Gulf of Guayaquil And hail Sardinas Bay. 8. Now on Grenada's westward side, The Gulf of Choco see; And then the Bay of Panamá Our closing theme shall be. 1851, Key to Felton's Outline Maps. |