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14 Mar 06 - 05:58 PM (#1693751) Subject: The Singing Postman From: GUEST,Tim Radford Does anyone have the words to - (I never seen) A Farmer on a Bike - by The Singing Postman - ie, Allan Smethurst. I cannot find the copy of the words I had. |
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14 Mar 06 - 06:38 PM (#1693773) Subject: RE: The Singing Postman From: Mr Happy The Singeing Postman: would that be Hotmail??? SORRRY! CUdn't resist! |
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14 Mar 06 - 06:52 PM (#1693794) Subject: RE: The Singing Postman From: Mr Happy http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1084637.stm |
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14 Mar 06 - 07:54 PM (#1693840) Subject: RE: The Singing Postman From: Leadfingers The Anglian Music website lists all of Allan's songs and that aint one of 'em ! I was told about the song - My Old Mum heard it and said I should look out for it , but couldnt remember the singer . I would be interested in hearing it myself ! |
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26 Mar 06 - 12:46 AM (#1702930) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Singing Postman From: Jim Dixon Several British web sites that sell used singles list FARMER ON A BIKE, performed by John Crisp. The flip side is EASTERN COUNTIES. |
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27 Mar 06 - 05:04 PM (#1704091) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (The Singing Postman?) From: GUEST,ca1rider345 do any one know if john crisp is still singing i last heard of him in the early 80s i think as i can remember his song social security blues. as the 80s was my dole years/as im 43 and norfolk born but i never heard of him since. any one got any information? thanks |
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07 Sep 06 - 04:16 PM (#1829483) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (The Singing Postman?) From: Scrump It should be "Eastern Counties Bus" on the flip side. |
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07 Sep 06 - 06:58 PM (#1829593) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (The Singing Postman?) From: The Sandman My favourite Smethurst songs are ,my little miss from diss , mind yer head, was the bottom dropped out and Nicotine girl. did he write one called have you ever seen a rabbit up a tree. |
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07 Sep 06 - 07:02 PM (#1829596) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (The Singing Postman From: GUEST,Jon "Oi shot a rabbit up a tree" There is a sound clip on this page |
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08 Sep 06 - 03:10 PM (#1830157) Subject: Lyr Add: FARMER ON A BIKE (John Crisp) From: GUEST,Penny Black FARMER ON A BIKE Recorded by: John Crisp on Ampersand Music Farm 101 Old Farmer Palmer was on the other day 'bout the price of his sugar-beet drill. He reckoned he'd found the little green pound don't pay them big red bills. And though he's got a private yacht, a race horse and three cars, He always say the farm don't pay. That's how them farmers are.
CHORUS: But I never seen a farmer on a bike,
He do complain about the rain, the green fly or the drought.
I worked for farmer till I wore my fingers to the bone, |
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08 Sep 06 - 07:05 PM (#1830314) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (The Singing Postman?) From: The Sandman thankyou guest jon,I enjoyed those snippets. apparently he was a big jimmy rodgers fan, you can hear it in the guitar, a very underated writer. Ithink. |
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08 Sep 06 - 08:35 PM (#1830348) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (The Singing Postman From: RTim Thank you Penny Black - whomever you are. I have been looking for these words for some years. I learnt it once years ago to sing at a club run by a farmer friend of mine (who has since passed on). I rememberted the tune but had lost my copy of the words. Regards - Tim Radford |
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10 Feb 08 - 01:00 PM (#2258553) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: GUEST where do i go for guitar sheets for all these great old songs |
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10 Feb 08 - 04:39 PM (#2258808) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: folkwaller I know John Crisp quite well he gave me banjo lessons a few years ago. He still lives in South Norfolk and as far as I know doesn't perform any more. A big loss to the folk scene. |
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30 Jul 08 - 04:44 AM (#2401047) Subject: Lyr Req: I've never seen a farmer on a bike From: GUEST,Jon Has anyone come across a ditty entitled "I've never seen a farmer on a bike"? I heard someone sing it recently but cannot find the lyrics anywhere. Can anyone help, please? |
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30 Jul 08 - 05:16 AM (#2401064) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I've never seen a farmer on a bike From: Malcolm Douglas Well, it's in the repertoire of 'Winston the Singing Farmer', though I doubt that he wrote it himself (I also doubt that he has ever been seen on a bike, in adult life at any rate. His farm is over the road from my Mum's house. Try getting him to do anything about the encroaching vegetation or the rabbits! "Oh, I don't deal with all that. You'll have to write to the Company.") Ref at http://www.anglianmusic.co.uk/. |
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30 Jul 08 - 08:36 AM (#2401147) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I've never seen a farmer on a bike From: oldfogie sounds the sort of thing adge cutler would have written |
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30 Jul 08 - 11:07 AM (#2401305) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I've never seen a farmer on a bike From: quokka Sounds like a parody of 'She'll be comin' round the mountain' |
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30 Jul 08 - 11:42 AM (#2401342) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I've never seen a farmer on a bike From: GUEST,Ray I remember Terry Wogan playing it but that was years ago - don't the British Broad-corping Castration have some sort of 'phone line you can call to find this sort of thing out? Ray |
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30 Jul 08 - 12:07 PM (#2401380) Subject: Lyr Add: FARMER ON A BIKE (John Crisp) From: RTim There is an early thread about this song - but I don't know how to point to it - so here are the words, etc. Tim Radford FARMER ON A BIKE John Crisp
Old Farmer Palmer was on the other day 'bout the price of his sugar-beet drill.
CHORUS: But I never seen a farmer on a bike,
He do complain about the rain, the green fly or the drought.
I worked for farmer till I wore my fingers to the bone, |
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30 Jul 08 - 04:47 PM (#2401662) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I've never seen a farmer on a bike From: folkwaller John Crisp was and still is one of Norfolks foremost folk singers. Although not performing as often as he should he teaches both guitar and banjo and still lives in south Norfolk. His recordings are really worth listening to. He doesn't seek publicity, he is one of the true folkies that prop up the folk scene out of sight and without seeking any 'stardom' as do many others. Perhaps one day John will entertain us again. Please. |
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31 Jul 08 - 04:51 AM (#2402021) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I've never seen a farmer on a bike From: GUEST,Jon Many thanks to you wonderful Mudcatters, and Tim in particular. Jon |
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31 Jul 08 - 05:11 AM (#2402035) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I've never seen a farmer on a bike From: Joe Offer I think R. Tim got the lyrics from this thread (click), which seemed to indicate a connection with the Singing Postman - is there a connection? -Joe- |
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31 Jul 08 - 01:38 PM (#2402430) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I've never seen a farmer on a bike From: RTim The only connection between the song and The Singing Postman is - I first thought he wrote it, AND that Both come from East Anglia - ie. John Crisp and The Singing Postman. Tim Radford |
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24 Sep 08 - 09:33 AM (#2448916) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: GUEST,germusa thank you penny! had been looking for these song lyrics for quite some time for my dad! |
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25 Sep 08 - 05:10 AM (#2449521) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: GUEST,Suffolk Miracle There is a recording of this collected by Neil Lanham from Jack Tarling (I'm almost certain) on Comic Songs of the Stour Valley. I was about to say the late great Jack Tarling, but it is just possible he is still with us, though I reckon he would be well into his nineties. Anyone know for sure? Also can I plug the work that Neil has done? He gets so much less credit for it than e.g. the Howsons, perhaps because (Jack is an exception)the quality of singer he found was not quite that of Ted Chaplin, Tony Harvey etc. Nevertheless there are some good performers and more importantly he has made a very very thorough job of recording what of the living tradition is still there in Suffolk/Essex. |
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04 Feb 10 - 03:52 PM (#2830104) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: GUEST,Janet Hello, I have been looking for these lyrics for years. First heard it on local radio and am missing the the first lines before the chorus. Well done. Janet x |
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04 Feb 10 - 06:55 PM (#2830287) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: Leadfingers Has any one a recording ?I'd love to have a go , but I dont want to fake a tune to a known Song |
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06 Feb 10 - 04:16 PM (#2831668) Subject: Lyr Add: FARMER ON A BIKE (John Crisp) From: Jim Dixon Found on YouTube. I listened, and I was able to make a few corrections: FARMER ON A BIKE (John Crisp) Old farmer Palmer was on the other day 'bout the price of his sugar-beet drill. He reckoned he found the little green pound don't pay them big red bills, And though he's got a private yacht, a race horse and three cars, He always say the farm don't pay. That's how them farmers are. But... CHORUS: I never seen a farmer on a bike. I never seen a farmer on a bike. Wherever I been, I never miss a thing, But I never seen a farmer on a bike. He do complain about the rain, the green fly or the drought. He say black spot have ruined his crop but I can't make this out. I seen him get on a jumbo jet. I seen him on a train, But that'll be the day I see him bikin' down the lane. CHORUS I worked for Palmer till I wore my fingers to the bone, But when I speak of another pound a week, you ought to hear him moan. And though his combine cost the farm, I'm sure you will agree, He could dispose of his Volvos and bike about like me. But... CHORUS |
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12 Aug 11 - 07:55 AM (#3206560) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I've never seen a farmer on a bike From: GUEST I don't know if anything is still happening on this site, but I was at school with John Crisp and have seen him from time to time since. One evening when visiting Norfolk I met John and we went for a drink at The Wheatsheaf (?) between Bury St Edmunds and Culford. Several farmers of prosperous appearance were moaning, as farmers do, about this or that and I remarked that my father always said that farmers are always complaining about something and telling people how badly off they are but nevertheless they ride about in big cars and not on rusty old bikes. I think this must have percolated into John's subconscious and emerged by a process of genius as a great song. Ian M |
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12 Aug 11 - 08:54 AM (#3206575) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I've never seen a farmer on a bike From: Keith A of Hertford I am sure The Singing Postman did record it. |
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12 Aug 11 - 11:52 AM (#3206654) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I've never seen a farmer on a bike From: GUEST,leeneia Just for the record, I knew an engineer from Wichita who left the airplane factory to work on the family farm. His second year, he made $6000. They returned to Wichita. |
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16 Jul 12 - 10:20 AM (#3377009) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: GUEST,joy My partner is the 'John Crisp' who wrote & sung this amongst others, he has also written a song for me which has been recorded by Lady Antebellum. |
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12 Nov 12 - 03:55 AM (#3435065) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: GUEST winston the singing farmer has been on a bike actually i've seen him on one at a steam rally. |
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14 Mar 13 - 07:40 AM (#3490184) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: GUEST,Phill I bought John Crisps album , 'A weekend in E.Anglia' 30 years ago and being a Norfolkman and true, loved it. Personally i have always thought John has never been recognised by the National Folk scene for the great singer and social commentator he is..... His Farmer on a Bike was written at a time when the old National Farm Workers Union was striking and fighting for fairer conditions , and to me and my family ( some of whome were striking) this song summed it all up. Much can be said the same of the Singing Postman , whos work was and is true East Anglian Folk song. I would like to ask John if he sees this, to please consider releasing WIEA on CD as it is a great Album , or equally importantly consider giving us the oppurtunity to hear him sing live. |
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14 Mar 13 - 08:16 AM (#3490195) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: Leadfingers It can be found on You Tube |
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19 Mar 13 - 09:54 AM (#3492153) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: GUEST,Fred Bradshaw LANCS Hello John,Are you the John Crisp who used to play the guitar with me and Hans etc back in the 1960's & 70's. We had a bit of a folk group going and played at Clitheroe Castle. I've often wondered where you got to , you said you were going back to Norfolk, if it's really you give us an answer please.............. Fred, I played penny whistle |
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31 Aug 13 - 02:39 PM (#3554798) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: GUEST,Paul Sibby I just found this single in my mother's record collection! It was recorded in 1982.Backing musician Pat Brandon. |
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01 Sep 13 - 05:20 AM (#3554946) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: Leadfingers Google is your friend |
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19 May 14 - 11:15 AM (#3627091) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Farmer on a Bike (John Crisp) From: GUEST,alex Hi, We're looking for John Crisp. We're interested in licensing his Bards Of Barleycorn "When grandma used to call" album for doing a high quality LP/CD reissue on our label. Any contact info would be appreciated. Please write to: alex @ guerssen.com (remove spaces) Thanks, Alex |