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06 Oct 06 - 07:05 AM (#1851856) Subject: Lyr Req: Thame Fair (Nic Jones) From: Paul Burke Search of DT and the forum hasn't brought me any joy... can anyone help? |
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06 Oct 06 - 11:13 AM (#1852026) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thame Fair (Nic Jones) From: nutty Folktrax.org came up with this .... THAME FAIR - comp by R D Puddefoot from Ivinghoe, Leighton Buzzard, Beds - ARTHUR 1970 p24 -- Dave BURLAND & Nic JONES (fid): LEADER LER-2082 1972 |
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06 Oct 06 - 11:18 AM (#1852029) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thame Fair (Nic Jones) From: GUEST,Paul Burke lacking confectionery Oy! Memory playing tricks, no wonder I couldn't find it. Dave Burland it was of course... I used to have that on vinyl, I wonder if I've got the tape somewhere. Any idea who R.D.Puddefoot is/ was? |
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06 Oct 06 - 12:30 PM (#1852068) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thame Fair (Nic Jones) From: Snuffy I know someone who has some "unofficial" recordings of a "Wag" Puddifoot from the Thame/Aylesbury sort of area. Might be him. |
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06 Oct 06 - 09:24 PM (#1852431) Subject: Lyr Add: THAME FAIR (Magpie Lane/Andy Turner) From: GUEST,squeezy Hi Paul, The recording I know the song from is Jack-in-the-Green by Magpie Lane as sung by Andy Turner - these are the words he sings: Says I to myself let's go to Thame Fair So I went to the field to get the grey mare Chorus: Come on old lady, come over old lady Let's have us some fun over there Here away, there we're off to Thame Fair Foldy Roldy Diddle-de-dee The day it was hot, the road it was long We supped at the bottle as we rode along Chorus We hadn't gone far, about a mile When I met a young woman and how she did smile Chorus She says kind sir I'm off to Thame fair I says jump up behind me and I'll take you there Chorus She put her young arms around me waist Me face it did blush and me heart it did race Chorus On yonder green bank, twas there we laid down She gave me a kiss and I gave her a crown Chorus Some of my transcribing might be a bit off - but I hope that helps. Cheers John S |
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19 Jul 10 - 04:44 PM (#2947857) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thame Fair (Nic Jones) From: GUEST Rod Puddefoot is my pops |
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19 Jul 10 - 05:26 PM (#2947879) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thame Fair (Nic Jones) From: Rank Another recording of the song was by The New Heritage Singers (Keith Marsden and Brian Senior. Their alternative ending, if my memory serves me correctly, is to bang the guitar or table instead if singing crown and after the last chorus they sang, "and they never got to Thame Fair." |