| Author | Topic: Add: William Taylor | |
| dmcg | Posted - 07 Nov 02 - 01:41 pm | |
William Taylor William Taylor was a brisk young sailor He who courted a lady fair Bells were ringing, sailors were singing As to church they did repair. Thirty couple at the wedding; All were dress'd in rich array; 'Stead of William being married He was press'd and sent away. She dress'd up in man's apparel Man's apparel she put on And she follow'd her true lover; For to find him she is gone. Then the Captain stepp'd up to her Asking her: What's brought you here? I am come to seek my true love Whom I lately loved so dear. If you've come to see your true love, Tell me what his name may be O, his name is William Taylor From the Irish ranks came he. You rise early tomorrow morning You rise at the break of day; There you'll see your true love William Walking with a lady gay. She rose early the very next morning; She rose up at break of day; There she saw her true love William Walking with a lady gay. Sword and pistol she then order'd To be brought at her command; And she shot her true love William With the bride on his right arm. If young folks in Wells or London Were served the same as she served he, Then young girls would all be undone Very scarce would young men be. Source: One Hundred English Folksongs, Ed C Sharp, ISBN 0-486-23192-5 Notes: Cecil Sharp wrote:
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| Malcolm Douglas |
Posted - 15 Nov 02 - 07:42 pm | |
Roud 158 Laws N11. The tune that Sharp used for the above, collated text, came from James Lovell (75) at Ball's Cover, Somerset, 5 August 1908. The text breaks down roughly as follows: Verses 1 and 2 came from Mrs. Louie Hooper and Mrs. Lucy White (Hambridge, Somerset, September 1903). Verses 3 to 8 came from Mrs. Betsy Pike (76. Somerton, Somerset; per Miss Snow, 18 January 1906). Verse 9 came from Miss Moger (East Harptree, Somerset, 25 August 1904). Some editing has been done. The texts as collected, with their tunes and a number of others, can be seen in Maud Karpeles (ed), 1974, Cecil Sharp's Collection of Folk Songs, London, Oxford University Press. There is a broadside example at Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads: William Taylor Printer and date unknown. Harding B 25(2069). There are also several examples of Billy Taylor, which can be found under that name. | ||
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Posted - 17 Jul 03 - 12:44 am | |
From: Eric If it can help, I have made an abc of a variant of the music : X:1 T:Willie Taylor T:The Undaunted Female. M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 Z:(music) : Z:(lyrics 1) : http://www.taramusic.com/cd4004.htm Z:(lyrics 2) : http://www.talusmusic.com/JuleeGlaub/FieldsFaraway/Pages/FF1.html N:many thanks to Simon M Wilde for help finding the title K:C FGAA GEDC | FGAA GED2 | FGAA/A/ GEDC | D>E DC A,DD2 |: D/E/D/C/ A,A,/A,/ FDEC | D/E/D/C/ A,G,/G,/ A,DD2 :| W: W:Willy Taylor and his youthful lover, full of mirth and loyalty, W:They were going to the church to be married, he was pressed and sent to sea, W: W: Dally dilly dum dilly dum dum dum dum, W: Dally dilly dum dilly dum dum dey. W: W:She dressed herself up like a sailor, on her breast she wore a star, W:Her beautiful fingers long and slender, she gave them all just a smear of tar. W: W:On this ship there being a skirmish, she being one amongst the rest, W:A silver button flew off her jacket, there appeared her snow white breast. W: W:Said the captain to his fair maid, what misfortune has took you here, W:I'm in search of my true lover, whom you pressed on the other year. W: W:If you're in search of your true lover, pray come tell to me his name, W:Willy Taylor they do call him but Fitzgerald is his name. W: W:Let you get up tomorrow morning, early as the break of day, W:There you'll find your Willy Taylor, walking along with his lady gay. W: W:She got up the very next morning, early as the break of day, W:There she spied her Willy Taylor walking along with his lady gay. W: W:She drew about a brace of pistols that she had at her command, W:There she shot her Willy Taylor with his bride at his right hand. W: W:When the Captain came to hear it, of the deed that she had done, W:He made her ship's commander, over a vessel for the Isle of Man. W: W:-------- other version ------------ W: W:Willie Taylor and his youthful lover W:Full of life and loyalty W:They were going to the church to be married W:He was pressed and sent to sea. W: W: CHORUS : W:Fol da deedle, lairo, lairo, lairo W:Fol da deedle, lairo, lairo, lee W:Fol da deedle, lairo, lairo, lairo W:Fol da deedle, lairo, lairo, lee W: W: (or daly daily dom daly dom dom dom W: daly daily dom daly dom dom dey) W: W:She dressed herself up like a sailor W:On her breast she wore a star W:Her beautiful fingers long and slender W:She gave them all a smear of tar. W: W:On the ship there'd been a scrimmage W:She'd been one amongst the best W:A silver button flew off her jacket W:There appeared her snow white breast. W: W:Says the captain to this fair maid W:What misfortune took you here? W:I'm in search of my true lover W:Whom you pressed on the other year. W: W:If you're in search of you true lover W:Pray come tell to me his name. W:Willie Taylor they do call him W:But Fitzgerald is his name. W: W:If you rise up tomorrow morning W:Early as the break of day W:There you'll find your Willie Taylor W:Walking along with his lady gay W: W:She rose up the very next morning W:Early as the break of day W:There she spied her Willie Taylor W:Walking along with his lady gay. W: W:She drew out a brace of pistols W:That she had at her command W:There she shot her Willie Taylor W:With his bride at his right hand. W: W:When the Captain came to hear this W:Of the deed that she had done W:He made her a ship's commander W:Over the vessel of the Isle of Man. | ||
| Malcolm Douglas |
Posted - 17 Jul 03 - 01:21 am | |
It seems churlish to criticise all that effort, but as a rule I'd be inclined to credit directly the traditional source or sources of the song, rather than give URLs for websites belonging (so far as I can see) to professional performers who have just recorded arrangements of it, or them. Web sites come and go so often. What is the relationship between the music and the two sets of lyrics you make reference to? | ||
| Mary in Kentucky | Posted - 18 Jul 03 - 12:07 pm | |
These tunes are beautiful! I'll have to admit that I was unfamiliar with the tune (contrary to what Dave said above...guess I'm just not the average English folksinger ;-)). I'm intrigued also with the tunes in different modes. I've never heard (that I know of) a treatment of the same tune in different modes. I checked out the first URL above, and even though I don't read French, I found the midis. Dave, do you have the books you cited for the other tunes? Is it much trouble to post them? Or you can send me a scan and I can ABCify them. (I'm still making ABC's by hand because I never received the ABC software!) | ||
| dmcg | Posted - 18 Jul 03 - 12:24 pm | |
Don't blame me, it was Cecil who said it! (see above.) As a rule of thumb, when I quote references like the "Journal of Folk Song" above, I don't have the book. What has happened here is that I am quoting Cecil Sharp, who gave those references. I have been hoping to spend a couple of hours in the Vaughan Williams library at Cecil Sharp house, but its beginning to look as if I won't manage it before September. If I remember (unlikely!), I will try to track down these references then. | ||
| Mary in Kentucky | Posted - 18 Jul 03 - 01:58 pm | |
Ah, give my regards to the librarians there...I love librarians! About the only library I have regular access to is The University of Kentucky libraries. (They have an outstanding quilt collection.) All your Shaker hymns have made me more interested in Shakers. I live close to Pleasant Hill (Shakertown), but have never been there. | ||
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