| Author | Topic: Add: Parson Hogg | |
| Jon Freeman | Posted - 28 Nov 02 - 08:15 pm | |
Parson Hogg Mess Parson Hogg shall now maintain, The burden of my song, Sir, A single life, perforce he led, Of constitution strong, Sir. Sing, tally-ho! sing, tally-ho! Sing, Tally-o! why zounds, Sir He mounts his mare, to hunt the hare. Sing tally-ho! the hounds, Sir. And every day he goes to Mass He first drqaws on the boot, Sir, That should the beagles chance to pass, He ight join pursuit, Sir! Sing tally-ho! &c. That parson little loveth prayer. And Pater night and morn, Si, For bell and book, hath little care But dearly loves the horn, Sir. Sing tally-ho! &c. S. Stephen's Day, this holy an He went a pair to wed, Sir, When as the Service he began Puss by the Church-yard sped, Sir. Sing tally-ho! &c. He shut his book, come on, he said, I'll pray and bless no more, Sir, He drew his surplice o'er his head And started for the door, Sir Sing tally-ho! &c. In pulpit Parson Hogg was strong, He preached without a book, Sir And to the point, and never long, And this the text he took,Sir"O tally-ho! O tallyho! Dearly beloved - zounds, Sir. I mount my are to hunt the hare, Singing tally-ho! the hounds, Sir!" Source: Songs Of The West, S Baring Gould Notes: Baring Gould notes: This was sung by my great-uncle, Thomas Snow, Esq., of Franklyn, near Exeter, when I was a chilld. I have recieved it also from Mr H. Whitfield, brushmaker, Plymouth. The words may be found, not quite the same, but substantially so, in "The new Cabinet of Love," circ. 1810 as "Doctor Mack." In Oliver's "Comic Songs," circ.185, it is !Parson Ogg, the Cornish Vicar.". It is also in "The Universal Songster" (1826), ii. p. 348. It is found on Broadsides. %%scale 1 X:1 T:Parson Hogg B:Songs Of The West, S Baring Gould S: F:/songs M:6/8 L:1/8 K:A A|A2c E2F|A2c A2E|A2A (BA) B|c3A2E| w:Mess Par-son Hogg shall now main-tain, The bur-den of_ my song, Sir, A A2c G2B|F2A E2E|F2E F2E|A3A2|| w:sin-gle life, per-force he led, Of con-sti-tu-tion strong, Sir. E|C2F E2A|G2B E2E|(AG) A B2B|c3A2A| w:Sing, tal-ly-ho! sing, tal-ly-ho! Sing, tal-*ly-o! why zounds, Sir He d2B c2A|B2G A2E|(CD) E (EF) G|A3A2|] w:mounts his mare, to hunt the hare. Sing tal-*ly-ho!_ the hounds, Sir. Added to song database here | ||
| masato sakurai | Posted - 02 Jan 03 - 11:05 am | |
An edition of "Doctor Mack" is at the Bodleian Library collection: Doctor Mack ("Now Doctor Mack no more employs ...") Subject: Clergy Harding B 12(149) Printer: Burbage and Stretton (Nottingham) Date: between 1797 and 1807 Imprint: Burbage and Stretton, Printers, &c. An Irish version is in Sam Henry's Songs of the People, edited by Gale Huntington (University of Georgia Press, 1990, pp. 29-30; with a different tune): THE HUNTING PRIEST ("The last line of each verse is repeated in the second line of chorus following.") A doctor's merit no more employs the burden of my song, sir, I'll sing the life the priest enjoys with constitution strong, sir, He laughs and winks at him who drinks, I dare lay fifty pounds, sir, And in the morn he sounds his horn to 'Tally ho, the hounds, sir.' Tally ho, tally ho, tally ho, the hounds, sir, And in the morn he sounds his horn to 'Tally ho, the hounds, sir.' Every morning when he rises he draws on his boots, sir, And if the beagles call that way he'll join in the pursuit, sir; On his well-groomed bay he leads the day at the head of all the town, sir, O're headge and wall he'll risk a fall to 'Tally ho, the hounds, sir.' Tally ho, ... Every day this priest affords to dine on boil and roast, sir, And as great as any lord, he'll drink his favorite toast, sir, It's his delight to drink at night, his care in punch to drown, sir, And o're each glass to let it pass to 'Tally ho, the hounds, sir.' Tally ho, ... St. Stephen's Day, that holy morn, the priest was going to mass, sir, And heard the music of the horn and heard the bugle pass, sir, He shut his book, his frock forsook, and he sought wider bounds, sir, Set Orthodox to hunt the fox to 'Tally ho, the hounds, sir.' Tally ho, ... Next day there was a pair to wed and Puss appeared in view, sir, He threw the surplice o'er his head and bid this pair adieu, sir, They both did pray that he might stay, for they were but half-bound, sir, But he said that they might go home that night and 'Tally ho, the hounds, sir.' Tally ho, ... This noble priest, he ne'er did wrong, nor ne'er knew fraud nor art, sir, His life is worthy of my song, he had an honest heart, sir, He ne'er distressed nor the poor oppressed, his praises I'll write down, sir, Nor thought a crime at any time to 'Tally ho, the hounds, sir.' Tally ho, ... Source: Michael McCloskey ("Paul Beg") (Cluntygeragh, Dungiven); 11 Feb 1928. Edited By masato sakurai - 1/4/2003 12:57:02 AM | ||
| Jon Freeman | Posted - 02 Jan 03 - 11:13 am | |
Thanks. Do you have the tune by any chance? Jon | ||
| Malcolm Douglas |
Posted - 02 Jan 03 - 01:55 pm | |
Roud 1861 Also found in tradition in the North of England, and still sung by the Holme Valley Hunt in Yorkshire. | ||
| Jon Freeman | Posted - 03 Jan 03 - 10:56 am | |
Masato sent me the tune but I'm having problems with it. The tune is I think as written on the score but I have tried to set it up without a split bar. The words are not aligned on the score I have but I think I have them right for the verse. I can't seem to to get the words to allign for the refrain though. My guess is a missing "tally-ho" but I could be doing something stupid. Help is needed. It is at our test post for now. X:1 T: M:2/2 L:1/8 K:G D2|D2G2G2B2|c2B2A2G2|F4A2B2|d2G2G2B2| w:A doc-tor's merit no more em-ploys the bur-den of my song, sir, I'll w:He laughs and winks at him who drinks, I dare lay fif-ty pounds, sir, And c2B2A2B2|c2B2A2B2|c2B2A2G2|F4G2:| w:sing the life the priest en-joys with con-sti-tut-ion strong, sir, w: in the morn he sounds his horn to 'Tal-ly ho, the hounds, sir.' "Refrain"B,2D2D4|B,2D2D4|d2c2B2A2|G4D2D2| w:'Tal-ly ho, tal-ly ho, the hounds, sir, And B,2D2D2D2|B,2D2D2d2|c2B2A2F2|G4G2|] w:in the morn he sounds his horn to 'Tal-ly ho, the hounds, sir.' Edited By Jon Freeman - 1/3/2003 10:59:02 AM | ||
| Mary in Kentucky | Posted - 03 Jan 03 - 10:40 pm | |
Jon, I don't know how to do the ABC, but I looked at the ping sheet music while the midi played in the background. 1) The measure before the repeat sign needs to have four beats instead of three the second time through. (Even though it's in 2/2 time I'm counting 4 beats to a measure instead of 2 beats to a measure.) Because there is a pick-up note in the first measure, having 3 beats in the last measure (of the verse) is correct for the first time through, but awkward the second time through when you go directly into the chorus. 2) I think you need a third tal-ly ho where you have the words "the hound sir." Or in other words, three tally ho's in a row. Tally HO! | ||
| Malcolm Douglas |
Posted - 03 Jan 03 - 11:36 pm | |
Masato has accidentally omitted a "tally ho": ...And in the morn he sounds his horn to 'Tally ho, the hounds, sir.' Tally ho, tally ho, tally ho, the hounds, sir, And in the morn he sounds his horn to 'Tally ho, the hounds, sir.' | ||
| masato sakurai | Posted - 04 Jan 03 - 12:54 am | |
Mea culpa. Thank you, Malcolm. | ||
| masato sakurai | Posted - 04 Jan 03 - 12:58 am | |
The text above edited with a "tally ho". | ||
| Phil Taylor | Posted - 04 Jan 03 - 12:08 pm | |
How about this, with an alternate ending for the first part? It's uncommon in songs, but very common in dance music. (I've also added the extra Tally Ho.) X:1 T:Parson Hogg M:2/2 L:1/8 K:G D2|D2G2G2B2|c2B2A2G2|F4A2B2|d2G2G2B2| w:A doc-tor's merit no more em-ploys the bur-den of my song, sir, I'll w:He laughs and winks at him who drinks, I dare lay fif-ty pounds, sir, And c2B2A2B2|c2B2A2B2|c2B2A2G2|[1 F4G2 :|[2 F4G4 || w:sing the life the priest en-joys with con-sti-tut-ion strong, sir, w: in the morn he sounds his horn to 'Tal-ly ho, the** hounds, sir.' "Refrain"B,2D2D4|B,2D2D4|d2c2B2A2|G4D2D2| w:'Tal-ly ho, tal-ly ho, tal-ly ho, the hounds, sir, And B,2D2D2D2|B,2D2D2d2|c2B2A2F2|G4G2|] w:in the morn he sounds his horn to 'Tal-ly ho, the hounds, sir.' Edited By Phil Taylor - 1/4/2003 12:09:33 PM | ||
| Jon Freeman | Posted - 04 Jan 03 - 12:10 pm | |
I have added the Hunting Priest here and corrected the abc for the added tally-ho. I see Mary's point about a missing beat but have left it as in the scan frm the book I was given. -- Phil and I cross posted. His version is currently in the "test post". Edited By Jon Freeman - 1/4/2003 12:14:29 PM | ||
| masato sakurai | Posted - 13 Jan 03 - 03:05 am | |
Another version at the Bodleian Library collection. Tally O the hounds ("Here is Doctor Mack no more enjoy the burden of song ...") Firth c.19(116) Harding B 25(1881) Printer: Pitts, J. (London) Date: between 1819 and 1844 Imprint: Pitts, Printer, Wholesale Toy & Marble Warehouse, 6, Great st. Andrew street 7 dials | ||
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