| Author | Topic: Ye Mar'ners (Mariners) All | |
| Ed | Posted - 05 Sep 02 - 08:46 pm | |
I have to admit that I'm finding the need to 'double post' any information to the song database and to a thread, somewhat tiresome. The database entry is here Hopefully, anyone interested might click. Ed Edited By Ed - 9/5/2002 8:47:03 PM | ||
| Ed | Posted - 06 Sep 02 - 09:41 pm | |
I was feeling a little weary last night. Sorry. It's obviously better to post details of songs in the forum as well. So here's this one: Ye Mar'ners All Ye mar'ners all, as you pass by Call in and drink if you are dry Come spend, my lads, your money brisk And pop your nose in a jug of this Oh mar'ners all, if you've half a crown, You're welcome all for to sit down Come spend, my lads, your money brisk And pop your nose in a jug of this Oh tipplers all, as ye pass by Come in and drink if you are dry Come in and drink, think not amiss And pop your nose in a jug of this Oh, now I'm old and can scarcely crawl I've an old grey beard and a head that's bald Crown my desire and fulfill my bliss A pretty girl and a jug of this Oh when I'm in my grave and dead And all my sorrows are past and fled Transform me then into a fish And let me swim in a jug of this Source: Penguin Book of English Folk Songs Notes: From the Penguin book: The raffish words of this song were in print in 1838 or shortly after, in one of a set of minature penny song-books called Little Warblers, published by Ryle of Seven Dials, London. The handsome melody is a varient of a tune used for the well-known Died for Love. Barrett (English Folks Songs London, 1891) prints a Wiltshire version called A Jug of This. Hammond at first understood Mrs Russell to sing 'Ye mourners all' but later presumed that she meant 'mariners'. Mrs Russell's words were fragmentary, and Hammond filled out the text with a version supplied by W. Haines 'of Halfway House between Sherbourne and Yeovil'. A number of copies can be found at the Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads site The most legible would appear to be: A Jug of This, printed between 1819 and 1844 by J. Pitts (London) - Firth c.12(161) A recent recording of the song, sung by Tim Van Eyken can be downloaded here (2.1MB mp3 file) The database entry is here Ed Edited By Ed - 9/6/2002 9:42:10 PM Edited By Ed - 9/6/2002 9:44:23 PM | ||
| Malcolm Douglas |
Posted - 07 Sep 02 - 03:58 pm | |
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