Star Of The County Down

Deze zijn we aan het instuderen op de CF trekharmonica. Leuk nummer. 

Near Banbridge town in the County Down
One evening last July
Down a bóithrín green came a sweet cailín
And she smiled as she passed me by

She looked so neat in her two bare feet
And the sheen of her nut-brown hair
Such a coaxing elf, I'd to shake myself
To make sure I was standing there

From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay
From Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like the fair cailín
That I met in the County Down

As she onward sped, and I shook me head
And I gazed with a feeling queer
And I said, says I, to a passerby
"Who's your one with the nut-brown hair?"

He smiled at me, and with pride says he
"She's the gem of old Ireland's crown
Young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann
And the star of the County Down"

From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay
From Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like the fair cailín

That I met in the County Down 

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Op accordeon

 

Even om de variaties te beluisteren, ook al is het dan op accordeon en net op trekharmonica. Evenzogoed prachtig.

The Wellerman op GC trekharmonica

Mel Biggs op de GC trekzak.

Met hier een link naar een tutorial op DG trekzak. 

 

The Wellerman

 

Zo leuk, The Wellerman. Daar gaan we eens even op studeren. 

The Wellerman

 

There once was a ship that put to sea

The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea

The winds blew up, her bow dipped down

Oh blow, my bully boys, blow (huh)

 

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguing is done

We'll take our leave and go

 

She had not been two weeks from shore

When down on her a right whale bore

The captain called all hands and swore

He'd take that whale in tow (huh)

 

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguing is done

We'll take our leave and go

 

Before the boat had hit the water

The whale's tail came up and caught her

All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her

When she dived down low (huh)

 

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguing is done

We'll take our leave and go

 

No line was cut, no whale was freed

The captain's mind was not of greed

But he belonged to the Whaleman's creed

She took that ship in tow (huh)

 

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguing is done

We'll take our leave and go

 

For forty days or even more

The line went slack then tight once more

All boats were lost, there were only four

But still that whale did go (huh)

 

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguing is done

We'll take our leave and go

 

As far as I've heard, the fight's still on

The line's not cut, and the whale's not gone

The Wellerman makes his regular call

To encourage the captain, crew and all (huh)

 

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguing is done

We'll take our leave and go

Take our leave and go