[Dixielandjazz] Irish Dixieland Tunes

[Stephen Barbone]

Kurt asks about "Irish Tunes" for St. Patrick's Dixieland Dates. The
following can be adapted with a little syncopation and timing variation.
There are also tunes like "Sister Kate" which can be "sold" as
Irish-American.

1)   Irish Black Bottom

2)   MacNamara's Band (syncopated 4/4)

3)   My Wild Irish Rose.

4)   When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

5)   Where The River Shannon Flows

6)   When You and I Were Young Maggie

7)   Sister Kate

8)   Sweet Rosie O'Grady

9)   Peg O My Heart

10) Beer Barrell Polka ;-)

11) Danny Boy

There are a bunch of additional Irish Pub Songs, which may or may not be
adaptable listed at
http://www.users.bigpond.com/kirwilli/songs/

Including this one :-)

The Chastity Belt

 Ah, gentle fair maiden, may I be your lover?
 Oh leave me no longer to mourn and to weep.
 Cut down like an Oak I am wounded and dying
 Come lower your drawbridge, I'll enter your Keep.

 Enter your keep, nonny nonny, enter your keep,
 Come lower your drawbridge, I'll enter your keep.

 Alas, gallant Errant, I am not a maiden,
 I'm the wife of Sir Cuthbert, that cunning old Celt,
 He's off to the wars for some ten months or longer,
 And he's taken the keys to my chastity belt.

 Chorus

 Chastity belt, nonny nonny, chastity belt
 He's taken the keys to her chastity belt.

 Fear not, gentle Lady, for I know a locksmith.
 To his house we'll go and on his door we'll knock
 And we shall avail us of his specialised knowledge,
 And see if he's able to unpick your lock.

 Chorus

 Unpick your lock, nonny nonny, unpick your lock,
 And see if he's able to unpick your lock

 Alas, Sir and Madam, to help I'm unable,
 My technical knowledge is of no avail.
 I cannot find the secret of your combination.
 The cunning old bastard has fitted a Yale.

 Chorus

 Fitted a Yale, nonny nonny, fitted a Yale
 The cunning old bastard has fitted a Yale

 I'm back from the War with bad news of disaster,
 A terrible mishap I have to confide.
 As my ship was passing the Rock of Gibraltar
 I carelessly dropped the key over the side.

 Chorus

 Over the side, nonny nonny, over the side,
 He carelessly dropped the key over the side.

 Alas and alack, I am locked up forever
 When up steps a page-boy saying "Leave this to me.
 If you will allow me to enter your chamber,
 I'll open you up with my duplicate key

 Chorus

 Duplicate key, nonny nonny, duplicate key,
 I'll open you up with my duplicate key!

Cheers,
Steve ( married an Irish gal ) Barbone