[Dixielandjazz] Irish Dixieland Tunes

[Mike Durham]

When You And I Were Young Maggie -Irish, Steve? No way - written by a 
Canadian, no less. Let's not steal one of their few big hits!

mike


>From: Stephen Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: barbonestreet at earthlink.net
>To: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Irish Dixieland Tunes
>Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:18:35 -0500
>
>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
>
>
>
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