[Dixielandjazz] Irish Dixieland Tunes

[David W. Littlefield]

Also:
It's a great day for the Irish
The Wearing of the Green
Harrigan
Clancy lowered the boom

Why play "MacNamara's Band" in 4/4? Play it briskly in 6/8 and it has a lot
of kick, especially if one has an energetic vocalist, or do the chorus as a
gang sing.

--Sheik 

At 12:18 PM 2/26/2004 -0500, Stephen Barbone wrote:
>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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