- 18422023/10/01
Mp3: 1842 – Click To Play One of my favorite sea chantey melodies is “Go To Sea No More” so I’ve written new lyrics to it about a packet ship during the golden age of sail 1842! Lyrics: [Em] In eighteen and [D] forty-two, our packet ship set Em] sail, With winds a-howlin’ through the … Continue reading "1842"
- Hey Lilee2023/09/01
Mp3: Hey Lilee – Click To Play “Hey Lilee” is a song I played with the Limeliters on my first professional recording, “Tonight In Person.” We recorded it live at the Ash Grove folk club in Los Angeles in July of 1960. Although I didn’t receive credit on the album, I made a lot of … Continue reading "Hey Lilee"
- King’s Highway2023/08/01
Mp3: King’s Highway – Click To Play This is a gospel song I used to sing with a folk group I was in called “The Frets” in 1957. Johnny Carbo on 5-string banjo, Lou McDonald on conga drum and me on 6 and 12-string guitar. Johnny Carbo owned the Cafe Oblique coffee house where we … Continue reading "King’s Highway"
- Happy Birthday2023/07/01
mp3: Happy Birthday – Click To Play The original song was “Good Morning To You” sung to teachers at the beginning of the school day. A dispute arose as to who the legitimate authors were and it was eventually taken over by Warner/Chappell Music who made millions of dollars in licensing fees for movies and … Continue reading "Happy Birthday"
- John Peel2023/06/01
Mp3: Do You Ken John Peel – Click To Play I learned this song in glee club at the Latin School of Chicago in the mid 1950s. The verses are a bit bloody so I left them out. If you really want them click on “Lyrics”
- May Morris Dance2023/05/01
Mp3: Morris Dance – Click To Play There are more songs written about the month of May than there are about Christmas. This comes from the 17th century as a celebration of Spring. It is also a Morris Dance. The origin of Morris Dance is unclear but many think it comes from the Middle East. … Continue reading "May Morris Dance"
- Same Boat Brother2023/04/01
CLICK TO PLAY – Same Boat Brother: We all are in the same boat. If you shake one end you’re going to rock the other! Lyrics: [A] We’re in the same boat, brother We’re in the [F#m] same boat, [E] brother And if you shake one end You’re gonna rock the other It’s the same … Continue reading "Same Boat Brother"
- Bold Archer2023/03/01
How do I download this mp3? mp3: Bold Archer – Click To Play Known in Scotland as “Archie O’ Cawfield” this song tells the story of an outlaw who is aided in escaping prison in the late 1700s and has a very happy ending! It has been well documented: [ Roud 83 ; Child 188 … Continue reading "Bold Archer"
- Jack Monroe2023/02/01
How do I download this mp3? mp3: Jack Monroe – Click To Play Jack Monroe AKA (Jackie Frazer; The Wars of Germany) [Laws N7] Roud (268) A rich girl loves a sailor; her father does not, and has the boy pressed to war in Germany. She disguises herself in men’s apparel and enlists under the … Continue reading "Jack Monroe"
- The Balaena2023/01/01
How do I download this Mp3? Mp3: The Balaena Great whaling song about a real ship The Balaena. It was a new ship built after the golden age of sail with an engine and it was very efficient. Lyrics: The Balaena Lyrics [C] The noble fleet of whalers [F] went sailing from Dundee [G7] Well-manned … Continue reading "The Balaena"
