| Author | Topic: Sleepytoon | |
| Jim Irvine | Posted - 02 Mar 06 - 01:21 am | |
And whilst on the topic of Hiring Fairs I got this one from the singing of Norman Kennedy. According to "The Glasgow Guide" (www.glasgowguide.com) it's attributed to Willie Scott c. 1870 Sleepytoon It happened at last Whitsuntide I tired oâ?? ma place So I gaed up tae Ainsty fee Ma fortune for tae chase Chorus: And sing iry iddiday addy And sing iry iddiday an. I met wiâ?? Adam Mitchell And tae fee we did presume Heâ??s a fairmer up Kinethmont way At a place caâ??d Sleepytoon â??If ye and I agreeâ? said he â??I promise ye fair play, For I never gar ma servants work mair nor ten â??oors a dayâ? â??Yeâ??ll work well when the day is fine In rain ye shall work none. A regular diet ye shall hae And wages when theyâ??re won.â? â??If aâ?? be true ye tell tae me I think the place might suitâ? Says I, â??Iâ??ll gang wiâ?? you although ye are an ugly brute.â? So I agreed tae fee wiâ?? him Anâ?? thocht masel well kent Until I got tae Sleepytoon And there I did repent The order was tae yoke at five And work while we could see â??Oh no! youâ??re not in order Sir, Defied ye maun beâ? â??Will ye defy what I command, Ye scoundrel that ye are? Ten â??oors a day did we agree Deny it if ye daur.â? Next order was tae bed at nine And never leave the toon And ilka time we left it Weâ??d be fined half a croon But we took little heed oâ?? that And oftimes took the pass Sometimes tae buy tobacco And sometimes tae court a lass The ither lads were often fined But never lost the hairt And I maself was fined a croon For riding in the cairt And noo the term is nearly done And soon we shall be free And wiâ?? that wary fairmer I never more will fee. And noo the term is over And oor wages we hae won So weâ??ll awaâ?? tae Rhynie mere And hae oorselves some fun Maybe weâ??ll see old Adam, Suppinâ?? at his brose. Iâ??ll gie him a lenâ?? o' ma hankie For tae dicht his snotty nose | ||
| Malcolm Douglas |
Posted - 02 Mar 06 - 03:08 am | |
Willie Clark, not Scott (see my comments in your Mudcat thread on the same song). Can you post the tune? | ||
| Jim Irvine | Posted - 03 Mar 06 - 12:13 am | |
Where are you Malcolm? I have the song on a cassette and I can probably put it onto an MP3 or something. I am currently trying to write out the dots using cakewalk but it is a bit 'wonky' at the moment | ||
| Malcolm Douglas |
Posted - 03 Mar 06 - 12:31 am | |
I know how difficult that can be; I probably wouldn't be able to do it by ear any more easily than you, though. I gather that you don't know where Norman got the song? I'd guess from Greig-Duncan, in which case there would be notation of his source, but unfortunately I don't have volume 3. | ||
| Jon Freeman | Posted - 03 Mar 06 - 08:49 am | |
It is very hard for me. Perhaps if in a few days time, I am feeling better and no one else has come up with anything, I will give it a go but I'm never sure of my reliability - it would help if I could sight read music. But while I might know my EGBDF or a crotchet from a quaver, so much is trial and error, mostly on the timing side (although I think I can keep a pretty good rythym in playing the dance music quite naturaly). Sometimes I look in amazement and bewilderment at a piano score Pip can just play... | ||
| Jim Irvine | Posted - 04 Mar 06 - 02:47 am | |
I've managed to write out the verse using cakewalk but I'm struggling with the chorus. Perhaps in a couple of days I'll get this sorted | ||
| dmcg | Posted - 06 Mar 06 - 10:05 pm | |
Song added to Database - Thanks, Jim | ||