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Busty Fields
Found in melnets_big_abc_file.abc
from the John Chambers abc collection
X:1933 T:Busty Fields T:Row the wa's oot C:trad. O:Scotland A:Northhumbria Z:Transcribed from memory by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com. Based on the \ K:C recording by the Norwegian folk singer Lillebj\orn Nilsen. Lot of thanks to Barry Say \ and Phil Taylor (http://rbu01.ed-rbu.mrc.ac.uk/) for helping me to identify the tune. D:1. the Elliots of Birtley: "Busty Fields" D:2. Tom Gilfellon: "Little Chance" D:3. Lillebj\orn Nilsen: "Eg heiter Ola Tveiten" (Norwegian lyrics) M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:440 K:EM d|"G"B2B B2B|"G"B2B B2B|"G"B2B "C"c2c|"G"B3 z2d| "G"B2B B2B|"G"B2B B2A|"G"G2G "D"F2D|"Em"E3 z2B| "G"BBB BBB|"G"B2B B2B|"G"B2B "C"c2c|"G"B3 z2d| "G"B2B B2B|"G"B2B B2A|"G"G2G "D"F2D|"Em"E3 DEF| "G"G2G A2F|"G"G2 z DDD|"Em"E3 FED|"Em"E3 z2A| "A"AAA A2A|"A"A2 z GGG|"D"F3 EEE|"D"D2 z GGG| "G"G2G F2F|"Em"E2A AAA|"A"AAA G2A|"D"F3 DDD| "D7"ddd d2d|"D7"d3 DEF|"G"G3 AGF|"G"G3 z3| "G"B3 B3|"G"cBA B3|"G"GGG "D"F2F|"Em"E3 z2|] W:Parts of the lyrics (according to Barry Say): W:Verse 1 W:Now, ye gan ower the Busty Fields te gan doon the pit W:Ye get yer lamp oot, ye gan inbye and there ye sit at the kist W:Now the deputy says 'Thee plaice is holed, ye'll hev te gan straight on', W:Aa says te him 'What's the matter wi' mi aan? He says 'She canna gan on.' W:Now Aa filled fifteen oot of a judd, titty fa-la, titty fa-lay, W:Aw by God, she was good, titty fa-la, titty fa-lay W:Aa went oot te get a shaft, when the timmer it gave a crack, W:Aya and a stone fell on mi back, titty fa-la, titty fa-lay W:Chorus W:La la la-la-la-laa, Ower the walls oot. W:or W:Naa Naa na-na-na-naa Ower the wa's oot. W:or anything similar W:A later verse: W:Mi name it's Jackie Robinson, that name Aa div advance, W:Aa drive a little Gallowa and the call her Little Chance. W:Chancey has twee greasy feet, likewise a kickely back W:And gannin alang the gannin boards she makes the chum'uns knack. W:Whey Aa wes comin' aroond the turn, titty fala titty falay W:Chancey wadnt hang on, titty fa-la, titty fa-lay W:The tubs they gave a click, Aa jumped off at the switch, W:Y'bugger Aa smashed the deputy's kist, titty fa-la, titty fa-lay W:Chorus W:The last verse as sung by the Elliots W:There was me and mi wife and mi mother-in-law, we went to the silvery sea. W:Mi mother-in-law got into a boat, a sailor she wad be. W:She hadn't gone passin' twenty yards when all of a sudden there's a shoot. W:Aa looks aroond and there's mi mother-in-law a-splashin aboot. W:Whey, she shoots "Help Aa cannot swim!" titty fa-la, titty fa-lay W:Aa says "Noos the time te larn". titty fa-la, titty fa-lay W:Mi wife she says "Ye hoond, ye're not ganna watch her droond?" W:Aa says "Naa, Aa'll shut mi eyes", titty fa-la, titty fa-lay W:Chorus
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