Lyr Req: July Wakes

Subject: July Wakes
From: Larkin
Date: 27 Feb 02 - 04:23 AM

Anyone got the lyrics to July Wakes. As far as I can remember it is a poem by the Lancashire Poet Sam Laycock. Cheer

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: July Wakes
From: masato sakurai
Date: 27 Feb 02 - 04:52 AM

Hello, larkin. Try "Digitrad and Forum Search", and you'll get the lyrics with background info from the threads listed.

~Masato

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: July Wakes
From: John J
Date: 27 Feb 02 - 04:52 AM

I know the song you mean, although not the words! If you can get hold of a copy of Mike Harding's 'A Lancashire Lad' LP you'll find it there. His singing is very clear so you'll have no problem.

John

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: July Wakes
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Feb 02 - 05:25 AM

July Wakes Looms are swept and brass is drawn
Me and Jack'll be off at dawn
O we're off to beg or steal or pawn
For July Wakes

We've sweat for one and fifty weeks
And human limbs like looms will creak
And we'll go and climb up Pendle Cheek
And rest us limbs

We'll roam in t'woods and we'll stroll(roll) in t'hay
Watch grey clouds swing up at play And we'll taste clean rain

We'll foller t'rivers up to'd sky
And watch great fishes swimming by
And we'll sup from brooks when we get dry
And we'll stand up men

We've care free day's til Jack's downcast
Watching Larks and Linnets racing past
Hear the hooter's moan through Linnets blast
'te hell with looms

cos Monday'll see us back in shed
watching shuttle's spewing out miles and miles of thread
wee'll be weaving fifty one miles of thread
and one of life

With compliments

Gerry

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: July Wakes
From: GUEST,Banjo-flower
Date: 27 Feb 02 - 05:27 AM

the last post was from me why am i now a anomymous guest

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: July Wakes
From: GUEST,Banjo-flower
Date: 27 Feb 02 - 05:32 AM

Correction to 3rd verse

and if they pass we'll turn that way
and we''ll taste clean rain

Gerry

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: July Wakes
From: GUEST,Banjo-flower
Date: 27 Feb 02 - 07:02 AM

First two words are the title not the verse

Gerry

Wot's wrong with me today

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: July Wakes
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 27 Feb 02 - 09:03 AM

I posted Richard Pomfret's text, taken from Mike Harding's book, in this previous thread:  July Wakes

The same text was copy-and-pasted into a later discussion:  The July Wakes

Both are very easily found by typing july wakes into the very useful "Digitrad and Forum Search", which you will find on the main Forum page.