Lyr Add: O'Sullivan's John

Subject: Lyr Add: O'SULLIVAN'S JOHN
From: FIDDLE-4
Date: 20 Sep 04 - 04:06 PM

O'SULLIVAN'S JOHN

O'Sullivan's John, O'Sullivan's John, to the road you've gone far away from your native home.
You've gone with the tinker's daughter for along the road to roam.
O'Sullivan's John, you won't stick it long 'till your belly will soon get slack.
Up along the old road, with a mighty load, and your toolbox on your back.

I met Katy Caffey and her neat baby behind on her back strapped on.
She had an oul ash plant in her hand to drive the oul donkey along.
Enquiring in every farmhouse, as along the road she passed,
Oh where would she get an old pot to mend, and where would she get an ass.

There's a hairy ass fair in County Clare in a place they call Spancil Hill,
Where my brother James got a rap of a hames, and poor Paddy they tried to kill.
They loaded him up in an oul ass and cart, as along the road to go.
Oh, bad luck to the day that he roved away for to join with the tinker band.

X:1
T:O'SULLIVAN'S JOHN
R:Air
C:TRADITIONAL
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:Em
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BAF|EEF|DE2|Bee|
ef2|e/d ^c/d|B2A/F|EE/ E.|
^G2A|B3 Bee|ef2|e/d ^c/d|
B2A/F|EE/ E.|^G2A|B3 B,EE|E^G2|
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FIDDLE4

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: :O'SULLIVANS JOHN
From: Jeri
Date: 20 Sep 04 - 04:30 PM

Sullivan's John, By Pecker Dunne. The lyrics have been posted a couple of times, and the tune once before, but it's not in the DT. (Or I can't find it.)

Here's a thread on Pecker Dunne
One thread on the song, here, has a tune. Good song!

Subject: Tune Add: SULLIVAN'S JOHN (Pecker Dunne)
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Sep 04 - 07:20 PM

Yes jeri this is a much better song
abc= than the one I posted -I could not
find it in DT. either

fiddle4

X:13
T:Sullivan's John
C:trad./words by Pecker Dunne
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:G
d/B/ | G>A G | G2 B/c/ | d2 g | =f2 e/f/ |
w: O_ Sul-li-van's John to the road you've gone far a-
d c A | G2 F | G3-|G z d | g>g g | a2 g |
w: way from your na-tive home_ You've gone with a tin-ker's
=f>e f | d c A | G>A G | A B c | d3-|d z d |
w: daugh__-ter far a-long_ the road_ to roam_ *
g>g g | a2 g | =f>e f | d c A | G>A G |
w: Sul-li-van's John you won't stick it long till your bel-ly will
A B c | d3-|d c A | G>A G | G B c | d2 g |
w: soon_ get slack_ As you roam_ the road with a might-y
=f2 e/f/ | d c A | G2 F | G3-|G z |]
w: load and a tool_ box on your back._

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: :O'SULLIVANS JOHN
From: Jeri
Date: 20 Sep 04 - 07:30 PM

I didn't listen to either version of ABC (I plan to). I'm glad you did a 'Lyr Add' because I hadn't realized it wasn't in the DT, so thanks!