Tune Req: The World Turned Upside Down

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The World Turned Upside Down
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 27 Feb 25 - 06:38 PM

This video by Mudcatter Three Legs o Man uses the tune with these words and it is transcribed below. It doesn't copy and paste neatly here. Let's try a transcription:


C                                             F            G   C
Goody Bull and her daughter together fell out,
                                                   F               G    C
Both squabbled and wrangled and made a great rout.
                                  G          D7               G      
But the cause of the quarrel remains to be told,
         C                                             F       G C
Then lend both your ears and the tale I'll unfold.
                     G         D7          G
Derry down, down, hey derry down,
          C                                       F          G C
Then lend both your ears and a tale I'll unfold.

(I don't play guitar so am only copying this, I can't attest to the accuracy, but listen to the video and see the transcription below it.)

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The World Turned Upside Down
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 27 Feb 25 - 06:09 PM

On YouTube, the song with the words (as credited to the Buttercups): Medley: Flannagan's Favorite / The World Turned Upside Down (after a brief instrumental comes the song in question).

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The World Turned Upside Down
From: Chris/Darwin
Date: 03 Aug 02 - 08:59 AM

Francy

That album "Handful of Earth" (another great song!) is one of my top 10 albums of all time. Dick's version of World Turned Upside Down is one of the most stirring songs ever recorded IMHO.

Regards
Chris

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The World Turned Upside Down
From: Francy
Date: 02 Aug 02 - 12:10 AM

If you get the opportunity, listen to Dick Gaughan's version of Leon's song....

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The World Turned Upside Down
From: open mike
Date: 01 Aug 02 - 10:52 PM

leon rosselson's song by this name is a great anthem-nicknamed the digger song

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The World Turned Upside Down
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 01 Aug 02 - 02:53 PM

The tune is in Chappell as When the King Enjoys His Own Again, which is the title of the song whose tune was used, a little later, for The World Turned Upside Down. That song is in the DT:

WHEN THE KING ENJOYS HIS OWN AGAIN with a midi of the tune; staff notation made from that midi can be seen at the site MMario mentioned:

When the King Enjoys His Own Again. It's taken from a later source than Chappell, and is not exactly the same as published by him, but differs in a few note-values only. Previous discussions of both songs can be found via the "threads" link above, or by searching for the respective titles through the "Digitrad and Forum Search" on the main Forum page.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: The World Turned Upside Down
From: MMario
Date: 01 Aug 02 - 12:31 PM

check out Yet another Digital Tradition - there are three different "World turned upside down" there.

Subject: The World Turned Upside Down
From:
Date: 01 Aug 02 - 12:05 PM

I am looking for the sheet music for "The World Turned Upside Down" It is in "Popular Music of the Old Times" by Chappell. Thank you.

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