Do I wear green willow?
Douglas Reay
A friend without net access has asked me to try to trace a
folk song for her. Its not very long and is probably traditional
British, but all she can remember is the chorus:
All around my hat
I do wear green willow
Please, if anyone out there recognises this song, I would appreciate
(in increasing order)
suggestions for other places to look or ask
the title
the words
information about a tape with it on
Thanks greatly in advance,
Douglas Reay
PS If I receive the answer by email I will post a summary.
Mike May
>A friend without net access has asked me to try to trace a
>folk song for her. Its not very long and is probably traditional
>British, but all she can remember is the chorus:
> All around my hat
> I do wear green willow
>Please, if anyone out there recognises this song, I would appreciate
>(in increasing order)
> suggestions for other places to look or ask
> the title
> the words
> information about a tape with it on
The following is from the Steeleye Span version, from the album
of the same name:
ALL AROUND MY HAT
[CHORUS]
All around my hat I will wear the green willow
And all aound my hat for a twelvemonth and a day
And if anyone should ask me the reason why I'm wearing it
It's all for my true love who's far far away.
Fare the well cold winter and fare thee well cold frost
Nothing have I gained but my own true love I've lost
I'll sing and I'll be merry when occasion I do see
He's a false deluding young man, let him go farewell he
The other night he brought me a fine diamond ring
But he thought to have deprived me of a far better thing
But I being careful like lovers ought to be
He's a false deluding young man, let him go farewell he
CHORUS
Here's a quarter pound of reasons, and a half a pound of sense
A small sprig of time and as much of prudence
You mix them all together and you will plainly see
He's a false deluding young man, let him go farewell he.
CHORUS
(small break)
CHORUS (acapella)
CHORUS (full)
>Thanks greatly in advance,
> Douglas Reay
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Kay Lukens
pall...@ccs.neu.edu (Douglas Reay) wrote:
>
> A friend without net access has asked me to try to trace a
> folk song for her. Its not very long and is probably traditional
> British, but all she can remember is the chorus:
> All around my hat
> I do wear green willow
All around my hat
I will wear the green willow
All around my hat
For a twelvemonth and a day
And if anyone should ask me
The reason why I'm wearing it
It's all for my true love
Who's far, far away
&c. That's from memory. Don't have the album cover handy.
>
Steeleye Span, All Around My Hat, song and album Chrysalis 1975. Also on CD
Portfolio, Shanachie 79071/2, 1989.
Douglas Reay
traditional song from England and that the group, Steeleye Span, recorded
an electric pop-folk version of it as the lead song in their album of
the same name, "All Around My Hat", which in 1975 made the Top Five in
the British pop charts - the highest placing ever by a traditional song.
ALL AROUND MY HAT
(I will wear the Green Willow)
My love she was fair, and my love she was kind
And cruel the judge and jury that sentenced her away
For thieving was a thing that she never was inclined to
They sent my love across the sea ten thousand miles away.
cho:
All around my hat, I will wear the green willow,
All around my hat for a year and a day
And if anyone should question me the reason for my wearing it
I'll tell them that my own true love is ten thousand miles away.
I bought my love a golden ring to wear upon her finger
A token of our own true love and to remember me
And when she returns again, we never will be parted
We'll marry and be happy for ever and a day.
cho:
Seven, seven long years my love and I are parted
Seven, seven long years my love is bound to stay
Seven long years I'll love my love and never be false-hearted
And never sigh or sorrow while she's far, far away.
cho:
Some young men there are who are preciously deceitful,
A-coaxin' of the fair young maids they mean to lead astray
As soon as they deceive them, so cruelly they leave them
I'll love my love forever though she's far, far away,
cho:
[ Alternative version of the chorus:
All around my hat I will wear the green willow
All around my hat for a twelvemonth and a day
And if anyone do ask me the reason why I'm wearing it
It's all for my true love, who's far far away
]
Especial thanks to Peter Rayner, Richard Cownie, Matt Fichtenbaum,
Bill Leslie and Charlie Bryant who provided the information.
Walter Nelson
: >
: Steeleye Span, All Around My Hat, song and album Chrysalis 1975. Also on CD
: Portfolio, Shanachie 79071/2, 1989.
I think the Steeleye Span version is not one, but two songs, grafted
together. From time to time, it seems they decide that the chorus of one
song would go really well on another, and, snip-snip, there you have it!
The folk-rock process at work. They did the same thing with "the
Recruiting Sergeant".
I have no useful information to offer on All Around My Hat, other than the
fact I think I heard it once, many years ago, and said "Hey, Steeleye Span
is having us on!"
Cheers,
Walter Nelson
Carl D. Neiburger
the "green willow" one:
Round her hair, she work a yellow ribbon,
She work it in the springtime, and in the month of May.
When they asked her why in heck she wore it,
She wore it for her true love who is far, far away.
Cho:
Far away, far away.
She work it for her true love who is far, far away.
Other verses follow the pattern, as in,
Round her neck, she wore a silver locket,
She wore it in the springtime, and ...
-- Carl Neiburger ( ca...@netcom.com)
Jon Berger
> Kay Lukens (klu...@halcyon.com) wrote:
> : >
> : Steeleye Span, All Around My Hat, song and album Chrysalis 1975. Also on CD
> : Portfolio, Shanachie 79071/2, 1989.
> I think the Steeleye Span version is not one, but two songs, grafted
> together. From time to time, it seems they decide that the chorus of one
> song would go really well on another, and, snip-snip, there you have it!
> The folk-rock process at work. They did the same thing with "the
> Recruiting Sergeant".
Didn't know that. I did notice, however, that "Aboard the Victory" is two
songs spliced together, and that they just happen to be from facing pages
in a book called "Real Sailor Songs" by Ashton.
(And I'll betcha that sort of thing went on _long_ before the invention of
folk-rock.)
By the way, there's a great parody of "All Around my Hat" called "I'm
Going to Drown my Cat", which I have somewhere in my copious unorganized
pile of silly lyrics. Someone probably knows who wrote it.
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Jack Hickman
This information is off the top of my head, I haven't been able to find
the source of the version I have heard, but I'm sure it was done either
by Steel Eye Span on one of their albums, or maybe by either Maddie Pryor
or June Tabor, both of whom have done vocals with Steel Eye Span.
Just a little trivia, I have heard it said that it is the origin of the
popular American folk song, "Around her neck she wore a yellow ribbon."
For what it's worth.
Jack Hickman
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The song is called "All Around My Hat" and can be found on the Steeleye Span
album "All Around My Hat" (Shanachie SH79040). It's also available on the
Steeleye Span greatest hits album callled "Portfolio" (Shanachie 79071)
There are probably other recordings as well.
As for the words all I remember offhand is the chorus:
All around my hat
I will wear a green will and
All around my hat
For a twelvemonth and a day
And if anyone should ask me
The reason that I'm wearing it
It's all for my true love
Who's far, far away
(from memory...no flames please if I'm wrong:-))
David<
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Robert Derrick
>A friend without net access has asked me to try to trace a
>folk song for her. Its not very long and is probably traditional
>British, but all she can remember is the chorus:
> All around my hat
> I do wear green willow
>Please, if anyone out there recognises this song, I would appreciate
>(in increasing order)
> suggestions for other places to look or ask
> the title
> the words
> information about a tape with it on
Yep, there's Steeleye Span's.
But does anyone remember the American version:
Round her neck she wore a yeller ribbon
She wore it in the springtime and in the month of May
And if you asked her why the hell she wore it
She'd say it's for her true love who is far, far away...
r.d.
Tony Quinn
>Hello Douglas
>
>This information is off the top of my head, I haven't been able to find
>the source of the version I have heard, but I'm sure it was done either
>by Steel Eye Span on one of their albums, or maybe by either Maddie Pryor
>or June Tabor, both of whom have done vocals with Steel Eye Span.
^^^^^^^^^^
Pray tell when...........
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Hap Freiberg
misspelled Mary's last name) on the Philo label. Are there
any CDs available, either as solo recordings or duets?
Many thanks in advance...
Hap
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I have "The Best of Mary McCaslin" on CD on Philo/Rounder label. It is
excellent. There are a couple of duets with Ringer (who died in 1992) but
mostly it is Mary.
--Chase Brady
BSCOTT1032
writes:
Mary McCaslin is still recording on Philo-Rounder. Her brand new album was to
be out this week. They have also released a compilation of her other material.