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Getting Livelier

by The Mad Ferret Band

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Rare Old Mountain Dew Oh the grasses grow and the waters flow in a free and easy way But give me enough of the rare old stuff that's grown near Galway Bay Come policeman all from Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim too we'll give 'em a slip and we'll take a sip of the rare old mountain dew Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum dey Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum dey At the top of the hill, theres a neat little still Where the smoke it curls up to the sky With the smoke & the smell you can plainly tell There's a poitín brewery near by For it fills the air with a perfume rare, That betwixt both me and you And off we'll roll, and take a bowl, Of the rare auld mountain dew Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum dey Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum dey And learned men that use the pen They sing your praises high That sweet poitín from Ireland green distilled from wheat and rye Through away your pills, it'll cure all ills, A Pagan, Christian or Jew Take off your coat and grease your throat with the rare auld mountain dew Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum dey Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum dey Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum dey Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum Skiddle ay di diddle dum dey
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In a neat little town they call Belfast apprentice to trade I was bound And many an hour of sweet happiness I spent in that neat little town Until bad misfortune came over me and caused me to stray from the land far away from my friends and relations, I's betrayed by the Black Velvet Band Her eyes they shown like diamonds, You'd think her the queen of the land And her hair it hung over her shoulders, Tied up with a Black Velvet Band Well I went out strolling one evening, not meaning to go very far And I met with a fickle young damsel she was plying her trade at the bar When a watch she took from a customer and slipped it right into my hand And the law it came and arrested me I's betrayed but the Black Velvet Band Her eyes they shown like diamonds, You'd think her the queen of the land And her hair it hung over her shoulders, Tied up with a Black Velvet Band And this morning before judge and jury a trial I had to appear And the judge he says me young fellow the case against you is quite clear And seven long years is your sentence, you're going to Van Diemen's Land Far away from your friends and relations and not follow the Black Velvet Band Her eyes they shown like diamonds, You'd think her the queen of the land And her hair it hung over her shoulders, Tied up with a Black Velvet Band So come all you jolly young fellows you have to take warning from me Whenever you're into the liquor me lads beware of the pretty Coleen For she'll fill you with Whisky & Porter till you are not able to stand And the very next thing that you'll know me lads you've landed in Van Diemen's Land Her eyes they shown like diamonds, You'd think her the queen of the land And her hair it hung over her shoulders, Tied up with a Black Velvet Band Her eyes they shown like diamonds, You'd think her the queen of the land And her hair it hung over her shoulders, Tied up with a Black Velvet Band
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Twa Recruiting Sergeants For its over the mountains, and over the main Through Gibraltar to France and Spain A feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee So an' list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me Twa recruitin' sairgants cam frae the black watch To markets and fairs some recruits for to catch An' a' that they listed was for forty an' twa So list my bonnie laddie an' come awa For its over the mountains, and over the main Through Gibraltar to France and Spain A feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee So an' list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me Oh laddie, ye kanny ken the danger that ye're in When you're oot in the desert and you tanks fired upon The young and forty twa was sent into Iraq And he died for his country and he's never coming back For its over the mountains, and over the main Through Gibraltar to France and Spain A feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee So an' list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me For it's intae the barn an' doon by the byre This greedy auld farmer thinks ye'll never tire It's a slavery job of lowly degree So enlist ya bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me For its over the mountains, and over the main Through Gibraltar to France and Spain A feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee So an' list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me So laddie if ye hae a sweetheart wae a bairn Ye'll easily be rid o' that ill-spun yarn Twa rattles on the drums an that will pay it all So enlist ya bonnie laddie an' come awa For its over the mountains, and over the main Through Gibraltar to France and Spain A feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee So an' list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me For its over the mountains, and over the main Through Gibraltar to France and Spain A feather tae your bonnet, and a kilt abeen your knee So an' list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me So an' list bonnie laddie an' come awa wi me
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Step we gaily, on we go, Heel for heel and toe for toe, Arm and arm and row on row, All for Mairi's wedding. Over hill-ways up and down, Myrtle green and bracken brown, Past the shielings, through the town; All for sake o' Mairi. Red her cheeks as rowans are, Bright her eye as any star, Fairest o' them a' by far, Is our darling Mairi. Plenty herring, plenty meal, Plenty peat to fill her creel, Plenty bonnie bairns as weel; That's the toast for Mairi.
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Molly 02:41
When will we be married Molly When will we be wed When will we be bedded in the same bed You have your eye on Jimmy Fine Jimmy Fee You have your eye on Jimmy And a fine lad he You have your eye on jimmy but you'd better let him be cause when you go Molly-o You'll be going with me When will we be married Molly When will we be wed When will we be bedded in the same bed You have your eye on Iain Fine Iain Fee You have your eye on Iain And a fine lad he You have your eye on Iain but you'd better let him be cause when you go Molly-o You'll be going with me When will we be married Molly When will we be wed When will we be bedded in the same bed When will we be married Molly When will we be wed When will we be bedded in the same bed
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New Dawn 03:24
The sun rises over the glen to never be seen again On this old world we've lived on and learnt to depend The sun rises over the glen to never be seen again For a new day is dawning on this wee hill and glen The river trickles by and it's picking up more force It's found a new water found its new source The wind has changed direction and brings whispers in its force For the land has decided and chosen its recourse The sun rises over the glen to never be seen again On this old world we've lived on and learnt to depend The sun rises over the glen to never be seen again For a new day is dawning on this wee hill and glen The Farmers & city folk & chuechters all around Have heard the winds a changing and the water on the ground They have pondered and mumbled and the truth which they have found Is their pride and their worth won't be bought for a pound The sun rises over the glen to never be seen again On this old world we've lived on and learnt to depend The sun rises over the glen to never be seen again For a new day is dawning on this wee hill and glen You'll know us when we're walking by the sway of our kilt And for too many years our hand has held the hilt This new world we live on has no regret nor guilt and theres more paths to walk on a land thats not yet built The sun rises over the glen to never be seen again On this old world we've lived on and learnt to depend The sun rises over the glen to never be seen again For a new day is dawning on this wee hill and glen The sun rises over the glen to never be seen again On this old world we've lived on and learnt to depend The sun rises over the glen to never be seen again For a new day is dawning on this wee hill and glen
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The Galway Shawl In Aranmore in the County Galway One pleasant evening in the month of May I spied a damsel, she was young and handsome Her beauty fair stole my heart away She wore no jewels nor costly diamonds No paint or powder, no none at all She wore a bonnet with a ribbon on it And round her shoulders was the Galway Shawl We kept on walking, she kept on talking Till her father’s cottage came into view She said ‘Come in sir, and meet my father And for to please him play the ‘Foggy Dew’ I played the ‘Blackbird’ and the ‘Stack of Barley’ ‘Rodney’s Glory’ and the ‘Foggy Dew’ She sang each note like an Irish linnet And the tears flowed in her eyes of blue She wore no jewels nor costly diamonds No paint or powder, no none at all She wore a bonnet with a ribbon on it And round her shoulders was the Galway Shawl ‘Twas early, early, all in the morning I hit the road for old Donegal Said she ‘Goodbye sir’, as she cried and left me And my heart remained with the Galway Shawl. She wore no jewels nor costly diamonds No paint or powder, no none at all She wore a bonnet with a ribbon on it And round her shoulders was the Galway Shawl
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There were three old gypsies came to our hall door They came brave and boldly-o And one sang high and the other sang low And the other sang a raggle taggle gypsy-o It was upstairs downstairs the lady went Put on her suit of leather-o And there was a cry from around the door She's away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o It was late that night when the Lord came in Enquiring for his lady-o And the servant girl she said to the Lord She's away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o Then saddle for me my milk white steed - my big horse is not speedy-o And I will ride till I seek my bride She's away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o Now he rode East and he rode West He rode North and South also Until he came to a wide open plain It was there that he spied his lady-o How could you leave your goose feather bed Your blankeys strewn so comely-o? And how could you leave your newly wedded Lord All for a raggle taggle gypsy-o? What care I for my goose feather bed Wi' blankets strewn so comely-o? Tonight I lie in a wide open field In the arms of a raggle taggle gypsy-o How could you leave your house and your land? How could you leave your money-o? How could you leave your only wedded Lord All for a raggle taggle gypsy-o? What care I for my house and my land? What care I for my money-o? I'd rather have a kiss from the yellow gypsy's lips I'm away wi' the raggle taggle gypsy-o!
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Bruce's Set 02:35
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Nancy 03:10
Well, there's a woman in our town A woman you ought to know well She dearly loved her husband And another man twice as well With me right finnickineerio Oh me tip finnick a wall With me right finnickineerio We're tipping it up to Nancy She went down to the chemist shop Some remedies for to buy, Have you anything in your shop To make me old man blind? With me right finnickineerio Oh me tip finnick a wall With me right finnickineerio We're tipping it up to Nancy Give him eggs and marrowbones And make him suck them all Before he has the last one sucked He won't see you at all With me right finnickineerio Oh me tip finnick a wall With me right finnickineerio We're tipping it up to Nancy So she gave him eggs and marrowbones And made him suck them all And before he had the last one sucked He couldn't see her at all With me right finnickineerio Oh me tip finnick a wall With me right finnickineerio We're tipping it up to Nancy She dragged him to the river Dragged him to the brim But sly enough of Martin It was him that shoved her in With me right finnickineerio Oh me tip finnick a wall With me right finnickineerio We're tipping it up to Nancy There's nine in me family And none of them is my own I wish that each and every man Would come and claim his own With me right finnickineerio Oh me tip finnick a wall With me right finnickineerio We're tipping it up to Nancy ... NANCY!!!
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Rattlin' Bog 05:12
There was a bog A rattlin' bog It was a rare bog It was a rattlin' bog In the bog down in the valley-o Ho, oh, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-o Rare bog a rattlin' bog In the bog down in the valley-o In that bog there was a tree A rare tree, a rattlin' tree The tree in the bog And the bog down in the valley-o Ho, oh, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-o Rare bog a rattlin' bog In the bog down in the valley-o And on that tree there was a limb A rare limb, a rattlin' limb The limb on the tree And the tree in the bog In the bog down in the valley-o Ho, oh, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-o Rare bog a rattlin' bog In the bog down in the valley-o And on that limb there was a branch A rare branch, a rattlin' branch The branch on the limb The limb on the tree And the tree in the bog In the bog down in the valley-o Ho, oh, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-o Rare bog a rattlin' bog In the bog down in the valley-o And on that branch there was a twig A rare twig, a rattlin' twig The twig on the branch The branch on the limb The limb on the tree And the tree in the bog In the bog down in the valley-o Ho, oh, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-o Rare bog a rattlin' bog In the bog down in the valley-o And on that twig there was a leaf A rare leaf, a rattlin' leaf The leaf on the twig The twig on the branch The branch on the limb The limb on the tree And the tree in the bog In the bog down in the valley-o Ho, oh, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-o Rare bog a rattlin' bog In the bog down in the valley-o And on that leaf there was a nest A rare nest, a rattlin' nest The nest on the leaf The leaf on the twig The twig on the branch The branch on the limb The limb on the tree And the tree in the bog In the bog down in the valley-o Ho, oh, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-o Rare bog a rattlin' bog In the bog down in the valley-o And in that nest there was an egg A rare egg, a rattlin' egg Egg in a nest The nest on the leaf The leaf on the twig The twig on the branch The branch on the limb The limb on the tree And the tree in the bog In the bog down in the valley-o Ho, oh, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-o Rare bog a rattlin' bog In the bog down in the valley-o And on that egg there was a bird A rare bird a rattlin' bird Bird on the egg Egg in a nest Nest on the leaf Leaf on the twig Twig on the branch Branch on the limb Limb on the tree And the tree in the bog In the bog down in the valley-o Ho, oh, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-o Rare bog a rattlin' bog In the bog down in the valley-o And on that bird there was a flee A rare flee, a rattlin' flee The flee on the bird Bird on the egg Egg in a nest Nest on the leaf Leaf on the twig Twig on the branch Branch on the limb Limb on the tree And the tree in the bog In the bog down in the valley-o Ho, oh, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-o Rare bog a rattlin' bog In the bog down in the valley-o On that flee there was a tick A rare tick, a rattlin' tick Tick on the flee The flee on the bird Bird on the egg Egg in a nest Nest on the leaf Leaf on the twig Twig on the branch Branch on the limb Limb on the tree And the tree in the bog In the bog down in the valley-o Ho, oh, the rattlin' bog The bog down in the valley-o Rare bog a rattlin' bog In the bog down in the valley-o
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No Awa Tae Bide Awa We're no' awa' tae bide awa We're no' awa tae le'e ye We're no' awa' tae bide awa We'll aye come back an' see ye Well as I was walking doon the Overgate I met with Johnnie Scobbie, And he says to me "would ye like a hauf?" I says, "Aye Man! That's my hobby" Cause we're no' awa' tae bide awa We're no' awa tae le'e ye We're no' awa' tae bide awa We'll aye come back an' see ye So we had a hauf an' then another hauf And we had a half of another And I drank those haufs till I fell on my erse And went hame tae my mother Cause we're no' awa' tae bide awa We're no' awa tae le'e ye We're no' awa' tae bide awa We'll aye come back an' see ye Cause we're no' awa' tae bide awa We're no' awa tae le'e ye We're no' awa' tae bide awa We'll aye come back an' see ye Cause we're no' awa' tae bide awa We're no' awa tae le'e ye We're no' awa' tae bide awa We'll aye come back an' see ye

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The Mad Ferret Band Recorded Live at EdinburghFestival Fringe with David MacFarlane on fiddle

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released December 1, 2018

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The Mad Ferret Band Perth and Kinross, UK

“Energised, Supercharged Contemporary Folk”

Blending traditional and contemporary folk music, their lively energetic performances are packed with “blisteringly fast mandolin solos”, “tight vocal harmonies, driving Cajon beats and earth-moving DADGAD guitar sound scapes.”

“Uplifting and great fun to listen to, amazing band live or recorded - Nevis Radio

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