Easy and Slow

[crc778Hypnodoc]

It's believed to have been written by Dominic Behan round 1960 but I'm sure there was a much earlier version. I heard a beautiful version last year in Kilkenny sung in Gaelic. It's a somewhat bawdy courting song of course

[RoadhausSaloon]

@crc778Hypnodoc Thanks for the information.  Yes, I have heard it was writtan by Behan. Regards!

[irkofan]

Beautiful rendition! <3

[jayrbee60]

@irkofan Wow, thank you very much! This is perhaps my favorite song. XD

[jayrbee60]

Thank you very much, yes I know that song and several others.  Thanks again!

[JazzEthics]

Beautiful tune!!! Nicely done!

[jayrbee60]

Thank you very much! I love this song!

[guitarflamenco77]

That's wonderful! I mean really! I enjoyed it very much!

[jayrbee60]

Thank you very much!

[jayrbee60]

Thank you!!... it is a very good song! man I had fun on Dannyknapps song!1 Thankyou!!!

[tuskaiae]

I dont visit enough my friend!!! Always love listening to you...I'm heading straight to your originals after this to see what gems you've been creating!! :-) 5****

[jayrbee60]

Well thank you kindly!!!  :-)

[jayrbee60]

Wow, thank you very much for stopping by and the kind comment!

[identitytraveler]

nice job - great song choice amigo

[jayrbee60]

Thank you very much! Greatly appreciated :-)

[nigelbourke]

great job

[jayrbee60]

Thank you kind sir! I really liked your version of Grace!

[skeletone111]

Gretat Song!!! 5*****

[jayrbee60]

Yes it is, I like it very much Thank you!!

[IKakasanI]

Hey not bad!!! I liked it :)

[jayrbee60]

Wow, Thank you very much, I very much appreciate the visit!

[coolanddark]

FANTASTIC SONG JOHNNY!new one for me!i LOVE these ol Irish ditties!!!

[jayrbee60]

Ah I thank you kind sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar! :-)

[sherrywine1941]

Well Hi John..Wisconsin Yeah!!! LOL Had to check your channel out. Darn your singing reminds me of Gordon Lightfoot.. AWESOME.. I subbed and added you as friend, so sending 5 coke's and a friendly hug . Sherry

[jayrbee60]

Thank you very much!!! :-) I'm a big Gordon Lightfoot fan, so that is a huge compliment - a stretch, but a huge compliment! Certainly nice to meet you!

[KassurinReiChan]

Beautiful, Johnny. <3

[jayrbee60]

:-) Thanks! I really like this song!

[DamianNixon]

my uncle's fav. song (he's from Dublin). Good man John!

[jayrbee60]

Thank you kind sir! :-)

[classican]

That was brilliant John!! Absolutely loved it. I have to admit it I don't know it.

[jayrbee60]

Thanks so much! Ronnie Drew has (had) so much of a unique voice that I was completely drawn to this song when I first heard him sing it, and thus the Dubliners - and hence my love of Irish Traditional Music grew larger. So much so, that I do play in a small local session occasionally and have picked up the whistle and bodhran and continue to work on the banjo. Hey Music - its cool, not? Anyway, if you can find Ronnie Drew's version of Black Velvet Band, and like ITM, you owe yourself a listen!

[jayrbee60]

No I'm not drunk when I wrote that, no, yes I am..shhh

[clarebannerman]

Very nice. First heard this one sung by the Dubliners in the early 60's. Jasus ---I'm ancient!

[jayrbee60]

Thank you very much!!! Yeah getting older sucks, but it beats the alternative :-)

[dannyknapp]

hey John, what's up ? why do your vid's always make me thirsty ?

[jayrbee60]

Lol! I don't know, perhaps because most of my songs are considered "Pub Songs"? That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Thanks for the visit - glad to see ya! :-)

[jayrbee60]

(I'm not gonna mention the fact that I sound better when you're drunk!)

[dannyknapp]

that's funny, i sound better when I'm drunk too.

[jayrbee60]

Hahaha!! Me too - or at least I think so!

[nllleonard]

Never heard it! Beautiful, John. Thanks so much for sharing these songs. I love this!

[jayrbee60]

Thanks for the confidence to keep posting! I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have music to play.

[marcoacca]

That's really beautiful! Thanks! Ciao, Marco.

[jayrbee60]

Thank you Marco, I've always liked this song!

[TheHighlandPiper]

5*****

Very nice song!!!!

Great job!

Greetings to you from Germany my friend!

Andreas

[jayrbee60]

Greetings! Thanks, I appreciate the comment! :-)

[losthills]

Very well done, man!

*****

[jayrbee60]

Thank you so much Archie, this is one of my very favorite songs... Thanks for the watch!

[raymondcrooke]

It is supposed to have been written by Dominic Behan, around 1960, though he got the chorus from a play by Sean O'Casey - "Red Roses For Me" (1942). O'Casey may have got it from an older song, but there doesn't seem to be any record of it.

There are various double meanings in the song. It's not as innocent as it sounds!

Very nice rendition. 5*

[jayrbee60]

Raymond, Thank you so much! I know what you mean about the double meanings. That's part of what entranced me... I don't think that when she lifted her petticoat silent and slow, that she really wanted him to tie her shoe. And also, when he tied up his sleeve... the sleeve wasn't on his arm and his intent was surely to buckle something else... :o Thanks for your insight!!

[Johnfern99]

Great cover! If you don't already subscribe, you might want to check with Raymondecrooke.

He would know!

[jayrbee60]

Yes I subscribe to his channel - he does have a wealth of knowledge! Thanks for the tip (and the comment!)

[ilovemaniototo]

Very nice song I enjoyed it. Carol x

[jayrbee60]

Thank you Carol!!! :-)

[jayrbee60]

Have a nice sleep becky and thank you for you very kind comments, I was hoping you would like this song! :-)