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[cullmurr]

Oh. thank you. That was lovely

[Avril4Lavigneluver]

we did this at school today lol with my teacher Mrs Jefferies lol it was fun oh and good singing

[threelegsoman]

@Avril4Lavigneluver Thanks for your kind comment.

[DaveWhiteEagle]

LOOOOVE this song. thanks for Playing & posting it. When I took woodbadge as a Scout leader, this was THE SONG for our course. We did it in a Call & Response fashion & there was a slight Variation in the Lyrics we Learned. That was a GREAT experience. Thanks for sharing this, it brings back a Flood of Great memories.

[threelegsoman]

@DaveWhiteEagle Thanks for your kind comment. I am always pleased to know I have brought back fond memories.

[clintonearlwalker]

The lyrics of the song are in many places extremely obscure, and present an unusual mixture of Christian catechesis, astronomical mnemonics, and what may very well be pagan cosmology.

The song's origins are uncertain.--Wikipedia

[mhg1941]

Fun! First sang this in Girl Scout camp about 60 years ago. We had a great competition to see who could remember the most verses. Eventually I learned them all

[JonathanSpilhaus]

Excellent:thanks for posting

[Kiliban]

Nice i like this i have been wanting to get a guitar so i could grow old and play songs for my grand kids and nephews and nieces

[ukgetdiscovered]

Really enjoyed watching this. So refreshing to hear real music :)

[joeyb55]

thank you this brings back memories of scout summer camp..last day..we all get together to sing..excellent

[threelegsoman]

@joeyb55 Happy to bring back fond memories. Thanks for the comment.

[bookwyrmsrus]

Now I remember what this song reminds me of: it is "Children, Go Where I Send Thee"!

[threelegsoman]

@bookwyrmsrus Yes, they are similar. I have done a version of that one too.

[bookwyrmsrus]

I found this song while looking for a different folk song by the same title (probably the one done by Robert Burns). I'd never heard it before... but it is a fun one! It reminds me of a Christmas Carol that I've heard only once before. This is great! (Thanks for the chords and the info about the capo)

[boogie1master]

Great performance :)

[suretobringskills]

Back in 70s Oakland, you had to be careful using any word resembling "Hoe" when speaking to a woman or girl.

[threelegsoman]

@suretobringskills Not a problem on this side of the pond, but in this case "Ho" is generally mispronounced anyway as "o"

[jhankri]

I love hearing songs new to me. This is delightful. Folk music seems to be not nearly as entrenched in the american culture as in Britain and other places. It is reserved for festivals and not as much a part of life. It's a shame really.

[No1London1]

Thank you.

Two two,the same to you.

Hows yer father?.Alright.

[threelegsoman]

@No1London1 lol

[djayers]

awesome, bravo

[mcladyollivah]

This is great! nice work :)

[spannerotoole]

for those playing without a capo, it's in the key of D, not G as indicated in the video

[threelegsoman]

@spannerotoole My apologies for not pointing this out. I will add an extra annotation to that effect. The chords I show are of course those I am using with the capo at the 7th fret.

[TheCronkyboy1]

I used to sing this song at school - the tune came into my head the other day for some reason, but I could not get past 4!! A wonderful rendition my man! Well done!!

[thegreenmanofnorwich]

I really liked it. It reminds me of being little, though my mum would sing with slightly different timbre and, obviously, higher in pitch.

[thelizardqueenrules]

I live in a different country to my mom and I miss her like mad and we always used to sing this song together and it reminds me of her

[threelegsoman]

@thelizardqueenrules 

[charliemottimelord]

Proof that Santa can sing!

[threelegsoman]

@charliemottimelord Hey! don't tell everyone! I am supposed to be incognito!! :-))

[bdfil]

Thanks so much - I sang this song boy scouting some 35 years ago. It brings back some great memories.

[threelegsoman]

@bdfil Thanks for the kind comment. It always gives me pleasure to bring back fond memories for my viewers.

[archmageaskara]

I loved this song as a child and thought I would never find it sung. Thank you so very much!

[threelegsoman]

@archmageaskara I am happy that you enjoyed it. Thank you for your kind comment.

[sithmoo]

I remember this song from an old episode of "The Avengers" ("Too Many Christmas Trees"). Sounds great!

[threelegsoman]

@sithmoo Thank you. Surely you are far too young to have seen the Avengers!! :-))

[DobermansRock]

Song of the Army's 3RD ACR. Also the origin of why white people are called Gringgos.

[89witch]

i really love diz, we used 2 sing it as a family, each n' everyone has his/her own part

[MsFrenchFlower]

beautiful :) I love it!!

[threelegsoman]

@MsFrenchFlower Thank you for your kind comment and for favouriting my video.

[RobbieTyler1]

symbols at your door...

[threelegsoman]

@RobbieTyler1 Please read the information included with the video and you will see why I sing Simples not symbols.

[RobbieTyler1]

@threelegsoman fair point

[eghed8]

This is brilliant. I saw this in February and I dont think there's since been a fortnight that's gone by where i haven't watched this. Your 'Spanish Ladies' is very good too.

[threelegsoman]

@eghed8 Thank you. I performed it last night live to an appreciative audience who joined in with it and it was well received.

[larrygould2002]

I got a wild hair & looked for this song. Thank God for YOUTUBE. WE sang this song at church camp in my youth. I have never forgotten it. Never thought I would find it again. THANKYOU!! THANKYOU!!

[threelegsoman]

@larrygould2002 Always happy when I manage to bring back fond memories. Thank you for your comment.

[themillbrooker]

Marvellous stuff - thank you. This is my good friend Don's favourite, though oft ill-advised, late night song after a glass or three. Now I'm desperately trying to follow your chords and playing so I can keep him in some sort of key!

[threelegsoman]

@themillbrooker Thank you for your comment. I suspect you might have a job on there!

[GratefulJWB]

Amazing! This is all but identical to how I learned the song in scout camp more than 30 years ago! Thank you!

[threelegsoman]

@GratefulJWB Thank you for your kind comment. I am always happy to bring back fond memories.

[Clarice007]

Best version on YouTube!  What would we do without you? x

[MeganKandSarahT]

that was amazing! :] i remember singing this at church camp

[clintonearlwalker]

Thanx for that!! I rememeber we sang this at outdoor school in the 6th grade. I haven't heard it since. I only remembered the first verse. One is one and all alone and evermore shall be it so.

[threelegsoman]

@clintonearlwalker Thanks for the kind comment. Always happy to bring back fond memories.

[matthewcollins57]

A sterling effort ,sir. Did you really do all that in one take?

[threelegsoman]

@matthewcollins57 Yes, in this case it is a song with which I am very familiar as I used to sing it with groups of children often, so I managed it in one take.

[michelesouris]

Ahhh! truly lovely, just the way it should be sung. I sang along with you threelegsoman and it reminded me of when I sang this at school down in the antipodes.

[threelegsoman]

@michelesouris I am glad you enjoyed it.

[darkhegemony]

Thats the greatest thing I've ever seen

[threelegsoman]

@darkhegemony Very kind of you to say so.

[QuickQuwQuw]

I used to sing this when I when to sleep away camp this is such a butiful song

[threelegsoman]

@QuickQuwQuw I hope they were good memories

[bsontrop]

I can't believe I'm listening to classic folk songs as they used to be sung back in the fifties . . Allan Mills and others! Again, as in "Halleluiah I'm a Bum", your voice is so melodic and PEACEFUL! Perhaps its the Isle of Man, surrounded by the deep silence of the sibilant sea! Thanks also for showing the lyrics. Much obliged. Bob from London, Canada.

[threelegsoman]

@bsontrop Once again Bob, thank you for your comment

[georgesimmons61]

i cant believe i just watched all of this and enjoyed, i am so sad. I don;t care

[threelegsoman]

@georgesimmons61 No George, you're not sad, you obviously enjoy great songs. (Not that I am saying my singing or playing is great, but the song is.) When I was a teacher, this song was the most popular with the children. We used to sing it on buses on school trips.

[ElonDann67]

All power to your fingers, your voice and your heart. Keep playing, keep singing, and thank you very much indeed - treasures like this, found amongst the drab dross and dirt of commercial life are what makes life worth living.

[ElonDann67]

I notice you sing "Five for the SIMPLES at your door" rather than the normal "Five for the SYMBOLS at your door". Is there a reason for this? Wikipedia says that "symbols" probably "alludes to the practice of putting a pentagram at the door of a house to ward off witches and evil spirits". Just curious! Love to see traditional songs preserved, they contain such mystery, they are part of our cultural DNA.

[threelegsoman]

@ElonDann67 As I recall, when I first learned this song the information I had was that the Simples were a group of mummers who came round to the houses at Christmas tide and performed traditional plays. In the Isle of Man, these mummers are known as White Boys, alluding to the colour of the clothes they wear.

[WarwickAlice]

What a lovely performance! Well done -you have a fantastic voice :-)

[threelegsoman]

@WarwickAlice Thank you. Kind of you to say so.

[Crucibella]

Beautiful. :)

[threelegsoman]

@Crucibella Thank you

[VENUSWU]

Nicely done man! Class version.

[threelegsoman]

Thank you Mr Green, I appreciate your kind comment.

[sasuke670]

yea so i listen to this again and your still AWESOMMEEE!!!!!

[threelegsoman]

Thank you once again for your very kind comment .

[MajorBlaster]

Nice job, man. Great voice and great guitar. Kind of reminds me of the Ernie Ford version a song called "Children Go Where I Send Thee."

[1690ftp1]

Excellent version, been looking for this everywhere but kept finding the Burns song. Lyrics strike me as very mystical, does anyone know the meaning of them - especially the lily-white boys, april rainers and 6 proud walkers?

Thanks for posting, you play very well

[threelegsoman]

If you enter the title of the song and 'Wikipedia' there is an in-depth description of the meaning of the verses there. Thanks for your kind comment.

[UncleBen52]

Thanks for the memories of Cub Camp close to 50 years ago :-)

[threelegsoman]

You are welcome

[Cathleigh]

Wow, thanks for this! My dad sang this to me as a lullaby when I was little, and I could only remember the tune of the last two lines until I found this video. Thank you!

[threelegsoman]

Pleased to help.

[sasuke670]

YOU ARE AWESOMEE!!!!!!!! i've been looking everywhere for this we used to sing it at camp good times

[threelegsoman]

Pleased that you found it.

[GrandmaG3]

What does it mean???? I love it but don't understand all the referances?

[fairydreamergirl]

nice! he sings well. I remeber my class used to sing this in the third grade at the end of the day.  brings back memories, thank you!

[jenmatiQ]

really good!!!

[threelegsoman]

Thank you for your kind comment

[motunrolarulz]

i remember from my childhood my daddy and his friends were singing it.

[telegramsam]

Oh wow, I remember this (sort of) - there was a secularized version on Sesame Street with a cartoon turtle singing it, I think,that I was very impressed with at the grand age of five years old.

Nice to hear the original version! I knew it existed but I've never found a recording of it before now. :)

[threelegsoman]

Glad to have been of help Sam

[leoseries]

Thanks for the memory. Like others below I can remember singing this after many drinking evenings when everyone would join in, sometimes over a hundred strong, when it was almost deafening. Everyone knew it (or soon learned it) wherever we went in the UK and we used actions for each verse.

[threelegsoman]

Thank you for your kind comment. I am always happy to hear from people who have enjoyed by offerings and especially to be able to bring back fond memories.

[cheesepuffin70]

Thank you! My father sang this to me when I was a child and I wanted to be able to sing it to my son - now I can!

[threelegsoman]

Happy to have been of help

[kohlenzange]

Indeed the best version of this song. My husband remembers it from his childhood so I found this for him and we sang along. Thank you!

We will now go and check your other video uploads.

[threelegsoman]

Thank you. I am pleased that you and your husband enjoyed it and hope you find more of my efforts equally as enjoyable.

Tony

[supaleeds]

I agree, this is a well put together version.

Like joedeni1 this reminds me of my late father singing after a night down the pub! Except for number two he sang "two,two, the same to you, how's your father...Alright? One is one etc..Brilliant mate and again well done...

[threelegsoman]

Fathers are good at embarrassing you aren't they? I may well have sung this song first in Leeds as I lived there for 6 years as a student and a young teacher.

[jstew3]

This is far and away the best rendition on the internet of this song. I hadn't heard it in over 30 years and caught a few notes of it in my head the other day, found this, and was delighted. Thank you!

[threelegsoman]

That is kind of you to say. I am pleased that you like it.

[joedeni1]

great song - i couldn't find this anywhere. THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!!-an old song my folks sang when i was small-great memories

[threelegsoman]

Thanks for your comment, you are very welcome

[00JTM]

*****

[banjodano]

excellent work tony, great song