Whiskey On A Sunday

An English folk song about a man who had a seaside puppet show. He'd sit on a plank astride a packing case and make the plank vibrate by striking it with his fist. The puppets on sticks would bounce up and down on the plank appearing to dance.

Whiskey on a Sunday

He sat on the corner of Bevington Bush
Astride of an old packing case
And the dolls on the end of his plank were a'dancing
As he crooned with a smile on his face..

Chorus:
Come day, go day, wish in my heart for Sunday
Drinking buttermilk all the week
Whiskey on a Sunday.

Well his tired old hand drummed the wooded beam
The puppet dolls they danced the gear
A better show than you could ever have seen
On the pivvy at New Brighton Pier

Chorus...

In 1905 old Seth Davy died
His songs were heard no more
And his three dancing dolls in the dustbin there ended
The plank went to mend a back door..

Chorus....

On some stormy nights, down Scotty Road way
When the winds blowing up from the sea
You can still hear the songs of old Seth Davy
As he croons to his puppet dolls three

Chorus .....

**************************************

Spelling note: If it's Irish Whiskey, it's spelt with an 'e' in it. Scottish Whisky is spelt without an 'e'

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Seth
• Davy
• Whiskey
• on
• Sunday

[gubbaking]

Nicely done, lovely song, well sung! Love this song in Dublin

[XXRaymondo]

@gubbaking ....Cheers!  Thanks for listening.

[jbandaaz]

Greetings from Brighton! Very, very cool. Well performed. Your vocal suits it perfectly. All the best mate! - Jb and Aaz

[XXRaymondo]

@jbandaaz Cheers Guys!

[almnsympaticoca]

Nicely performed. I can't make out the name on your guitar. What make is it? It has a nice sound.

[XXRaymondo]

@almnsympaticoca

Thanks for the nice comment.  The guitar is a Guvnor GA300 CE semi acoustic. Made in England, (and not an expensive instrument, retails around UK£100) with a nice sound.

[XXRaymondo]

Thanks for your nice comment Ruth.

[ruth7784]

Beautifully done! Excellent! :-) X

[XXRaymondo]

Thanks LincsLass, that's a lovely compliment you've made there. I appreciate that.