Merchant Man

an original tune in the irish vein. a tragic tale, at that. haven't done a new one in a while, so here it is!

LYRICS:
i took-a my bread and i took-a me hook and went right down to the bubbalin' brook.
i dropped me bobber into the stream like an old codger's bubbalin' dream.
i caught me a fish, a fish so dry, a dry little fishy in a tiger's eye.
back to me kin on a fisher's boat, beside me, an otter, keeping afloat.

wencly come and wencly go, grace will come, horroshow.
buy my bacon, buy my shiny nails, long and strong for to fill your sail.

over the hill our village stood. i sold me goods as good as i could.
a wife and a baby in poverty. please, kind sir, will you buy from me?
i got a lot of fine things, fine jewelry. i'll sell ya locks and shoes a-one, two, three!
he turned his head when he heard the scream and ran to the boy in the bubbalin' stream.

wencly come and wencly go, grace will come, horroshow.
buy my bacon, buy my shiny nails, long and strong for to fill your sail.

all the people in the town, their heads went 'round when they heard that the boy in the well did drown.
i used me trade, i used me craft, i worked me hands and built a raft.
toor-a-loo toor-a-lay "what were ya doin' in the well?" i'd say.
toor-a-loo toor-a-lie i was too late and the boy did die!

wencly come and wencly go, grace will come, horroshow.
buy my bacon, buy my shiny nails, long and strong for to fill your sail.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Merchant
• Man
• Irish
• tune
• original
• folkhippie500
• Donovan

[kounoupiaa]

You really kick ass! Way to go...

Who's song is this originaly? I can't find it anywhere.

[folkhippie500]

haha mine! i wrote it!

[Yendurech]

Is this song just C#m and B?

[folkhippie500]

eh, capo 4. Am and G. so... yes.

[Amakisongs]

Nice irish folk accent like the song

[jasonkorr]

play some pink floyd

[itsjustasong]

awesome.

[folkhippie500]

:) :) :) :) :)