General Chat

There always seems to be Posts for Songs on here, well how about a similar one,for songs that you used to sing at School in Chiors etc, Starting off with one I remember, "Flow Softly Sweet Afton" anybody want to add to it feel free.**m**.

"Nymphs and Shepherds come away". Gosh, I can see the music teacher now conducting us!
And this is over 50 yrs ago!

Not religeous Merlin but I used to love singing O Jesus I have Promised, both versions, uplifting cheery and a good start to the day, this was in the 70's mind.

The cuckoo is a pretty bird she singeth as she flees etc

More please,It might just bring back happy memories to us. John Browns Body was another.

Skye Boat Song was a favourite in our secondary school choir along with What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor.............for reasons best known to the music teacher who always had very rosy cheeks:))

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Who is Sylvia? with our music teacher Miss Chilleystone !

For some reason Merlin this popped into my head :O) ?

Soldier, Soldier Will You Marry Me?

Soldier, soldier will you marry me
With your musket, fife and drum?
Oh, how can I marry such a pretty
Girl as thee,
If I've got no shoes to put on?

Off to the cobbler she did go,
As fast as she could run,
Bought him a pair of the best that
Was there,
And the soldier put them on.

Chorus: Soldier, Soldier…

Oh, how can I marry such a pretty girl as thee,
If I've got no pants to put on?
So off to the tailor she did go …

Chorus: Soldier, soldier…

Oh, how can I marry such a pretty girl as thee
With a wife and baby at home?

Mau we used to sing that too, yep memories have come flooding back. x

Also our music teacher was a folk singer and played the guitar so we had to sing his songs too, lol but he also liked to sing the geordie songs so we sang Blaydon races, wor geordies lost his penker and more, lol

Lyndsey, thats an interesting song,I remember some of it,It was What is She? That all her Swains Forsake her.Seems a bit silly now, but I wonder why.Perhaps some one knows the rest of the words.**M**.Then there was another song "Danny Boy".

I was in the school choir Merlin, and we used to sing

Hark Hark the Lark at Heavens Gate Sings

We were made to put great emphasis on the Hark Hark bit, and had to bob up and down

Hilarious now, muxt have looked a right load of ....numpties, sorry is that PC...

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the very first song i remember singing at primary school..

There was a tailor had a mouse;
Hi diddle um cum feedle.
The tailor kept him in his house;
Hi diddle um cum feedle.
Hi diddle um cum
Tarrum tairum
Through the town of Ramsey.
Hi diddle um cum
Over the lee.
Hi diddle um cum feedle.

The tailor though his mouse was ill;
Hi diddle um cum feedle.
So he gave him part of a blue pill;
Hi diddle um cum feedle.
Hi diddle um cum
Tarrum tairum
Through the town of Ramsey.
Hi diddle um cum
Over the lee.
Hi diddle um cum feedle.

The tailor thought his mouse would die;
Hi diddle um cum feedle.
So he baked him in an apple pie;
Hi diddle um cum feedle.
Hi diddle um cum
Tarrum tairum
Through the town of Ramsey.
Hi diddle um cum
Over the lee.
Hi diddle um cum feedle.

The pie was cut, the mouse ran out;
Hi diddle um cum feedle.
The tailor chased him all about;
Hi diddle um cum feedle.
Hi diddle um cum
Tarrum tairum
Through the town of Ramsey.
Hi diddle um cum
Over the lee.
Hi diddle um cum feedle.

The mouse was found in a corner, dead;
Hi diddle um cum feedle.
So he got another in its stead;
Hi diddle um cum feedle.
Hi diddle um cum
Tarrum tairum
Through the town of Ramsey.
Hi diddle um cum
Over the lee.
Hi diddle um cum feedle.

Here's another one Hoobity

The Waters Of Tyne

I cannae get to my love if I would dee
The waters of Tyne run between him and me
And here I mun stand with a tear in my e'e
Baith sighing and sickly my sweetheart to see

Oh where is the boatman, my bonnie hinny
Oh where is the boatman - oh bring him to me
To ferry me o'er the Tyne to my honey
And I will remember the boatman and thee

Oh bring me a boatman, I'll gi'e all my money
And you for your trouble rewarded shall be
To ferry me o'er the Tyne to my honey
Or scull him across the rough river to me

Hello Merlin

I remember singing this, think the children still sing it now at school

"Jesus loves me this i know"

What a lovely thread you have here, nice to remember all the good,

nother one was "Dy ke John Peel" Being lads we used to put our own words to that, Quite funny

Had to look it up !
Will Shakespeare
Who is Sylvia?
What is she?
That all our swains commend her?
Holy, fair,
And wise is she
The Heav'ns such grace did lend her
|: - That adored she might be. :|
Is she kind as
She is fair?
For beauty lives with kindness;
To her eyes
Love doth repair
To help him of his blindness;
|: And being help'd in habits there. :|

Then to Sylvia
Let us sing,
That Sylvia is excelling;
She excells
Each mortal thing
Upon the dull Earth dwelling;
|: - To her garlands let us bring. :|

Max I remember that one

Jesus loves me this I know
For the Bible tells me so

senior moment can't remember the rest lol

Also Greensleeves, wasnt too keen on that, never remembered the words then, but strangely i do now

and this we sang at the end of the afternoon, put our chairs up on the tables and went home lol (first two verses only )

Now the day is over,
Night is drawing nigh,
Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky.

Now the darkness gathers,
Stars begin to peep,
Birds, and beasts and flowers
Soon will be asleep.

In primary we used to sing at the end of the day

Hands together softly so
little eyes shut tight
father just before we go
hear our prayer tonight


edit:- for Mau, remember Cushie Butterfield, we used to sing that an all with the music teacher in secondry.