Towersey Festival 2016 Ukulele Improvers Workshop Songbook

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1 Who Killed ock Robin? Trad, via Dana and Susan Robinson [Dm] Who killed ock Robin? [] Who killed ock [Dm] Robin? I, said the Sparrow, with my little bow and arrow, [Dm] Who saw him die? [] Who saw him [Dm] die? I, said the Fly, with my little teensy eye, [Dm] Who caught his blood? [] Who caught his [Dm] blood? I, said the Fish, with my little earthen dish, [Dm] Who made his coffin? [] Who made his [Dm] coffin? I, said the Snipe, with my little pocket knife, [Dm] Who dug his grave? [] Who dug his [Dm] grave? I, said the row, with my little spade and hoe, [Dm] Who lowered him down? [] Who lowered him [Dm] down? I, said the rane, with my little silver chain, [Dm] Who pat his grave? [] Who pat his [Dm] grave? I, said the Duck, with my big ol splatter foot, [Dm] Who preached the funeral? [] Who preached the [Dm] funeral? I, said the Swallow, just as loud as I could holler, Dm Hamish urrie Page 1

2 Round the orner, Sally Page 1 of 2 Traditional collected by Stan Hugill; arranged and new words and music: Tom Lewis Intro: [F] [F] [Bb] [F] [] [] [F] [F] We re [F] leaving sunny [Bb] Mexi- [F] co, Around ape Horn we re [Bb] bound to [F] go, [F] Was you ever [Bb] off ape [F] Horn, Where your ass is [Bb] never [F] warm? There s [F] ice and snow and [Bb] sleet and [F] rain, You ll [F] meet them coming [Bb] back a- [F] gain. F Bb Hamish urrie Page 2

3 Round the orner, Sally Page 2 of 2 [F] When we reach those Pac- [Bb] ific [F] seas, [F] We ll drop in to [Bb] Madam a- [F] shee s. Them [F] Spanish gals will [Bb] make you [F] smile, You ll [F] want to stay for a [Bb] long, long [F] while. It s [F] up aloft this [Bb] yard must [F] go, uz [F] Mr. Mate has [Bb] told us [F] so. Key change!!! [D] Round the corner is a [] long, long way, To Valipo and [] allao [] Bay, Round the corner [] we must [] roam, We don t care if we [D] never go [] home D Hamish urrie Page 3

4 hattanooga hoo hoo [A] Pardon me boy, is that the hattanooga hoo hoo? Track twenty- [Bm7] nine, [E7] can you give me a [A] shine [Am6] [A] I can afford to board the hattanooga hoo hoo, I ve got my [Bm7] fare, [E7] and just a trifle to [A] spare [A7] You leave the [D] Pennsylvania [A7] station bout a [D] quarter to four Read a maga- [A7] zine and then you re in [D] Balti- [D7] more [] Dinner in the [Abdim] diner, [D] nothing could be [B7] finer, [Abdim] than to have your ham and eggs in [Bb7] aro- [A7] lina [D] When you hear the [A7] whistle blowin [D] eight to the bar Then you know that [A7] Tennessee is [D] not very [D7] far, [] Shovel all [Abdim] the coal in, [D] gotta keep it [B7] rollin, [Abdim] woo, woo, hattanooga [A7] there you [D] are First time: [A] There s gonna be a certain party at the station, in satin and [Bm7] lace, [E7] I used to call funny [A] face [Am6] [A] She s gonna cry [A7] until I tell her that I ll [D] never roam [F7] So [A] hattanooga [F#m] hoo hoo [Bm7] won t you [E7] choo choo me [A] home [E7+5] da capo Second time: [A] There s gonna be a certain party at the station, in satin and [Bm7] lace, [E7] I used to call funny [A] face [Am6] [A] She s gonna cry [A7] until I tell her that I ll [D] never roam [F7] So [A] hattanooga [F#m] hoo hoo [Bm7] won t you [E7] choo choo me [A] home [F7] So [A] hattanooga [F#m] hoo hoo [Bm7] won t you [E7] choo choo me [A] home [E7+5] [A] A Bm7 E7 Am6 D A7 D7 Abdim B7 Bb7 F7 F#m E7+5 Hamish urrie Page 4

5 The Roseville Fair Bill Staines kinda via Nanci riffith Oh the night was [] clear and the [] stars were [] shining And the moon came [Am] up [D] so quiet in the [] sky All the people gathered [] round and the [] band was a- [] tuning I can hear them [Am] now [D] playing omin Through the [] Rye You were dressed in [] blue and you [] looked so [] lovely Just a gentle [Am] flower [D] of a small town [] girl You took my [] hand and we [] stepped to the [] music With a single [Am] smile [D] you became my [] world horus: And we danced all [] night [D] to the fiddle and the [] banjo Their drifting [Am] tunes [D] seemed to fill the [] air So long ag- [] o [D] but I still re- [] member When we fell in [Am] love [D] at the Roseville [] Fair Now we courted [] well and we [] courted [] dearly And we d rock for [Am] hours [D] on the front porch [] chair Then a year went [] by from the [] time that I [] met you And I made you [Am] mine [D] at the Roseville [] Fair (To the tune of the chorus) So here s a [] song [D] for all of the [] lovers And here s a [Am] tune [D] that they can [] share May they dance all [] night [D] to the fiddle and the [] banjo The way we [Am] did [D] at the Roseville [] Fair horus Am D Hamish urrie Page 5

6 Happy Feet Towersey Festival 2016 Ukulele Improvers Workshop Songbook [Am] Happy feet! I've got those [F7] happy feet! ive them a [Am] lowdown beat and they begin [A+5] danc- [A7] ing! [D9] I've got those ten little [] tapping toes, And when they [6] hear a tune I [B7] can't control my [Ddim] dancing heels to [E7] save my soul! [Am] Weary blues can't get in- [F7] to my shoes, Because my [Am] shoes refuse to ever grow [A+5] wea- [A7] ry! [D7] I keep cheerful [] on an earful [] of music [A7] sweet; [D7] 'ause I got those [] hap-hap-happy [] feet! [E7] Up a semi tone!! [Am] Happy feet! I've got those [F7] happy feet! ive them a [Am] lowdown beat and they begin [A+5] danc- [A7] ing! [D9] I've got those ten little [] tapping toes, And when they [6] hear a tune I [B7] can't control my [Ddim] dancing heels to [E7] save my soul! Back down again: [Am] Weary blues can't get in- [F7] to my shoes, Because my [Am] shoes refuse to ever grow [A+5] wea- [A7] ry! [D7] I keep cheerful [] on an earful [] of music [A7] sweet; [D7] 'ause I got those [] hap-hap-happy [D7] I got those [] hap-hap-happy [D7] I got those [] hap-hap-happy [] feet! Am F7 A+5 A7 D9 6 B7 Ddim E7 D7 Hamish urrie Page 6

7 I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight Richard Thompson [D] I m so [A] tired of [] working every [D] day Now the [A] weekend s here I m gonna [A7] throw my troubles a- [D] way [D] I ve got some [A] money and, [] honey, you ll do all [D] right I [D] want to [A] see the [] bright [A] lights to- [D] night [D7] [] Meet me at the station; don t be late I [A] want to spend my [] money and I just won t [A] wait [A7] [] Take me [F#m] to the [Em] dance and hold me [D] tight I [D] want to [A] see the [] bright [A] lights to- [D] night [D] There s crazy [A] people; they re [] running all over [D] town And a [A] silver band just [A7] marching up and [D] down The [D] big boys [A] are all [] looking for a [D] fight I [D] want to [A] see the [] bright [A] lights to- [D] night [D7] horus [D] A couple of [A] drunken [] nights rolling on the [D] floor Is [A] just the kind of [A7] mess I m looking [D] for I m [D] going to [A] dream til [] Monday comes in [D] sight I [D] want to [A] see the [] bright [A] lights to- [D] night [D7] horus D A A7 D7 F#m Em Hamish urrie Page 7

8 The Princess Royal trad, possibly O arolan. Arrangement: H urrie p II II D h = hammer on p = Pull off / = slide up VII = barre on 7 th fret, chord shape VII V D p p p Hamish urrie Page 8