Andy Irvine - The Close Shave
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- Опубліковано 24 січ 2013
- Andy Irvine at Mighty Fine Guitars, Lafayette, CA, September 2012. A Vortex Production, filmed and edited by Jeff Peach.
Song lyrics graciously supplied by Patrick from 'AndyzFanz'.
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The Close Shave
Bob Bickerton / Trad., arr.: Andy Irvine
Come gather round you diggers all who work the goldfields rare
It's of a trick was played on me and it's caused me to despair
I came to town the other day me precious gold to trade
And there I met a pretty maid who did me heart betray
And her lips were red as roses and her eyes a deep sky blue
Her hair was yellow as the gold she stole from me and you
We went into a Public House and there we did imbibe
Whiskey and strong porter and dreadful stuff beside
'T was then she asked me up to bed to which I did agree
But truth to tell I fell asleep before she'd earned her fee
When I awoke next morning no trousers could I find
But scattered all around the room were women's clothes so fine
Me jacket, shoes and gold was gone and all that's left behind
Was a woman's dress, a yellow wig and a shaving kit, not mine
Why did she need a wig, why did she need to shave?
'T was then the truth it struck me in a fit of blinding rage
"Me pretty maid's a man!", I cried, and thanks be I fell asleep
For I'd rather lose a bag of gold than wake up with that creep
To venture in the street again I cautiously inclined
I had a shave, put on the wig and wore the dress so fine
And as I walked along the street a digger gave a wink
And I thought of all the gold he had and I offered him a drink
Now you may think it sinful, you may think it bold
To take advantage of the lads who struggle for the gold
It's easy putting on a dress and drinking whiskey neat
But leave your shaving kit behind when they are fast asleep
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One of the funniest Songs ever
Sneeds favourite song
I love this song so much! 😂😂😂😂
I came for bouzouki music, but stayed for the song. The experience is not only that of miners. LOL
Hahaha, this is great. And Irvine is a class act, himself.
Love this song
bloody wonderful
Great song absolutely brilliant
Incomparable
Without a doubt.
Love this tune! hopefully I'll learn it one day! Thanks for posting!
Andy,,,never tire of the road, I have seen videos of you performing in GB Italy NZ USA Ireland of course and Im pretty sure Germany and Holland, Ive heard you many times at The Irish Harp Hotel Tempe, You are a minstrel a troubadour a goliard a minnesinger a bard a shenachie and Pierrot, You have kept faith with Woody Guthrie and sung The Ballad of Tom Joad, The world owes you thanks, You have mine, Never tire of the road
Great lyrical development of a trad song well sung and very well played.
An absolute gem. Brilliantly played and sung and such funny lyrics.
From a true troubadour... A fine human being...
Very nice!
+Marlene Christen More here... ua-cam.com/play/PLmb3Z_S0HXKFd7IXSeYgL6zqu3GryaxPP.html
Thats a great singer! :-)
+Marlene Christen Glad you like him, here are some more videos of Andy. ua-cam.com/play/PLmb3Z_S0HXKFd7IXSeYgL6zqu3GryaxPP.html
Doug Anthony All Stars did a song called 'Sailor's Arms' which also seems inspired by 'Patrick Street'.
Pretty clever tune! Excellent playing!
Yes, lovely singer!
👍
The classic Barack Street.
What kind of instrument is this? ....It looks like a large mandolin...
Thomas Horsley it's an irish bouzouki
Thanks much!
Does anyone know how I would could this on guitar? like is there a tab somewhere or chords?
You could have a search on the session.org but not sure you will have any luck...
I believe you might also need to change the tuning
There's a few small errors here I know but running on no sleep. Also spacing might not be right on chords since I pasted it from fixed-width font program. Should be easy to fix up though!
G C G D
Come gather round you diggers who work the goldfields rare,
G C D G
It's of a trick was played on me which caused me to despair,
G C G C
I came to town the other day my hard earned gold to trade,
G C D G
'Twas there I met a pretty maid, who did my heart betray.
G C G D
Her lips were red as roses, her eyes a deep sky blue,
G C C D G
Her hair as yellow as the gold, she stole from me and you.
She took me to a public house and there we did imbibe,
In whiskey and strong porter, and dreadful stuff besides,
It's then she asked me up to bed, to which I did agree,
But truth to tell I fell asleep, before she earned her fee.
When I awoke next morning, no trousers could I find,
But scattered all around me were women's clothes so fine.
My jacket, shoes and gold had gone, and all that's left behind,
Is a woman's dress, a yellow wig and a shaving kit, not mine.
Why did she need the wig? Why did she need to shave?
It's then the truth it struck me, in a fit of blinding rage.
My pretty maid's a man I cried, be thanks I fell asleep,
I'd rather lose a bag of gold, than face that dirty creep.
To venture in the street again, I cautiously inclined,
I had a shave, put on the wig, and wore the dress so fine,
And as I walked along the road, a digger gave a wink.
I thought of all the gold he had, so I offered him a drink.
Now you might think it sinful, oh you might think it bold,
To take advantage of the lads who struggle for the gold.
It's easy putting on a dress and drinking whiskey neat,
But leave your shaving kit behind when they are fast asleep.
Who made this Bouzouki?
alltubez I think it is this one, from his website. Recently, following the lead of Dónal Lunny, Rens van der Zalm and Nikola Parov, I commissioned a bouzouki-shaped bouzouki from the famous Japanese guitar makers - K.Yairi.
He also plays a Fylde and Sobell, as well as a Davy Stuart.