I sang this as a very young kid. I've only just come back to hear it again after about 36 years. As a child, I completely missed the double-entendres. It must have been funny to see/hear me singing it.
Wonderful , just wonderful to hear this again after forty plus years . These two brothers never received the acclaim due to them at the time, but listening to them again the timelessness of their renditions of these songs is all the more poignant . The Waters of Tyne was another song on this record ; their version unsurpassed.
This is one the very best records ever released, both sides, from first to last track, but never re-released in its entirety in a digital format. What a pity!!! Thanks for posting this!
I still have the vinyl, a bit worn out and scratched from overuse, and no hardware on which to play it. This was my very first folk album ... THE BEST!
I wouldn't have a clue who it was now, after the event. Many also sing Too rie ay to the chorus of John Kanaka. The collector of this song, Stan Hugill a professional shantyman on the Tall Ships said, It Polynesian not Irish and should be Too Lie ay. I have mentioned this to several people who sing this in their repertoire and to people who join in the chorus, without any effect whatsoever! The man himself tried to educate his audiences about this one but the Irish version continues!
I sang this as a very young kid. I've only just come back to hear it again after about 36 years. As a child, I completely missed the double-entendres. It must have been funny to see/hear me singing it.
Ha! Who's the fool now! (joke)
I wish I had the opportunity to play with these 2. I was born too late. beautiful
First song I ever sung on a public stage. Kingsdown Folk Festival c 1974.
Absolutely wonderful, my aunt introduced me to this music a long time ago.
RIP my lovely Aunt.
I love this. Brings back wonderful memories of 60s Folk clubs.
I love this song! Of course, I love all their songs, so that's no surprise!
This is the BEST version of this great old song; and IT'S UNCENSORED, as it should be.
Wonderful , just wonderful to hear this again after forty plus years . These two brothers never received the acclaim
due to them at the time, but listening to them again the timelessness of their renditions of these songs is all
the more poignant . The Waters of Tyne was another song on this record ; their version unsurpassed.
I'll upload that one later on.
Same here; about forty years; this version cannot be beat.
This is one the very best records ever released, both sides, from first to last track, but never re-released in its entirety in a digital format. What a pity!!! Thanks for posting this!
I still have the vinyl, a bit worn out and scratched from overuse, and no hardware on which to play it. This was my very first folk album ... THE BEST!
brilliant
Compare with Steeleye's Well Done Liar!
I know one person who sings Fine man Fine! Pretend folkies!
kololikate could always educate them instead of belittling them to strangers on the internet.
I wouldn't have a clue who it was now, after the event. Many also sing Too rie ay to the chorus of John Kanaka. The collector of this song, Stan Hugill a professional shantyman on the Tall Ships said, It Polynesian not Irish and should be Too Lie ay. I have mentioned this to several people who sing this in their repertoire and to people who join in the chorus, without any effect whatsoever! The man himself tried to educate his audiences about this one but the Irish version continues!