“The Earl of Errol” Sheet Music (pdf). “The Earl of Errol” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: Traditional. Tune: Traditional. Lord Errol, he’s got a bonnie place; it stands on yonder plain. But a bad report this lady’s made that Errol’s no’ a man. Wi’ the rantin’ o’t an’ the dauntin’ o’t an’ according as ye …
“The Recruited Collier” Sheet Music (pdf). “The Recruited Collier” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Lyrics: Traditional. Tune: Traditional. “What’s the matter with you, my lass, And where’s your dashing Jimmy?” The soldier boys, they’ve picked him up. They’ve taked him far, far from me. Last payday, he went off to town, And them red-coated fellows, Enticed …
“Dirty Old Town” Sheet Music (pdf). “Dirty Old Town” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Ewan MacColl. Tune: Ewan MacColl. I met my love by the gasworks’ wall, Dreamed a dream by the old canal, I kissed my girl by the fact’ry wall, Dirty old town, dirty old town. Clouds a-drifting across the …
“Among Proddy Dogs and Papes” Sheet Music (pdf). “Among Proddy Dogs and Papes” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Alistair Hulett. Tune: Alistair Hulett. As a child, I was raised on salted oats And tales of the savage past; I learned to love the drifting rain And winter’s icy blast; And all day …
“Chylde Owlet” Sheet Music (pdf). “Chylde Owlet” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Traditional. Tune: Traditional. Lady Erskine sits intae her bower A-sewin’ a silken seam: A bonnie sark for Chylde Owlet As he comes oot an’ in. And his face was fair; lang was his hair. She’s ca’ed him tae come nigh, …
“The Dark-Eyed Sailor” Sheet Music (pdf). “The Dark-Eyed Sailor” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Traditional. Tune: Traditional. As I went out one evening fair, It being the summertime to take the air, I spied a sailor and a lady gay; And I stood to listen, and I stood to listen To hear …
“The Day That the Boys Came Down” Sheet Music (pdf). “The Day That the Boys Came Down” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Roaring Jack. Tune: Roaring Jack. They came down the backstreet, the dicks and the flatfeet With dogs that had nosed his things back at Long Bay; And they had a …
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“Destitution Road” Sheet Music (pdf). “Destitution Road” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Roaring Jack. Tune: Roaring Jack. In the Year of the Sheep and the Burning Time, They cut our young men in their prime. The old Scots’ way was a hanging crime For the Gaels of Caledonia. There’s a den for …
“Don’t Sign Up for War” Sheet Music (pdf). “Don’t Sign Up for War” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Alistair Hulett. Tune: Alistair Hulett. See yon Arthur Henderson, heid bummer o’ the workin’ men; When war broke oot, he pressed his suit, and he ran tae catch the train. He signed a deal …
“Everyone I Know” Sheet Music (pdf). “Everyone I Know” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Alistair Hulett. Tune: Alistair Hulett. Everyone I know is feeling the pinch Of these straightened days: Small change is counted on Tuesday; By Wednesday, we’re always broke. Every week it seems they cut One more inch off our …
“The Fair Flower of Northumberland” Sheet Music (pdf). “The Fair Flower of Northumberland” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Traditional. Tune: Traditional. The Provost’s ae dochter was walkin’ her lane— O, but her love, it was easy won— When she heard a Scots prisoner makin’ his mane. Aye, and she was the floo’er …
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“Farewell to Whisky” Sheet Music (pdf). “Farewell to Whisky” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Traditional. Tune: Traditional. “Johnny, my man, dae ye no think o’ risin’ For the day is weel spent and the night’s comin’ on. And yer siller, it’s a’ deen and yer stoupes lie before ye. O, so rise, …
“Harold’s Best Men” Sheet Music (pdf). “Harolds Best Men” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Alistair Hulett. Tune: Alistair Hulett. Wor work is taken from us now; they’ve closed the pit doon; There’s eighty-five per cent unemployed in this toon; On days filled wi’ sorrow that strang beer cannae droon, A fiver will …
“He Fades Away” Sheet Music (pdf). “He Fades Away” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Alistair Hulett. Tune: Alistair Hulett. There’s a man in my bed; I used to love him; His kisses used to take my breath away; There’s a man in my bed; I hardly know him; I wipe his face, …
“In the Days of ’49” Sheet Music (pdf). “In the Days of ’49” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Alistair Hulett. Tune: Alistair Hulett. In the days of ’49, the Miners’ Federation, They took on the Big Australian, backed by government and law. Chifley sent the troops to force them by starvation, To …
“The John Maclean March” Sheet Music (pdf). “The John Maclean March” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Hamish Henderson. Tune: Hamish Henderson. Hey, Mac, did ye see him as ye cam doon by Gorgie Awa’ ower the Lammerlaw an’ north o’ the Tay? Yon man is comin’. The hale toon is turnin’ oot. …
“Lads of the BLF” Sheet Music (pdf). “Lads of the BLF” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Roaring Jack. Tune: Roaring Jack. Now times have changed, you can’t deny; They’ve got our backs up against the wall; Workers’ pow’r must organize Or there’ll be no workers’ pow’r at all; Corporations rule this land; …
“The Merchant’s Son” Sheet Music (pdf). “The Merchant’s Son” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Traditional. Tune: Traditional. Noo dae ye ken o’ the merchant’s son? It’s untae beggin’ he has gone. He’s mounted high on a milk-white steed And awa’ for pleasure he did ride. Richt faalt atint alido, richt faalt aday. …
“Song of a Drinking Man’s Wife” Sheet Music (pdf). “Song of a Drinking Man’s Wife” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Roaring Jack. Tune: Roaring Jack. My old man has a heart that is warm As a breeze on a summer’s afternoon. He is clever with his hands; you should see his fingers …
“Pastures of Plenty” Sheet Music (pdf). “Pastures of Plenty” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Woody Guthrie. Tune: “Pretty Polly.” It’s a mighty hard road that my poor hands have hoed. My poor feet have traveled this hot, dusty road. Out of your Dust Bowl and westward we rolled. Your deserts were hot, …
“Playing for the Traffic” Sheet Music (pdf). “Playing for the Traffic” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Roaring Jack. Tune: Roaring Jack. You could have seen him any day up the back of Martin Place In a battered Sunday suit that’s seen far better days Blowing on a mouth harp with the kind …
“Quite Early Morning” Sheet Music (pdf). “Quite Early Morning” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Pete Seeger. Tune: Pete Seeger. They say it’s darkest before the dawn. This thought keeps me moving on. If we could heed these early warnings, The time is now quite early morning! If we could heed these early …
“Riches and Rags” Sheet Music (pdf). “Riches and Rags” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Alistair Hulett. Tune: Alistair Hulett. I was lyin’ awake by your side last night, And I thought of all the changes that we’ve known: Old enough now to know I love you And we’ll walk that lonesome valley …
“The Road to Dundee” Sheet Music (pdf). “The Road to Dundee” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Traditional. Tune: Traditional. Cold winter was howling o’er moor and o’er mountain, And wild was the surge of the dark, rolling sea, When I met about daybreak a bonnie, young lassie, Who asked me the road …
“The Siege of Union Street” Sheet Music (pdf). “The Siege of Union Street” Karaoke (midi with lyrics). Performer: Alistair Hulett. Lyrics: Alistair Hulett. Tune: Alistair Hulett. You should have seen us down at Erko, Fourteenth August, Saturday night. To Newtown, Stanmore, Enmore, and Petersham, Calls went out, “Workers, unite!” We built a bloody great wall …
