RYANS AND PITTMANS
(We'll rant and we'll roar)
Beginner BA1 - Unit 2 (Practice) Song-Melody
Tune: Traditional sea shanty, prior to 1770, with English Lyrics (Spanish Ladies)
Adapted with Newfoundland Lyrics by Henry W. LeMessurier (Ryans & Pittmans)
Adapted with Australian Lyrics by Saul Mendelsohn (Brisbane Ladies)
Adapted with Newfoundland Lyrics by Henry W. LeMessurier (Ryans & Pittmans)
Adapted with Australian Lyrics by Saul Mendelsohn (Brisbane Ladies)
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Button-Accordion Notation
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Buttons 5 to 8*
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Place first finger at button 5 and little finger at button 8, to cover all the needed buttons without shifting.
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COMMENT: We normally think of words like "roar" and "when" as single-syllable words, but such
words sometimes get stretched in singing to more easily accommodate multiple
musical notes. To make this point clearer, I've placed a hyphen ( - ) in the middle
of two such words in line 1 (ro-ar) and line 4 (Wh-en) in the chorus below.
Chorus:
.5 .6 .6 .6 .6 .7* .7 .8* .7* .6 .6* .5~
We'll rant and we'll ro-ar like true New-found-land-ers
.5 .7* .7* .7* :7* .7 .8* .7 .7* .::8
We'll rant and we'll roar on deck and be - low
.7 .8 .8 .8 .7 .6 .7 .8* .7* .6 .6* :5
Un - til we see bot-tom in - side the two sunk - ers
:8 .8* .7 .7* .7 .8* .7* .6 .6* .5* .6* :6~
Wh-en straight through the Chan-nel to Tos - low we'll go. /
The verses follow the same melody (and notation) as the chorus above.
words sometimes get stretched in singing to more easily accommodate multiple
musical notes. To make this point clearer, I've placed a hyphen ( - ) in the middle
of two such words in line 1 (ro-ar) and line 4 (Wh-en) in the chorus below.
Chorus:
.5 .6 .6 .6 .6 .7* .7 .8* .7* .6 .6* .5~
We'll rant and we'll ro-ar like true New-found-land-ers
.5 .7* .7* .7* :7* .7 .8* .7 .7* .::8
We'll rant and we'll roar on deck and be - low
.7 .8 .8 .8 .7 .6 .7 .8* .7* .6 .6* :5
Un - til we see bot-tom in - side the two sunk - ers
:8 .8* .7 .7* .7 .8* .7* .6 .6* .5* .6* :6~
Wh-en straight through the Chan-nel to Tos - low we'll go. /
The verses follow the same melody (and notation) as the chorus above.
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
Eight videos - in Keys of: A=1 C=2 D=2 G=3
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Key: A
Tempo: ~195 bpm Group: Ryan's Fancy Posted by: quickaccent2006 |
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Key: C
Tempo: ~155 bpm Singer: Anthony (Tony) Archibald (a talented musician from the Isle of Man) Posted by: threelegsoman Tony's video also displays the lyrics (and guitar chords in the key of C). This is a fine rendition of one of NL's most popular folk songs. |
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Key: C
Tempo: ~165 bpm. Event: Gerald S. Doyle Folk Song Festival at The Beaches Heritage Centre in Eastport, Newfoundland on Saturday evening, August 15, 2009 Singers: ? Posted by: Don Shorock's Channel |
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Key: D
Tempo: ~170 bpm Performer: Poss Slaney Posted by: Newfieposs |
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Key: D
Tempo: ~200 bpm Group: The Cod Tongues Posted by: ic9876 Music begins at time 0:26 |
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Key: G
Tempo: ~165 bpm Performerr: Harry Hibbs Posted by: quickaccent2006 |
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Key: G
Tempo: ~135 bpm Group: The Fables Posted by: resettled68 |
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Key: G
Singer: Chris Andrews Accordionist: Mark Hiscock Posted by: TheNewfoundlandMusic |
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Background Materials, Information & Links
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Lyrics:
(Chorus plus 5 of the 10 verses) |
Chorus:
We'll rant and we'll roar like true Newfoundlanders We'll rant and we'll roar on deck and below Until we see bottom inside the two sunkers When straight through the Channel to Toslow we'll go. I'm a son of a sea cook, and a cook in a trader I can dance, I can sing, I can reef the mainboom I can handle a jigger, and cuts a fine figure Whenever I gets in a boat's standing room. If the voyage is good, this fall I will do it I wants two pounds ten for a ring and the priest A couple of dollars for clean shirts and collars And a handful of coppers to make up a feast. Chorus Farewell and adieu to ye girls of St. Kryan's Of Paradise and Presque, Big and Little Bona I'm bound unto Toslow to marry sweet Biddy And if I don't do so I'm afraid of her da'. I've bought me a house from Katherine Davis A twenty pound bed from Jimmy McGrath I'll get me a settle, a pot and a kettle And then I'll be ready for Biddy, hurrah! Chorus Then here is a health to the girls of Fox Harbour Of Oderin and Presque, Crabbes Hole and Brule Now let ye be jolly, don't be melancholy I can't marry all or in chokey I'd be. Chorus (Often sung twice at end) |
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Background Links:
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Neil Rosenberg gave the author of the lyrics, written in the 1870s, as Henry W. LeMessurier (1848-1931), and the tune as based on
"Spanish Ladies", an English sea shanty. (See Songs of Newfoundland and Labrador, Vol. 1, edited by Eric West, and published by Vinland Music. Click HERE for additional info about this song, including the complete set of ten verses. (Wikipedia) |