Biografia:
Ewan MacColl (born James Henry Miller in Salford, Lancashire, on 25 January 1915; died 22 October 1989) is recognised as the father of the British folk revival. The writer of classics such as "Dirty Old Town" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (which won him a Grammy in 1972), MacColl partnered Peggy Seeger and was father to musicians Kirsty MacColl, Neill MacColl and Calum MacColl, and grandfather to Bombay Bicycle Club's Jamie MacColl.
Innovative and inspiring, both collecting traditional songs, as well as writing new ones.
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[Verse]
C
IT fell about the Martinmas time,
F G C
And a gay time it was then-o,
F C
When our good wife got puddings to make,
D G
And she’s boild them in the pan-o.
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
The wind sae cauld blew south and north,
F G C
And blew into the floor-o;
F C
Quoth our goodman to our goodwife,
D G
“Gae 1 out and bar the door-o.”
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
“My hand is in my hussyfskap,
F G C
Goodman, as ye may see-o;
F C
An it shoud nae be barrd this hundred year,
D G
It’s no be barrd for me-o.”
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
They made a paction tween them twa,
F G C
They made it firm and sure-o,
F C
That the first word whaeer shoud speak,
D G
Shoud rise and bar the door-o.
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
Then by there came two gentlemen,
F G C
At twelve o’clock at night-o,
F C
And they could neither see house nor hall,
D G
Nor coal nor candle-light-o.
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
“Now whether is this a rich man’s house,
F G C
Or whether is it a poor-o?”
F C
But neer a word wad ane o them speak,
D G
For barring of the door-o.
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
And first they ate the white puddings,
F G C
And then they ate the black-o;
F C
Tho muckle thought the goodwife to hersel,
D G
Yet neer a word she spake-o.
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
Then said the one unto the other,
F G C
“Here, man, tak ye my knife-o;
F C
Do ye tak aff the auld man’s beard,
D G
And I’ll kiss the goodwife-o.”
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
“But there’s nae water in the house,
F G C
And what shall we do than-o?”
F C
“What ails thee at the pudding-broo,
D G
That boils into the pan-o?”
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
O up then started our goodman,
F G C
An angry man was he-o:
F C
“Will ye kiss my wife before my een,
D G
And scad 4 me wi pudding-bro?”
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
Then up and started our goodwife,
F G C
Gied three skips on the floor-o:
F C
“Goodman, you’ve spoken the foremost word,
D G
Get up and bar the door-o.”
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
C
IT fell about the Martinmas time,
F G C
And a gay time it was then-o,
F C
When our good wife got puddings to make,
D G
And she’s boild them in the pan-o.
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
The wind sae cauld blew south and north,
F G C
And blew into the floor-o;
F C
Quoth our goodman to our goodwife,
D G
“Gae 1 out and bar the door-o.”
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
“My hand is in my hussyfskap,
F G C
Goodman, as ye may see-o;
F C
An it shoud nae be barrd this hundred year,
D G
It’s no be barrd for me-o.”
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
They made a paction tween them twa,
F G C
They made it firm and sure-o,
F C
That the first word whaeer shoud speak,
D G
Shoud rise and bar the door-o.
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
Then by there came two gentlemen,
F G C
At twelve o’clock at night-o,
F C
And they could neither see house nor hall,
D G
Nor coal nor candle-light-o.
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
“Now whether is this a rich man’s house,
F G C
Or whether is it a poor-o?”
F C
But neer a word wad ane o them speak,
D G
For barring of the door-o.
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
And first they ate the white puddings,
F G C
And then they ate the black-o;
F C
Tho muckle thought the goodwife to hersel,
D G
Yet neer a word she spake-o.
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
Then said the one unto the other,
F G C
“Here, man, tak ye my knife-o;
F C
Do ye tak aff the auld man’s beard,
D G
And I’ll kiss the goodwife-o.”
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
“But there’s nae water in the house,
F G C
And what shall we do than-o?”
F C
“What ails thee at the pudding-broo,
D G
That boils into the pan-o?”
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
O up then started our goodman,
F G C
An angry man was he-o:
F C
“Will ye kiss my wife before my een,
D G
And scad 4 me wi pudding-bro?”
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
[Verse]
C
Then up and started our goodwife,
F G C
Gied three skips on the floor-o:
F C
“Goodman, you’ve spoken the foremost word,
D G
Get up and bar the door-o.”
[Chorus]
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
C F G
The Barrin' O' the Door weel weel weel,
C G C
The Barrin' O' the Door weel.
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