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Used to sing this in middleschool chorus with Mr. Roberts. In retrospect, what a great man to have know to have had us singing such amazing songs of Americana.
My dear uncle had gramaphone record and played it to whenever I visited him. He too will cuddle me and sing it with me. Great uncle Thurai. Gone but not forgotten.
Attention : la chanson qui a décroché le prix de la chanson méditerranéenne à Barcelone en 1960 et qui porte le même titre n'a rien à voir avec ce qu'on entend ici. Il s'agissait de la mélodie de Kostas Giannidis interprétée avec brio par la jeune Nana Mouskouri.
Did you ever see a wild goose Sailin' o'er the ocean Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh, heigh They're just like them pretty girls When they gets the notion Ranzo, Ranzo, weigh, heigh The other mornin' I was walkin' by the river When I saw a young girl walkin' With her topsails all a-quiver I said pretty fair maid And how are you this mornin'? She said "None the better for the seeing of you." Did you ever see a wild goose Sailin' o'er the ocean They're just like them pretty girls When they gets the notion
I was the captain of a steel Barque for five years. The day I had to take her to the yard for the last time, I knew it was the end of an era for me. As the crew and I walked away that day, I was humming this song.
1.25 speed - old men belting out a jaunty tune, sober as a sword. 1.00 speed - old men singing tunes of their youth, a little melancholic. .75 speed - old men have now had a few drinks. .50 speed - of the 13 old men in the reunion, 3 are still conscious, but only barely. .25 speed - only one left not passed out, but he's fading FAST.
I wish folkies would acknowledge Louisa's female gender and transgender status. I can't think of a worse insult than refusing to acknowledge someone the way they wanted to be remembered after their death. She was a wonderful woman.
On holiday in Florida we went into a huge record shop and asked the lad at the counter where the Burl Ives records were. Burl Ives???? Whose he?? We were shocked.
Pretty sure this ones A traditional But he's definitely singing He sure makes the songs he sings his First second ya hear his voice ya know Its him I love his singing
