I believe this is the only album that the Cape Breton Barbarians made, Coal Dust on the Floor. (Wyatt Walsh is still active singing as The Barbarian and is on fb for any who would like to see what he is currently doing with his music.) This song is rather light hearted...as long as Jesse gets his "shine". Most every song is absolutely great! The songs are all diverse in style. The group sings about every day life, the problems of the changing society and the changing fishing industry. They have fantastic vocals and I am sorry if they broke up. I have read that people would stop them in the laundry mat and get their autographs so they seem like they were alright, cool guys. Enjoy!
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Lyrics Transcribed by Moppet (lose adaptation) :
High diddle diddle diddle, high diddle dee,
Take that jug and you pass it to me.
I'm gonna be who I wants to be
Singing High Diddle Diddle De De.
High diddle diddle high diddle day,
I'm gonna say what I wants to say
You don't like me well just go away,
Singing high diddle diddle de day.
I was off to Iona one morning in Spring,
Joesie McKinnen decided to sing
??Corkie looked at the two ???
Prayed to the Lord that McKinnen would die.
He's singing hi diddle diddle hi diddle de,
Take that jug and you pass it to me.
I'm gonna be who I wants to be
Singing High Diddle Diddle De De.
High diddle diddle diddle high diddle day,
I'm gonna say what I wants to say
You don't like me well just go away,
Singing high diddle diddle de day.
Well, Danny got up and he started the fire,
Headed for church he would sing in the choir
No sign of Hector and his ways so grand
We all knew the ? he was just a one man.
He's singing Hi diddle diddle hi diddle de,
Take that jug and you pass it to me.
I'm gonna be who I wants to be
Singing High Diddle Diddle De De.
High diddle diddle diddle high diddle day,
I'm gonna say what I wants to say
You don't like me well just go away,
Singing high diddle diddle de day.
Well, Patty and Fanny arose about nine
Started 2 sqwaking about Iona shine
Saying "Hurry up!" ?
You know ..city is a hell of a drive.
Saying Hi diddle diddle hi diddle de,
Take that jug and you pass it to me.
I'm gonna be who I wants to be
Singing High Diddle Diddle De De.
High diddle diddle diddle high diddle day,
I'm gonna say what I wants to say
You don't like me well just go away,
Singing high diddle diddle de day.
We boarded the ferry and on the far shore
Swore we'd return to Iona no more
We all knew as we said our goodbyes,
We'd come back when old Joesie got dry!
Singing Hi diddle diddle hi diddle de,
Take that jug and you pass it to me.
I'm gonna be who I wants to be
Singing High Diddle Diddle De De.
High diddle diddle diddle high diddle day,
I'm gonna say what I wants to say
You don't like me well just go away,
Singing high diddle diddle de day.
7 сен 2024
