Sharpe Lyrics - "Johnny is gone for a soldier."

I'm something of a fan of folk music and I'm fortunate enough to have the soundtrack to a series called Sharpe. One song in particular which I love is "Johhny is gone for a soldier," so much so that I went looking for the lyrics.

As with msot folk songs though, there are many variations and it seemed impossible to find the ones that corresponded to the version I was listening to.

Still, there were enough different versions to put the lyrics together, along with my own powers of observation and so to save folks the hassle of figuring out the lyrics (as I did) I present the lyrics.

Aren't I nice? ^_^

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Here I sit on Butternut Hill,
Who would blame me cry my fill ?
And ev'ry tear would turn a mill;
Johnny is gone for a soldier.

Chorus:
Shule, shule, shule agra.
His nets and creel are laid away.
'Til he comes back, I'll rue the day.
Johnny is gone for a soldier.

With pipes and drums he marched away.
The others came, he couldn't stay.
'Til he comes back, I'll rue the day.
Johnny is gone for a soldier.

Chorus:
Shule, shule, shule agra.
His nets and creel are laid away.
'Til he comes back, I'll rue the day.
Johnny is gone for a soldier.

[Instrumental]

I'll sell me' rook. I'll sell me' reel.
I'll even sell my spinning wheel.
To buy my love a coat of steel.
Johnny is gone for a soldier.

Chorus:
Shule, shule, shule agra.
His nets and creel are laid away.
'Til he comes back, I'll rue the day.
Johnny is gone for a soldier.
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I'll do a youtube video later with the tune and said lyrics later, once I'm home from my christmas holiday.

For those that are interested, it was sang by the wonderful John Tams.

Have fun kids.

Filming in a field...

Last night I was lucky enough to be working on a music video for a band called "No Redemption."

It was a simple enough affair, a four camera setup, shooting as-live as the band played in a field in front of a roaring drum-fire.

It went pretty well over-all. I was doing my usual thing with the camera and I got some wonderful shots in the process (which I hope to post some screencaps of in a later entry.) The fire gave us some wonderful lighting effects and I was pleasantly surprised by how well it came out.

I ended up helping out the sound guy too as I was the most qualified for it there, apparently. We have to go back though and do pick-ups next week as the first few audio tracks were somehow lost. That being said, after looking at the awful software he was using, it wouldn't have surprised me if I'd done something similar, had I been doing it instead of him. I may have to badger PC world to get my laptop back to me sharpish. Maybe then we can run the sound through mine, something I know to be wholly reliable.

Anyhow, the crew I was with was a good one and was a vast improvement on the folks I've worked with in the past.

I spoke to a few of the members of the band too and they seemed keen on working with me again...which means organising some business cards.
I may commission Caz to do those for me. I could do them myself but she's a professional in that particular field and I'm just a Photoshop junkie.

It also means that I'm going to have to get my website sorted. At the moment it looks awful, so I'm going to have to get my finger out and make another attempt to learn Dreamweaver or something.

Oh well, I'll do all of that when I don't feel so tired.
The shoot went on until late last night and I slept like a baby...without the betwetting and crying. So really I slept like a heavily sedated baby.

In somewhat related news I'm still waiting on details of the last music video I did. I worked with a guy called Ben to shoot this Gig somewhere in Shrewsbury. The thing is the guy's entirely unreliable and an utter primadonna, meaning that at the rate he seems to be going there wont be much point putting the gig on my CV as it'll be a miracle if it gets done.
I should have been the one to author it. It would have been done by now. The gig in question was two monthes ago and by all accounts it should have been finished long before now...or at least it would have if I'd been doing it.

Still, there's no sense getting too annoyed over it. I'll ring him and badger him for details.
Also, with this new crew I've hooked up with I should have more work heading my way and the crew in question are reliable, professional and generally good guys. I certainly hope I get more work with them.

Speaking of which, I'd better go. The director is popping by today to drop equipment off and I need to make myself decent.

Have fun kids,

HMR