Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Lyrics are stylized to reflect phonetics of Cornish dialect per the original author
[Chrous]
G Am
Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies,
C Am C D
Put some milk out fer the Piskies, ere they won't leave you alone.
G Am
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman?
C Am D G
Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?
[Verse 1]
Em C
Matter do a' Essie, you were teazy asn adder,
G D
A wee heller, Drough as rats and just as crafty as a fox,
Em C
Fra' bread and hair on standing stone, a proper villain ee es,
Am C D
Dang'rous eyes and idle charms, and a child es come by chance.
[Chorus]
G Am
Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies,
C Am C D
Put some milk out fer the Piskies, ere they won't leave you alone.
G Am
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman?
C Am D G
Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?
[Verse 2]
Em C
Matter do a' Essie you were sentenced and transported,
G D
Like a cat caught in a bonfire, you found yer way back home
Em C
Stare'en like a stuck't pig into dang'rous eyes, t'was some chase,
Am C D
Ye had to plead yer belly or be turned off by the rope.
[Chorus]
G Am
Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies,
C Am C D
Put some milk out fer the Piskies, ere they won't leave you alone.
G Am
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman?
C Am D G
Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?
[Verse 3]
Em C
Matter do a' Essie, ye've gone grey as a badger,
G D
And ye've got no spral left in ye, close yer eyes and jes call 'ome.
Em C
We've got no quarrel, Essie, though it's you what brung me here,
Am C D
Ye've grown weak as a ranny, take my arm and let us go...
[Chorus]
G Am
Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies,
C Am C D
Put some milk out fer the Piskies, ere they won't leave you alone.
G Am
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman?
C Am D G
Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?
[Coda]
n.c.
Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies,
n.c.
Put some milk out fer the Piskies, ere they won't leave you alone.
n.c
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman?
n.c.
Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?
[Chrous]
G Am
Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies,
C Am C D
Put some milk out fer the Piskies, ere they won't leave you alone.
G Am
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman?
C Am D G
Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?
[Verse 1]
Em C
Matter do a' Essie, you were teazy asn adder,
G D
A wee heller, Drough as rats and just as crafty as a fox,
Em C
Fra' bread and hair on standing stone, a proper villain ee es,
Am C D
Dang'rous eyes and idle charms, and a child es come by chance.
[Chorus]
G Am
Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies,
C Am C D
Put some milk out fer the Piskies, ere they won't leave you alone.
G Am
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman?
C Am D G
Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?
[Verse 2]
Em C
Matter do a' Essie you were sentenced and transported,
G D
Like a cat caught in a bonfire, you found yer way back home
Em C
Stare'en like a stuck't pig into dang'rous eyes, t'was some chase,
Am C D
Ye had to plead yer belly or be turned off by the rope.
[Chorus]
G Am
Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies,
C Am C D
Put some milk out fer the Piskies, ere they won't leave you alone.
G Am
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman?
C Am D G
Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?
[Verse 3]
Em C
Matter do a' Essie, ye've gone grey as a badger,
G D
And ye've got no spral left in ye, close yer eyes and jes call 'ome.
Em C
We've got no quarrel, Essie, though it's you what brung me here,
Am C D
Ye've grown weak as a ranny, take my arm and let us go...
[Chorus]
G Am
Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies,
C Am C D
Put some milk out fer the Piskies, ere they won't leave you alone.
G Am
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman?
C Am D G
Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?
[Coda]
n.c.
Tellundiddy Essie? Put some milk out fer the Piskies,
n.c.
Put some milk out fer the Piskies, ere they won't leave you alone.
n.c
Aaveeseenun, Essie? A Cousin Jack, your Cornishman?
n.c.
Green as a lick red as a Dane and come to take you home?
