Biography:
Steeleye Span formed in 1969 from members of Fairport Convention and out of the ashes of Sweeney's Men creating a distinctive fusion of both British folk with electric rock music. The resulting first version of the band was formed by ex-Fairport bassist Ashley Hutchings and built around two pairs of vocalists, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior and Gay & Terry Woods. Rhythm was to be supplied largely by Hutchings' bass, and without drums.
Tensions between the band grew during the production in 1970 of their first album
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Other songs:
- Alison Gross
- All Around My Hat
- All Things Are Quite Silent
- Ancient Eyes
- Australia
- Babylon
- Barnet Fair
- Be Careful What You Wish For
- Beyond The Dreaming Place
- Black Jack Davy
- Bonny Black Hare
- Bonny Moorhen
- Brides Farewell
- Cam Ye Oer Frae France
- Captain Coulston
- Chanticleer
- Child Owlet
- Creeping Jane
- Dance With Me
- Dark
- Demon Lover
- Down In Yon Forest
- Drink Down The Moon
- Edward
- Edwin
- Erin
- False Knight On The Road
- Fire And Ice
- First Dance
- Fishermans Wife
- Following Me
- Gamble Gold
- Gaudete
- Go From My Window
- Gone To America
- Granny Aching
- Hares On The Mountain
- Hark The Herald Angels Sing
- Harvest Of The Moon
- Heir Of Linne
- Hiver
- I See His Blood Upon The Rose
- I Wish That I Never Was Wed
- Isabel
- Jack Hall
- John Barleycorn
- Just As The Tide
- Just One Heart
- King Henry
- Lady Isobel And The Elf Knight
- Let Her Go Down
- Locks And Bolts
- London
- Long Lankin
- Long
- Longbone
- Lord Elgin
- Lord Gregory
- Lord Randall
- Lovely On The Water
- Lowlands Of Holland
- Mantle Of Green
- Marigold
- Marrowbones
- Mistletoe Bough
- My Love
- Ned Ludd Part 1 Inclosure
- Ned Ludd Part 2 Rural Retreat
- New York Girls
- Now We Are Six
- One Misty Moisty Morning
- Our Captain Cried
- Padstow
- Peace On The Border
- Poor Old Soldier
- Prince Charlie Stuart
- Queen Mary
- Ranzo Mandolin
- Royal Forester
- Saucy Sailor
- Seagull
- See Amid The Winters Snow
- Seven Hundred Elves
- Shaking Of The Sheets
- Sheep
- Sheepcrook And Black Dog
- Sing We The Virgin Mary
- Sir James The Rose
- Some Rival
- Somewhere Along The Road
- Spotted Cow
- Take My Heart
- Tell Me Why
- The Blackleg Miner
- The Blacksmith
- The Bold Poachers
- The Brown Girl
- The Connemara Cradle Song
- The Cruel Mother
- The Dreamer And The Widow
- The First Nowell
- The Hard Times Of Old England
- The Hills Of Greenmore
- The Holly And The Ivy
- The Making Of A Man
- The Old Maid In The Garrett
- The Old Turf Fire
- The Prickly Bush
- The Song Will Remain
- The Story Of The Scullion King
- The Summer Lady
- The Three Sisters
- The Tricks Of London
- The Twelve Witches
- The Unquiet Grave
- The Ups And Downs
- The Water Is Wide
- The Wee Free Men
- The Wee Wee Man
- The Wife Of Ushers Well
- There Was A Wealthy Merchant
- Thornaby Woods
- To Know Him Is To Love Him
- Today In Bethlehem
- Twa Corbies
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Two Butchers
- Two Constant Lovers
- Two Magicians
- Unconquered Sun
- Underneath Her Apron
- Van Diemens Land
- We Shall Wear Midnight
- Whats The Life Of A Man
- When I Was On Horseback
- Where Are They Now
- Who Told The Butcher
- Whummil Bore
- You Will Burn
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!
[Intro]
D E7 A Bm7 E A
D E7 A Bm7 E A
[Verse]
D
As I walked down through Chatham Street
E7 A
A fair maid I did meet
Bm7
She asked me to see her home
E7 A
She lived in Bleecker Street
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse]
D
And when we got to Bleecker Street
E7 A
We stopped at forty-four
Bm7
Her mother and her sister there
E7 A
To meet her at the door
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse]
D
And when we got inside the house
E7 A
The drinks were passed around
Bm7
The liquor was so awful strong
E7 A
My head went round and round
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse]
D
And then we had another drink
E7 A
Before we sat to eat
Bm7
The liquor was so awful strong
E7 A
I quickly fell asleep
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Instrumental]
D E7 A Bm7 E A
D E7 A Bm7 E A
[Verse]
D
When I awoke next morning
E7 A
I had an aching head
Bm7
There was I, Jack all alone
E7 A
Stark naked in me bed
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse]
D
My gold watch and my pocketbook
E7 A
And lady friend were gone
Bm7
And there was I, Jack all alone
E7 A
Stark naked in the room
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse]
D
On looking round this little room
E7 A
There's nothing I could see
Bm7
But a woman's shift and apron
E7 A
That were no use to me
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse]
D
With a flour barrel for a suit of clothes
E7 A
Down Cherry Street, forlorn
Bm7
There Martin Churchill took me in
E7 A
And sent me 'round Cape Horn
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
D E7 A Bm7 E A
D E7 A Bm7 E A
[Verse]
D
As I walked down through Chatham Street
E7 A
A fair maid I did meet
Bm7
She asked me to see her home
E7 A
She lived in Bleecker Street
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse]
D
And when we got to Bleecker Street
E7 A
We stopped at forty-four
Bm7
Her mother and her sister there
E7 A
To meet her at the door
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse]
D
And when we got inside the house
E7 A
The drinks were passed around
Bm7
The liquor was so awful strong
E7 A
My head went round and round
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse]
D
And then we had another drink
E7 A
Before we sat to eat
Bm7
The liquor was so awful strong
E7 A
I quickly fell asleep
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Instrumental]
D E7 A Bm7 E A
D E7 A Bm7 E A
[Verse]
D
When I awoke next morning
E7 A
I had an aching head
Bm7
There was I, Jack all alone
E7 A
Stark naked in me bed
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse]
D
My gold watch and my pocketbook
E7 A
And lady friend were gone
Bm7
And there was I, Jack all alone
E7 A
Stark naked in the room
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse]
D
On looking round this little room
E7 A
There's nothing I could see
Bm7
But a woman's shift and apron
E7 A
That were no use to me
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
[Verse]
D
With a flour barrel for a suit of clothes
E7 A
Down Cherry Street, forlorn
Bm7
There Martin Churchill took me in
E7 A
And sent me 'round Cape Horn
[Chorus]
D
And away you santy
E7 A
My dear honey
Bm7
Oh, you New York girls
E7 A
Can't you dance the polka?
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