{"id":1639,"date":"2014-01-21T09:56:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T13:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?page_id=1639"},"modified":"2017-11-06T08:00:55","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T12:00:55","slug":"work-of-the-weavers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thejovialcrew.com\/?page_id=1639","title":{"rendered":"Work of the Weavers"},"content":{"rendered":"

A wonderful little trade propaganda song, and it can be found in the book “Victoria’s Inferno” (Jon Raven, editor) in which it is stated that the lyrics and tune was composed by David Shaw, a Forfar weaver; he composed the song in the 1840’s and he would perform it, \u201cwith other of his compositions, at trade and Chartist<\/a> meetings during that period. Printed in ‘Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland’ by Robert Ford, 1899 and 1901.”<\/span><\/p>\n

It has been recorded in varying degrees of appropriateness from the Clancy Brothers\u2019 more reasonable laid back performance \u2013 as I like it \u2013 to rocked up by folk groups that simply cannot help themselves.\u00a0 The version I sing is as follows:\u00a0 (I see it as 2\/4 but at a slow speed of around 50 to 52 beats\/measure) More of the original verses to be added later.\u00a0 Can’t you just see the old men sitting around their pints musing on the importance of their trade, singing this song and from the heart??<\/span><\/p>\n

\"workmen-enjoy-a-pint-in-a-social-club-in-the-late-1950s-since-their-heyday-such-clubs-have-been-in-decline-952039663-1378845\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>
\nWe’re all met together here to sit and to crack*<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D<\/span><\/b>
\n With our glasses in our hands and our work upon our back<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G<\/span><\/b>
\n There’s not a trade among ’em that can mend or can mak<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G<\/span><\/b>
\n If it wasn’t for the work of the wea-vers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Chorus<\/strong>: (1 beat pause)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Em\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bm<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>
\nIf it wasn\u2019t for the weavers, what would you do?<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0 D<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n You wouldn’a have your clothes that’s made of wool<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n You wouldn’a have your coat of the black or the blue<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 G<\/span><\/span>
\n If it wasn\u2019t for the work of the wea-vers<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

There’s soldiers and there’s sailors and glaziers and all
\nThere’s doctors and there’s ministers and them that live by law
\nAnd our friends in South America, though them we never saw
\nBut we know they wear the work of the wea-vers<\/span><\/p>\n

Chorus:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

There\u2019s folk what\u2019s independent of other tradesman work.
\nThe women need no barbers and dykers** need no clerk
\nBut none of them can do without a coat or a shirt
\nNo, they cannot lack the work of the weavers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chorus:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The weavin’ is a trade that never can fail
\nAs long as we need clothes for to keep another hael***
\nSo let us all be merry o’er a pitcher of good ale
\nAnd we’ll drink to the health of the wea-vers<\/span><\/p>\n

Chorus: 2x<\/span><\/b>
\n*talk or chat<\/span>
\n**a Scottish term for a stonemason<\/span>
\n***healthy<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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