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strichen toon (mormond braes)

from Telling Tales by Janette Geri

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another one I learned from dougie maclean, who did a wonderful rolling trad version. it's always intriguing to see how songs develop as hey travel, and this arrangement owes a lot to my great love of led zeppelin. to my knowledge they never did a version of it by they tricked up many a trad song with great ingenuity and integrity. I like this slightly heavy version; it brings out a bit of attitude, always a good thing if your heart gets broken...

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as I gaed in to strichen toon
I heard a fair maid mourning
and she was making a sair complaint
for her true love ne'er returning
there's as good fishes in the sea
as ever yet was taken
i'll cast my net and i'll try again
for i'm only one forsaken.
there's many's a horse 'as snappert an'fa'en
and risen again fu' rarely.
there's many a lass has lost her lad
and gotten another right early

chorus: its ma dootima daddio, ita ma dootima day

so i'll put on my gown of green
it's a forsaken token
and that'll let the young lads ken
that the bonds of love are broken
and i'll gae back to strichen toon,
where I was bred and born
and there i'll find another lad
who will marry me in the mornin'
so fare thee well ye mormond braes
you used to be so cheerie
fare thee well ye mormond braes
for it's there I lost my dearie

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from Telling Tales, released November 2, 2007
arrangement ~ janette geri
electric guitar ~ jason resch

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