Eddi Reader tracks

Charlie is my darling [live, 2005-08-12]

the song
title :	Charlie is my darling
written by :	Robert Burns / traditional
arranged by :	Eddi Reader, Boo Hewerdine and Alan Kelly
song copyright :	none
source recording :	Eddi’s studio recording of this song is on her ...sings the songs of Robert Burns album

the performance
musicians
Eddi Reader	vocal, acoustic guitar
Boo Hewerdine	acoustic guitar, backing vocal
Alan Kelly	accordion

music
key :	E minor
time-signature :	12/8 and 4/4
tempo :	MM 116
form :	v v V C V C v

lyrics
provided for research and private study only (see above for copyright details): Charlie is my darling ’twas on a monday morning right early in the year that Charlie came to our town the young chevalier o Charlie is my darling my darling, my darling Charlie is my darling the young chevalier as he was walking doon the street the city for to view o there he spied a bonnie lass the windae peekin’ through o Charlie is my darling my darling, my darling Charlie is my darling the young chevalier – accordion tune, with mistakes so light he jumped up the stairs a tirl’d at the pin and wha’s sae ready but herself to let the laddie in? o Charlie is my darling my darling, my darling Charlie is my darling the young chevalier he set his Jenny on his knee all in his highland dress for brawly weel he kent the way to please a highland lass Charlie is my darling my darling, my darling Charlie is my darling the young chevalier o Charlie! it’s up yon heathery mountains and down yon scroggie glen aye, we daur nae gang a-milking for Charlie and all his men... boo-boo-pi-doo {spoken:} o, you are awful! Charlie is my darling my darling, my darling Charlie is my darling the young chevalier o Charlie! Charlie! {Charlie is my darling my darling, my darling Charlie is my darling} the young chevalier o Charlie is my darling my darling, my darling Charlie is my darling the young chevalier o Charlie {Charlie is my darling my darling, my darling} Charlie is my darling... the young chevalier

lyrics

provided for research and private study only (see above for copyright details):

Charlie is my darling

’twas on a monday morning
right early in the year
that Charlie came to our town
the young chevalier

o Charlie is my darling
my darling, my darling
Charlie is my darling
the young chevalier

as he was walking doon the street
the city for to view
o there he spied a bonnie lass
the windae peekin’ through

o Charlie is my darling
my darling, my darling
Charlie is my darling
the young chevalier

– accordion tune, with mistakes

so light he jumped up the stairs
a tirl’d at the pin
and wha’s sae ready but herself
to let the laddie in?

o Charlie is my darling
my darling, my darling
Charlie is my darling
the young chevalier

he set his Jenny on his knee
all in his highland dress
for brawly weel he kent the way
to please a highland lass

Charlie is my darling
my darling, my darling
Charlie is my darling
the young chevalier
o Charlie!

it’s up yon heathery mountains
and down yon scroggie glen
aye, we daur nae gang a-milking
for Charlie and all his men...
boo-boo-pi-doo
{spoken:} o, you are awful!

Charlie is my darling
my darling, my darling
Charlie is my darling
the young chevalier

o Charlie! Charlie!
{Charlie is my darling
my darling, my darling
Charlie is my darling}
the young chevalier

o Charlie is my darling
my darling, my darling
Charlie is my darling
the young chevalier

o Charlie
{Charlie is my darling
my darling, my darling}
Charlie is my darling...
the young chevalier

explanations
taught by Eddi, the audience joins in the choruses, but backing vocals are only marked above only when the (two) band members join in

the recording
personnel
produced by :	Caroline Moore (Maverick Arts Management)?
recorded by :	Chief Entertainment at The Basement, Sydney, Australia on 2005-08-12, edited by Rodney Beuthin and Caroline Moore
mixed by :	live performance : Chris Mysinski; recording : Rodney Beuthin at Pink Noise Studios, Melbourne, Australia
mastered by :	Rodney Beuthin at Pink Noise Studios, Melbourne

technical
signal path :	DDD
track timing :	6:40
song timing :	3:26

recording copyright
2006 Eddi Reader / Belmore Records

released on
album :	St Clare’s night out	disc 1, track 4

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