An outstanding collection of

songs with the accompaniments

fully set out by one of the
leading guitarists of the day
Arranged for tablature
and standard notation.
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This is a little collection of songs for people who
like to play the guitar, and are interested in having
the accompaniments set out in full. The songs
themselves are simply ones that I enjoy playing
from time to time, some are my own, and some are
folk tunes that I have mostly learned from other
guitar p layers.
The accompaniments are set out in tablature as
well as standard notation, and where any different
tunings are used these are marked at the top of
the page by the song titles. All the tunes are
played in a kind of folk-fingerstyle, and probably
sound best on a steel strung guitar. I hope you will
find some things here that will be of use to you.
John Renbourn
Notation/4
GROUP I
White House Blues/5
White House Blues is a song about William
McKinley, the twenty-fifth President of the United
States. He was shot down on September 6th, 1901,
on a visit to the town of Buffalo, New York, leaving
Roosevelt to move into the White House. I play
this one with a fairly fast picking accompaniment
and sing the song slowly over the top . There is
an old-timey version of this song that is far
happier-sounding , and reflects the dislike for
McKinley amongst the farmers in the Southern
States.
If You Can't/8
If You Can't is a poem by e. e. cumming1s. I learned
this from a twelve-string player in Paris several
years ago. It sounds fairly good on a twelve-string
played fairly slow, with an even-plodding bass
pattern.
Candyman/ 10
Candyman was a sort of guitar-picker's anthem
at one time. I don't remember where I first learned
the tune and this set of words, but it was some
time before I actually heard the Reverend Gary
Davis playing it as it should be played. This way
is three fingers picking with the thumbs starting
on the third string rather than the fifth.
So Clear/ 12
So Clear is life through the eyes of Too-Loose,
circus rider who never went further than a canvas
propped against the wall of a New York hotel
room. I used to play this on an old Martin that was
lent to me for a while, which really made the
most of the bass notes.
Rainy Day Song/15
Rainy Day Song is more of a guitar pattern than
a song. It started off like this and ended up as a
guitar duet with Bert Jansch, called Lucky 13.
GROUP 2
Sleepy John/16
It's been said that the only trouble with playing
music is that it keeps you awake. This isn't always
true. This should be sung with a sleepy delivery,
and played in a gentle rocking fashion.
Riverboat Song/ 18
Riverboat Song comes from a time I spent
attempting to live on a converted Thames sailing
barge down by the Albert Bridge. It wasn't a
pleasant experience, and I wrote this song to make
up for how bad it was. I play this in a very straight
~ with the accent on the first beat.
Green Willow/21
Green Willow is a song to fit a new tuning. The
guitar pattern should have a three against two
feel about it. A nice effect is to pick with the
thumb and first finger, and lightly tap the strings
with the tips of the second and third fingers,
damping the strings as you strike them, and then
allowing them to ring afterwards.
Just Like Me/24
Just Like Me is another sad-sounding song.
The accompaniment is quite fast, in a
straightforward picking style, with a dropped
Din the bass .
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Lord Franklin/28
Also known as Lady Franklin's Lament, this tells
the story of the Arctic expedition of 1845 headed
by Sir John Franklin. The expedition was successful
in discovering the North West Passage , but
Franklin and his crew lost their lives in the attempt.
The tune is similar to that of 'McCaferty', which
itself is a va riant of the 'Croppy Boy'.
Willy O' Winsbury/31
This is a ve rsion of the traditional s ong,
Numbe r 100 in the Child Ballads. It has been
suggeste d that it is based on the sto ry of James V of
Scotland, who disguised himself on a visit to France
so that he might inspect his future wife, the
Duke of Ve nd6me 's daughter, without being
recognised. He apparently did not ca re for that
lady, and fe ll in love instead with a French princess,
daug hte r of Francis I, whom he met during a
hunting part y. The name may ha ve b een taken , by
ballad-make rs , fr om William of Wynnesbury,
a Yeoma n of the Gua rd to He nry VIII, who acted
as Lord of Mis rule fr om 1508 to 1519.
Joseph and Mary/34
This is a combination of the traditional carol tune
'Joseph and Mary', and the words of two separate
versions of the carol 'Cherry Tree'. The
conversation between Joseph and Mary takes place
on their way to Bethlehem, and is recorded in
a fifteenth century mystery play called 'The
Miraculous Birth and the Midwives'. The guitar
part should flow easily under the tune through
the uneven bar lengths .
Reynardine /36
The story of Reynard the fox was a popular one
in the Middle Ages, and the English printer Caxton
used the German version as a basis for his
'Hysterie of Reynarde the Foxe' in 1481. This song
still has traces of the old character of Reynard, but
it makes him rather more mysterious than the
blatant scoundrel of the popular stories. I use a
guitar tuning E G~ c~ F~ BE which is handy
for playing in the key of B.
Scarborough Fair/38
Scarborough Fair is thought to have been derived
from the old ballad 'The Elfin Knight'. It's a song
that has become so well-known that nobody bothers
to play it any more. There are a number of quite
different tunes to this set of words, but the one
here is probably the best-known.
GROUP 4
Song/40
This is one of the best-known poems of John
Donne. It appeared in a collection 'Songs and
Sonets' published in 1633, but he is thought to
have written it some time in his early twenties .
The accompaniment I use is a simple clawhammer
style, and the key changes from D to E and
back to D again.
To Glastonbury/44
To Glastonbury and the next three songs are all
based loosely on the story of the Grail. Tradition
has it that the Grail, in the form of the cup that Christ
drank from at the Last Supper, was brought to
Glastonbury by Joseph of Arimathea some years
after the Crucifixion, and that it remains hidden
there to this day. I play this with the bass
dropped to D.
Floating Stone/47
The story of the Grail is older than Christianity, and
in the earlier stories it was a stone with miraculous
properties. This song is about the appearance of
a stone floating in the river at Camelot, where the
King's court was together for the last time. The
key changes between G and D minor.
0 Death/54
The figure of death in this song is the traditional
grim reaper, the thirteenth-century trump card in
the tarot pack. The verses are in C minor and there
is a change to G minor towards the end of the song.
The Young Man's Song/58
The early stories depict the youth, whose task is
to discover the use of the stone, as being totally
unworldly to the point of appearing a fool. This
song is about his arrival at court. The bass string
is dropped to D for this one, and the key changes
briefly to A minor and G before going back to D.
Tablature Section/61
 Notation
The accompaniments are written out in standard
guitar notation, and also in tablature. In guitar
notation the instrument sounds an octave lower
than the written notes. Notes with stems downwards
are usually played by the right-hand thumb, and
those with stems upwards with the_three fingers
of the right hand. Left-hand fingerings are marked
as I play them, but as there can be several ways of
fingering the same thing, you may choose to alter
some of these.
Barre and position markings occur as usual,
eg : 3P means that the first finger of the left hand
plays notes at the third fret, and the second, third
and fourth fingers fall into place at the
correspondingly higher frets. 3PB means that the
first finger of the left hand stops all six strings at
the third fret. A line above the stave shows how
long the position is to be held.
A number in a small circle indicates the numbers
of a string, eg:
F numbers are the fret positions. It is barred in the
The note C is to be played on the fourth string
at the tenth fret.
Slurs and ties are marked with the same signs.
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A tie between two notes of the same pitch means
that their time values are added together and they
are played as one note. A slur between two or more
notes of different pitch means .that the first note
only is picked, and the rest are played by the
left hand only.
Occasional grace notes occur, eg :
These have no time value and are played by
hammering-on, or pulling-off with the left hand.
The box diagrams are easy enough. 0 means open
string, and X means don't play that string. The
tablature, too, is quite straightforward. The lines
represent the six strings of the guitar, and the
same way as the guitar notation, and the rhythm
is indicated below the stave.
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Rolling on down the line Drinking out of a silver cup
Blowing at every station And McKinley he's in the graveyard
McKinley is a-dying And he'll never wake up
Hard times, hard times, hard times. Hard times, hard times, hard times.

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I love that big leg girl
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3. Little red light
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You gotta stop on the red light
Go on the green
Don't mess with mister in between.
4. Run and get the pitcher get the baby some beer (6 Times)
Why I'd do any thing in this God Almighty world
To get my candyman home.
5. Peppermint slick ( 3 r· )
Little brass band •mes
I wish I was in New Orleans
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Your eyes are stars that sweetly twinkle On up the coast along the highway
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Al the piney woods end, by the river's bend
lo the gentle April showers
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To pass the time of day
And J ohn j ust smiled and shook his head
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Oh rock-a-bye sleepy John.
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With a tear-drop in his eye
He never did nobody wrong
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Bur to walk inside the garden Call me and I will follow
When may Iha! ever be? Tell me you understand
Green, green \villow Green, green willow
Green willow tree . Green wil.low tree.

3. TI1ere's winds out o n the ocean
IVhire gulls don't ever ride
And !here's fish down in deep waters
Don't feel the shifting ride
Green, green \villO\V
Green wi.llow tree.
5. Green willow pale moonlight in your hair
With your rools down in clear water
Is my soul sleeping there
Green, green 'villow
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Bright like the sun upon the sea So our words falter now
Now the summer time is gone Upon the streets we once did stroll
But it leaves a memory And crazy fortune spins the wheel
That fades away like a dream And I must see it turn
Uke a dream just like a dream. And watch It roll round and round
Down and down, round and round.

Oiorus: For I might take the highway etc., Oiorus: For I might take the highway etc.,

4. And so be happy now

As you were once so sad
Laugh and be glad that life goes on
And pretty children dance and silig
Without this strange deceit
And grow so free just like us
Just like you just like me.
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To !he frozen ocean In the month of May The fate of Franklin no man may know
To seek a pllSS:lge around the Pole The fate of Franklin no tongue can teU
Where we poor seamen do sometimes go. Lord Franklin along with his sailors do dweU.

3. Through cruel hardshlps !hey mainly strove S. And now my burden it gives me pain
Their ships on mountains of ice was drove For my lost Franklin I would cross lhe main
Only the Eskimo in his skin canoe Ten lhousand pounds would I freely give
Was the only one to ever come lhrough. To say on earlh that my Franklin do live.
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Why you look so pale and wan Or a man of birth and fame
Oh have you had any sore sickness Or was it with one of my serving men
Or yet been sleeping with a man? That's lately corne out of Spain.

3. 1 have not had any sore sickness · 1. No it wasn' t with a lord or a duke or a knight
Nor yet been sleeping with a man Or a man of birth and fame
It is for you my father dear But it was with W'illy 0' Winsbury
For biding so long in Spain. I could bide no longer alone.

4. Cast ofT, cast off your berry brown gown 8. And the king has called on his merry men all
You stand naked upon the stone By thirty and by three
That I may know you by your s11ape Saying fetch me this Willy O' Winsbury
Whether you be a maiden or no. For hanged he s11alJ be.

s. And she's cast off her berry brown gown 9. But when he came the king before
She's stood naked upon the stone He was clad all in the red silk
And her opron was low and her haunches were round Hls hair was llke the strands of gold
And her face was pale and wan. His skin was as white as the mllk.
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Th.a l my daughter's Jove you did win
For if I was a woman as I am a man
My bed fellow you would have been.
I J. And wiU you marry my daughter Janet
By the truth of your right hand
Oh will you marry my daughter Janet
I wiU make you the lord of my land.
12. Why yes I wiU marry your daughter Janet
By the truth of my right hand
Oh yes I will marry your daughter Janet
But ru not be the lord of your land.
13. And he's mounted her on a milk white steed
And himself on a dapple gray
And he's made her the lady of as much land
As she shall ride on a long summers day.
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Saying 'Pluck me o ne cherry She went home with
For I am with child' Her heavy load
Oh then bespoke Joseph Then Mary took her babe
With words unkind All o n her knee
'Let him pluck thee a cherry Saying 'Dear son tell me
That brought you with child'. What this world will be.'

3. Oh then bespoke the babe 5. 'Oh I shall be as dead

Within his mother' s womb As the stones in the wall
' Bow down you tall tree And the stones in the street
And give my mother some' Shall mourn me all
Then bowed down the cherry tree Upon Easter day
To his mother's hand Uprisen I'll be
Then she cried 'See Joseph I have And the sun and the moon
Cherries a1 commandJ. Shall bow down lo me.

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2. Her hair so black
And her eyes so blue
Her lips like ruby wine
And he smiled and gazed upon her
Did the sly bold Reynardine.
3. She said, young man be civil
My company forsake
For to my good opinion
I fear you are a rake.
4. Oh no my dear I am no rake
Brought up in Venus' train
But I'm searching for concea.l ment
All from the judge's men.
5. He kissed her once
And he kissed her twice
Till she came to again
Then mode-stly she begged him,
Pray teU to me your name.
6. He said, my dear if you look for me
Perhaps you'U not me f1t1d
For ru be in my castle
Enquire for Reynardine.
7. Sun and dark she followed him
His eyes so bright did shine
And he led her over the mountains
Did the sly bold Reynardine.
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Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Without any seam or needlework B<ltween the sea foam and the sea sand
And then she'll be a true love of mine. Or never be a true love of mine.

3. Tell her to wash it in yonder dry well 6. 0 , will you plough it with a lamb's horn
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Where water ne'er sprung nor drop of rain fell And sow it all over with one pep~r corn
And then she'll be a true love of mine. Or never be a true love of mine.

4. Tell her to dry it on yonder thorn 7. 0, will you reap it with a sickle of leather
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Which never bore blossom since Adam was born And tie it up with Peacock's feather
And then she'll be a true love of mine. Or never be a true love of mine.

8. And when you have done and finished your work

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Then come to me for your cambric shirt
And you shall be a true love of mine.
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And you may find her 4. So gently falls the rain
So white and wondrous fair is she Upon the island
From lligh above the sleeping town Where once the cold sea waves did spray
Our lady smiles To pick the sweetest apples
And through the arched windows The children run to galher grain
She looks down And bring the harvest home
Sweet peace borne by the dove And still the circle shines
Could be no kinder Around the island
Than our fair lady's love for th.ee. Strange patterns mark the land today.

3. Follow down the green and ancient ways
Where silence stays and sleeping lies !he secret
While church bells ring and children play
So catch it if you can
So Oeetingly runs and sweetly does it shine, the sun.
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This Christmas morn and sparkling spring the waters
Whence sorrow heals and joy is born
So drink the evening down
Rest easy through !he niglH to catch the morning's new-born light.
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To see n folr malden smile.
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It's over ten years now
since John Renbourn
recorded his first album,
and since then he has
firmly established himself
as one of the most ··
influential, as well as
one of the most skilful,
of the myriad guitarists
produced by the British
folk revival. Along with Davy Graham and Bert
Jansch, John has been one of the pioneers of the
'folk-baroque' style - the highly decorate d form
of playing that could be applied to blues or
traditional songs, and which (along with Jansch)
he demonstrated so well in the years he spent
with Pentangle. The recorded output of Pentangle,
and (better still) his own string of solo albums,
show the quality and range of his work : from the
blues of the Rev. Gary Davis and Blind Boy Fuller
on the first sob album, through to his fascination
with early English and medieval music, and the steady
development of his own writing abilities.
This is the second selection of songs from
John's repertoire to be published, and it differs
from the first only in that 'it's more for the
guitar player who wants to play the pieces exactly
as I do'. There's a more comprehensive guitar
guide this time, but the range of the songs
is typically varied : 'they are a random selection,
but I've chosen them because they are all
interesting guitar-wise' . There are Renbourn's
versions of five traditional songs, from
Reynardine to Scarborough Fair. There are bluesy,
American pieces, from the well-known Candyman to
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the downright obscure If
you can't eat (a poem
by e . e . cummins given a
guitar arrangement).
And for the rest, there
are a selection of
Renbourn's own songs,
some already well-known
to his audiences, some
not yet even recorded.
The only facet of his playing not represented here
is early English and medieval music ('and that's
because this is a book of songs - and my medieval
pieces are instrumentals'.
The fact that the book includes some of
Renbourn's as-yet unrecorded songs (at the time of
going to press, that is) gives guitarists an
unusual chance to perform pieces that have not yet
reached the ears of the album-buying public.
The fact that John had no recent album in the
shops, by the late summer of '75, must have
annoyed and surprised his admirers, particularly
in view of his relatively few concert appearances.
The reason, he says, is that he's in the process
of forming a new band, while tying up the last
legal loose ends from Pentangle. The new band
will hopefully contain Tony Roberts, the man who
played flutes and recorder on 'The Lady and the
Unicorn', and Sue Draheim, whose fiddle-playing
was the most impressive thing about the Albion
Country Band. John Renbourn has been organising
all this from the secluded cottage in Devon where
he now lives and works. The newer songs here are
the first indication of where his music will be
moving next. Robin Denselow