One For The Morning Glory is a great song and believe it or not, it’s not very difficultl at all on frailing banjo.

Grab your instrument and play along, it’s time for the Irish Pub Song Of The Day!

One For The Morning Glory (PDF)

ONE FOR THE MORNING GLORY

At the [G]end of the day, I like a little drink

to [D7]raise up me voice and [G]sing

And an [C]hour or two with a [G]fine, brown brew

and I’m [A]ready for [D7]anything

At the [G]Cross Keys Inn there were sisters four,

the [D7]landlord’s daughters [G]fair

And [C]every night when they’d [G]turn out the light

I would [A7]tiptoe up the [D]stair …singin’

Chorus:

[G]One for the morning [C]glo[G]ry, [D7]two for the early [G]dew

[C]Three for the [G]man who will [C]stand his [G]round

And [C]four for the [D7]love of [G]you, me [Em]girl,

[C]Four for the [D7]love of [G]you

I got the call from a foreign shore to go and fight the foe
And I thought no more of the sisters four, but still I was sad to go
I sailed away on a ship, the Morning Glory was her name
And we’d all fall down when the rum went ’round, then get up and start again

I bore once more for my native shore, farewell to the raging seas
And the Cross Keys Inn, it was beckonin’, and me heart was filled with glee
For there on the shore were the sisters four with a bundle upon each knee
There were three little girls and a bouncing boy, and they all looked
just like me…

I love this song and everytime I do it, I think of when I lived in Michigan and performed with Rick McMurray and the gang.

Botany Bay is fun to do and not too difficult at all. Just use the frailing banjo strum and a couple of single string strikes mixed in and you have it. The left hand technique is easy as well, there is a pull-off on the C chord and everything else is straight forward.

Botany Bay (PDF)

BOTANY BAY

[G]Farewell to your bricks and [Em]mortar,

[C]Farewell to your dirty [G]lies.

Farewell to your gangways and your [Em]gang planks,

And to [A]hell with your over[D]time.

For the [G]good ship Raga[Em]muffin is [C]lying at the [G]Quay,

For to [Em]take poor Pat with a shovel on his back

To the [B7]shores of Botany [Em]Bay.

Well I’m on my way down to the quay where the ship at anchor lays
To command a gang of navys that I was told to engage
I stopped in for to drink awhile before I go away.
For to take a trip on an emigrant ship to the shores of Botany Bay.

Well the boss came up this morning, and he said “Well now Pat you know
If you didn’t get those navvys out I’m afraid you’ll have to go”
So I asked him for my wages and demanded all my pay
And I told him straight, I’m gonna emigrate to the shores of Botany Bay.

And when I reach Australia I’ll go and search for gold.
There’s plenty there for a’digging, or so I have been told.
Or else I’ll go back to my trade and a hundred bricks I’ll lay
Because I live for an eight hour shift on the shores of Botany Bay.

This is a very, very fun song. Unfortunately, I’ve only done it twice in the last 15 years and both times for videos. I really have to put this back in regular rotation.

It’s fun to play and not that difficult. Just keep the frailing strum going and hit some single strings and you’ve got it.

Peggy Gordon (PDF)

PEGGY GORDON

Oh[G] Peggy Gordon you[C] are my[G] dar[D7]ling,
[C]Come sit you[G] down upon my[D7] knee,
[C]Come tell to[G] me the[C] very[G] reas[D7]on,
[C]Why I am[G] slighted[D7],so by[G] thee,

I wish I was in some lonesome valley,
Where woman kind cannot be found,
Where the pretty small birds, do change their voices,
And every moment a different sound.

I’m so in love that I can’t deny it,
My heart lies smothered in my breast,
But it’s not for you to that the world should know it,
A troubled mind can know no rest.

I did put my head to a cask of brandy,
It was my fancy I do declare,
For when I’m drinking I am always thinking,
And wishing Peggy Gordon was here.
[Repeat first verse]

Vacation is nice, but man, the slow upload time to YouTube is a killer. I started uploading at 11 am and it finished 12 hours later!

The Irish Pub Song Of The Day is Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go and once again I am answering some questions on the key of D and how that can help in playing other keys. I hope this answers the questions and just remember to have fun. Frailing banjo is supposed to be fun so keep it simple and don’t stress yourself out. Play the song and don’t worry about finding the melody at first, just have fun.

Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go (PDF)

WILL YE GO LASSIE, GO?

The [D]summer[G]time is [D]coming

And the [G]trees are sweetly [D]blooming

And the [G]wild [A]mountain [Bm]thyme

Grows [Em]around the blooming [G]heather

Will ye [D]go, [G]Lassie [D]go?

Chorus:

And we’ll [G]all go [D]together

To pluck [G]wild [A]mountain [Bm]thyme

All [Em]around the blooming [G]heather

Will ye [D]go, [G]Lassie [D]go?

I will build my love a tower
By yon’ pure crystal fountain
And on it I will build
All the flowers of the mountain
Will ye go, Lassie go?

If my true love she were gone
I would surely find another
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather
Will ye go, Lassie go?