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{{Short description|Irish folk song dating to 1882}} |
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"'''The Rare Old Mountain Dew'''" is an Irish folk song dating from 1882. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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"The Mountain Dew" was a song about [[poitín]] (Irish [[moonshine]]) with lyrics by New York musical theater great [[Edward Harrigan]] and music credited to Harrigan's orchestra leader [[David Braham]]. The tune, however, owes an obvious debt to the older song "[[The Girl I Left Behind]]."{{whom|date=December 2023}} It was first performed as part of the 1882 Harrigan production ''The Blackbird''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/collection/072/068|title=072.068 - the Mountain Dew. Song. | Levy Music Collection}}</ref> and was later printed in Colm Ó Lochlainn's 1916 ''Irish Street Ballads''. The earliest recording in the [[78 rpm]] era was made in New York in 1927 by John Griffin for the [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] label. Some later recordings used the title "The Rare Old Mountain Dew." |
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It was written by Edward Harrigan with music by Dave Braham, from the Irish drama ''The Blackbird''.<ref>The Blackbird, published by W. A. Pond, New York, 1882.</ref> It was printed in "Irish street Ballads", 1916. It was later recorded under the title ''The Rare Old Mountain Dew''. It is about the intoxicating properties of [[Ireland|Irish]] [[moonshine]], or [[Poitín]]. The earliest recording is by John Griffin, 1927 on the Columbia label, New York, under its original title. |
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It is sung to the traditional air [[The Girl I Left Behind]] (also known as Brighton Camp). |
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The Rare Auld Mountain Dew<br /> |
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</poem> |
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</blockquote> |
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==Recordings== |
==Recordings== |
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*"The Joys and Curse of Drink of dean" (various artists) 1998 |
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*[[Sam Hinton]] on "the Wandering Folksong". |
*[[Sam Hinton]] on "the Wandering Folksong". |
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*[[Orthodox Celts]] on their album ''[[Green Roses]]''. |
*[[Orthodox Celts]] on their album ''[[Green Roses]]''. |
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*[[The Pogues]] with [[Ronnie Drew]] from [[The Dubliners]], singing together with [[Shane MacGowan]]. |
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*[[The Dubliners]]. |
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*[[The Clancy Brothers]] performed it on several albums, in some versions also together with The Dubliners. |
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*[[Carolina Chocolate Drops]] |
*[[Carolina Chocolate Drops]] Appalachian style version performed on album ''Heritage'' with fiddle and banjo. |
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*[[The Wiggles]] on ''[[Wake Up Jeff]]'' as "Bucket of Dew/Paddy Condon from Cobar". |
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*[[The Irish Rovers]] |
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*[[The Corries]] |
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*[[Ottilie Patterson]] recorded it as ''The Real Old Mountain Dew'' on the EP ''Ottilie Swings the Irish'' in December 1959 with [[Chris Barber's Jazz Band]] |
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==Lyrics== |
==Lyrics== |
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| ⚫ | [[Lilting]] is often added to the song, either after every second verse or once at the beginning and once at the end, to the same tune as the lyrics. While these vocables vary with the singer, one typical version is "hi dee diddley idle dum, hi dee doodle dydle dum, hi dee doo dye diddly aye day", repeated once. |
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Let grasses grow and waters flow |
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In a free and easy way |
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But give me enough of the rare old stuff |
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That's made near Galway Bay |
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Come gougers all from Donegal, |
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Sligo and Leitrim too |
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We'll give them the slip and we'll take a sip |
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Of the real old mountain dew. |
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There's a neat little still at the foot of the hill |
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Where the smoke curls up to the sky |
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By a whiff of the smell you can plainly tell |
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That there's poteen boys close by. |
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For it fills the air with a perfume rare |
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And betwixt both me and you |
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As home we roll, we can drink a bowl |
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Or a bucketful of mountain dew. |
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Now learned men as use the pen |
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Have writ' the praises high |
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Of the sweet poteen from Ireland green |
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That's made from wheat and rye |
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Away with your pills, it'll cure all ills |
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Be ye pagan, Christian, or Jew |
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So take off your coat and grease your throat |
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With a bucket of the mountain dew. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/eire/letgrass.htm Lyrics] |
* [http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/eire/letgrass.htm Lyrics] |
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[[Category:Traditional ballads|Rare Old Mountain Dew, The]] |
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[[Category:1882 songs]] |
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[[Category:The Dubliners songs]] |
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[[Category:The Pogues songs]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:33, 1 March 2024
"The Rare Old Mountain Dew" is an Irish folk song dating from 1882.
History[edit]
"The Mountain Dew" was a song about poitín (Irish moonshine) with lyrics by New York musical theater great Edward Harrigan and music credited to Harrigan's orchestra leader David Braham. The tune, however, owes an obvious debt to the older song "The Girl I Left Behind."[according to whom?] It was first performed as part of the 1882 Harrigan production The Blackbird.[1] and was later printed in Colm Ó Lochlainn's 1916 Irish Street Ballads. The earliest recording in the 78 rpm era was made in New York in 1927 by John Griffin for the Columbia label. Some later recordings used the title "The Rare Old Mountain Dew."
The song is referenced in The Pogues' song "Fairytale of New York":
And then he sang a song
The Rare Auld Mountain Dew
I turned my face away
And dreamed about you.
Recordings[edit]
- Four to the Bar on their live album Craic on the Road.
- Sam Hinton on "the Wandering Folksong".
- Orthodox Celts on their album Green Roses.
- The Pogues with Ronnie Drew from The Dubliners, singing together with Shane MacGowan.
- The Dubliners.
- The Clancy Brothers performed it on several albums, in some versions also together with The Dubliners.
- Carolina Chocolate Drops Appalachian style version performed on album Heritage with fiddle and banjo.
- The Wiggles on Wake Up Jeff as "Bucket of Dew/Paddy Condon from Cobar".
- The Irish Rovers
- The Corries
- Ottilie Patterson recorded it as The Real Old Mountain Dew on the EP Ottilie Swings the Irish in December 1959 with Chris Barber's Jazz Band
Lyrics[edit]
Lilting is often added to the song, either after every second verse or once at the beginning and once at the end, to the same tune as the lyrics. While these vocables vary with the singer, one typical version is "hi dee diddley idle dum, hi dee doodle dydle dum, hi dee doo dye diddly aye day", repeated once.
