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Coco

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There is a Hearts point here, honest!

 

Was watching the film a week or two ago, and in one of the scenes the Hearts Song was playing (although with different words as I'm not sure Paul and Robert ever watched Bauld and Mackay).

 

What's the tune for the Hearts Song, and what is the song with the same tune which is in BCatSK?

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There is a Hearts point here, honest!

 

Was watching the film a week or two ago, and in one of the scenes the Hearts Song was playing (although with different words as I'm not sure Paul and Robert ever watched Bauld and Mackay).

 

What's the tune for the Hearts Song, and what is the song with the same tune which is in BCatSK?

 

It's a tune called 'Sweet Betsy from Pike'

 

Sweet Betsy From Pike

Folk Song

c. 1870

 

Oh don't you remember sweet Betsy from Pike,

Who crossed the wide prairie with her lover Ike,

With two yoke of oxen, a big yellow dog,

A tall Shangai rooster, and one spotted hog?

 

CHORUS:

Singing dang fol dee dido,

Singing dang fol dee day.

 

One evening quite early they camped on the Platte.

'Twas near by the road on a green shady flat.

Where Betsy, sore-footed, lay down to repose --

With wonder Ike gazed on that Pike County rose.

 

The Shanghai ran off, and their cattle all died;

That morning the last piece of bacon was fried;

Poor Ike was discouraged and Betsy got mad,

The dog drooped his tail and looked wondrously sad.

 

They stopped at Salt Lake to inquire of the way,

Where Brigham declared that sweet Betsy should stay;

But Betsy got frightened and ran like a deer

While Brigham stood pawing the ground like a steer.

 

They soon reached the desert where Betsy gave out,

And down in the sand she lay rolling about;

While Ike, half distracted, looked on with surprise,

Saying, "Betsy, get up, you'll get sand in your eyes."

 

Sweet Betsy got up in a great deal of pain,

Declared she'd go back to Pike County again;

But Ike gave a sigh and they fondly embraced,

And they traveled along with his arm round her waist.

 

The Injuns came down in a wild yelling horde,

And Betsy was scared they would scalp her adored;

Behind the front wagon wheel Betsy did crawl,

And there fought the Injuns with musket and ball.

 

They suddenly stopped on a very high hill,

With wonder looked down upon old Placerville;

Ike sighed when he said, and he cast his eyes down,

"Sweet Betsy, my darling, we've got to Hangtown."

 

Long Ike and Sweet Betsy attended a dance;

Ike wore a pair of his Pike County pants;

Sweet Betsy was dressed up in ribbons and rings;

Says Ike, "You're an angel, but where are your wings?"

 

'Twas out on the prairie one bright starry night,

They broke out the whiskey and Betsy got tight,

She sang and she howled and she danced o'er the plain,

And showed her bare legs to the whole wagon train.

 

The terrible desert was burning and bare,

And Isaac he shrank from the death lurkin' there,

"Dear old Pike County, I'll come back to you."

Says Betsy, "You'll go by yourself if you do."

 

They swam wild rivers and climbed the tall peaks,

And camped on the prairies for weeks upon weeks,

Starvation and cholera, hard work and slaughter,

They reached Californy, spite of hell and high water.

 

A miner said, "Betsy, will you dance with me?"

"I will, you old hoss, if you don't make too free.

But don't dance me hard, do you want to know why?

Doggone ye, I'm chock full of strong alkali."

 

Long Ike and Sweet Betsy got married, of course,

But Ike, getting jealous, obtained a divorce,

While Betsy, well satisfied, said with a shout,

"Goodbye, you big lummox, I'm glad you backed out!"

 

http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/roughingit/map/wombetsy.html

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Buffalo Bill

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There is a Hearts point here, honest!

 

Was watching the film a week or two ago, and in one of the scenes the Hearts Song was playing (although with different words as I'm not sure Paul and Robert ever watched Bauld and Mackay).

 

What's the tune for the Hearts Song, and what is the song with the same tune which is in BCatSK?

 

 

I don't know the answer to your question, but the song can also be heard in the 1968 film, 'Oliver', down the pub where Nancy struted about, acting like a proper tart.

 

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Buffalo Bill

 

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There's also a hymn called Blessed Assurance with the same tune...

 

Text: ***** J. Crosby, 1820-1915

Music: Phoebe P. Knapp, 1839-1908

Tune: ASSURANCE, Meter: 9 10.9 9 with Refrain

________________________________________

1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

O what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.

 

Refrain:

This is my story, this is my song,

praising my Savior all the day long;

this is my story, this is my song,

praising my Savior all the day long.

 

2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,

visions of rapture now burst on my sight;

angels descending bring from above

echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

 

(Refrain)

 

3. Perfect submission, all is at rest;

I in my Savior am happy and blest,

watching and waiting, looking above,

filled with his goodness, lost in his love.

 

(Refrain)

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There's also a hymn called Blessed Assurance with the same tune...

 

Text: ***** J. Crosby, 1820-1915....

 

C'mon admin, F@nny is a woman's name as well not just a sweary word.

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Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

 

 

Definitely mate when they've deleted yer F@nny ... ;)

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Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

 

 

Definitely mate when they've deleted yer F@nny ... ;)

 

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There's also a hymn called Blessed Assurance with the same tune...

 

Text: ***** J. Crosby, 1820-1915

Music: Phoebe P. Knapp, 1839-1908

Tune: ASSURANCE, Meter: 9 10.9 9 with Refrain

________________________________________

1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

O what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,

born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.

 

Refrain:

This is my story, this is my song,

praising my Savior all the day long;

this is my story, this is my song,

praising my Savior all the day long.

 

2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,

visions of rapture now burst on my sight;

angels descending bring from above

echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

 

(Refrain)

 

3. Perfect submission, all is at rest;

I in my Savior am happy and blest,

watching and waiting, looking above,

filled with his goodness, lost in his love.

 

(Refrain)

 

No wonder VR is not seen at the Hearts games these days.

 

We're not singing the VR version of the song as quoted by Legend above!

 

Thanks to NMH, BB and Legend.

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God bless your F@nny!

 

 

 

 

 

 

...and god bless Robin Hood!

 

 

Buffalo Bill

 

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