Updated 17 January 2005
This is a Bothy Ballad it
gets it's name from a town also called Delgaty in Aberdeenshire. It is the most
famous of all the Bothy Ballads. I will update with some history on the bothy
as well as this region of Scotland. Delgaty is in Aberdeenshire, in the North
East region of Scotland. They have a dialect there called Doric. I'll add information
on that too...
Roman
numeral is the fret used...
No number chord is in first position (first three frets).
X is muted (not played).
Arabic numbers are fingers:
1 index, 2
middle, 3 ring, 4 pinki.
E major
E|_____|_____|____|
B|_____|_____|____|
G|__1__|_____|____|
D|_____|__3__|____|
A|_____|__2__|____|
E|_____|_____|____|
A major
E|._____|_____|____|
B|._____|__3__|____|
G|._____|__1__|____|
D|._____|__2__|____|
A|._____|_____|____|
XX_____|_____|____|
IV - B 7 (11)
E|_____|_____|____|
B|__3__|_____|____|
G|__1__|_____|____|
D|__2__|_____|____|
A|_____|_____|____|
XX.____|_____|____|
||: E major / / / | Amaj / B7 (11) / : ||
Accompaniament is an ostinato style on those
three chords...
The Barnyards O' Delgaty
(A Bothy Ballad (narrative story) from the North East of Scotland).
(Emaj)As I cam in by (Amaj)Turra (B7 (11))Market (similie)
Turra Market for tae fee
I fell in wi' a fairmer chiel
(I fell in wi' a wealthy fairmer --
which depends on who is singing.)
frae the Barnyards O' Delgaty
Chorus:
Oh linten addy turin addy,
Linten addy turin aa
Linten lowren, lowren lowren
The Barnyards O' Delgaty
He promised me the very best pair (horses)
ever I set my een upon,
but fin I got tae the barnyards
there was nothing there but skin and bones.
Chorus
The auld black horse sit on it's rump
the aulf fite mare lay on her whime
and all that I could hup and crack
they wouldnae arise at yokin time
Chorus
Aul' Meg Smith
she mak's m' brose,
and it's wi' her I canna gree,
First a k-not aye syne a mot
and aye anither jelb o' bree!
Chorus
Fin I gang tae the kirk on Sunday
mony's the bonnie lassie I see
sittin' by her faither's side
and winkin' oer the pews at me
Chorus
I can drink and no be drunk
I can fecht and no be slain
I can sleep wi' (court) another man's wife
and aye be welcome tae my ain
Chorus
but noo my cannle (candle) is brunt out
My snotters fairly on the wane
Oh fare ye well ye barnyards
you'll never catch me here again
Chorur
Bothy Folk Club:
http://www.bothyfolkclub.8m.com/history.html
Lyrics for Barnyards on Scots Independant Newspaper site:
http://www.scotsindependent.org/features/singasang/barnyards.htm
Barnyards on The Contemplator:
http://www.contemplator.com/ireland/barnyard.htm
Barnyards on Glasgow Guide lyrics page:
http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/wjmc/asigang.shtml
Barnyards on Elhphinstone Kist (Aberdeen University)
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/kist/search/display.php/The+Barnyards+o+Delgaty%0A?trad18.dat
**Note that the Doric dialect in Scotland is not the same language as the Doric language from Greece.