Modify tune annotations: Annotation:If any of those children of hunger shall cry

You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason:

The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users.

Tune annotations form

Here you can enter annotations, comments, discussion topics, anectodes, provenance, examples of associated lyrics and miscellaneous information regarding this melody

Tune Annotations

Tune Annotations:	'''IF ANY OF THOSE CHILDREN OF HUNGER SHALL CRY'''. Irish, Air (4/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. "This is a song of the time of the American War of Independence. I learned it when a child from hearing it often sung: and two verses (with the air) have remained in my memory" (Joyce). <blockquote> ''If any of those children of hunger shall cry,''<br> ''I hope you will relieve them, that are now standing by;''<br> ''I hope you will relieve them from hunger thirst and cold,''<br> ''While we are in America like jolly soldiers bold-''<br> ''With a fal-lal-li-da.''<br> </blockquote> Fr. John Quinn finds this tune cognate with "[[Dog and Gun]]."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources:	Joyce ('''Old Irish Folk Music and Song'''), 1909; No. 41, p. 23.
Recorded sources:
See also listing at:

Summary:

This is a minor edit

Watch this page

Cancel