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'''WHEN THE STORMY WINDS DO BLOW.''' AKA and see "[[You Gentlemen of England]]." English, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The song appears in broadside ballads, and in the collection Loyal Songs (1686). As was usual with popular tunes, many other ballads were written to the tune including "You Calvinists of England," "The Valiant Virgin, or Phillip and Mary." | '''WHEN THE STORMY WINDS DO BLOW.''' AKA and see "[[Bay of Biscay (The)]]," "[[You Gentlemen of England]]." English, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The sea-song [Roud 1803; Laws K2] appears in broadside ballads, and in the collection '''A Collection of New Loyal Songs''' (1686). It begins: | ||
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''You gentlemen of England,''<br> | |||
''That live at home at ease,''<br> | |||
''How little do you think upon''<br> | |||
''The dangers of the seas;''<br> | |||
''Give ear unto the mariners,''<br> | |||
''And they will plainly show''<br> | |||
''All the cares and the fears''<br> | |||
''When the stormy winds do blow.''<br> | |||
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As was usual with popular tunes, many other ballads were written to the tune including "You Calvinists of England," "The Valiant Virgin, or Phillip and Mary." | |||
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WHEN THE STORMY WINDS DO BLOW. AKA and see "Bay of Biscay (The)," "You Gentlemen of England." English, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The sea-song [Roud 1803; Laws K2] appears in broadside ballads, and in the collection A Collection of New Loyal Songs (1686). It begins:
You gentlemen of England,
That live at home at ease,
How little do you think upon
The dangers of the seas;
Give ear unto the mariners,
And they will plainly show
All the cares and the fears
When the stormy winds do blow.
As was usual with popular tunes, many other ballads were written to the tune including "You Calvinists of England," "The Valiant Virgin, or Phillip and Mary."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time, vol. 2), 1859; p. 47.
Recorded sources: