Another fine session last night at the Canberra Irish Club – good music, good songs and of course there’s the Guinness.<\/p>\n
A friend of mine managed to track down the words to song I have been trying to find for the past several years – the Bell Ringers Competition<\/a> – about teams of bell ringers in various parts of Devon in the UK. I heard the song about 20 years ago in Perth western Australia and the tune stuck, along with the chorus – but the words proved elusive the song started off:<\/p>\n In the month of October, neither drunken nor sober CHOR:In Ashwater Town, the bells they did sound The tune could almost be sung as a round – anyhow, many thanks to Sandra for tracking this one down when my own net searches had proven fruitless.<\/p>\n
\nOn Broadbury Down I was wending my way
\nWhen I heard of some ringing, some dancing and singing
\nI ought to remember that Jubilee day<\/p>\n
\nThey rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold
\nBut the men of North Looe rang so steady and true
\nthat there never was better in Devon I hold<\/p><\/blockquote>\n