hold on if you click here you'll just switch back to the site's home page.  You don't want that, do you?

 

press
page down

 

"a Lyke Wake dirge"

do you fancy a turn around  the River Styx?

 

a very old song seeking some cool new music
adapted by Stefan Lewis-Fish

 

 

 

 

 

jump to a Christian miscellany by Stefan Lewis-Fish

 

jump to Chairman Fish's big red book

 

 

New Songs start page

 

 

you'll find a couple of versions of this song at this excellent MIDI site

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



This 'ere neet, this 'ere neet
It could be any neet and all
Fire an' fleet an' candleleete
And Christ tak up thy soul

.........When tha from 'ere away dust pass.........
It could be any neet and all
To t'whiny, windy moor tha'll come at last
An Christ tek up thy soul

If ever tha gavest hosen or shoon
It could be any neet and all
Then sit thee down and put 'em on
And Christ tek up thy soul

But if hosen or shoon tha nivver gavest ane
It could be any neete and all
T'whiny windy moor'll prick thee t'tha bare bane
An Christ tek up thy soul

.........If thro' t'whiny moor tha gets to pass.........
It could be any neete and all
To't Bridge of Dread tha'll come at last
An Christ tek up thy soul

If ever tha gavest o' tha siller or gowd
It could be any neete and all
T'brig'll grant thee a firm foothold
An Christ tek up thy soul

But if tha siller or gowd tha nivver gavest ane
It could be any neete and all
Tha'll down down tumble into Hell's flames
An Christ tek up thy soul

.........If you've walked over the Bridge of Dread.........
It could be any neete and all
To t'purging fire tha'll cum at last
An Christ tek up thy soul

If ivver tha gavest o'thy scran or sup
It could be any neete and all
Fire'll nivver eat thy up
An Christ tek up thy soul

But if tha scran or sup tha nivver gav'st ane
It could be any neete and all
Fire'll shrivle to thy bare bane
An Christ tek up thy soul

........And if you've gotten thro' the purging fire.........
It could be any neete and all
Heaven's glowing hearth'll be there for you at last
An Christ tek up thy soul

 

This 'ere neet, this 'ere neet
It could be any neet and all
Fire an' fleet an' candleleete
And Christ tak up thy soul

**~~~~~~~~~~

*

 

*~*~**click here to discuss your ideas **~*~*
© adapted by Stefan Lewis-Fish

(August 2002)

based on traditional lyrics from around the UK

 

if it's the last thing I do on this night it'll be to send you back to the homepage for more good lyrics... don't forget to write the music!