My vision of what click go the shears looks like is tom roberts shearing the rams which was painted around the time that this folk song was developed in 1890. Click go the shears boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick, the ringer looks around and is beaten by a blow, and curses the old snagger with the barebellied joe. Home choral music c s m choral series click go the shears. The aussie bush band click go the shears lyrics musixmatch. Atkinsons revisionist model, click go the shears can be said to show precisely the dialogic relation between print, orality and the nascent recording history offered by collectors. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Click go the shears, offers us another fascinating slice of early australian colonial history. A fresh edition of the worlds most famous shearing song. Click go the shears, boys by anonymous oceania famous.
Published in the bacchus marsh express, 5 december 1891. Apr 08, 2014 i believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. Click go the shears and botany bay mark oleary music. Australian shearers song click go the shears youtube.
You may also be interested in the following sheet music. Click go the shears australian song, lyrics, music with. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Click go the shears by charlotte lance this is a picture book version of an australian folk song. Chorus click go the shears, boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick, the ringer looks around as hes beaten by a blow. Click go the shears you just cant help but sing along in your very best voice to this iconic australian tune click go those shears, boy, click click click. Click go the shears boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick, the ringer looks around and is beaten by a blow, and curses the old snagger with the bluebellied joe. The enduring popularity of this song reflects the traditional role that the wool industry has played in australian life. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. In the middle of the floor, in his canebottomed chair. Kameruka bush orchestra click go the shears on vimeo. Click go the shears is a traditional australian folk song.
Versions dont seem to differ much the song was first published in written format in 1946 in an article by percy jones. Australian shearers the song click go the shears is sung by rolf harris. A sequel to pat ritters previous book, the shearer, this well written and researched story carries us back into events surrounding the shearer s strike and its aftermath. Click go the shears is a traditional australian bush ballad. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Out on the board the old shearer stands, grasping his shears in his thin bony hand. Click go the shears by charlotte lance, 9781741690828, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Out on the boards the old shearer stands, clasping his shears in his thin bony hands, fixed is his eyes on a bluebellied joe. The song details a days work for a sheep shearer in the days before machine shears. The earliest known printed version of click go the shears was published in the bacchus marsh express on 5 december 1891 although the early version has some significant differences, compared to the modern version. This clip was filmed by pi productions as they recorded a few tunes for. Click go the shears australian childrens songs australia. Click go the shears is one of the most famous and iconic folk.
The opening verse of click go the shears is a parody of ring the bell, written by henry lawson, who wrote about the song in his essay the songs they used to sing. Slim dusty click go the shears, the overlander trail. Wide are the blows, and his hand is moving quick, the ringer looks round, for he lost it by a blow, and he curses that old shearer with the bare belled ewe. The version in this book is as sung by a l lloyd in the 1950s. Click go the shears boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his. This is the earliest known printed version of click go the shears. Click go the shears australian childrens songs australia mama. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Click go the shears by robert ingpen 9780207180941. Ukulele chords for click go the shears by traditional misc. Misc traditional click go the shears chords az chords. Buy a discounted paperback of click go the shears online from australias. Click go the shears, boys by anonymous oceania famous poems. Click go the shears dates from time of shearers strike in 1890s.
Jan 31, 2014 the discovery places the ballad popularly known as click go the shears around the time of the 1891 national shearers strike, which was the biggest industrial dispute of its time. Click go the shears traditional australian song, 1890s. Click go the shears, australian childrens classics by robert. Click go the shears, mainly norfolk accessed 29 september20 origin of tune.
Griffith university emeritus professor of history and politics ross fitzgerald says the published date of the discovery is significant because it links. The kameruka bush orchestra, from candelo near bega on the nsw far south coast have been playing together for 10 years. Ron edwards, the overlander song book, dee why west sydney. If you would like to participate, visit the project page.
Click go the shears boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick. The tarboy is there, waiting on demand, with his blackened tar pot in his tarry hand, sees an old yoe with a cut upon her back. Click go the shears, boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick, the ringer looks around as hes beaten by a blow and curses the old swagger with the bluebellied joe. Click go the shears girls catherine miller 3 nov 2016, 7. Jul 31, 2019 click go the shears is a nineteenth century folk song from australia that tells the story of a sheep shearer doing a days work in the shearing shed. In the middle of the floor in his canebellied chair. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in d major. Jun 10, 2012 click go the shears, mainly norfolk accessed 29 september20 origin of tune. Click go the shears by pat ritter goodreads share book. Verse 1 out on the board the old shearer stands, grasping his shears in his thin bony hands fixed is his gaze on a barebellied yoe. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
Click go the shears was probably the most wide pread and enduring of the oldtime shearers songs. Verse 1 out on the board the old shearer stands, grasping his shears in his thin bony hands fixed is. Henry clay work click go the shears sheet music in d. Charlotte lances illustrations didnt do much for me. Print and download click go the shears sheet music composed by henry clay work. A sequel to pat ritters previous book, the shearer, this well written and researched story carries us back into events surrounding the shearers strike and its aftermath.
Call me a monumental sook, but i cant read through this book without pesky tears welling in my eyes. Grasping his shears in his long, bony hands, fixed is his gaze on a barebellied joe glory if he gets her, wont he make the ringer go. Click go the shears australian song, lyrics, music with tom. Wide is his blow and his hands are movin quick, and the ringer looks around and hes beaten by a blow and he curses that old snagger with the bluebellied ewe. Click go the shears boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick, the ringer looks around and is beaten by a blow, and curses the old snagger with the bare bellied yoe. Click go the shears is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. Click go the shears, boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick, the ringer looks around as hes beaten by a blow and. Click go the shears, boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick, the ringer looks around and is beaten by a blow, and curses the old snagger with the bluebellied joe in the middle of the floor in his cane bottomed chair is the boss of the board, with eyes everywhere.
Click go the shears traditional australian 68 d g out on the board the old shearer stands d e7 a7 grasping his shears in his thin bony hands d g fixed is his gaze on a bare bellied yoe a7 d glory if he gets her, wont he make the ringer go chorus a7 d click go the shears boys, click, click, click g d a wide is his blow and his hands move quick the d g ringer looks around and is beaten by a. Click go the shears and botany bay cover art sample pages description sheet music two of our most well known folk songs in simple settings for young singers. Click go the shears girls stock journal south australia. Smashwords click go the shears a book by pat ritter. Paterson, 9780207147906, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the projects importance scale. Lyrics for click go the shears by the aussie bush band. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. The bare belled ewe song, 5 december 1891 click go the. According to the book, outback songs by norah kersh, the words to this song have an anonymous author and the music was by henry clay work 1832 1884. The tarboy is there waiting in demand with his blackened tarpot, in his tarry hand, spies one old sheep with a. Click go the shears out on the boards the old shearer stands, clasping his shears in his thin bony hands, fixed is his eyes on a bluebellied joe glory, if he gets her, wont he make the ringer go. Swish goes the crane, in which a west australian wharfy wharf labourer stevedore tells of the perils off shift bosses trying to raise production rates with no regard for safety. This clip was filmed by pi productions as they recorded a few tunes for posterity. Click go the shears uses the tune of the american song ring the bell, watchman, written by henry clay work 18321884 in 1865 to celebrate the end of the american civil war also known as the war between the states, depending on your. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. Click go the shears sheet music for treble clef instrument.
Click go the shears or else ring the bell, watchman was obviously just as popular then, since the very first issue had another song set to the tune. Click go the shears boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick, the ringer looks around and is beaten by a blow, and curses the. Out on the board the old shearer stands, grasping his shears in his long, bony hands, fixed is his gaze on a barebellied joe glory if he gets her, wont he make the ringer go. Traditional click go the shears high quality sheet music available for download. Click go the shears is a nineteenth century folk song from australia that tells the story of a sheep shearer doing a days work in the shearing shed.
Edit history recent changeswikihelpsearchemail page as link mailto. William clauson click go the shears songs of australia. Click go the shears is a song about sheep shearing by hand. Oh, down at the catching pen an old shearer stands, grasping his shears in his long bony hands. Chorus click go the shears boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick. May 01, 1984 click go the shears was probably the most wide pread and enduring of the oldtime shearers songs.
Click go the shears dates from time of shearers strike in. It was still frequently to be heard in the sheds of the western line of nsw in the last half of the twentieth century. Click go the shears, boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick, the ringer looks around and is beaten by a blow, and curses the old snagger with the bluebellied joe. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. The song details the players and hierarchy of the shed, the ringer, the tar boy and coloni. Click go the shears boys, click, click, click, wide is.
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