This clip was filmed by pi productions as they recorded a few tunes for. Published in the bacchus marsh express, 5 december 1891. Click go the shears australian song, lyrics, music with tom. Paterson, 9780207147906, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The song details a days work for a sheep shearer in the days before machine shears. 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 by robert ingpen 9780207180941. 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 is within the scope of wikiproject australia, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of australia and australiarelated topics. Click go the shears, boys by anonymous oceania famous.
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. Call me a monumental sook, but i cant read through this book without pesky tears welling in my eyes. Click go the shears girls stock journal south australia. 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 boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Click go the shears is one of the most famous and iconic folk. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. 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 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. Chorus 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 he curses the old snagger with the bluebellied joe. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in d major. 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. Click go the shears australian song, lyrics, music with. Click go the shears by pat ritter goodreads share book. This clip was filmed by pi productions as they recorded a few tunes for posterity. 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. Click go the shears is a traditional australian folk song. Click go the shears dates from time of shearers strike in. 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 is a song about sheep shearing by hand. 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.
Click go the shears by charlotte lance, 9781741690828, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Click go the shears by charlotte lance this is a picture book version of an australian folk song. 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. William clauson click go the shears songs of australia. Out on the board the old shearer stands, grasping his shears in his thin bony hand.
It was still frequently to be heard in the sheds of the western line of nsw in the last half of the twentieth century. 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 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. Australian shearers song click go the shears youtube. 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. The tarboy is there waiting in demand with his blackened tarpot, in his tarry hand, spies one old sheep with a cut upon its back.
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. Buy a discounted paperback of click go the shears online from australias. The kameruka bush orchestra, from candelo near bega on the nsw far south coast have been playing together for 10 years. Out on the boards the old shearer stands, clasping his shears in his thin bony hands, fixed is his eyes on a bluebellied joe. In the middle of the floor in his canebellied chair. Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the projects importance scale. Click go the shears is a traditional australian bush ballad. Later that evening they played for the regular kameruka bush dance, held in the hall on the historic kameruka estate. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
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. May 01, 1984 click go the shears was probably the most wide pread and enduring of the oldtime shearers songs. Print and download click go the shears sheet music composed by henry clay work. If you would like to participate, visit the project page. This is the earliest known printed version of click go the shears. 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. 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 hands move quick, the ringer looks around and is beaten by a blow, and curses the old snagger with the bluebellied joe. Click go the shears sheet music for treble clef instrument. Click go the shears boys, click, click, click, wide is. Click go the shears, australian childrens classics by robert. 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.
It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. 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. 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. Click go the shears, boys by anonymous oceania famous poems.
In the middle of the floor, in his canebottomed chair. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Australian shearers the song click go the shears is sung by rolf harris. 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. Kameruka bush orchestra click go the shears on vimeo. Griffith university emeritus professor of history and politics ross fitzgerald says the published date of the discovery is significant because it links. Smashwords click go the shears a book by pat ritter. Click go the shears dates from time of shearers strike in 1890s. Misc traditional click go the shears chords az chords. Edit history recent changeswikihelpsearchemail page as link mailto. Click go the shears, offers us another fascinating slice of early australian colonial history. 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 is a nineteenth century folk song from australia that tells the story of a sheep shearer doing a days work in the shearing shed. Ukulele chords for click go the shears by traditional misc. Apr 08, 2014 i believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. Traditional click go the shears high quality sheet music available for download. Chorus click go the shears boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick. Versions dont seem to differ much the song was first published in written format in 1946 in an article by percy jones. Oh, down at the catching pen an old shearer stands, grasping his shears in his long bony hands. Ron edwards, the overlander song book, dee why west sydney.
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 plot summary submission guide. 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. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. Out on the board the old shearer stands, grasping his shears in his long, honey hands, fixed is his gaze on a barebellied joe. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Traceys explanation of the song and australian vocabulary is below the. Click go the shears australian childrens songs australia mama. 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 boys, click, click, click, wide is his blow and his hands move quick. Click go the shears and botany bay mark oleary music. Click go the shears, mainly norfolk accessed 29 september20 origin of tune.
Verse 1 out on the board the old shearer stands, grasping his shears in his thin bony hands fixed is. Click go the shears was probably the most wide pread and enduring of the oldtime shearers songs. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. 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 song, 1890s.
Slim dusty click go the shears, the overlander trail. You may also be interested in the following sheet music. 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. Jun 10, 2012 click go the shears, mainly norfolk accessed 29 september20 origin of tune. 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. The aussie bush band click go the shears lyrics musixmatch. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale.
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. 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. Henry clay work click go the shears sheet music in d. Click go the shears australian childrens songs australia. 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. Charlotte lances illustrations didnt do much for me.
Nov 02, 2007 australian shearers the song click go the shears is sung by rolf harris. Click go the shears girls catherine miller 3 nov 2016, 7. 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. The enduring popularity of this song reflects the traditional role that the wool industry has played in australian life. The bare belled ewe song, 5 december 1891 click go the. 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. A fresh edition of the worlds most famous shearing song. 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. Home choral music c s m choral series click go the shears.