Monday, November 7, 2011

Pub Music

You can often listen to music in pubs. Some pubs play the latest hits, but others have live music that ranges from traditional folk songs to rock bands, so you can choose your favourite pub depending on the type of music that you like. If you go to Great Britain and you are not very sure about which pub you should go to, you can consult a tourist guide or the Internet. Believe it or not, some people are paid for going on a pub crawl [1] and writing their opinion on the pubs they have visited!

Lots of traditional English songs are about drinking and love, but they don’t always go well together. Here are two songs about the dangerous combination of drinking and love.


There is a Tavern in the Town

This song is about a girl who is thinking about the man she loves. Unfortunately, he doesn’t take any notice of [2] her – he just sits in a pub and drinks.


There is a tavern in the town, in the town.
Where my true love sits him down, sits him down
And drinks his wine mid laughter free
And never, never thinks of me.
Fare thee well, for I must leave thee,
Do not let the parting grieve thee, [3]
But remember that the best of friends must part, must part.
Adieu, adieu kind friends adieu, adieu, adieu,
I can no longer stay with you, stay with you
I’ll hang my harp on the weeping willow tree,
And may the world go well with thee.


What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor?

Here’s a funny English about a sailor [4] who is really drunk. The other sailors suggest putting him in bed with the Captain’s daughter!



What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
Early in the morning?

Put him in a cabin with the Captain’s daughter!
Put him in a cabin with the Captain’s daughter!
Put him in a cabin with the Captain’s daughter
Early in the morning!

Hey hoe up she rises
Hey hoe up she rises
Hey hoe up she rises
Early in the morning.


[1] ir de tascas, [2] hacer caso a alguien, [3] no deja que la despedida te entristece, [4] marinero

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