MIDI file: SHICKERD.MID

Timebase: 480

Name: Shickered As He Could Be
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Key: C
Tempo: 109 (545455 microsec/crotchet)
Start
1440 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0718 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0238 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 60 127 0478 0 60 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 64 127 0958 0 64 127 0002 1 62 127 0238 0 62 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 55 127 0238 0 55 127 0002 1 59 127 0478 0 59 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 60 127 1438 0 60 127 0002 1 64 127 0478 0 64 127 0002 1 64 127 0718 0 64 127 0002 1 64 127 0238 0 64 127 0002 1 64 127 0478 0 64 127 0002 1 65 127 0478 0 65 127 0002 1 67 127 0718 0 67 127 0002 1 67 127 0238 0 67 127 0002 1 67 127 0478 0 67 127 0002 1 64 127 0478 0 64 127 0002 1 64 127 0478 0 64 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 55 127 1438 0 55 127 0002 1 64 127 0238 0 64 127 0002 1 65 127 0238 0 65 127 0002 1 67 127 0718 0 67 127 0002 1 67 127 0238 0 67 127 0002 1 64 127 0718 0 64 127 0002 1 65 127 0238 0 65 127 0002 1 67 127 0718 0 67 127 0002 1 67 126 0238 0 67 126 0002 1 67 127 0718 0 67 127 0002 1 64 127 0238 0 64 127 0002 1 55 127 0718 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0238 0 55 127 0002 1 60 127 0478 0 60 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 64 127 1438 0 64 127 0002 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0718 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0238 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 60 127 0478 0 60 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 64 127 0718 0 64 127 0002 1 64 127 0238 0 64 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 59 127 0478 0 59 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 60 127 1438 0 60 127
End

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Shickered As He Could Be
M:4/4
Q:1/4=109
K:C
G,2|G,3G,G,2G,2|C2D2E4|DD2G,B,2D2|C6E2|E3EE2F2|
G3GG2E2|E2D2D2D2|G,6EF|G3GE3F|G3GG3E|G,3G,C2D2|
E6G,2|G,3G,G,2G,2|C2D2E3E|D2G,2B,2D2|C6||

With some obvious timing variations the tune is the same for the chorus.

The chords fit like this:

  SHICKERED AS HE COULD BE  Child No.274
  
         C                              G7                   C
  This bloke I know came rolling home shickered as he could be
                       Am7               Dm                   G7
  He saw a horse there in the yard where his old horse should be
      C                                 Am               E
  He says me wife, me darlin' wife now come and tell to me
       C                    Am                Dm      G7           C
  How come this horse there in the yard where my old horse should be?
  

Cheers,
Alan

Some months ago I posted the words to Shickered As He Could Be. As Dick has requested the tune, here it is:

MIDI file: SHICKERD.MID

Timebase: 480

Name: Shickered As He Could Be
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Key: C
Tempo: 109 (545455 microsec/crotchet)
Start
1440 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0718 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0238 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 60 127 0478 0 60 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 64 127 0958 0 64 127 0002 1 62 127 0238 0 62 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 55 127 0238 0 55 127 0002 1 59 127 0478 0 59 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 60 127 1438 0 60 127 0002 1 64 127 0478 0 64 127 0002 1 64 127 0718 0 64 127 0002 1 64 127 0238 0 64 127 0002 1 64 127 0478 0 64 127 0002 1 65 127 0478 0 65 127 0002 1 67 127 0718 0 67 127 0002 1 67 127 0238 0 67 127 0002 1 67 127 0478 0 67 127 0002 1 64 127 0478 0 64 127 0002 1 64 127 0478 0 64 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 55 127 1438 0 55 127 0002 1 64 127 0238 0 64 127 0002 1 65 127 0238 0 65 127 0002 1 67 127 0718 0 67 127 0002 1 67 127 0238 0 67 127 0002 1 64 127 0718 0 64 127 0002 1 65 127 0238 0 65 127 0002 1 67 127 0718 0 67 127 0002 1 67 126 0238 0 67 126 0002 1 67 127 0718 0 67 127 0002 1 64 127 0238 0 64 127 0002 1 55 127 0718 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0238 0 55 127 0002 1 60 127 0478 0 60 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 64 127 1438 0 64 127 0002 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0718 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0238 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 60 127 0478 0 60 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 64 127 0718 0 64 127 0002 1 64 127 0238 0 64 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 55 127 0478 0 55 127 0002 1 59 127 0478 0 59 127 0002 1 62 127 0478 0 62 127 0002 1 60 127 1438 0 60 127
End

To download the November 10 MIDItext 97 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:Shickered As He Could Be
M:4/4
Q:1/4=109
K:C
G,2|G,3G,G,2G,2|C2D2E4|DD2G,B,2D2|C6E2|E3EE2F2|
G3GG2E2|E2D2D2D2|G,6EF|G3GE3F|G3GG3E|G,3G,C2D2|
E6G,2|G,3G,G,2G,2|C2D2E3E|D2G,2B,2D2|C6||

With some obvious timing variations the tune is the same for the chorus.

The chords fit like this:

  SHICKERED AS HE COULD BE  Child No.274    

This Cbloke I know came rolling home G7shickered as he could Cbe  He saw a horse there Am7in the yard where Dmhis old horse should G7be  He Csays me wife, me darlin' wife now Amcome and tell to Eme  How Ccome this horse there Amin the yard where Dmmy old G7horse should Cbe?  

Cheers,
Alan

This Cbloke I know came rolling home G7shickered as he could Cbe
He saw a horse there Am7in the yard where Dmhis old horse should G7be
He Csays me wife, me darlin' wife now Amcome and tell to Eme
How Ccome this horse there Amin the yard where Dmmy old G7horse should Cbe?

Cheers,
Alan

Stenhouse relates how the song was recovered by David Herd and given in Scots Songs, (SS) 1776 (also in Herd's MSS, commencing slighlty differently, and reprinted by Child #274). No earlier copy has yet been discovered, in spite of considerable effort to do so. Herd gave no music nor did he indicate a tune. David Clarke, musical editor of SMM, and Johnson the engraver and publisher didn't know the tune, but heard of a man in Edinburgh, a Mr. Geikie, who sang the song. They visited Mr. Geikie, and recovered the tune, and gave the song, with a few judicious corrections, along with the tune in SMM #454 (1797). Part of the song is a recitative in tune, but this is difficult to convey without graphics. In Herd only the lines couplets "--- !, quo' she/ Ay, ---, quo' he" and "---! quo' he/ Ay,---, quo she" are recitatives.

Our Goodman came hame at e'en., &c.

Our goodman came hame at e'en,
And hame came he;
And there he saw a saddle-horse,
Where no horse should be.
O How came this horse here?
Or how can it be
O how cam this horse here,
Without the leave o' me?
A horse! quo' she;
Ay, a horse quo' he.
Ye auld blind dotard carl,
And blinder mat ye be
'Tis but a dainty milk cow,
My minny sent to me.
A milk cow! quo he;
Ay a milk cow, quo she.
O far hae I ridden,
And meikle hae I seen,
But a saddle on a milk cow
a_fore I ne'er saw nane.

Our goodman came hame at e'en
And hame came he;
He spy'd a pair of jackboots,
Where nae boots should be.
What's this goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came these boots there
Without the leave o' me!
Boots! quo' she:
Ay, boots quo' he.
Shame fa' your cuckold face,
And ill mat ye see,
It's but a pair of water stoups
The cooper sent to me.
Water stoups! quo' he:
Ay, water stoups, quo' she.
Far hae I ridden,
And farer hae I gane,
But siller spurs on water stoups
Saw I never nane.

Our goodman came hame at e'en,
and hame came he;
And then he saw a (siller) sword, [() not in SS
Where a sword should not be:
What's this now goodwife?
What's this I see?
O how came this sword here,
Without the leave o' me?
A sword! quo' she:
Ay, a sword, quo' he.
Shame fa' your cuckold face,
And ill mat you see,
It's but a parridge spurtle
My minnie sent to me.
(A parridge spurtle! quo' he: [missing in SS
Ay, a parridge spurtle quo' she.) [missing in SS
Weil, far hae I ridden,
And muckle hae I seen;
But siller banded (parridge) spurtles [() missing SS
Saw I never nane.

Our goodman came hame at e'en,
And hame came he;
There he spy'd a powder'd wig,
Where nae wig should be.
What's this now goodwife?
What's this I see?
How came this wig here,
Without the leave o' me.
A wig! quo' she:
Ay, a wig, quo' he.
Shame fa' your cuckold face,
And ill mat you see,
'Tis naething but a clocken hen
My minnie set to me.
A clocken hen! quo' he:
Ay, a clocken hen, quo' she.
Far hae I ridden,
And muckle hae I seen,
But powder on a clocken-hen,
Saw I never nane.

Our goodman came hame at e'en,
And hame came he;
And ther he saw a muckle coat,
Where nae coat shou'd be.
O how came this coat here?
How can this be?
How came this coat here
Without the leave o' me?
A coat! quo' she:
Ay, a coat, quo' he.
Ye auld blind dotard carl,
Blind mat ye be,
It's but a pair of blankets
My minnie sent to me.
Blankets! quo' he;
Ay, blankets, quo' she.
Far hae I ridden,
And muckle hae I seen,
But buttons upon blankets
Saw I never nane.

Ben went our goodman,
And ben went he;
And there he spy'd a sturdy man.
Where nae man should be.
How came this man here?
How can this be?
How came this man here,
Without the leave o' me?
A man! quo' she:
Ay, a man, quo' he.
Poor blind body,
And blinder mat ye be,
It's a new milking maid,
My mither sent to me.
A maid! quo' he:
Ay, a maid, quo' she,
Far hae I ridden,
And muckle hae I seen
But lang-bearded maidens
Saw I never nane.

X:1 T:Our Goodman came hame at e'en. &c N:from Scots Musical Museum, #454 (1797) L:1/8 M:2/4 K:A E A A A|A A .A c|B2c3/2A/2|F3 E|E A A A|A A Az/2c/2|B3/2A/2 B3/2 c/2|.A2c3/2d/2|e2c f|{f/2}e2 c3/2 A/2|B3/2A/2 B3/2 c/2|.F3 E|E/2A3/2 A A|A2 A3/2 c/2||B3/2 A/2 B3/2 c/2|.A3 A|A3z/2 A/2|.e3 E/2 E/2|E3z/2 E/2|.A2 c3/2d/2|\ e2 c/2f3/2|e e c A|B3/2 A/2 c3/2 A/2|{G/2}F3 E|E A A A|A2 A c|B/2 A3/2 B3/2 c/2|.A3 A|E2 E3/2 E/2|.A2 zA/2 A/2|A2 A3/2 A/2|.e2 (c3/2d/2)|e2c3/2 f/2|e2c3/2 A/2|B3/2 A/2 B3/2 c/2|.F3 E/2 E/2|E A A A|A2 A3/2 c/2|B3/2 A/2 B3/2 c/2|A4

I wrote it using rules for Chris Walshaw's original ABC, and it plays and displays ok on his ABC2WIN program, so I don't what your difficulty might be. I've never looked at any other ABC software.

X:1
T:Our Goodman came hame at e'en. &c
L:1/8
M:2/4
K:A
E A A A|A A .A c|B2c3/2A/2|F3 E|\
E A A A|A A Az/2c/2|B3/2A/2 B3/2 c/2|.A2c3/2d/2|\
e2c f|{f/2}e2 c3/2 A/2|B3/2A/2 B3/2 c/2|.F3 E|\
E/2A3/2 A A|A2 A3/2 c/2||B3/2 A/2 B3/2 c/2|.A3 A|\
A3z/2 A/2|.e3 E/2 E/2|E3z/2 E/2|.A2 c3/2d/2|\
e2 c/2f3/2|e e c A|B3/2 A/2 c3/2 A/2|{G/2}F3 E|\
E A A A|A2 A c|B/2 A3/2 B3/2 c/2|.A3 A|\
E2 E3/2 E/2|.A2 zA/2 A/2|A2 A3/2 A/2|.e2 (c3/2d/2)|\
e2c3/2 f/2|e2c3/2 A/2|B3/2 A/2 B3/2 c/2|.F3 E/2 E/2|\
E A A A|A2 A3/2 c/2|B3/2 A/2 B3/2 c/2|A4|]