Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!akgua!sdcsvax!dbw From: dbw@sdcsvax.UUCP (Dave Wollner) Newsgroups: net.music.folk Subject: Re: `When Johnny Comes Marching Home' Message-ID: <579@sdcsvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 21:16:08 EST Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.579 Posted: Thu Jan 10 21:16:08 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 03:07:03 EST References: <227@daemon.UUCP> Reply-To: dbw@sdcsvax.UUCP (David B. Wollner) Distribution: net Organization: EECS Dept. U.C. San Diego Lines: 32 Summary: I was just working out the music for "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again" before reading this article. The chords I am using are listed at the end of this message. The words listed along with the chords are one person's remembrances and not supposed to bear any resemblance to reality. From what I have seen it is played in 6/8 time, but should not suffer from conversion to 4/4. I have chosen the key of c minor since it is easier for the banjo in regular c tuning. I have the words to a bawdy song which uses the same music, so if someone can post the words to the original I would appreciate it. The bawdy version is available in a book "The Dirty Song" by Jerry Silverman along with his music. If anyone is interested in a version for a frailed banjo, let me know and I will try to come up with a notation which can be sent over uucp. - dbw ------------------------------------------------------------------- Cm B flat When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, hurrah, Cm G When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, hurrah, Cm B flat The boys will play and the girls will shout A flat G The ladies they will all come out Cm B flat A flat G Cm And we'll all be gay when Johnny comes marching home.