- Lyrics written by
- [Traditional]
- Originally written by
- [Traditional]
- Publication date
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Adapted from
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The Knickerbocker Line written by [Traditional]
- Comments
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In this song, the Bigler is a ship transporting lumber from Milwaukee to Buffalo across the Great Lakes. There is no proof but it might well have been the John Bigler, which was built in Detroit in 1866 and wrecked near Marquette, Michigan in 1884. A number of minor incidents during the voyage are described and the lack of speed of the vessel remarked upon sarcastically. While its theme is an extension of Cutting Down the Pines, several similarities link its development to The Knickerbocker Line, none the least of which is the Watch Her/Pipe Her/Twig Her phrasing in the chorus.
The publication date shown above refers to The Flying Cloud, a songster printed by singer/lumberjack/saloon-keeper Michael Cassius Dean in Virginia, Minnesota.
This song is number 645 in the Roud Folksong Index. - Licensing
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Song
Versions
Cutting Down the Pines written by [Traditional] English
Cutting Down the Pines written by [Traditional] instrumental
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Double Sledder Lad | Rufus Guinchard | 1982 |
The Knickerbocker Line written by [Traditional] English
The Bigler's Crew written by [Traditional] English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trip of the Bigler | Stanley Baby | 1964 | |||
| The Bigler | Jolly Jack | 1983 | |||
| The Bigler's Crew | Lee Murdock | 1989 |
The Dogger Bank written by [Traditional] English
The Station Cook written by [Traditional] English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Station Cook | Burl Ives | February 1953 | |||
| The Station Cook | Gary Shearston | June 1965 |
The Lachlan Tigers written by [Traditional] English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lachlan Tigers | A.L. Lloyd | 1956 | |||
| Lachlan Tigers | Gary Shearston | March 1964 | |||
| The Lachlan Tigers | Martyn Wyndham Read | April 1966 | |||
| Lachlan Tigers | The Bushwackers Band | 1977 | |||
| Lachlan Tigers | Cobbers | 1977 | |||
| Lachlan Tigers | The Sandsacks | March 2012 |
The Road to Clady written by [Traditional] English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Road to Clady | Gerry O'Connor and Eithne Ní Uallacháin | 1991 | |||
| The Road to Clady | Ruth Keggin | February 15, 2014 | |||
| The Road to Clady | Craobh Rua | 2014 |
Arkle written by Dominic Behan English
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkle | Dominic Behan | April 1965 | First release | ||
| Arkle | Seamus Kennedy | 2005 |
Bachgen Bach o Dincer written by Thomas Parry, [Traditional] Welsh
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachgen Bach o Dincer | Meredydd Evans | 1954 | First release | ||
| Bachgen Bach o Dincer | Helen Wyn | 1965 | |||
| Bachgen Bach o Dincer | Swyn | 1975 | |||
| Bachgen Bach o Dincer | Yr Hwntws | 1982 | |||
| Bachgen Bach o Dincer | Siwsann George | September 1994 | |||
| Bachgen Bach o Dincer | Never Mind the Bocs | 2004 | |||
| Bachgen Bach o Dincar | Cerys Matthews | June 21, 2010 |
Bachgen Bach o Dincer written by Jenny Sorrenti, Marcello Vento Multiple languages
| Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachgen Bach o Dincer | Jenny Sorrenti | May 2009 | First release |