Allright my super hero whistlers, WHISTLERS UNITE!
special theme show music
Seriously, I’ve been trying to find the music to Seven Drunken Nights so I can play it on my whistle, but It’s been rather ellusive to find. None of the sites I’ve searched has it (or at least under that name). Does anyone have it and would be willing to share?
Thanks,
Sugar T. Washington
the sweetest drink on the block
Help with finding that special song, for that special someone.
Couldn’t resist. If I find anything like that I’ll let you know.
“Seven Drunken Nights” - is that the name of a tune, the name of a movie, a song or what? Is it a slow air, a jig, a reel, a waltz…? Where did you hear it? Give us more information.
If you find the words for the seventh night let me know. I’ve only got the words for six of them.
OK You asked for it:
As I went home on Saturday night as drunk as drunk could be
I saw two hands upon her breasts where me two hands should be
Well I called my wife and I said to her will you kindly tell to me
Who owns those hands upon your breasts were my two hands should be
Ah you’re drunk you’re drunk you silly old fool still you cannot see
That’s a lovely night gown that me mother sent to me
Well it’s many a day I travelled a hundred miles and more
But fingers in a night gown sure I never saw before
As I went home on Sunday night as drunk as drunk could be
I saw a thing inside her thing where me old thing should be
Well I called my wife and I said to her will you kindly tell to me
Who owns that thing inside your thing where me old thing should be
Ah you’re drunk you’re drunk you silly old fool still you cannot see
That’s that lovely tin whistle that me mother sent to me
Well it’s many a day I travelled a hundred miles and more
But hair on a tin whistle sure I never saw before
an alternative for the sunday:
Now when I came home on Sunday night,a little after three.
I saw a man running out the door with his pants about his knee.
So I called to my wife and I said to her: would you kindly tell to me,
who was that man running out the door with his pants about his knee?
Oh you’re drunk, you’re drunk,you silly old fool, and still you cannot see,
Twas nothing but the tax collector the Queen sent to me.
Well, it’s many a day I’ve travelled, a hundred miles or more,
But an Englishman that could last 'till three I never saw before.
(edited to insert the saturday, specially for Bloomfield ) 
Hehehe. You’re not supposed to know the words past Friday, Peter. 
A Google search has several sites with numerous verses.
If you go to Amazon.com and look at some of the Dubliners
albums there are some short sound clips for the song…
perhaps enough to get an idea of the melody line. Sorry
no “dots” found…
didn’t Steeleye Span do a version of that song?
I think they’ve done at least two. The one you’re thinking of was done by Martin on Ten man top. I think there was another, with another name and possibly done by Bob Johnson, on one of the later albums (Twisted and Tried maybe?).
It’s quite a common song, with many different incarnations.
I have the “Ten Man Mop” version. LOL! 
Ahem!
X:1
T:Seven Drunken nights
C:anon.
O:Ireland
D:Dubliners
M:6/8
L:1/8
F:http://www.musicaviva.com/abc/tunes/ireland/seven-drunken-nights.abc 2002-12-23 16:11:14 UT
K:A
E2E|:"A"C2C CCC|"A"B,2A, A,2E|"A"C2E F2G|"A"A3 z2 A|
w:Oh as I went home on a Mon-day night as drunk as drunk could be, I
"D"B2A G2A|"D"F2E C2B,|"D"C2E F2F|"D"F3 z EE|
w:saw a horse out-side the door where my old horse should be. Well, I
"A"C2E EEE|"A"F2E C2E/E/|"D"F2G A2G|"D"F3 z2E|
w:called my wife and I said to her: "Will you kind-ly tell to me, who
"A"C2E F2E|"A"C2A, B,2A,|"D"F,2A, A,2B,|“A"A,2z||
w:owns that horse out-side the door where my old horse should be?”
AAA|"A"C2C C2C|"A"B,A,A, A,2E|"A"C2E F2G|"A"A3 z3|
w:"Bill-y you’re drunk, you’re drunk, you sill-y old fool, and still you can not see,
"A"A2E FAF|"A"E3 C2A,|"E"B,B,2 B,2A,|“A"A,3 A,2B,|
w:that’s a lov-e-ly sow that my moth-er sent to me.” Well, it’s
"A"CCE E2C|"A"B,A,z z2E|"A"C2E F2G|"A"A3 zAA|
w:man-y a day I trav-elled, a hund-red miles or more, but a
"A"AE2 FAF|"A"E3 C2A,|"E"B,B,2 A,2G,|[1"A"A,3 zED:|[2"A"A,3|]
w:sadd-le on_ a sow sure I nev-er saw be-fore. (And as fore.)
EFG|"A"A2A FAF|"A"EFE (CB,A,)|"E"B,CB, A,2G,|"A"A,3 z3|]
w:la la la…
W:
W:
W:Oh as I went home on a Monday night as drunk as drunk could be,
W:I saw a horse outside the door where my old horse should be.
W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: “Will you kindly tell to me,
W:who owns that horse outside the door where my old horse should be?”
W: “Billy you’re drunk, you’re drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see,
W: that’s a lovely sow that my mother sent to me.”
W:Well, it’s many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more,
W:but a saddle on a sow sure I never saw before.
W:
W:And as I went home on a Tuesday night as drunk as drunk could be,
W:I saw a coat behind the door where my old coat should be.
W:So, I called my wife and I said to her: “Will you kindly tell to me,
W:who owns that coat behind the door where my old coat should be?”
W: “Billy you’re drunk,you’re drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see,
W: that’s a wollen blanket that my mother sent to me.”
W:Well, it’s many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more,
W:but buttons in a blanket sure I never saw before.
W:
W:And as I went home on a Wednesday night as drunk as drunk could be,
W:I saw a pipe upon the chais where my own pipe should be.
W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: “Will you kindly tell to me,
W:who owns the pipe upon the chais where my own pipe should be?”
W: “Billy you’re drunk,you’re drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see,
W: that’s a lovely tin whistle that my mother sent to me.”
W:Well, it’s many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more,
W:but tobacco in a tin whistle sure I never saw before.
W:
W:And as I went home on a Thursday night as drunk as drunk could be,
W:I saw two boots beneath the bed where my old boots should be.
W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: “Will you kindly tell to me,
W:who owns them boots beneath the bed where my old boots should be?”
W: “Billy you’re drunk,you’re drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see,
W: they’re two lovely geranium pots my mother sent to me.”
W:Well, it’s many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more,
W:but geranium pots with laces sure I never saw before.
W:
W:And as I went home on a Friday night as drunk as drunk could be,
W:I saw a head inside the bed where my own head should be.
W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: “Will you kindly tell to me,
W:who owns the head inside the bed where my own head should be?”
W: “Billy you’re drunk,you’re drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see,
W: that’s a baby boy that my mother sent to me that my mother sent to me.”
W:Well, it’s many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more,
W:but a baby boy with whiskers on I never saw before.
W:
W:And as I went home on a Saturday night as drunk as drunk could be,
W:I saw two hands upon her breast where my own hands should be.
W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: “Will you kindly tell to me,
W:who owns those hands upon her breast where my own hands should be?”
W: “Billy you’re drunk,you’re drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see,
W: that’s a lovely bra that my mother sent to me.”
W:Well, it’s many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more,
W:but fingers on a bra sure I never saw before.
W:
W:And as I went home on a Sunday night as drunk as drunk could be,
W:I saw a thing inside her thing where my own thing should be.
W:Well, I called my wife and I said to her: “Will you kindly tell to me,
W:who owns that thing inside her thing where my own thing should be?”
W: “Billy you’re drunk,you’re drunk, you silly old fool, and still you can not see,
W: that’s a lovely tin whistle that my mother sent to me.”
W:Well, it’s many a day I travelled, a hundred miles or more,
W:but a condom on a tin whistle sure I never saw before.
If yer need the sheet music, copy ‘n’ paste into
http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html
HTH
Thanks for the abc, but I see that it cannot be readily played on my d whistle. Seeing as how I’m not sheet musically inclined… ball help please. What’s needed to change the (key?).
Geez, I sound like I should just figure it out on my own, but I’ll see what reply Is gets.
Covius Maximus
Professor Longhair had a song called “Cabbagehead” with very similar lyrics, but I don’t know how the tune compared.
You should transpose the tune one tone down to G for ease of playing.
To put it in simpler terms, since your mind hasn’t been contaminated by the dots, just treat the bottom note of the whistle as D, irrespective of what key the whistle is actually in, and count your way up: thus, when you remove one finger of the lower hand, you’re playing E, remove two and you’re playing F etc. - even if your piano doesn’t agree.
(The fact that the dot-readers regard some instruments as “transposing instruments” demonstrates reality being stood on its head. It’s the dots that are transposed, not the music.)