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I worked up this version of "Nancy Whiskey" back when I was a singer/songwriter and the only old time tunes he knew were from the Bugs Bunny Show. Maybe that's how "The Girl I Left Behind" ended up here. Christie says that it's actually an Irish tune called "An Spailpín Fánach".

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I'm a weaver, a Calton weaver,
I'm a rash and roving blade,
I've got silver in my pockets,
And I follow the roving trade.

CHORUS:
Whiskey, Whiskey, Nancy Whiskey,
Whiskey, Whiskey, Nancy-O.

I went down to Glasgow City,
Nancy Whiskey I chanced to smell,
I went in, sat down beside her,
Seven long years I loved her well.

CHORUS

The more I kissed her, the more I loved her,
The more I loved her, the more she smiled.
Soon I forgot my mothers' teaching,
Nancy soon had me beguiled.

CHORUS

I awoke one sunday morning
To slake my thirst, it was my need.
I tried to rise but I was not able,
Nancy had me by the knees.

CHORUS

I'm going back to the Calton weaving,
I'll surely make them shuttles fly,
For I've made more at Carlton Weaving
Then ever I did in a roving way.

CHORUS

Come all you weavers, you Calton weavers,
Come all you weavers where e'er you be,
Beware of whiskey, Nancy Whiskey,
She'll ruin you like she ruined me.

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from Here To Play (Butch Ross with Christie Burns), released June 1, 2006
Butch Ross: Guitar, Vocals
Christie Burns: Hammered Dulcimer

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Butch Ross Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga multi-instrumentalist and mountain dulcimer maestro Butch Ross has tackled everything from Radiohead to Bach and come away with a renewed appreciation for what the humble dulcimer is capable of. His music is born from his respect for its abilities, a respect born from the years he's spent prying apart its pieces and discovering new sounds where none existed before. ... more

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