LET HIM GO, LET HIM TARRY
(Traditional Irish)
Evelyn Knight & The Jesters - 1945
Nat Gonella & His Georgians - 1945
Jean Simmons (feat. in the film "The Way To The Stars") - 1945
Ruby Murray - 1955
Shirley Abicair - 1960
Heloise Love - 2005
The Dew Drops - 2006
The Irish Rovers - 2010
Also recorded by:
Gracie Fields; Ottilie Patterson; Canticle; Josef Locke;
Mrs. Mills; Joe Loss & His Orch.(vocal: Elizabeth Batey);
Geraldo & His Orch.; Patricia Hammond.........and others.
Farewell to cold winter, summer's come at last
Nothing have I gained, but my true love I have lost
I'll sing and I'll be happy like the birds up in the tree
For since he has left me, I'll care no more for he
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim
He doesn't care for me and I don't care for him
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
For I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy
He wrote to me a letter saying he was very bad
I sent him back an answer saying I was awful glad
He wrote to me another saying he was well and strong
But I care no more about him than the ground he walks upon
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim
He doesn't care for me and I don't care for him
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
For I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy
Some of his friends had a good kind wish for me
Others of his friends, they could hang me from a tree
But soon I'll let them see my love, and soon I'll let them know
That I can get a new sweetheart on any ground I go
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim
He doesn't care for me and I don't care for him
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
For I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy
He can go to his old mother now and set her mind at ease
For she's a mean old woman and very hard to please
It's slighting me and talking ill is what she's always done
Because I was courting her great big ugly son
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim
He doesn't care for me and I don't care for him
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
For I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy
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As recorded by RUBY MURRAY:
Now Bridget was a colleen with an independent air
And Bridget had a sweetheart who was gay and debonair
He would woo her, court her, jilt her nearly ev'ry other day
Till finally Miss Bridget was heard at last to say
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim
He doesn't care for me, nor I don't care for him
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
For I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy
Then he wrote to her a letter sayin' he was rather bad
She sent him back an answer sayin' she was very glad
Then he wrote to her another sayin' he was well and strong
But she cared no more about him than the ground he walked upon
He can go to his old mother and set her mind at ease
For she's an old, old woman, and very hard to please
She can say that I am flighty as she has always done
'Cause I don't want to marry her great big ugly son
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim
He doesn't care for me, nor I don't care for him
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
For I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy
Let him go, let him go
Let him go, let him tarry, let him stay
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
For I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy
The years rolled on and left poor Bridget high upon the shelf
And often in the evenin' when she's sittin' by herself
She remembers that young fellow, so debonair and gay
And wishes oh, so often, he'd never heard her say
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim
He doesn't care for me, nor I don't care for him
Let him go, let him go
Let him go, let him tarry, let him stay
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
For I'm goin' to marry a far nicer boy
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2012)
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As recorded by EVELYN KNIGHT & THE JESTERS:
THE JESTERS:
Bridget was a colleen with an independent air
And Bridget had a sweetheart who was gay and debonair
He would woo her, court her, jilt her nearly ev'ry other day
Till finally Miss Bridget was heard at last to say
EVELYN KNIGHT:
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim
He doesn't care for me and I don't care for him
He can go and find another that I hope he will enjoy
'Cause I'm gonna marry a far nicer boy
Let him go, let him go
Let him go, let him tarry, let him stay
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
'Cause I'm gonna to marry a far nicer boy
THE JESTERS: She's gonna marry a far nicer boy
EVELYN KNIGHT:
He can go to his old mother and set her mind at ease
For she's an old, old woman, and very hard to please
She can say that I am flighty as she has always done
But I don't want to marry her great big ugly son
THE JESTERS:
Let him go, let him tarry, let him sink or let him swim
EVELYN KNIGHT:
He doesn't care for me and I don't care for him
He can go and get another that I hope he will enjoy
'Cause I'm gonna to marry a far nicer boy
THE JESTERS:
The years rolled on and left poor Bridget high upon the shelf
EVELYN KNIGHT:
And often in the evening when she's sitting by herself
THE JESTERS:
She remembers that young fellow, so debonair and gay
EVELYN KNIGHT:
And wishes oh, so often, he'd never heard her say
KNIGHT: Let him go JESTERS: Let him go
KNIGHT: Let him go JESTERS: Let him go
KNIGHT:
Let him go, let him tarry, let him stay
He did, he found another, now nothing's left for me
Bring back my bonnie, oh, bring him back to me
KNIGHT: Bring him back JESTERS: Bring him back
KNIGHT: Bring him back JESTERS: Bring him back
KNIGHT:
Bring back my bonnie to me
He went and found another, now nothings left for me
KNIGHT: Bring back my bonnie
JESTERS: Bring back my bonnie
KNIGHT: Bring back my bonnie
JESTERS: Bring back my bonnie
ALL: Bring back my bonnie to me
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2012)
