{"id":12802,"date":"2021-09-13T15:41:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T15:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/?page_id=12802"},"modified":"2021-09-13T15:41:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T15:41:36","slug":"bus-the-or-mary-macintyre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/index.php\/bus-the-or-mary-macintyre\/","title":{"rendered":"Bus, The; or Mary MacIntyre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
AKA<\/strong><\/td>Bonnie Mary McIntyre<\/td><\/tr>
First Published<\/td>1895<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/composer<\/td>Pat Rafferty \/ Albert J Hall<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RN22673<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td>Tom Costello, Pat Rafferty<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Collected from the singing of:<\/strong>
Clissold, Charlie; England : Gloucestershire : 1977
Elm, Don; England : Lincolnshire : 1970<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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From songsheet held at Irish Traditional Music Archive<\/a>\n\nTHE BUS\nor Mary MacIntyre\nSung by Pat Rafferty\n\nThere's only one girl I would have for my wife, \nAnd that's Mary \u2014 Mary!\nWith her I'd run double harness for life,\nMary MacIntyre!\nEvery morn at the break of the day,\nComing and going from work ho! so gay,\nShe rides on my bus, but her fare she won't pay, \nDoes Mary MaeIntyre!\n\nMary is young and fair!\nMary has golden hair!<\/em>\nShe rides upon my bus in dear old London! \nShe sits by my side each day,\nNow she's stole my heart away,\nAnd I drive the bus that Mary rides on!<\/em>\n\nI said, \"Let's hitch up! and we'll make a fine team!\nUnto Mary \u2014 Mary!\nYou hold the reins \u2014 Life will pass like a dream - \nMary MacIntyre!\nBut Mary said \"No, I'll not hearken your sighs, \nTill you drive with a handkerchief round your eyes, \nYour bus over London Bridge,then win the prize\nOf Mary MacIntyre!\n\nBlindfolded I made a most desperate try\nTo win Mary \u2014 Mary!\nAnd in the old rag made a hole for my eye, \nAnd won Mary MacIntyre!\nI drove just as straight as a shot from a gun, \nBut now we are wed I can't see the fun,\nI wish London Bridge had fell through when I won \nYoung Mary MacIntyre!\n<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
A slightly obscure song from the turn-of-the-century Halls associated with the singing of Irish comic Pat Rafferty<\/a> and Tom Costello<\/a>, which featured in the repertoire of traditional singers in the late stages of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
At  the moment I am unable to access sheet music and cannot find an accessible online recording<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n