EASY AND SLOW
Traditional
Gordon – vocal & Spanish guitar
Carol – vocal
I probably got this from the great British American singer, David Jones. I thought I got it from Tommy Makem – but when cornered, he denied that. So much for memory.
It was down by Christchurch that I first met with Annie
A neat little girl and not a bit shy
She told me her father had come from Dungannon
And he'd take her back in the sweet bye and bye
And what's it to any man, whether or no
Whether I'm easy or whether I'm true
As I lifted her petticoat easy and slow
And I rolled up me sleeves for to buckle her shoe
Now, in city or country, a girl is a jewel
And well built for gripping, the most of them are
But any young fellow would sure be a fool
If he tried it the first time, to go a bit far
We wandered by Thomas Street down by the Liffey
The sun was long set and the evening grew dark
And along Whiteman's Bridge, and by God, in a jiffy
My arm was around her, out there in the park
So if you go down to the town of Dungannon
You may search till your eyeballs are empty and blind
Be it sitting or walking or running or standing
A girl like Annie you never will find
Easy and Slow is recorded on the album Because You Asked.