Lucie Skeaping and The City Waites are performing Civil War classic 'Fighting for Old Charlie'

[@chaskeith1549]

Love this catchy Royalist song 🎵

[@jamiecorrigan3241]

Their Enthusiasm Sweeps The Board !!!

[@giorgiodegalleani2276]

Simply great old songs performed with good taste and skill

[@Evlogite19]

To the melody of “Is Not Olde England Grown New”. I absolutely love this. I don’t know the play, could anyone give me a bit more information? I’m a big fan of the City Waites and traditional English folk music, but I’m not familiar with this particular performance.

[@patrioticarchive]

What a performance!

[@MrRichiekaye]

Wonderful! What character and feeling!

[@Schattengewaechs99]

Addicting!

[@emmelineburdett8537]

Excellent! 🙂

[@Celsiora]

Brilliant, I wish you would visit Sweden.

[@patricknorthrup7708]

Who are the members of the band? They're great!

[@barttheanorak]

Well the female singer is Lucie Skeaping of Radio 3 fame. Her husband Roddy is seated with the violin. The lead singer on this one is Douglas Wootton - I'm not sure about the others. The ever evolving line-up had the Skeapings at its core. Wootton was an original member but sometimes took time out to do other things.

[@publicminx]

I guess the melody of "Is not olde England grown new" was back then inspired by Greensleeves - which was in many variations around (typical for (not just) that time btw.)

[@barttheanorak]

So little footage of the City Waites performing and so much of their catalogue deleted - mind you a lot of it was just the same tracks recorded over and over. Shame really - my aunt had their second album on vinyl and it got me into English folk at an early age.

[@stephenkramer7157]

Long live Charles III.

[@Swissswoosher]

Fun fact: most of the population was on Charles I side throughout the war. They were shocked by his execution.

[@elhombregris8242]

i would love to have this lyrics.

[@danielfloyd1679]

Fighting for Old Charlie lyrics In sixteen hundred and forty two I knew what I had got to do Leave my home and my family too And fight for good old Charlie! [Chorus] Too-ra-Loo-ra-Loo-ra-li Too-ra-Loo-ra-Loo-ra-li Too-ra-Loo-ra-Loo-ra-li Fighting for old Charlie! In sixteen hundred and forty three Those roundheads they were after me But we were on winning spree Fighting for old Charlie! [chorus] In sixteen hundred and forty four We fought a battle at Martson Moor Many men died to uphold the law Fighting for old Charlie! [chorus] In sixteen hundred and forty five Our fortunes they did take a dive. Well I thank God I'm still alive Fighting for old Charlie! [chorus] In sixteen hundred and forty six those Roundheads, they were up to tricks they'd got our army in fix Fighting for old Charlie! [chorus] In sixteen hundred and forty seven Most of us were up in heaven The rest of us were down in Devon Fighting for old Charlie! [chorus] In sixteen hundred and forty eight Cromwell's knocking on the gate But I'd gone, he's come too late Fighting for old Charlie [chorus] In sixteen hundred and forty nine Our stories come to the end of the line the king is dead, He's lost is head But we'll fight on for old Charlie [chorus] have fun lad:D

[@GreatBritain105]

what is the guitar-like instrument?

[@emmelineburdett8537]

Is this song actually from the seventeenth century?

[@solinvictus1982]

The melody is "Olde England Grown New", but the lyrics? I doubt.

[@emmelineburdett8537]

Thanks! Yes, the lyrics do sound a bit modern....

[@palastofhistory4026]

​​@@emmelineburdett8537the lyrics where modernized So yes the song is from the seventh century just with modernized lyrics

[@godfrey_of_america]

Here because of Dr. Edward Dutton.

[@fabrizioruffo1799]

which episode is that from?

[@godfrey_of_america]

@@fabrizioruffo1799 I don't even remember at this point. One of his entertaining intros in which he was wearing some sort of 17th century wig

[@fabrizioruffo1799]

@@godfrey_of_america oh well and thanks all the same

[@chrissantimoutsiou1983]

@@fabrizioruffo1799 It was in Waldemar Januszczak documentary about the life of William Dodso. You can watch it all in the channel perceptive here in youtube.

[@joseffinat966]

@@chrissantimoutsiou1983 waarom een wond openhalen,ben mij ervan bewust dat het een project een showtje zilvervloot kun je het noemen en zij lachen allemaal heet het liedje ha ha ha maar tot hoelang gaat de kruik te water ,heb mijn verontschuldigingen gemaakt als ik jou gekwetst heb, maar ondanks houden van moet het nu stoppen ben gewoon een mens met ook mijn grens , houden van zal er altijd zijn , ook het loslaten is een onderdeel ervan ,zal mijn weg erin moeten vinden ,hoe dat weet ik niet ,tijd zal het leren zoals het altijd gegaan is misschien 😔

[@HLLTAF]

We need more Roundhead songs

[@johnpotter4750]

For the Cause...

[@solinvictus1982]

I am against the monarchy, but...come on...puritans?

[@haroldgōdwinessunu]

dang freemasons have infected the comments

[@DarlingtonWorks1863]

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[@kerryendacotte4146]

​@@solinvictus1982but there is Putian and Parliament two definate different factions or mixed into one.

[@therootofit7553]

he skipped 1646

[@austincottrell5122]

In 1646, all besieged by Roundhead dicks, at Stow-on-the-Wold our fortunes pitched, fighting for old Charlie.

[@andymoore9977]

@@austincottrell5122 Don't you just hate 'The Model Army'. So smug until the levelers.....

[@АлексейМиронов-м8к]

Can I read a hole text this song?

[@Bearded_Tattooed_Guy]

Fighting for Old Charlie lyrics In sixteen hundred and forty two I knew what I had got to do Leave my home and my family too And fight for good old Charlie! [Chorus] Too-ra-Loo-ra-Loo-ra-li Too-ra-Loo-ra-Loo-ra-li Too-ra-Loo-ra-Loo-ra-li Fighting for old Charlie! In sixteen hundred and forty three Those roundheads they were after me But we were on winning spree Fighting for old Charlie! [chorus] In sixteen hundred and forty four We fought a battle at Martson Moor Many men died to uphold the law Fighting for old Charlie! [chorus] In sixteen hundred and forty five Our fortunes they did take a dive. Well I thank God I'm still alive Fighting for old Charlie! [chorus] In sixteen hundred and forty six those Roundheads, they were up to tricks they'd got our army in fix Fighting for old Charlie! [chorus] In sixteen hundred and forty seven Most of us were up in heaven The rest of us were down in Devon Fighting for old Charlie! [chorus] In sixteen hundred and forty eight Cromwell's knocking on the gate But I'd gone, he's come too late Fighting for old Charlie [chorus] In sixteen hundred and forty nine Our storys come to the end of the line the king is dead, He's lost is head But we'll figh on for old Charlie [chorus] lyricstranslate.com