smolbunnyfish
  Junior Member

I know this song exists, but I can't remember the name, lyrics, or melody. It's driving me insane. It's a song in a folk/shanty style with a name in the convention of "The Song of the ___" or "The ___ Song". In the third (or final, if there were more than three?) verse, a livestock animal belonging to a named farmer learns to dance a jig. The first verse and chorus are a cappella, the song is sung by a female lead with male harmony and male and female backing. The chorus (or maybe the first verse?) includes something along the lines of "we are ___" and "take your shovel and your own good shirt" (those words might be wrong, I really can't remember and they haven't given me any success yet). It's highly likely the the group that sings it is Irish or Scottish, and the song might be traditional rather than original. Please I will literally pay you if you can figure it out for me. more »