I'll tell me ma
Last updated: 11.10.23
I first heard or perhaps it is better to say, saw I'll tell me ma in the playgrounds of my primary school, St. Stephen's Junior School, Worcester, where it was used by the girls as a skipping song. Being the little idiot macho twit that I was (did I hear anybody say still am? Quiet at the back, there!!) it was absolutely of no interest to me. Boys just didn't skip and sing skipping songs.
The Clancy Brothers showed me the error of my ways when I heard it on their LP "In Person at Carnegie Hall" together with The Irish Soldiers, A Man of double deed, When I was young and The Wren Song.
The version I sing however can be found in good old Soodlum's 100 Irish Ballads Volume 1
The Clancy Brothers showed me the error of my ways when I heard it on their LP "In Person at Carnegie Hall" together with The Irish Soldiers, A Man of double deed, When I was young and The Wren Song.
The version I sing however can be found in good old Soodlum's 100 Irish Ballads Volume 1
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The Chieftains | Irish Heartbeat |      
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The Clancy Brothers | Irish Folk Songs | 
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Philip Coulter | Celtic Collections: Phil Coulter |
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Philip Coulter | A Touch of Tranquility | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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The Dubliners | 30 Years A-Greying |
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The Dubliners | 30 Years A-Greying |
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The Dubliners | Complete Dubliners Vol.1 |
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The Dubliners | Songs From Ireland: Greatest Hits |
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The Dubliners | Wild Rover | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
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⇑Gaelic Storm | Gaelic Storm |
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Various Artists | Party 3-Pack Drinking Songs |
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Various Artists | I Love Sing-Along Irish Pub Favourites |
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Various Artists | The Ultimate Non-Stop Irish Party Album |
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I'll tell me ma (2:28) | The Dubliners |