Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on March 23rd 2004 by Tommy McCarty.
This tune has been added to 44 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: Mull Of Kintyre
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmaj
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Mull of Kintyre
First off, this isn't really a waltz but a slow air - and so I realize that it's actually written in 3/8, not 3/4. As to the song itself, it's a Paul McCartney composition - yeah, the same Paul McCartney that was one of The Beatles. It's not exactly traditional Irish, but it's definitely Irish- or Scotish-influenced (the recording had bagpipes and a drinking-style chorus) and I thought it was too, for want of a better word, cool"to pass up. My version here is somewhat abridged; the full version's lyrics go as follows:
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre
Far have I travelled and much have I seen
Darkest of mountains with valleys of green
Past painted deserts the sun sets on fire
As he carries me home to the Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre
Sweep through the heather like deer in the glen
Carry me back to the days I knew then
Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir
Of the life and the times of the Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre
Smiles in the sunshine and tears in the rain
Still take me back where my memories remain
Flickering embers go higher and higher
As they carry me back to the Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
My desire is always to be here
Oh Mull of Kintyre
# Posted on March 23rd 2004 by Tommy McCarty
Great Céilí Band Tune!!
Comment is a bit "tongue in cheek" but it takes me back to the early 80s when we played for céilí dances; this song always went down well between the tunes as it allowed dancers to get their breath back. It also suited the less accomplished who could never manage the "sevens" required for most céilí dances but could cope with the "1, 2, 3s" necessary for a waltz!
# Posted on March 24th 2004 by Bannerman
Mull Of Kintyre
I hate this bloody tune.I played in a Scottish band in the 80's and every time we played people would request this peice of kitsch.We never gave in.
# Posted on March 1st 2003 by dafydd