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See the Tender Coming

from Stray Hens Debut by Stray Hens

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Mandy learned this track from Danny Spooner, by cornering him at festivals and getting him to teach her the words orally, at festivals around Australia and England. Just as she got it ready for performance, a version was recorded and released by Rachel Unthank with the Unthanks.

The Hens have changed the wordign of 'Here's the Tender....' to 'See the tender....' Mandy says this is because, as Australians, it was a good way to avoid singing in a poor imitation geordie accent.

Stray Hens are confident that this is a very different version, and hope that ours will be well received as different to the Unthanks.

www.dannyspooner.com
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lyrics

Here's the tender coming, pressing all the men;
Oh dear hinny, what shall we do then?
Here's the tender coming, off at Shield's Bar,
Here's the tender coming, full of men of war.

Hide thee, canny Geordie, hide thyself away;
Hide thee till the tender makes for Druridge Bay.
If they take thee, Geordie, who's to win our bread?
Me and little Jackie better off be dead.

Here's the tender coming, stealing off my dear;
Oh dear hinny, they'll ship you out of here.
They will ship you foreign, that is what it means;
Here's the tender coming, full of red marines.

Hey, bonny lassie. let's go to the Lawe,
See the tender lying, off at Shield's Bar,
With her colours flying, anchor at her bow.
They took my bonny laddie, best of all the crew.

http://mainlynorfolk.info/frankie.armstrong/songs/heresthetendercoming.html

credits

from Stray Hens Debut, track released May 4, 2014
Mandy Connell- Vocals and 2nd Verse
Rowena Wise- Vocals and 1st Verse
Sally Taylor- Vocals and 3rd Verse.

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Stray Hens Melbourne, Australia

Three stunning frontwomen, on fiddles, vocal and guitar, backed by drums & double bass. No one in Australia is arranging folk revival songs with such passion. Complex harmonies, jazz & old-timey inspired rythms, & anceint anglo ballads create a theatrical show.
Formed in March 2013, & already booked for some of the country's Premier festivals, their debut EP has us anticipating the full album! ... more

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