Annotation:Here's the Tender Coming

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X:1 T:Here's the Tender Coming M:9/8 L:1/8 S:John Bell (1783-1864) music manuscript collection (c. 1812) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F c3 A2c F2G|A2d d2A c3|c3 A2G F2G|A2c d2A G3:| |:F2e f2f e2c|f2d c2A c3|F2A f2f e2c|f2d c2A G3:|]

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HERE'S THE TENDER COMING. AKA - "Here's the Cutter Coming with the Lousy Crew." English, Air (9/8 time). England, Northumberland. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB.

Here's the tender coming, Pressing all the men,
Oh! dear hinny, What shall we do then?
Here's the tender coming, Off at Shields Bar,
Here's the tender coming, Full of men o' war.

The song refers to a press gang; see note for "Talk:Captain Bover." The title (as "Here's the Cutter Coming with the Lousy Crew") appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. Matt Seattle notes that versions are all sourced to the c. 1812 music manuscript collection of Northumbrian musician John Bell (1783-1864) [1].