The Little Skillet Pot Lyrics And Guitar Chords
The Little Skillet Pot is a playful and light-hearted traditional Irish or folk song (sometimes also associated with Appalachian music), often featuring themes of everyday life, humor, and domestic scenes. The song typically revolves around simple yet whimsical stories involving a "little skillet pot" as a central object.
Song ThemesThe meaning of The Little Skillet Pot often focuses on:
Song ThemesThe meaning of The Little Skillet Pot often focuses on:
- Household life and cooking: The skillet pot could symbolize daily sustenance and simple living, emphasizing a connection to home and family life.
- Humor: Folk songs of this kind frequently feature comedic twists or absurd scenarios involving household items.
- Community and storytelling: These types of songs were often sung in social gatherings, using catchy melodies and playful lyrics to bring people together.
A traditional Irish song, recorded by Mary Black. The sheet music AND tin whistle notes are included. More of the Mary Black song lyrics .COLCANNON
Colcannon is, to the best of my knowledge, a dish peculiar
to Dublin as is ‘coddle’. The former is made usually on
Shrove Tuesday and is a delicious mixture of spuds, bright
green cabbage (my granny had the common habit of
putting bread soda in it to ensure its colour) and diced
onions, served up if the family could afford it with bacon.
As a matter of interest, coddle is a form of stew made up
of rashers of bacon, pork sausages, onions and potatoes
boiled up, perhaps, with a touch of Victorianesque Bisto
Colcannon is, to the best of my knowledge, a dish peculiar
to Dublin as is ‘coddle’. The former is made usually on
Shrove Tuesday and is a delicious mixture of spuds, bright
green cabbage (my granny had the common habit of
putting bread soda in it to ensure its colour) and diced
onions, served up if the family could afford it with bacon.
As a matter of interest, coddle is a form of stew made up
of rashers of bacon, pork sausages, onions and potatoes
boiled up, perhaps, with a touch of Victorianesque Bisto
Well,[D] did you ever make col[D7]cannon made with [G]lovely pickled [Em]cream
With the [C]greens and scallions [G]mingled like a [Em]picture in a [C]dream
Did you [D]ever make a [D7]hole on top to [G]hold the meltin' [Em]flake
Of the [C]creamy flavored [G]butter that our [C]mothers used to [D7]make
Oh[D] you [G]did, so you[C] did
so did [Bm]he and so did [Am]I
And the[D7] more I think about it
sure the [G]nearer I'm to[C] cry
Oh [D]weren't them the happy days
when[G] troubles we knew[Bm] not
And or[D7] mother made colcannon
in the [G]little skillet[D] pot
Well, did you ever take potato cake
and boxty to the school
Tucked underneath your oxter with
your books, your slate and rule
And when teacher wasn't looking'
sure a great big bite you'd take
Of the creamy flavored soft and melting'
sweet potato cake
Chorus
Well did you ever go a courtin' boys
when the evenin' sun went down
And the moon began a peepin'
from behind the Hill O' Down
And you wandered down the boreen
where the clúrachán was seen
And you whispered lovin' praises to
your own dear sweet cáilín
With the [C]greens and scallions [G]mingled like a [Em]picture in a [C]dream
Did you [D]ever make a [D7]hole on top to [G]hold the meltin' [Em]flake
Of the [C]creamy flavored [G]butter that our [C]mothers used to [D7]make
Oh[D] you [G]did, so you[C] did
so did [Bm]he and so did [Am]I
And the[D7] more I think about it
sure the [G]nearer I'm to[C] cry
Oh [D]weren't them the happy days
when[G] troubles we knew[Bm] not
And or[D7] mother made colcannon
in the [G]little skillet[D] pot
Well, did you ever take potato cake
and boxty to the school
Tucked underneath your oxter with
your books, your slate and rule
And when teacher wasn't looking'
sure a great big bite you'd take
Of the creamy flavored soft and melting'
sweet potato cake
Chorus
Well did you ever go a courtin' boys
when the evenin' sun went down
And the moon began a peepin'
from behind the Hill O' Down
And you wandered down the boreen
where the clúrachán was seen
And you whispered lovin' praises to
your own dear sweet cáilín
The Little Skillet Pot Youtube Video
Here are the chords for the key of G
Well,[G] did you ever make col[G7]cannon made with [C]lovely pickled [Am]cream
With the [F]greens and scallions [C]mingled like a [Am]picture in a [F]dream
Did you [G]ever make a [G7]hole on top to [C]hold the meltin' [Am]flake
Of the [F]creamy flavored [C]butter that our [F]mothers used to [G7]make
Oh[G] you [C]did, so you[F] did
so did [Em]he and so did [Dm]I
And the[G7] more I think about it
sure the [C]nearer I'm to[F] cry
Oh [G]weren't them the happy days
when[C] troubles we knew[Em] not
And or[G7] mother made colcannon
in the [C]little skillet[G] pot
Well,[G] did you ever make col[G7]cannon made with [C]lovely pickled [Am]cream
With the [F]greens and scallions [C]mingled like a [Am]picture in a [F]dream
Did you [G]ever make a [G7]hole on top to [C]hold the meltin' [Am]flake
Of the [F]creamy flavored [C]butter that our [F]mothers used to [G7]make
Oh[G] you [C]did, so you[F] did
so did [Em]he and so did [Dm]I
And the[G7] more I think about it
sure the [C]nearer I'm to[F] cry
Oh [G]weren't them the happy days
when[C] troubles we knew[Em] not
And or[G7] mother made colcannon
in the [C]little skillet[G] pot
The sheet music score is in the key of G Major for The Little Skillet Pot and the tin whistle tab is in D..
