Music of the extended version aka Director's Cut

General info on the music of the Wicker Man can be found here. These notes follow the music of the extended version aka the Director's Cut DVD.

*Italics are used for instrumental music and info about the song/tune.*

## *Flying in*

Northumbrian pipes play one verse of The Highland Widow's Lament.

## The Lord's My Shepherd

*Heard as we see Howie in a flashback.*

The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll not want, He makes me down to lie

In pastures green, He leadeth me, The quiet waters by

He leadeth me, He leadeth me, The quiet waters by

## *Mailman whistling*

What is the mailman whistling? It almost sounds like "Let me call you sweetheart" but not quite.

## The Highland Widows Lament

Oh I am come to the low Countrie,
Ochon, Ochon, Ochrie!
Without a penny in my purse,
To buy a meal to me.

One time I had a hundred sheep,Ochon, Ochon, Ochrie!, Skipping o'er your narrow creek, And growing wool for me.

It then turns into Paul Giovanni singing...

## Corn Rigs and Barley Rigs

### (*As Howie sees the orchards flying over Summerisle.)*

It was upon a Lammas night when corn rigs are bonny beneath the moon's unclouded light I held awhile to Annie the time went by with careless heed  til 'tween the late and early, with small persuasion she agreed to see me through the barley

Corn rigs and barley rigs, And corn rigs are bonny, I'll not forget that happy night  among the rigs with Annie

### (*Chorus repeated after Howie lands*.)

Corn rigs and barley rigs And corn rigs are bonny I'll not forget that happy night  among the rigs with Annie

### (*As Howie walks away from the group of men with the harbor master.)*

The sky was blue, the wind was still the moon was shining clearly I set her down  with right good will among the rigs of barley I ken't her heart was a' my ain;  I loved her most sincerely I kissed her o'er and o'er again among the rigs of barley

## The Landlord's Daughter

### (I*nside the pub)*

THE LANDLORD'S DAUGHTER

Much has been said of the strumpets of yore
Of wenches and bawdy house queens by the score
But I sing of a baggage that we all adore,
The Landlord's Daughter

You'll never love another
Although she's not the kind of girl to take home to your mother

Her ale it is lively and strong to the taste
It is brewed with discretion, never with haste
You can have all you like if you swear not to waste
The Landlord's Daughter

And when her name is mentioned
The parts of every gentleman
Do stand up at attention

Now there's Jane of the blossom and Doll of the Crown
Pretty Kate of the Garter and Star down in town
Fat Dolly who keeps the Red Heart of renown
But I'll take the landlord's daughter ===

Oh, nothing can delight so
As does the part that lies between
Her left toe
And her right toe ===

*The instrumental break is ended by Howie's banging on the bar.*

## Gently Johnny

I put my hand on her knee
And she says do you want to see?

I put my hand on her breast
And she says do you want a kiss?

Chorus
Gently, gently, gently Johnny,
Gently, Johnny my jingaloe

Gently, gently, gently Johnny,
Gently, Johnny my jingaloe

*a few Instrumental notes*

(break)

*song restarts after a few chaotic notes as Ash walks in*

I put my hand on her thigh
And she says do you want to try?

I put my hand on her belly
She says do you want to fill me?

Chorus

Gently, gently, gently Johnny, Gently, Johnny my jingaloe

Gently, gently, gently Johnny, Gently, Johnny my jingaloe

*(instrumental break as Lord Summerisle recites Whitman)*

part of the chorus

Gently Johnny my jingaloe

Gently, genty, gently Johnny, Gently Johnny my jingaloe.

## Maypole song

In the woods there grew a tree
and a fine fine tree was he

and on that tree there was a limb
and on that limb there was a branch
and on that branch there was a nest
and in that nest there was an egg
and in that egg there was a bird
and from that bird a feather came
and of that feather was a bed

and on that bed there was a girl
and on that girl there was a man
and on that man there was a seed
and on that seed there was a boy
and from that boy there was a man
and for that man there was a grave
and from that grave there grew a tree

In the Summerisle, Summerisle, Summerisle, Summerisle wood

and on that bed there was a girl, Summerisle
and on that girl there was a man, Summerisle
and from that man there was a seed, Summerisle
and from that seed there was a boy, Summerisle
and from that boy there was a man, Summerisle
and for that man there was a grave, Summerisle
and from that grave there grew a tree

In the Summerisle, Summerisle, Summerisle, Summerisle wood

and on that tree there was a limb, Summerisle
and on that limb there was a branch, Summerisle
and on that branch there was a nest, Summerisle
and in that nest there was an egg, Summerisle
and in that egg there was a bird, Summerisle
and from that bird a feather came
and of that feather was a bed

In the Summerisle, Summerisle, Summerisle, Summerisle wood

*Practically inaudible* (and on that bed there was a girl
and on that girl there was a man
and on that man there was a seed
and on that seed there was a boy
and from that boy there was a man
and for that man there was a grave
and from that grave there grew a tree)

## *Beetle*

Beetle goes round and round incidental music very similar to the Fire Dance music.

## *Incidental music as Howie walks the graveyard*

Descending notes on (Nordic lyre?) and brass, gets a little more orchestrated. Same theme as Annointing with Sleep Close and Fast at the end.

## Corn rigs and barley rigs

*sung by Giovanni as Howie rides carriage to Summerisle's castle*

Corn rigs and barley rigs
And corn rigs are bonny
I'll not forget that happy night among the rigs with Annie

## The Fire Dance

Lyrics from http://www.priestessblog.com/?p=44)

Take the flame inside you
Burn and burn below
Fire seed and fire feed
And make the baby grow

Take the flame inside you
Burn and burn belay
Fire seed and fire feed
And make the baby stay

Take the flame inside you
Burn and burn belong
Fire seed and fire feed
And make the baby strong

Take the flame inside you
Burn and burn belie
Fire seed and fire feed
To make the baby cry

Take the flame inside you
Burn and burn begin
Fire seed and fire feed
And make the baby King

## *The clock chimes in Summerisle's castle*

What is this theme? It is the same theme the Firesign Theater uses in one of their skits as a musical theme for an ice cream van. I suspect it is a popular British theme. It’s only 4 notes.

## Summerisle plays a few notes of the fire dance on piano.

This is actually played by Gary Carpenter.

## Tinker of Rye

Sung by Lord Summerisle and Miss Rose

There was a tinker lived of late,
who walked the streets of Rye.
He bore his pack upon his back,
patches and plugs did cry.
Oh I have brass within my bag,
my hammer's full of metal.
And as to skill I weld can plugs
and mend a broken kettle

A maiden did this tinker meet
and to him boldly say
Oh sure my kettle hath much need,
if you will pass my way.
She took the tinker by the hand
and led him to her door.
Says she, my kettle I will show
and you can clout it sure.

Chorus
For patching and plugging is his delight

*(interrupted by Howie as he throws the hare next to Miss Rose)*

*Continuation as Howie leaves. Summmerisle sings this verse.*

Fair maid says he, your kettle's cracked,
The cause is plainly told.
There hath so many nails been drove,
Mine own could not take hold.

## Willow's song

Heigh ho. Who is there?
No one but me, my dear.
Please come say, How do?
The things I'll give to you.
A stroke as gentle as a feather
I'll catch a rainbow from the sky
And tie the ends together.

Heigh ho. I am here.
Am I not young and fair?
Please come say, How do?
The things I'll show to you.
Would you have a wond'rous sight
The midday sun at midnight?

Fair maid, white and red,
Comb you smooth and stroke your head
umm
How a maid can milk a bull!
And every stroke a bucketful.

*solfegio/vocalise?*

## *Strings struck and up and down scales as Howie tries to start his plane ending in strings struck altogether*

Nordic lyre?

## *Search music (instrumental medley)*

*(Note that this ends up edited VERY differently in various versions and on CD.)*

### 6- Drowsy Maggie

*(pause as Howie inspects the undertaker's shop)*

## *Hand of Glory*

*Descending notes and wavering strings/winds? Ends with shrill flute.*

## *Rowan is announced*

Maurice Murphy of the London Symphony Orchestra played "the very long ramshorn note outside the cave (but on a trumpet of course)" - Gary Carpenter, 12/2/15, Facebook Wicker Man group

## *Hum*

The villagers drone as Howie tries to save himself, more or less one meditative note.

## Summer is icummin in

Summer is icumen in
Loudly sing Cuckoo
Grows the seed and blows the mead
And springs the wood anew.
Sing Cuckoo!

Ewe bleats harshly after lamb
Cows after calves make moo
Bullock stamps and deer champs
Now shrilly sing Cuckoo ... (Howie begins singing The Lord's My Shepherd here)
... Cuckoo ... Cuckoo.
O wild bird are you ! Be never still Cuckoo !

Summer is icumen in
Loudly sing Cuckoo
Grows the seed and blows the mead
And springs the wood anew.
Sing Cuckoo!

(Hard to hear the next verse, it is an edited  jumble as best I can tell)
Ewe bleats harshly after lamb
Cows after calves make moo
Bullock stamps and deer champs
Now shrilly sing Cuckoo ...
... Cuckoo ... Cuckoo.
Wild bird are you ! Be never still Cuckoo !

Loudly sing Cuckoo (end part only of this line)
Grows the seed and blows the mead
And springs the wood anew.
Sing Cuckoo!

Ewe bleats harshly after lamb
Cows after calves make moo
Bullock stamps and deer champs
Now shrilly sing Cuckoo ...
... Cuckoo ... Cuckoo.
Wild bird are you ! Be never still Cuckoo !

## Howie sings "The Lord's My Shepherd" as he burns

The Lord's My Shepherd
I'll not want
He makes me down to lie

In pastures...

## Credit music

Brass as credits roll: "The closing music, which was largely transcribed from a Bulgarian folksong", according to Gary Carpenter, is played by the LSO. Labelled as Sunset on the soundtrack album, it is a Bulgarian folk tune entitled Zamrakanala Mona Jana.