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Thread #9055 Message #2215466
Posted By: GUEST,Degsy
14-Dec-07 - 04:40 PM
Thread Name: Dainty Davey: What's a curly pow?
Subject: RE: Dainty Davey: What's a curly pow?
I sang Dainty Davie at a party recently and jaws dropped. It has that affect on people here in Ireland I have noticed (the song, not my singing). Luke Kelly brought it here I think, with many other Scottish folk songs that Irish people think are Irish, and I sing his version (2 in the dbase - the CURLY POW version so you know I'm still on thread) and I am just amazed that having read the whole thread that he wasn't mentioned once, so I just thought I'd mention him, if thats ok with you Mr. Spaw.
Luke sang it very straight and I have to agree with a previous poster that it is such a beautiful song that it seems a shame that it has such bawdy variations. I'd much rather be thinking CURLY NAPPER than CURLY MINGE when I'm singing it.
Oh gawd, I don't know if I will ever be able to keep a straight face again.