The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #8393   Message #246403
Posted By: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
23-Jun-00 - 05:46 AM
Thread Name: Old Folkies' Home/Retirement Village
Subject: RE: Old Folkies' Home/Retirement Village
"House of the Setting Sun": love it!!
I bet Aine's [sorry no fada] songwriters' circle can do wonders with that, better than the following anyway:

HOUSE OF THE SETTING SUN
(trad., arr.RtS ,aka The Croakin' Bullfrog)

There is a Home in New Orleans
They call the Setting Sun
Where poor old farts with failing parts
Go when their course is run

Their families are successful
And they don't want to know
About those days of Folk gone by
When we heard So-and-So

We come from every corner
From North, West, East and South
They've let me keep my old kazoo
Now, which end fits the mouth?

At least I have an audience
That doesn't shout: "get off!"
It's not that I've got better
They just turn their deaf aids off

I'm glad I came to New Orleans
And to the Setting Sun
There's more to sing of rubber ring...
Damn: "Bedpan, nurse, quick, run"!

RtS (all in the BEST possible taste!)