The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #29647   Message #3909990
Posted By: GUEST,Grishka
07-Mar-18 - 03:02 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: While the organ peeled potatoes...
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: While the organ peeled potatoes...
Variants are the pleasure of stamp collectors, so they are welcome here as well.

However: authentication is essential! "My granddad used to sing:" is not enough. At least we want to know where the singers live/d and whether they tended to be creative or tradition-conscious. If the source is a vinyl record, please make an effort to identify it and name the lyricist, composer and musicians.

This said, I am charmed by the above song, which seems to be a 20th century adaptation of a topos from the 18th century – and still funny, in many languages and cultures! This author added a becoming pun flavour.