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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: and e Date: 29 Jun 23 - 08:19 PM Ten Men Couldna Carry Nade Sung by fans of the Hibernian Football club. "Nade" I presume is Christian Nadé. Transcribed from the recording there: https://www.fanchants.com/football-songs/hibs-chants/ten-men-couldny-carry-nade/ |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Stilly River Sage Date: 29 Jun 23 - 12:03 PM A different tune popped into my head when I started reading this thread, though the YouTube link from July 2021 completely knocked it out again. Too bad none of the early midis connect (and there is one tune link that wants to download - never gonna load those for practical reasons.) |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: and e Date: 29 Jun 23 - 10:21 AM ... [recording lacks beginning of song] Text on youtube page: "Gooners singing '10 men went to bed with Ashley' in the Gatekeeper pub in Cardiff" Transcribed from this youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh8m6fV5OKg |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: The Sandman Date: 09 Jul 21 - 04:49 PM one man went to mow, and never returned. a bit like Bonnie George Campbell. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST,# Date: 09 Jul 21 - 01:33 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQwVBebHyXE I listened for about a half stanza and thar she blows. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Jos Date: 09 Jul 21 - 04:39 AM When I was small, on long car journeys we use to sing the very simplest version of 'One man went to mow ...' (the first version given in the second post). No Spot, or pop, or sausages rolls or frying pan, etc. And it was before the arrival of plastic bags. Only paper bags in those days. It brings back memories of being in the back seat of the car, driving in pouring rain with the noise of windscreen wipers, and as the car windows steamed up and I was small anyway, I could hardly see out and therefore I was always feeling (and being) sick. Even having the tune in my head still makes me feel queasy. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST,Was beginning to think I dreamed this song! Date: 09 Jul 21 - 03:38 AM One man went to mow Went to mow a meadow, One man and his dog, Spot, a bottle of pop, Two baked beans and a sausage roll, Old mother Riley had a cow and milked it with a spanner. I grew up in Bristol and this was how it was sung there in the 80s |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST,Rod Bell Date: 07 Oct 15 - 09:15 AM Another version: One man went to mow, Went to mow a meadow, Chorus: One man and his pet Pomeranian poodle pup, Spot A bottle of pop, Sausage roll, Old Mother Riley and her cow, Big bass drum, Bottle of rum. Gallon of gin And old dustbin Went to mow a meadow. Then progressively increase the number of men and count down as usual but gradually speed up the chorus. When it is ten men slow verse and first part of chorus right down but speed up the chorus until it is almost (but not quite) unintelligible, but sing the last 'Went to mow a meadow' very slowly. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST,Jacs Date: 01 Mar 11 - 05:29 PM I have enjoyed reading all your posts. I was looking for the man mowing with spot, bottle of pop, sausage roll old mother riley not being able to milk her cow etc to give my son for a school PGL trip and thought I might find extra suggestions to add to the list. I first sang this 50 years ago on Boys Brigade/ Girls Brigade camp and we just added our own things to the list in turn as it went round the coach enroute to Brixham or Paignton or wherever we were headed. This along with Quartermasters Stores and Oh you'll never get to Heaven were the staple songs of all journeys from Sheffield (and boy did we need long songs!) Thanks for reviewing the happy memories to all posters. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Mr Happy Date: 05 Jan 10 - 08:01 AM Jim, Thanks for link. I'd not realised printers were still using the 'long S' as late on as 1805! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Jim Dixon Date: 04 Jan 10 - 09:28 PM From A Treatise of Practical Arithmetic and Book-Keeping, by Single Entry by William Tinwell (Newcastle: William Tinwell, 1805), page 55: 9. Suppose 12 men can mow 49 acres of meadow in 4 days; how many acres will 18 men mow in 22 days? ans. 404 1/4. [I found this while searching for lyrics, but then the thought occurred to me: I suppose problems like this were common in the agrarian economy. Is it possible the song began as a parody of an arithmetic problem?] |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST Date: 02 Jan 10 - 02:27 PM ive been looking for those lyrics for 5 years |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST,Ali Date: 18 Mar 07 - 08:09 AM Thankyou for your help in my quest to find the lyrics! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a mead From: GUEST,John Mitchell Date: 06 Nov 05 - 07:05 PM Wow I was trying to find the words for "change at ..." in this song and there seem to be a lot of versons!! the one i sang was different again: One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow One man and his dog Spot, Sausage Roll, Walls Ice Cream Change at the Bank for Golders Green Mary had a little lamb but she didn't know how to milk it. She milked it here, she milked it there, she milked it almost everywhere but she didn't know how to milk it! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST,anne Date: 31 Aug 05 - 12:20 AM one man and his supersonic electronic dog with rubber suckers on its feet and ronnie corbett on its back went to mow a meadow. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST,Catt Date: 12 Aug 05 - 08:53 PM One man went to mow went to mow a meadow one man and his dog, spot went to mow a meadow Two men went to mow went to mow a meadow Two men, one man and his dog spot and a sausage roll went to mow a meadow Three men went to mow went to mow a meadow Three men, two men, one man and his dog spot and a sausage roll and a pint of milk went to mow a meadow Four men went to mow went to mow a meadow Four men three men, two men, one man and his dog spot and a sausage roll and a pint of milk and a can of beans went to mow a meadow Five men went to mow went to mow a meadow Five men, four men three men, two men, one man and his dog spot and a sausage roll and a pint of milk and a can of beans and a magazine went to mow a meadow Six men went to mow but they didnt mow the meadow They were too busy reading magazines, eating beans, drinking milk and feeding the dog the sausage roll to get out and mow the meadow |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Davetnova Date: 23 Mar 05 - 09:24 AM Now He's got a Brand New Combine Harvester. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: RobbieWilson Date: 23 Mar 05 - 08:09 AM I like Billy Connoly's version One man went to join, went to join the Parish; One man, a bottle of wine, a big black greyhound dug called Bob, a lassie called Senga who worked in the Dairy who was hit ower the heid wii' a bread board by the Milanda boy and sundry others went to join the Parish. And it was shut. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Les from Hull Date: 22 Mar 05 - 09:52 AM Of course you just knew that there would be a Hull connection... Arthur Lucan, whose character 'Old Mother Riley' was well-known through film and stage appearances, died and is buried in Hull. 'Old Mother Riley' (For you young and/or foreign people who won't understand the Old Mother Riley reference) |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST,Guest Date: 22 Mar 05 - 09:18 AM One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow one man ... and his dog and a bottle of pop and a sausage roll and the girl next door and a lump of coal went to mow a meadow thats the one i remember !! Steven - Croydon, Surrey |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST,anonanonanon Date: 19 Feb 05 - 09:23 PM Don't be silly! A 10 pin bowling ball perhaps! (Heading not recommended). |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST,guest Date: 19 Feb 05 - 09:16 PM Ten pound weight??? How much does a soccer ball weigh? Just a thought.... |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST,anonanonanon Date: 09 Feb 05 - 04:13 AM In the mid 1950s, we used to sing at cubs/scouts in South Bristol (UK): ...One man and his dog, Spot, Bottle of pop, Old tin can and a frying pan, Sausage roll, stick it up your all (hole?) Ashton Gate and a 10 pound weight (wait?) Old Harry Dolman had a cow Went to mow a meadow. Harry Dolman was a longtime chairman of Bristol City Football Club, whose home ground was/is Ashton Gate. Don't know the relevence of the "10 pound weight" or "wait". Never saw the words written down, but just learned it by ear, hence the possible alternative words. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: GUEST,Jim Date: 08 Feb 05 - 03:42 AM Good God, don't you people have lives? Everyone who was a spotty faced kid in England knows without doubt that the amount of men accumulates and each man brings his own lunch, or some kind of implement to eat someone elses lunch. As for spot he had nothing better to do that day! Jim |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Gareth Date: 15 Nov 03 - 08:25 AM Hmmm ! Various versions in my memory, based on what I learn't at School, and at the Rugby Club. But, and it's a big but, there does exist a Filmed version. "The Bells Go Down" - The Wartime 'Docudrama' on the Auxillary Fire Service in the London Blitz has a sceane of the watch coming on duty, singing "One Man Went to Mow etc." Detail - Click 'Ere Gareth |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Dave Wynn Date: 15 Nov 03 - 07:36 AM Nice try but you are all wrong. The definitive versions is. One dog went to mow Went to mow a meadow. One dog and his man Fred Bottle of claret. Old father teddy and his cow Went to mow a meadow. Thats my version an I'm sticking to it. Anyway the Spot mentioned isn't one of the lancashire Spots.Mowing meadows indeed. I presume he is the black Spot of the family. ;-) Spot the Dog. |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: s&r Date: 14 Nov 03 - 11:36 AM I'll buy that fantum - that's a typical set of words |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: fantum Date: 13 Nov 03 - 09:09 PM Now look you lot this is getting technical and I am dredging this up from 40 years ago. Yes its an accumulation I think everyone who fancies their chances as a songwriter adds a line as an initiative test and I reckon variations must abound. S&R has the form it does accumulate men. Here is what I believe is the correct form tho saying that is risky. One man went to mow Went to mow a meadow, One man and his dog Spot, Went to mow a meadow. Two men went to mow Went to mow a meadow Two men one man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, Went to mow a meadow. Three men went to mow Went to mow a meadow, three men two men One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, Went to mow a meadow. Four men went to mow Went to mow a meadow, Four men three men two men One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, And a big pork pie Went to mow a meadow. Five men went to mow Went to mow a meadow, Five men four men three men two men One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, And a big pork pie And a knife and fork Went to mow a meadow. Six men went to mow Went to mow a meadow, Six men five men four men three men two men One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, And a big pork pie And a knife and fork In a plastic bag Went to mow a meadow. Seven men went to mow Went to mow a meadow, Seven men six men five men four men three men two men One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, And a big pork pie And a knife and fork In a plastic bag And the girl next door Went to mow a meadow. Eight men went to mow Went to mow a meadow, Eight men seven men six men five men four men three men two men One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, And a big pork pie And a knife and fork In a plastic bag And the girl next door And Old Mother Riley and her cow, Went to mow a meadow. Well it looks OK and it sings OK Bit of folklore When I was very young every year during the summer the local working mens clubs organised a day out for their members and families. All the kids got sweets and money and tickets into fairs etc and hundreds of people then departed on hired buses to the seaside.At the time Grangetown in the NE of England was a fairly small place and the whole place was deserted on trip days At the seaside all the men disappeared off to get drunk and all the families ended up on the beach. During the ride there and back the kids would be in separate buses to adults and the song above is typical of the sort that was sung in the kids coaches. Anyone who had an extra line could stick it in and everyone kept singing till boredom killed it or the words ran out. Never thought of this for years till now How come Joe Offer that you and I only correspond on the more esoteric songs. Fantum |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Joe Offer Date: 13 Nov 03 - 08:15 PM OK, s&r, but where does the bottle of pop fit in? Do you add to the number of men on one end, and the other stuff on the other? -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: s&r Date: 13 Nov 03 - 06:11 PM No, the accumulation is in both the number of men and in the accoutrements: one man etc Two men went to mow went to mow a meadow two men one man and his dog... Three men went to mow went ot mow a meadow threee men two men one man and his dog and so on |
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Subject: One Man Went to Mow a Meadow From: Joe Offer Date: 13 Nov 03 - 03:30 PM Well, Fantum's version is the one I want to learn. Is this a cumulative song, or what? If it's cumulative, how do you build it? I'm guessing that what Fantum posted is the last go-around, and that it goes this way: One man went to mow Went to mow a meadow, One man went to mow Went to mow a meadow, One man and his dog Spot, Went to mow a meadow. One man went to mow Went to mow a meadow, One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, Went to mow a meadow. One man went to mow Went to mow a meadow, One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, Went to mow a meadow. One man went to mow Went to mow a meadow, One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, And a big pork pie Went to mow a meadow. One man went to mow Went to mow a meadow, One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, And a big pork pie And a knife and fork Went to mow a meadow. One man went to mow Went to mow a meadow, One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, And a big pork pie And a knife and fork In a plastic bag Went to mow a meadow. One man went to mow Went to mow a meadow, One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, And a big pork pie And a knife and fork In a plastic bag And the girl next door Went to mow a meadow. One man went to mow Went to mow a meadow, One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, And a big pork pie And a knife and fork In a plastic bag And the girl next door And Old Mother Riley and her cow, Went to mow a meadow. |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Kevin Sheils Date: 13 Nov 03 - 04:52 AM Unauthorised by whom, Snuffy? I don't think any of us are arbiters of what goes into the tradition and childrens play songs add a great deal of interest to a study of traditional song and ballad. After all think of the Cruel Mother etc. The tradition is not set in stone as one official version or original song. |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: s&r Date: 13 Nov 03 - 04:40 AM I've used this with new young guitarists since it's familiar to most yougsters over in the UK and the word "meadow" indicates the chord change. The words vary according to the scout/cub/guide/brownie/school group where the child learned it, and my hand out said "one man and his dog (etc. etc.) went to mow a meadow. My daughter sang the etc. etc. with great gusto... |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: fantum Date: 12 Nov 03 - 08:42 PM Even more variation on the theme One man went to mow Went to mow a meadow, One man and his dog Spot, And a bottle of pop, And a sausage roll, And a big pork pie And a knife and fork In a plastic bag And the girl next door And Old Mother Riley and her cow, Went to mow a meadow. Fantum |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Herga Kitty Date: 12 Nov 03 - 08:38 PM The version I remember from the Oxford University Morris Men (Cat Corlett in particular) singing went: My (pronounced me) one man, my two men shall mow my meadow My three men, my four men shall carry my hay away My four, my three, my two my one, and then I'll have no more To mow my hay, and to carry it away On a beautiful midsummer's morn. The tune and rhythm are quite different from One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow One man and his dog Spot, bottle of pop, Old Mother Riley and her cow etc went to mow a meadow. The latter version only increases by one man per verse. |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Snuffy Date: 12 Nov 03 - 07:21 PM Joe, the "and his dog spot... etc" bit is definitely an "unauthorised" version as sung by rugby players, schoolkids, etc, and was a much later addition to the original song, which was taught in schools here. I will try to do an ABC, but am out every night until next Tuesday, so it may not be soon WassaiL! V |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Kevin Sheils Date: 12 Nov 03 - 03:10 PM When at school our chorus (with elements of others posted above) was One man and his dog, Spot Sausage Roll, Walls Ice Cream Change at the Bank for Golders Green Old Mother Riley (Reilly?) and her cow Went to mow a meadow |
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Subject: ADD The Counting Song From: Joe Offer Date: 12 Nov 03 - 02:52 PM Here's the version from Peter Kennedy's The Folksongs of Britain and Ireland. Part of it is posted above, but here's the whole shebang. THE COUNTING SONG 1. I've a one man, I've a two men, to mow down the meadow I've a three men, I've a four men, to carry the hay away Me four, me three, me two, me one, and all lots more To mow the hay, to carry away, on a beautiful midsummer's morn 2. I've a five men, I've a six men, to mow down the meadow I've a seven men, I've an eight men, to carry the hay away Me eight, me seven, me six, me five Me four, me three, me two, me one, and all lots more To mow the hay, to carry away, on a beautiful midsummer's morn 3. I've a nine men, I've a ten men, to mow down the meadow I've eleven men, I've a twelve men, to carry the hay away Me twelve, eleven, me ten, me nine Me eight, me seven, me six, me five Me four, me three, me two, me one, and all lots more To mow the hay, to carry away, on a beautiful midsummer's morn 4. I've a thirteen men, I've a fourteen men, to mow down the meadow I've a fifteen men, I've a sixteen men, to carry the hay away Me sixteen, fifteen, fourteen, thirteen (etc.) I've a seventeen men, I've an eighteen men, to mow down the meadow I've a nineteen men, I've a twenty men, to carry the hay away 6. I've a thirty men, I've a forty men, to mow down the meadow I've a fifty men, I've a sixty men, to carry the hay away LAST: I've a seventy men, I've an eighty men, to mow down the meadow I've a ninety men, I've a hundred men, to carry the hay away Me hundred, ninety, eighty, seventy Me sixty, fifty, forty, thirty Me twenty, nineteen, eighteen, seventeen Me sixteen, fifteen, fourteen, thirteen Me twelve, eleven, me ten, me nine Me eight, me seven, me six, me five Me four, me three, me two, me one, and all lots more To mow the hay, to carry away, on a beautiful midsummer's morn Click to playBut #$%^ Kennedy doesn't mention his dog Spot, or the sausage roll. And the tune doesn't fit Spot. |
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Subject: RE: Req: One fine day a man went to mow a meadow From: Joe Offer Date: 12 Nov 03 - 01:47 PM I can see the relationship between "The Mower" (a) and "One Man Shall Mow My Meadow," (b) and I can also see how "One Man Went to Mow" is related to "One Man Shall Mow" -but without the (b) link in the middle, it would be hard to see any relationship between (a) and (c). I guess we'd call them distant cousins, if that. The Traditional Ballad Index has a couple of entries. -Joe Offer- One Man Shall Mow My MeadowDESCRIPTION: Singer states that various numbers of men shall mow her meadow and gather it together, as well as shear her sheep. The song is cumulative, hypnotic, and loaded with symbolism.AUTHOR: unknown EARLIEST DATE: 1909 KEYWORDS: cumulative nonballad FOUND IN: Britain(England(South)) Canada(Mar) REFERENCES (3 citations): Sharp-100E 100, "One Man Shall Mow My Meadow" (1 text, 1 tune) Kennedy 291, "The Counting Song" (1 text, 1 tune) DT, ONEMANMW Roud #143 CROSS-REFERENCES: cf. "The Mower" (imagery) ALTERNATE TITLES: Me One Man Mowing Down the Meadow One Man Shall Shear My Wethers Notes: It's hard to decide whether there's a ritual element here, or whether the song itself is the ritual. -PJS File: ShH100 Mower, TheDESCRIPTION: Singer meets a young woman; she has a small meadow needing mowing, it hasnever been mowed before. He mows all afternoon, but the grass remains standing; she tells him to sharpen his scythe, for the work's not finishedAUTHOR: unknown EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (recording, Warde Ford) KEYWORDS: sex virginity farming harvest work FOUND IN: Britain(England) US(MW) REFERENCES (1 citation): DT, THEMOWER Roud #833 RECORDINGS: Warde Ford, "The Mowing of the Hay" (AFS 4200 B2, 1938; tr.; in AMMEM/Cowell) A.L. Lloyd, "The Mower" (on Lloyd 1) (on BirdBush1, BirdBush2) CROSS-REFERENCES: cf. "The Next Market Day" (plot) and references there cf. "One Man Shall Mow My Meadow" (imagery) cf. "The Wanton Seed" Notes: Lloyd remarks that the song "often appeared on 19th century broadsides," but as he gives no further dates I've refrained from citing that as earliest date. - PJS File: DTthemow Go to the Ballad Search form The Ballad Index Copyright 2003 by Robert B. Waltz and David G. Engle. The Plymouth song Index lists "One Man Went to Mow" in several songbooks:
I think Bert's post up top is a complete version of the song that Leadfingers is looking for. I saw it listed as a rugby or football song on a couple of Websites. Can anybody send me a tune? -Joe Offer- joe@mudcat.org
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Subject: Lyr Req: One Man Went to Mow From: Leadfingers Date: 12 Nov 03 - 11:18 AM I know this has been mentioned in the forum before,but i was wondering how mant additional lines are used by any one else. I Have :- One man went to mow went to mow a meadow One man and his go , Spot A sausage roll and a bottle of pop Old Mother Riley and her cow Went to mow a meadow. I believe an old tin can and a frying pan might have got in as well.How long does it go on for ?? I moved this message here from another thread on the same topic. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a mea From: Owlkat Date: 27 Mar 01 - 12:31 AM Hi, Bingo, Bert. That's the one. Thanks. Owl. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a mea From: Dave Wynn Date: 26 Mar 01 - 07:43 PM I have been instructed by my client (hereinafter refered to as Spot) to give notice that any use of the given name (Spot) in any recording , performance , video or any other form of entertainment will come under the Performing Rights issue and therfore be subject to payment and recompense or compensation. Should any further use of his name be incurred in repetitive song and / or chorus without permission and / or pecuniary arrangement the offender will be subject to prosecution under said act in civil court. I remain (and on behalf of Spot The Dog.) Dido , Fido , Rover and Fang. Solitors at Law |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a mea From: Mrrzy Date: 26 Mar 01 - 02:20 PM On the Ed McCurdy children's album I just mentioned in another thread, is a simpler version:
3 men, 4 men they come to mow the hay 4 and 3 and 2 and 1 and oh, lots more They mow the hay and they take it away on a beautiful summer's day. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a mea From: Bernard Date: 26 Mar 01 - 02:15 PM Round these parts the 'regional variation' is:
One man and his supersonic sausage dog |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a mea From: GUEST,JohnB Date: 26 Mar 01 - 12:44 PM There was a call in on the CBC Radioshow Basic Black last Saturday, 24th March on this very song, they have a song call in section called the Hum Line. I could not believe that they did not know it. The version I remember goes: One man went to mow went to mow the meadow. One man and his pet Pommeranian Poodle Pup, Pip. Went to mow the meadow. JohnB |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a mea From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Date: 26 Mar 01 - 04:42 AM I used to sing both Bert and Mike's versions when I was a Boy Sprout back in the dark ages, when Lord Rowallan was UK Chief Scout and we never knew his cross-dressing heir wanted to marry the "sex change sailor" who is now faded "celebrity" April Ashley (she must have a book out as she's in all the Sunday papers this week!) RtS |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a mea From: Dave the Gnome Date: 26 Mar 01 - 03:48 AM Has anyone asked Spot the Dog for his version...? DtG |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a mea From: Michael in Swansea Date: 26 Mar 01 - 02:29 AM And we used to sing
One man went to mow Mike |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a mea From: Penny S. Date: 25 Mar 01 - 04:05 PM Dad did bert's version at a Boys' Brigade camp at Brighton. Possibly earlier than bert. Penny |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One fine day a man went to mow a mea From: GUEST,willa Date: 25 Mar 01 - 03:50 PM I like your version, Bert, I'll try it next time I get the chance. |
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