Ingleton FF 2009, Who's going?

Subject: RE: Ingleton FF 2009, Who's going?
From: alex s
Date: 05 Oct 09 - 11:41 AM

Thanks to all of you who came to the Malkin gig at the Railway, Ribblehead and in particular to our virtuoso friends from the afternoon Wheatsheaf session, plus the great Americans who sang along with gusto!

Subject: RE: Ingleton FF 2009, Who's going?
From: GUEST,guest dicky boy
Date: 05 Oct 09 - 02:17 PM

what a great weekend ; manythanks to the organisers good fun and music saturdaynight down at the exservicemans . also lucky enough to see the church fitters play at the Green Dragon Hardraw on the way home just to cap things of.

Subject: RE: Ingleton FF 2009, Who's going?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 06 Oct 09 - 10:17 AM

Me & the gang spent whole time in the Wheatsheaf!

Great pub, can offer facilities for up to 4 seshes simultaneously without too much cross interference.

Enjoyed playing tunes & singing with friends old & new.

Great muso sesh Sunday afternoon, shame we had to leave so early.

Ne'er mind, hopefully next time stay over 'til Monday again!

Subject: RE: Ingleton FF 2009, Who's going?
From: GUEST
Date: 11 Oct 09 - 04:50 AM

I thoroughly enjoyed all the comic songs but, although I could have told you the titles or themes of the winning songs, I'm afraid the names of the singers escaped me. Luckily the website has been updated with photos and competition winners names

But sadly no reference to the excellent response to your Song Challenge Chris!!! You should have been there. There is now a Masons Dog Oil Song. I'll let you guess who wrote it. I'm sure it will get sung again next year

Kathy

Subject: RE: Ingleton FF 2009, Who's going?
From: Paul Reade
Date: 18 Oct 09 - 07:50 PM

Re: Tyke's question about Dog Fat. The song was written by Jack Lee from Rochdale who ran a number of clubs there, and is still running one - see http://www.folkimages.com/hobo/menu.html

Dog Fat                                by Jack Lee (originally – see below)

1 One day a knock came on the door and when I answered it
An old man he were standing there, he were having a coughing fit
I asked him what's he selling and he quickly doffed his hat
He coughed and sneezed and cleared his throat and then he said "Dog fat".

Chorus:

Come and get your dog fat, dog fat oh he cried
That's the only ointment that can penetrate your hide
Rub it smartly on your chest or rub it on your back
If you've got a pain you'll ne'er complain if you rub it with dog fat.
Dum a diddley di do, dum a diddley day.

2 Dog fat is fair for falling hair, it cures the griping pain
If you use it neat it's good for your feet, makes cripples walk again
It'll surely take spots off your face and burst boils on your back
It'll cure with ease rheumatic knees, oh rub 'em with dog fat.

3 My dad has always wanted curly hair on his bald head
But medical science can't do a thing, that's what the doctor said
But yesterday he rubbed a lump of dog fat in the strands
When he got up this morning he'd got hair all over his hands.

4 There used to be a girl who thought her figure was not complete
Oh yes, she had a pretty face, and her legs were rather neat
But her chest was flat, so she used dog fat as bust developing cream
When she woke up another little bust had grown in between.

5 Constipation were troubling Ada Plum, it drove her in a tiz
She'd heave and strain and squeeze her head, but still she couldn't biz
Then she took a dog fat suppository and quickly lost her frown
She had to get off toilet twice to stamp the bugger down.

6 Well it's good for your lungs and it's champion for your heart
And it cleans out your stomach, every last little part
And if you want a contraceptive girls, dog fat's the thing for you
Just stick a lump between your knees, it sticks like bloody glue.

Dog Fat - The Guilty Men

Verses 1,2, chorus        Jack Lee

Verses 3,4                Slightly adapted by Paul Reade (couldn't remember Jack's original verses which are):-

3 My dad has always wanted curly hair on his bald head
But medical science can't do a thing, that's what the doctor said
But yesterday he rubbed a lump of dog fat in the roots
When he got up this morning he'd got hair down to his boots.

4 There used to be a girl who thought her figure was not complete
Oh yes, she had a pretty face, and her legs were rather neat
But her bust was small, and though she tried all the ointments from the quack
Now her bust is forty-four, with rubbing 'em with dog fat.

Verses 5,6                Tony Downes (sings in Hanky Park http://www.hankypark.co.uk/
).

Subject: RE: Ingleton FF 2009, Who's going?
From: GUEST,galloway folk
Date: 04 Dec 09 - 12:29 PM

further derivatives of the Dog Fat Song verses as sung by Galloway Folk

I believe Mr Jack Lee might vary his renditions as he performed the song. Most of the verses below 9slightly adapted)were based on a cassette tape I managed to get my hands on some years ago.

This version is now linked from the masons dog oil website


This couple they had tried for kids for years and years and years
She fed him well on marrowbone, on oysters and pig`s ears
Then she mde a dog fat poultice and he wore it night and day
Now he`s raised a football team but he plays both home and away.

6 Well it's good for your lungs and it's good for your heart
It makes some fellas burp and it makes some women .....hiccup
And if you want a contraceptive girls, dog fat's the thing for you
Just stick a lump between your knees, it sticks like bloody glue.