Accidental names in songs

Subject: Accidental names in songs
From: bubblyrat
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 11:32 AM

I have been thinking about the number of "accidental" names that crop up in folk -songs. For example, in British songs, we have Eddie Stonelight, Glenn Iler, Anne Walker-Shaw, Johnny Lever, and Roland Go.------Can anyone think of any more ???

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: the button
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 11:34 AM

Alan Toe.

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 12:15 PM

That's 'Lever, Johnny Lever'...

Sally Garden

Andy Dew

May Down

Willy Nocombe

Jimmy Ewing

LTS

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: wysiwyg
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 12:21 PM

Andy walks with me. Andy tells me I am his own.

~S~

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: bubblyrat
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 12:28 PM

I believe that Roland Go"s chum may have been Randy Dandio --?? Meanwhile.....Well Done !! I had forgotten about Sally Garden !!

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Bainbo
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 01:05 PM

Sid Kipper used to point out (and maybe he still does) that: "Captain Upspoke comes into this song. He comes into a lot of songs. There's Upspoke the captain, Upspoke the cabin boy ..."

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST,martin ellison
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 01:16 PM

Stan Doff
Mel Ancholy
Pete Bogsoldier
Martin Said
Ben Digo
Phil Theflowingbowl

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: iancarterb
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 01:22 PM

and Phil Theflutersball...

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: the button
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 01:27 PM

Then there's that song about the bizarre love triangle between Tam, Lynne, and that other woman.

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 04:10 PM

Not folk, but don't forget "You and me and Leslie ... "


(Aside:   I just had a 'mondegreen' moment while listening to the news as I typed.   At first I heard the reporter to announce an upcoming story about "a tax on elderly women in Washington DC," and I thought, "Gee, what are they gonna try to tax next!?"
(Turns out it was about "attacks," of course,)

Back to accidental names.
When my little bro and I were teenagers, we heard the Kingston Trio's version of "Southcoast," in which it seemed that the narrator had a pony named Lightning or maybe "Like Lightning."

My little bro, at least, couldn't resist saying the line as, "I saddled my pony, like, "Lightning," or as "... my pony, "Like Lightning."

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Gurney
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 04:27 PM

From this site: Crimea River.

From Vin Garbutt: Butcher Go.

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 06:48 PM

From the USA National anthem: "Jose, can you see?"

From a common protestant hymnal: "Lee Donough, king eternal."

And, of course, there's that lady "Mary" who gets "made" so often in song.

And those guys "Woody" and "Willie" who so often pop up in lyrics such as:

"Woody he return ...?"
or
"When Willie come back ... ?"

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Severn
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 06:59 PM

The "other" Dutchman mentioned in the song "Skipper Jan Rebeck"

HANS ZONDEYK

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Micca
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 07:00 PM

Genie, and of course in the 2nd line "by the Don Zerly light"

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 09:29 PM

Andy is of course the name of the Apocrophyl Aussie Swagan.

Andy watched, Andy waited till his billy boiled,
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda...

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 09:44 PM

Swagan???!!! Try Swagman...
:-P

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: John Hardly
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 09:50 PM

Hold me closer Tony Danza
Count the headlice on the highway

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 10:47 PM

Foolestroupe, I thought "Andy" was also God's first name - as in the song "In The Garden."

It goes:

"Andy walks with me, Andy talks with me,
Andy tells me I am his own. ... "

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 11:52 PM

Gladly, my cross eyed bear.

If we're going to stray into hymns...

Donna hill (far away)

Stan Duppfor

Grace Howe (she's pretty amazing)

(for His mercies) Heather Shaw

(All glory, law) Dan Donner

Ann Dinn (so many places...)

Back to secular songs:~

Murray S Greenbanks

Sue LaRue

Kerry Mountain

LTS

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST,PMB
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 04:21 AM

Andy Studd, Andy Studd,
(Andy's well), Dotty Studd.

But don't forget the Goodies' Christmas song:

Emma Dreeming, Eva White, Chris Muss,
Jess Lackawanna-Ustinow
....

Mayor Dazeby, Mary-Ann Bright,
Anne Mayall-Yorke-Rhys,
Mrs. B. White!

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Dave Hunt
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 05:24 AM

Wilja Go
Vic Tory
Bill Hay
Timmy Way-Hay

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Mikefule
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 05:43 AM

My favourite, the exceptionally ugly and miserly military officer: "eyesore" Captain Farrell, his money he was counting.

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Mr Happy
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 06:26 AM

'I am ready for the storm, yes Sir Eddy,
I am ready for the storm, ready for the storm'!

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 11:21 AM

As I walked out in the streets of Laredo, ...
I spied a young cowboy, Al, dressed in white linen.

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 11:23 AM

And don't forget our old friend Roman N. DeGloamin.

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST,geezer
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 07:05 PM

From the lips of Alfalfa, of the original "Our Gang" was the term of endearment, "funnybutt." I always wondered who "funnybutt" was, & why Alfalfa was always in the mood for love whenever she was near.

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: ClaireBear
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 07:40 PM

Lady B. Goode-Toomey
"Hallelujah" Ima Bumm
Michael Roothe Bohta-Schoor...

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 11:28 PM

"Funny Butt, when you're near me, I'm in the mood for love." -- I love it, geezer!


From a song of roughly the same era, there was also that title gal "Myra Manse."

And from an earlier era, there was that guy Bill Bao (who had his own moon).

Then, later on, Elvis sang about "Dawn B. Krewel." In another of his songs he sang, "Return, Lucinda."

But we must ne'er forget the quintessential accidental name in song: "Lady Mondegreen"

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: SharonA
Date: 13 Aug 07 - 11:39 PM

More folks who show up around Christmastime:
Round John Virgin
Don Wenow (and his dog, Bowser Folly)

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 12:09 AM

Mandy Lifeboats

LTS

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST,Scabby Douglas
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 05:24 AM

Surely it's Don Wenow and Gaye O'Parrell?
Not to mention Toby Jolly...

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST,The black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 07:59 AM

Don't forget Justice Ongatt Wilight.

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST,scabby douglas
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 10:49 AM

Also:

Sam and Janet Evening

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Mikefule
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 01:58 PM

Walter Cressgirl

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST,Warwick Slade
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 04:00 PM

Always brings a lump to my throat when Bing sings about Mrs. B. White

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 08:27 PM

You'll come, eh? Wartsy Matilda, with me...

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: SharonA
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 09:02 PM

Yul Bemine (...if we'd only say that...)

Will D. Sirckel-Behunbrauken

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Severn
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 09:10 PM

Herman "Buddy" Dunnerong

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: SharonA
Date: 14 Aug 07 - 10:09 PM

Frank E. Anchoni

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Gurney
Date: 15 Aug 07 - 12:26 AM

And the next thread down, Kate Rusby, U.B. Longterme.

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 15 Aug 07 - 02:09 AM

From the song "Mick McGuire," it seems we have a transgendered heroine:

"... She was Faron Fatton Fordy ... "


And then there's that German guy Hans who is always being held in the moonlight, on the back porch, while walking down lovers' lane, etc.

(e.g., "holding Hans in the moonlight")

And let's not forget our little freckle-faced, red-headed guy:

"Howdy, you mend a broken heart."

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Rowan
Date: 15 Aug 07 - 02:46 AM

From Rose of Allandale, an ad for a bra;
"One Maidenform withstood the storm"

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 02:16 AM

Oh, and in the Robert Burns (?) song "Ca' the Yowes," there's a wonderful character named
"Faron Lovely-Ass."

("Faron Lovely-Ass, thou art ... )

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 06:45 AM

Can't believe we've missed Sheila B Cumming...

LTS

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 10:35 AM

Or Tania Hyde...

LTS

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 01:49 PM

Bloomin' Heather.... Marian Kind (not), Claude Ebanks, Liz Bonn, Wendy May

Kitty

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: ClaireBear
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 01:57 PM

Mary Merribee (and her significant other, Wilby Sobre)

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 02:25 PM

Willie Comeback Toomie

Dewey Ken Johnpeel

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 10:57 PM

John Hartford did a set on the Julia Belle Swain right after I'd done my show once and he started with his song that contains the line "It's our theme song for falling in love"---and he looked up at me, as if he had a sudden idea. Then he re-sang the line as "It's Art Thieme song for falling in love."

I thought it was nice --I think. ;-)

Art Thieme

Subject: RE: Accidental names in songs
From: Genie
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 11:55 PM

Good one, Art. LOL

Our friend Amos is also mentioned in many a folk song. E.g., in the song "House Carpenter" we have the final line:

"Those are the hills of Hell, my love,
And there you and Amos go."   


Genie

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