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Subject: Lyr Req (Parody): What a Friend We Have in Jesus From: Haruo Date: 25 Oct 00 - 07:22 PM In the Aged Cheese thread Skipjack K8 mentioned "What a friend we have in cheeses" as a song they sometimes sing in church. Which reminded me I have a churchgoing atheist friend (actually, he would probably prefer to be labeled a "freethinker") who is fond of singing What a friend we have in Jesus!And I keep meaning to ask here if anybody has any more lyrics to this particular parody, or any other parodies of the hymn "What a friend we have in Jesus" (the DT already has things called "What a friend we has in Rhoda", "What a friend we have in Willy", and "What a friend we have in [J Edgar] Hoover", as well as independent texts to the same tune titled Ballad of Compensation and Chinese Maiden's Lament. Any more out there (including the rest of my atheist buddy's lines)? Liland |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus From: John Hardly Date: 25 Oct 00 - 08:49 PM What a friend we have in Jesus, He is faithful, good and true, And if He would pay my mortgage, Maybe I'd be faithful too. John Hardly |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus From: Mary in Kentucky Date: 25 Oct 00 - 08:57 PM thread creep alert: Amazing Grace, Wow What a Woman! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus From: Haruo Date: 25 Oct 00 - 09:26 PM Mary -- Can't quite seem to get "Wow What a Woman" to snuggle down into the scansion ("woman" doesn't fit where "sound" does; gal might, or babe...) I take it there's a thread out there on the subject? Liland |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus From: wysiwyg Date: 25 Oct 00 - 10:52 PM PM Amos, I think he has one for you on this. ~S~ |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus From: dick greenhaus Date: 25 Oct 00 - 11:02 PM While we're more or less on the topic (a rare happening!), does anyone remember "What a Friend We Have in Congress" as sung by the late Everett Dirkson? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus From: Bill D Date: 25 Oct 00 - 11:05 PM "they'll be paid for by and by" is the last line..hazy on the middle |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus From: Amos Date: 26 Oct 00 - 01:26 PM Here's a fragment from "Go with God", or qwhatever it shouild be called, to which I do not remember all the words: I went out to a football game, 'twas very strange to tell, ANother sacrilege, which I recall from my seamy youth, went something like this in a slow bluesy rhythm: |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus From: GUEST,z! Date: 26 Oct 00 - 03:08 PM Sometime ago, I heard "What a friend we have in Cheese-Its", with a reference to a "snackremental rite". Anyone have the lyrics? z! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus From: rabbitrunning Date: 26 Oct 00 - 07:27 PM Well, a friend of mine back when I was seriously into Doctor Who wrote: What a fiend we have in Davros, Worst mad scientist we've met Fragile, but you can not kill him At least, no one's managed yet. As a fiend he has no equals Kills the whole darn universe! But he's wonderful for sequels, Daleks only would be worse. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus (parod From: GUEST Date: 13 May 10 - 11:10 PM What a friend we have in Jesus Christ Almighty what a pal! He'd do anything to please us, Change the water into al- cohol. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus (parod From: Rowan Date: 14 May 10 - 12:17 AM One of my favourite WWI songs, done beautifully in the film "Oh what a lovely war". When this lousy war is over Oh how happy I will be I will put my civvy clothes on No more soldiering for me No more church parades on Sunday No more putting in for leave I will kiss my sergeant major How he'll miss me; how I'll grieve. alternatively, or as a second verse When this lousy war is over Oh how happy I will be I will put my civvy clothes on No more soldiering for me No more church parades on Sunday No more asking for la pass I will tell my sergeant major To shove his pass right up his arse. Cheers, Rowan |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus (parodies) From: scowie Date: 14 May 10 - 03:02 AM Following Haruo's initial comments, what about, What a friend we have in Jesus, Christ Almighty what a pal, And his sparky mother Mary, Holy Moses what a gal! As regards the missing father, I'm sure that somewhere he's about, But unless he comes and sees us, He must always be in doubt! I'll get my coat! Cheers, Scowie. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus (parodies) From: Cuilionn Date: 14 May 10 - 08:42 AM In "angel row" of my childhood church, where a gaggle of us sat as teenagers, scribbling naughty things on each other's bulletins, we used to insert the term "Cheez-whiz" whenever ol' Jesus showed up in the hymns. Our local parody started thusly: "What a friend we have in Cheez-whiz, all our crackers to adorn; Oh, what taste we often forfit, putting Cheez-whiz on our corn..." Many years later, while crafting a mummer's play for a seminary chapel service that happened to fall on April Fool's Day, we used two or three hymns from the collection of hymn parodies written by some Unitarian wag..."What a Friend We Have in Cheeses" was one of them. The same guy (whose name I've forgotten) did a great version of "Holy, Holy, Holy" re-worked as "Coffee, Coffee, Coffee..." --Cuilionn, who dearly loves reverent irreverence! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus (parodies) From: Midchuck Date: 14 May 10 - 10:44 AM Don't forget Dump the Bosses off Your Back. Peter |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus (parodies) From: Haruo Date: 26 Oct 20 - 09:36 AM Ten years later, scowie nailed it. Thanks! And ten years later still, it was brought to my attention! Thanks, Caroline and scowie! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus (parodies) From: John MacKenzie Date: 26 Oct 20 - 10:38 AM About 70 years ago, we used to sing Holy Moses I am dying, Just one wish before I go If you see a German soldier, Stick a bayonet up his hole. Remember that this was in the period soon after the end of WWII, and there was still a lot of anti-German sentiment about. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus (parodies) From: Ross Campbell Date: 26 Oct 20 - 04:02 PM I always wanted another song to this tune. Ron Baxter eventually came up with these words. I thanked him profusely and promptly lost track of the lyric-sheet. Fortunately they turned up again and I have been singing this since. Copied from the Merchant Navy Permathread. Subject: Lyr Add: THE BANK LINE SONG (Andrew Weirs) From: Ross Campbell Date: 11 May 11 - 10:11 AM THE BANK LINE SONG (ANDREW WEIRS) (Ron Baxter) Tune:- What a Friend We have in Jesus When this endless voyage is over no more tramp ships will I see I will swear upon the Bible, Bank Line have seen the last of me. No more trips around to Auckland, from Auckland round to Baltimore Then round the world to San Francisco, Fiji, Guam and Singapore. The clerk, down in the "Pool" office said "There's a berth with Andrew Weirs; A nice wee run out there to Kiwi". He didn't say 'twould last two years. Two years since we left the Humber, two years since I saw my wife; My brother wrote "Some bloke keeps calling: rumours 'bout the two are rife". Two years stuck down in the stoke-hold, shov'lling the dross the Chief has bought Half the coal brass he will pocket; I hope one day that he gets caught. Likewise the thieving old Chief Steward, though 4 and 3's our feeding rate He feeds us rice and old dead donkeys, so his profit he can take. Half the crew have gone "doo-lally"; the sparks was like that when we sailed; Two stewards reckon they are married, the cook thinks he's the Prince of Wales. But now we've got the "channel fever" we've got it hot and that's because Tomorrow we pay off in the Mersey, so stick the Bank Line up your arse! When this endless voyage is over no more tramp ships will I see I will swear upon the Bible, Bank Line have seen the last of me. No more trips around to Auckland, from Auckland round to Baltimore Then round the world to San Francisco, Fiji, Guam and Singapore. For now we've got the 'channel fever' we've got it hot and that's because Tomorrow we pay off in the Mersey, so stick the Bank Line up your arse! Andrew Weirs Bank Line were tramp ships, and notorious for long trips, two years was not uncommon. The "pool" was the Shipping Office where seamen went to "get a ship". They only had three chances; if they refused all three ships offered they were suspended. As in many companies the Chief Engineer was given a "coal allowance" to buy best steam coal, so if he could get cheap coal he'd pocket the difference . The "4 and 3" [four shillings and threepence] refers to the daily "rate" per man that the Chief Steward was allowed for feeding purposes. (RB) |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: What a Friend We Have in Jesus (parodies) From: Steve Gardham Date: 26 Oct 20 - 06:02 PM Great song, Ross! Slight variant on some of the 'bloody war' versions. Sorry don't know where I got it. 60s at least. When this bloody war is over no more soldiering for me, When I get me civvy clothes on oh how happy I will be No more church parade on Sunday, no more asking for a pass You can tell the Sergeant Major to stick his pass right up his- Holy Moses I am dying, just one kiss before I go....(I think it just tailed off there) |
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