Lyr Req: English Country Garden

Subject: english country garden
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Jun 01 - 06:55 AM

Subject: RE: english country garden
From: IanC
Date: 13 Jun 01 - 07:37 AM

Roumanian Arms Factory

(I'm assuming this is a version of "Mornington Crescent")

Subject: RE: english country garden
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 13 Jun 01 - 07:40 AM

It may well be!  Just in case it's a genuine enquiry, though:

This one has come up a number of times in the past.  What you should really do before asking for lyrics (I presume that's what you intended?) is to have a look for yourself; this is usually best done through the "Digitrad and Forum Search", which is quite prominently displayed on the main Forum page.  A search for country garden will get you a whole series of references.

Using search engines can be a little trying for an absolute beginner, so here is a link to a discussion which contains the lyric:

English Country Garden

 (Lyrics written by Robert M. Jordan to a traditional English Morris tune collected by Cecil Sharp).  I strongly advise that you do try a search of your own as well, though, as there is more interesting, related material in other threads.  It's also a good idea to give yourself some sort of name rather than leaving the field blank; this will help you to find your thread later on if you return to see if you have any replies, and us to feel that we are talking to a real person. Much more info in the FAQ thread at the top of the threads list on the main Forum page.

Malcolm

Subject: RE: english country garden
From: IanC
Date: 13 Jun 01 - 07:53 AM

OK Malcolm, spoil my fun.

The tune, by the way, is usually known as "Country Gardens". I have a lovely fiddle version on a 78 rpm record by Elsie Avril, though the version for the song has been changed so the words scan better, so you wouldn't be able to sing the song to it too well.

Subject: RE: english country garden
From: Morticia
Date: 13 Jun 01 - 02:52 PM

Russell Square....( don't worry, Ian, I'll play) *BG*

Subject: RE: english country garden
From: Sorcha
Date: 13 Jun 01 - 02:57 PM

Windsor Palace

Subject: Lyr Add: ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN (parody by J Smith
From: Stewart
Date: 13 Jun 01 - 03:41 PM

Here's another version by Jean Smith of Bellevue, WA.

ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN - Jean Smith

What do you do when you cannot find a loo
in an English country garden?
Do you look for a tree if you've really got to pee
in an English country garden?
And if you do not see any,
Stand behind a peony,
A rose or a sedge or a privy hedge?
You just have to make do if you cannot find a loo
in an English country garden.

How do you feel if somebody starts to peel
in an English country garden?
Do you blush like a rose from your nose to your toes
in an English country garden?
Do you close your eyes and cry, "My god!"
Or open wide to view the bod,
Or simply sneak a little peak?
Do you whimper, gasp or squeal if somebody starts to peel
in an English country garden?

What do you say if you meet someone who's gay
in an English country garden?
Do you ask the dear chappie if he's merely very happy
in an English country garden?
Do you take offense or fright,
Or murmur low, "That's quite all right,"
Or say "To use that word is just absurd!"
You can mean it either way when you meet someone who's gay
in an English country garden.

Who do you tell if you smell a horrid smell
in an English country garden?
Do you turn and belabor the poor ear-hole of your neighbor
in an English country garden?
Do you send for the police,
Or whisper to the bishop's niece,
Or just pretend it don't offend—
That it's dandy and it's swell if you smell a horrid smell
in an English country garden?

What's it to you, whatever I may do,
in an English country garden?
I may whistle, I may sing, I may dance all in a ring
in an English country garden.
And if you think that I am mad
And for my absence would be glad,
I recommend you elsewhere wend—
I'm not doing it for you, whatever I may do,
in an English country garden.

How do you know when it's really time to go
in an English country garden?
Do you hang around and wait till they pitch you out the gate
of an English country garden?
Do you sing a silly song,
A lot like this but twice as long,
Till everyone who hears plugs up his ears?
That'll only go to show that it's really time to go
in an English country garden.

S. in Seattle

Subject: RE: english country garden
From: lady penelope
Date: 13 Jun 01 - 05:11 PM

We had a version similar to the above at school ( a good twenty odd years ago )

"What do you do if need to find a loo In an english country garden You pull down your pants and annialate the ants In an english country garden"

I never said it was pretty, or spelt correctly!

Kew

TTFN M'Lady P.

Subject: RE: english country garden
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 13 Jun 01 - 05:29 PM

Our school version went something like:

How many times have you had it off
With an English country gardener...
I've had it twice and I think it's very nice,
With an English country gardener.
Running round the hollihocks,
Playing with his bolli- ocks

Wish I could remember the rest.....

Ah those were the days, and it was a posh grammar school too!

LTS

Subject: RE: english country garden
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 14 Jun 01 - 04:07 AM

How many crows can you pick from your nose
In an English country garden
You pick 'em and you lick 'em and you roll 'em and you flick 'em
In an English county garden...

Yeauch...

Anyone remember the Scotish version someone used to do. Possibly Andy Stewart? Starts

Hoo mony kinds of Caullifloowers grow
In a Heeland (something or another...)

DtG