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08 Oct 08 - 10:25 AM (#2460190) Subject: Verse in Donald Wheres yer troosers? From: GUEST,Thomas Hello. Does anyone know where this verse came from: Well I caught a cold and me nose was raw I had no handkerchief at all So I hiked up my kilt and I gave it a blow, Now you can't do that with troosers. It is not in the Andy Stewart orignial, and I can't guess who wrote it. As one can see, it does not have the same metre as the original verses, so I guess someone not-to-musical wrote this. |
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08 Oct 08 - 11:38 AM (#2460250) Subject: RE: Verse in Donald Wheres yer troosers? From: Nigel Parsons It doesn't scan precisely, but it seems fine idiomatically. Copied from another thread: I just come down from the Isle of Skye I'm no very big but I'm awfly shy All the lassies shout as I walk by "Donald, Where's your troosers Let the wind blow hish and the wind blow low Through the streets in my kilt I go All the lassies say "Hello! Donald, where's your troosers" I went to a fancy ball It was slippery in the hall I was afeared that I might fall Because I nay had troosers I went down to London town To have a little fun in the underground All the lassies turned their heads around, saying, "Donald, where's your trousers?" The lassies love me every one Let them catch me if they can You canna put the brakes on a highland man, saying, "Donald, whre's your troosers. There does not appear a standard to the scansion anywhere! Cheers Nigel |
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08 Oct 08 - 11:39 AM (#2460254) Subject: RE: Verse in Donald Wheres yer troosers? From: goatfell this version comes from the singing of Calum Kenndey |
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08 Oct 08 - 11:48 AM (#2460261) Subject: RE: Verse in Donald Wheres yer troosers? From: Les in Chorlton Jack Orion was as good fiddler As any fiddled on a string And he could make young woman wild With the tunes that he could play Ring a bell? L in C |
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08 Oct 08 - 11:51 AM (#2460264) Subject: RE: Verse in Donald Wheres yer troosers? From: MMario I'll agree wi' tha'. If y've not heard it is hard to sing it! |