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25 Jan 00 - 02:29 PM (#168182) Subject: Lyrics for My Grandfathers Clock From: Jeep man Sure would appreciate the words and maybe chord progression for this. thanks, Jeep man |
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25 Jan 00 - 02:32 PM (#168186) Subject: RE: Lyrics for My Grandfathers Clock From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler From earlier thread on this (use search box to find it) words at Click here RtS |
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25 Jan 00 - 02:33 PM (#168189) Subject: RE: Lyrics for My Grandfathers Clock From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Damn, three minutes, still can't beat Joe O! RtS |
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25 Jan 00 - 02:39 PM (#168191) Subject: RE: Lyrics for My Grandfathers Clock From: MMario Aggravating, isn't it *grin*? |
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25 Jan 00 - 03:22 PM (#168212) Subject: RE: Lyrics for My Grandfathers Clock From: shep You'll probably get hundreds of ordinary replies but here's mine. Its a snippet from a piss take by Alan Sherman; O my grandfather's clock was the best ever made by the Timex Company O it worked under water so perfectly and it still made a ticking sound. Which my Grandfather tried only this afternoon and that's how the poor sod drowned..... See Ya |
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25 Jan 00 - 05:20 PM (#168266) Subject: RE: Lyrics for My Grandfathers Clock From: GUEST,Jacob Bloom The Allan Sherman version was "My Grandfather's Watch". And, I think it went "that's how the old man drowned." I don't think Allan Sherman's audience would have been used to the word "sod" being used to refer to a person. |
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25 Jan 00 - 05:57 PM (#168284) Subject: RE: Lyrics for My Grandfathers Clock From: sophocleese OKay, okay, so how did the rest of it go? |
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26 Jan 00 - 04:03 AM (#168495) Subject: RE: Lyrics for My Grandfathers Clock From: Liz the Squeak The only other version I know is rude, so I sha'n't post it here - reply in personal if you want it!!! LTS |
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26 Jan 00 - 05:22 AM (#168501) Subject: ADD: Parody of My Grandfathers Clock From: polesden Liz the Squeak, is your version perhaps the same as mine? My Grandfathers grunge was too big for the house, So he kept it outside by the door, It was almost as big as the old man himself, And it weighed half a hundred weight more, He would whirl it around with a mighty booming sound, While my Granny looked on in surprise, But it stopped, short, never to grunge again, When the old man died. Now he's left it to me and its plain as could be, I'm the pride and the joy of the broads, Every Michaelmas day, it is there on display, And it's already won several awards, I would whirl it around, with a mighty booming sound, And they would all look around in surprise, But it stopped, short, never to grunge again, When the constable's about. Cheers Bob Merrett |
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26 Jan 00 - 10:47 AM (#168601) Subject: RE: Lyrics for My Grandfathers Clock From: GUEST,Jacob Bloom The Allan Sherman version was only four lines long, and was sung as part of a medley of short parodies of well known folksongs. We've got three of the lines here already, but we're missing the second line. I'll listen to my record as soon as I get the chance, and post it here (if someone else doesn't beat me to it.) |
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26 Jan 00 - 12:38 PM (#168652) Subject: RE: Lyrics for My Grandfathers Clock From: Barbara I'm not exactly sure what a "grunge" is, but is it like this? Grunge in the US just means dirt, filth.(I think) Blessings, Barbara |
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26 Jan 00 - 01:56 PM (#168676) Subject: RE: Lyrics for My Grandfathers Clock From: dick greenhaus We have at least one bawdy parody in DigiTrad |
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27 Jan 00 - 04:40 AM (#169061) Subject: RE: Lyrics for My Grandfathers Clock From: Liz the Squeak Bob - similar, but nowhere near as filthy...... LTS |
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05 Jun 11 - 06:31 AM (#3165397) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My Grandfather's Clock From: GUEST,The DramaDaddy My grandfather's clock was the best ever made By the Timex company. Just like the clock John Cameron Swayze displayed Last night on the old TV. Oh it works under water so perfectly, And still makes a ticking sound. Which my grandfather tried only this afternoon, And that's how the old man drowned. |
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05 Jun 11 - 09:27 AM (#3165444) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My Grandfather's Clock From: Mark Ross My grandfathers cock Was too large for his jock, So it dragged 90 years on the floor, Mark Ross |
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15 Aug 22 - 06:42 PM (#4150354) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My Grandfather's Clock - parodies From: Joe Offer Somebody says I'm supposed to listen the the "Grandfather's Clock" parody by Frank Hayes. https://genius.com/Frank-hayes-grandfather-clock-lyrics My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf So it stood ninety years on the floor It was taller by half than the old man himself Though it weighed not a pennyweight more And though years would congeal Grandpa's brain to Malt-O-Meal He'd one wish that would not be denied For his will Said To bury him in the clock When the old Man Died Now Grandfather's grandfather built him the clock And he built it like no clock before But the old so-and-so built it so high and wide That we can't fit it out through the door! So when Grandma'd been calmed, and Grandpa had been embalmed We discovered the clock was too wide: But the God Damned Cadaver had gotten jammed He was stuck In- Side! Now old Grandpapa's sitting there in the hallway At 917 Cherry Lane And he stands, the old cuss, making faces at us Which we try to ignore just the same But we still think of him as we, haggard, pale, and grim Stagger into the cold morning light; 'Cause at odd Times He's ringing the blasted chimes Every God Damned Night! So at three-twenty-two a.m (BING! BONG! BING! BONG!) My God, there goes Gramps again (BING! BONG! BING! BONG!) At odd Times He's ringing the blasted chimes Every God Damned Night! |
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18 Aug 22 - 12:26 PM (#4150563) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My Grandfather's Clock - parodies From: GUEST,Bob Coltman I recall a full parody titled "My Grandfather's Hat." It dated, I believe, to the 1920s or 30s. All I recall of it is the first line: "My Grandfather's hat was too big for his head ..." I don't think I have any written version, but I will scout around. Bob
AIR -- 'Grandfather's Clock' His grandfather's hat is too big for his head, But Ben tries it on just the same It fits him too quick which has oft times been said With regard to his grandfather's fame It was bought long ago, and it made a pretty show In that jolly 'hard cider campaign' But it don't fit even a little bit on Benjamin Harrison's brain [Benjamin's Harrison's grandfather, 'Tippecanoe' won the presidency in 1840 as whig.] |
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18 Aug 22 - 07:42 PM (#4150599) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My Grandfather's Clock - parodies From: Tattie Bogle My grandfather’s ferret? Got the lyrics somewhere! |
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25 Aug 22 - 12:29 PM (#4151002) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My Grandfather's Clock - parodies From: The Og AS the creator of this chain requested... Grandfather's Clock (G) …Henry C Work (1876) 1 5 1 4 My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf, 1 5 1 (5) So it stood 90 years on the floor, 1 5 1 4 It was larger by half than the old man himself, 1 5 1 Though it weighed not a pennyweight more, It was bought on the morn 5 1 of the day that he was born, (2) 5 And was always his treasure and pride, 1 5 1 4 But it stopped short, never to go again, 1 5 1 When the old man died. 1 90 years without slumbering…. his life seconds numbering… 6m 5 1 4 But it stopped, short, never to go again, 1 5 1 When the old man died. In watching its pendulum swing to and fro, Many hours he had spent as a boy, And in childhood and manhood the clock seemed to know, And to share his both his sorrow and joy, For it struck 24 when he entered at the door, With a blushing and beautiful bride, But it stopped... It struck an alarm in the dead of the night, An alarm that for years had been dumb, And we knew that his spirit was planning its flight, That his hour of departure had come, Still the clock kept the time, With a faint and muffled chime, As we silently stood by his side, But it stopped... Best parody...see above related threads...My Grandfather's Ferret |
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28 Feb 24 - 02:39 AM (#4198202) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My Grandfather's Clock - parodies From: GUEST Further to Mark Ross's version My grandfather's cock was too long for his pants So it dragged 90 yards on the floor It was longer by far than the old man himself And it weighed half a hundredweight more. It was found on the horn On the day that he was born And was always his pleasure and his pride But it dropped, flopped, never to rise again When the old man died. |
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20 Mar 24 - 03:10 PM (#4199412) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: My Grandfather's Clock - parodies From: GUEST My grandfather’s clock was too tall for the shelf so us all tipped ‘en over on ees side ’Twas a useless old clock - never kicked and barely tocked So the old bugger gave up and died 90 years without functioning Sod the clock Stuff the clock Us tried kicking and punching ‘Im Sod the clock Stuff the clock Us was just about to chuck the bugger out When us come up with a new idea After some years us all had a bright idea And worked out exactly what to do We stood the clock erect which we did effect By boring a hole in the roof It worked like a charm but unto our alarm Fresh new problems began to unfold Us all gazed at the base ‘cos of course the clock face was up that hole 90…. This we noticed and so a reflector in the hole We most scientifically inserted Unfortunately, you all know as well as we That the image would be laterally inverted Whenever the time the was 25 to 9 it appears to be 25 past 4 And obviously, come 9 o’clock we thought ’twas 3 Us could take no more 90… So the beds we took down from the bedroom to the lounge and we carted the three piece upstairs So us don’t go up to bed but us all goes up instead and go up to sit down in the chairs Mow according to our friends ’tis like living in Big Ben but at least we always knew the time But we very soon found ’twas equally as loud When the old clock chimed (a three piece was 2 chairs and a couch) |