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16 Jun 97 - 10:48 AM (#6908) Subject: What is the title? From: mwilliamson@eurekanet.com I've been humming part of a song trying to think of what the tittle is and mostly who sung it...with no luck >>driving me crazy...can't get it out of my head!!!help England swings like a pendulum do, bobbies on bycycles two by two...should be simple. hummm |
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16 Jun 97 - 11:43 AM (#6918) Subject: RE: What is the title? From: Gene Graham ROGER MILLER's - ENGLAND SWINGS
(REFRAIN:) England swings like a pendulum do Bobbies on bicycles two by two Westminster Abbey, the Tower of Big Ben The rosy, red cheeks of the little children.
Now if you huff and puff and you finally save enough money Up - to take your family on a trip across the sea Take a tip before you take your trip Let me tell ya where to go. Go to England. (Refrain)
Mama's old pajamas and your papa's mustache Fallin' out the windowsill, frolic in the grass Tryin' to mock the way they talk, fun, but all in vain Gapin' at the dapper men with derby hats and cane. (Refrain)
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16 Jun 97 - 07:15 PM (#6945) Subject: RE: What is the title? From: Joe Offer This is one of those songs that ought to hit the "ditch" list - it bores into your skull and keeps repeating, over and over again. Kind of like "It's a Small, Small World." -Joe Offer- |
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16 Jun 97 - 07:51 PM (#6949) Subject: RE: What is the title? From: ron k That's right Joe. However it's probably what makes it such a great song. I've yet to hear a Roger Miller song that didn't make me hum all day. They're so singable. Imagine not having "You Can't Rollerskate..." or "King Of The Road". Life would hardly be worth living. |
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16 Jun 97 - 07:52 PM (#6950) Subject: RE: What is the title? From: dick greenhaus On the Late Roger Miller's late TV show, he had Petula Clark as a guest. She came out with a grammatical correction: Eng-a-land swings like a pendulum DOES, Bobbies on bicycles, fuzz by fuzz... |
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17 Jun 97 - 12:59 PM (#6976) Subject: RE: What is the title? From: Bert Hansell Dick, I've not heard that one before, I love it. BTW, I had the WORST crush on Pet Clark when I was 13. Bert. |
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19 Jun 97 - 06:37 PM (#7074) Subject: RE: What is the title? From: Mountain Dog Dear Bert, Know just what you mean about the Pet crush. At about the same age "Sign of the Times" and "Don't Sleep in the Subway" made my heart flip and my liver quiver with the most virulent form of puppy love. And Dick, thanks for the anecdote. It's a keepah! |
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19 Jun 97 - 11:53 PM (#7106) Subject: RE: What is the title? From: Bobby O'Brien Brian Coll and the Buckaroos did their own version, called "Ireland Swings" to the same tune :) |
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20 Jun 97 - 12:09 PM (#7130) Subject: RE: What is the title? From: Angus I had a friend who wrote his own version that lampooned whatever institution of higher learning you may be attending. Something like... Wesleyan (or your choice) swings like a dead lamb's tail, Progress moves like a pregnant snail, etc., etc.
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