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14 Jun 00 - 06:10 AM (#242263) Subject: les barker?-knaves and fools From: GUEST,art this song just popped into my head and i tried to find the lyrics in the digitrad to no avail sung to the tune of rule brittania the last 3 words of the last line are "knaves and fools" I think its by les barker but not sure grateful for any help cheers bill |
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14 Jun 00 - 10:15 AM (#242311) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools From: TerriM I don't know this one and I thought I knew pretty much all his stuff but if you send a personal message to Liz the Squeek, she will know.She is probably his NO.1 fan. |
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14 Jun 00 - 10:21 AM (#242314) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools From: GUEST,art dear TerriM I could be wrong maybe it's not les barker |
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14 Jun 00 - 10:59 AM (#242321) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools From: GUEST,Mrr The only song I know to that tune is about how Britains never never never shall be married to a mermaid at the bottom of the deep blue sea... I don't recall any knaves or fools in that one, though, just a hoarse sepulchral voice, and you wouldn't believe what my little ears turned THAT into before I heard the lyric right... |
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14 Jun 00 - 04:19 PM (#242457) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools From: GUEST,Liz the Squeak You never know, TerriM, he does some merde chaud serious stuff as well, but this title doesn't immediately spring to mind. I'll check next time I'm in the loo (happening rather a lot recently...... senility here I come.....)and get back to you. And I may be his No.1 fan, I'm also his No.1 Nemesis too!!! LTS |
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14 Jun 00 - 11:53 PM (#242673) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools From: Bob Bolton G'day Art,
I don't know how far back you remember this one from, but I seem to recall a parody called something like Fool Brittania starting with a line like: My recollection (over 40 odd years back) suggests that it may have been sung by Peter Sellers. Regards, Bob Bolton |
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15 Jun 00 - 04:58 AM (#242736) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools From: GUEST I think it's really called Brittania Waves(sic) the Rules or Bastard Kings of England but the author escapes me at the moment. The chorus is something like Rule Brittania, Brittania waves the rules. Kings, Queens Jacks and Knaves and Tyrants, Cheats and Fools Regards Baz |
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15 Jun 00 - 11:52 AM (#242871) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools From: GUEST Can't remember the author but Pete Coe sings it on his most recent CD . . . I think it's called "Kings and Queens of England" and it's one of the funniest songs I've heard in a very long while. Perhaps I'll remember to look it up tonight. G. |
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15 Jun 00 - 04:16 PM (#242991) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools From: GUEST,art thanks guest that sounds like the one i'm looking for be grateful for any more info cheers bill |
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16 Jun 00 - 08:16 PM (#243585) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools From: GUEST,art PERLEASE if anyone knows who wrote this please post it have wanted the words for ages cheers bill |
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17 Jun 00 - 04:46 AM (#243720) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools From: Richard Bridge While Les Barker is in the frame, has anyone got the poem about the miners who find a folk club falls in on top of them? |
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26 Jun 00 - 02:31 PM (#247181) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools From: Pene Azul Here's a newer thread with the lyrics to "Kings and Queens of England" (click) PA |
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27 Jun 00 - 05:41 AM (#247601) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools From: GeorgeH Thanks for the blue clicky thing, Pene - I just couldn't remember the original thread name . . G. |