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08 Aug 01 - 09:01 PM (#524011) Subject: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: Mark Cohen When I saw the thread title, "A baby fell out of the window", I thought it might be about this song. It wasn't. I looked to see if it was in the DT. It wasn't. Anybody recognize this? It's the way I learned it in Philadelphia in the early 60s, and I'm sure there are other less garbled/processed versions around. I remember that my sister and I used to laugh ourselves into virtual paralysis every time we sang, "Go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's mustache"... I fell from a window A second-story window And caught my eyelash on a sill, a sill Go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's mustache A boy's best friend is his mother (I'm a moron, you're another) Presents make the heart grow fonder Peroxide makes the hair grow blonder Christmas comes but once a season My father shot a horse Bang! Bang! Neeeeiiiiighhhhhh! I could probably come up with a MIDI of the tune, but I doubt it would be worth it.... Aloha, Mark |
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08 Aug 01 - 11:16 PM (#524077) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: SINSULL Theme song from "The Piano"? |
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08 Aug 01 - 11:35 PM (#524092) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: mousethief Here is what I remember of the version my mother sang to me when I was a young-un. It's been heavily folk-processed, I think. (Does Ronco make folk-processors? Slices, dices, makes mounds of julienne lyrics?) Ahem. Anyway:
Fell from a window, a second-story window
Lookin' through the knothole on Grandpa's wooden leg
Sittin' on a buzzsaw, a rotatin' buzzsaw Alex |
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09 Aug 01 - 12:34 AM (#524110) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: SeanM Gah! I've got it in storage. I think it's either in Lomax's North American Folk Songs or Sandburg's American Songbag (leaning towards Lomax, but as noted, both are in storage). In the meantime, there's a thread on the song here for your edification and amusement. I personally first (and most frequently since) heard of it in an old Bugs Bunny cartoon. M |
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09 Aug 01 - 01:56 AM (#524129) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: Ebbie Haven't heard the song but I did do a funny line the other night. We were playing for a retirement party and between tunes, the mando player grimaced and showed me the palm of his hand which had a burst blister on it. "Shovel," he informed me. I tapped my guitar. "Axe," I said. Well,I thought it was funny. Ebbie |
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20 Sep 08 - 06:12 PM (#2446141) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,yes, i do I fell out a window a second story window And I caught my eyelash on a sill, a sill Go get an axe there's a flying baby's mustache Man's best friend is his mother You're a liar I'm another You've been drinking whiskey (hiccup) No I haven't You're uncle bet on a horse named Roy Rogers Dun dun dun from my grandfather to my mother to me |
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20 Sep 08 - 08:42 PM (#2446202) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: dick greenhaus From Digitrad: THE HORSES RUN AROUND The horses run around, their feet are on the ground, Oh, who will wind the clock while I'm away, away, Go get the axe, there's a hair on baby's chest; Oh, a boy's best friend is his mother, his mother. While looking out the window, a second story window, I slipped and sprained my eyebrow on the pavement, the pavement, Go get the Listerine, sister has a beau, Who cut the sleeves off father's vest, his vest. A-peeking through the knothole, in grandpa's wooden leg, Oh, who has built the shore so near the ocean, the ocean, Go get the alcohol, Willy wants a drink, For grandma's false teeth will soon fit baby, fit baby. While walking in the moonlight, the bright and sunny moonlight, She kissed me in the eye with a tomato, tomato, We feed the baby garlic so we can find him in the dark; An onion is a husky vegetable, a table. She spanked him with a shingle, and made his panties tingle, Because he socked his little baby brother, his brother, A snake's belt slips, because he has no hips, And he wears a necktie around his middle, his middle. @humor @kids @camp Filename[ HORSERUN SH Apr01 Titles, it's been said, are a snare and a delusion |
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05 Oct 08 - 10:11 PM (#2458060) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,cathiwim Sure do! My father and grandfather both specialize in this sort of stuff. I learned it in the 50's growing up, but my great grandfather used to sing it to my fathers cousins in the 1930s I remember the tune, but dont' have MIDI access... THE HORSES RUN AROUND The horses run around, their feet are on the ground, Oh, who will wind the clock while I'm away, away, Go get the axe, there's a fly on baby's ear; Oh, a boy's best friend is his mother, his mother. While looking out the window, a second story window, I fell and sprained my eyebrow on the pavement, the pavement, We feed our baby garlic so we'll find him in the dark, And a boy's best friend is his mother, his mother. A-peeking through the knothole, in grandpa's wooden leg, Why did they build the shore so near the ocean, the ocean, A snake's belt slips, because he has no hips, And his waistline is just below his necktie, his necktie. |
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05 Oct 08 - 10:18 PM (#2458063) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: Peace Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Peeping through the knothole in Father's From: GUEST,Jo in South Carolina - PM Date: 07 Oct 07 - 08:52 PM My mother used to sing this song and started it like this: Oh, the only girl I knew had a face like a horse and buggy Peepin down the fire 'scape oh fireman save my child Oh, the fireman up the ladder went, The child was bigger than the fireman, Mother's teeth will soon fit Hang out the ice to dry. Oh, I fell out the window, the second story window Caught my eyelash on the window sill I feed my baby garlic so we can find him in the dark Oh, a boy's best friend is his mother, his mother. The horses run around, their feet are on the ground Oh, why'd they put the shore so near the ocean, the ocean A snake's belt slips because he hasn't any hips Oh, his waistline comes just below his necktie, his necktie. Oh, peepin through the knothole in father's wooden leg An onion is a husky vegetable, a table Go get the axe, there's a hair on baby's chin Oh, who cut the sleeves from father's vest, his vest. I know there were more verses, it seems it went on forever but I don't remember them all. One line was "Oh who will wind the clock while I'm away, away" but I don't remember the rest. |
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22 Nov 08 - 07:50 PM (#2500404) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,Sandy in Arkansas This is the way I learned it in church summer camp when I was a kid. The first two lines of the fourth verse have flown from my brain, so there are asterisks there.... Oh, the horses run around, their feet are on the ground, Oh, who will wind the clock when I'm away, away, Go get the axe, there's a hair on baby's chin, A boy's best friend is his mother, his mother. Lookin' through a knowhole in grampa's wooden leg, Why did they put the shore so near the ocean, the ocean? Feed the baby garlic to find him in the dark, And who cut the sleeves off father's vest, his vest? Lookin' out a window, a second story window, I slipped and sprained my eyelash on the pavement, the pavement, Go get the Listerine, sister has a beau, We hope that gramma's teeth will soon fir Jenny, fit Jenny. **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** A snake's belt slips, because he has no hips, And his waistline is just below his necktie, his necktie. If anyone can fill in those two lines for me, I sure would be thankful. |
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22 Nov 08 - 07:56 PM (#2500411) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: Charley Noble Peace- I associate the "Fireman, save my child" line with the drinking song "No More Booze" as sung by Oscar Brand and others. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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22 Nov 08 - 10:51 PM (#2500483) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,Charles J. Fish I learned from mother a more condensed version: "Looking through the knot-hole in Grampa's wooden leg, Who will wind the clock when I am gone? Go get the axe, there's a fly on Lizzy's ear, And a boy's best friend is his mother." |
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25 Nov 08 - 12:04 AM (#2500922) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,Mandy This is how I grew up singing this song. It has been passed down from generations in my family. It's a family favorite. The horses run around. Their feet are on the ground Oh, who will wind the clock when I'm away, away Go get the axe there's a fly on baby chin Oh, we hope that grandpa's teeth will soon fit Jenny, fit Jenny. We're peeking through the knot hole in Daddy's wooden leg. Why do they build the shore so near the ocean, the ocean. A snake's belt slips because he had no hips. Oh, why did you go away and leave me, and leave me. We feed our baby garlic so we can find him in the dark. A boy's best friend is his mother, his mother. Go get the listerine sister wants a beau. Oh, yes we all like baked potatoes, potatoes. |
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02 Dec 08 - 04:33 PM (#2506206) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,Skim My family still sings this song in a version that is yet again slightly different from all of those above: When horses run around. Their feet are on the ground. Who wound the clock while I'm away, away? Run get the axe, there's a hair on baby's chin; Who cut the sleeves off Grandpa's vest? While leaning out the window, The second story window, I slipped and sprained my eyebrow on the pavement, the pavement. They feed the baby garlic, to find her in the dark. When Grandpa died Aunt Hattie got his false teeth. While looking through the knothole of Grandpa's wooden leg, Why do they build the shore so near the ocean, the ocean? Run get the listerine; sister's got a beau. They shifted Willie's grave to build a sewer. |
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02 Dec 08 - 07:47 PM (#2506395) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: Joe Offer Lately, I've been feeling like that snake with the belt problems.... |
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18 Dec 08 - 09:08 AM (#2518806) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,zhudson OK, I have to add my family's version: Looking through the knothole on Grandpa's wooden leg Why do they build the shore so near the ocean, the ocean? Quick get the axe, there's a hair on baby's chin And a boy's best friend is his mother (no other). Going through the window, the second story window I slipped and sprained my eyebrow on the pavement, the pavement. Quick, get the listerine, sister's got a beau And a boy's best friend is his mother (no other). |
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18 Dec 08 - 09:43 AM (#2518846) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: wysiwyg WANT MIDI! ~S~ |
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18 Dec 08 - 08:43 PM (#2519438) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: Joe_F The DigiTrad version is identical to that in The New Song Fest. |
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27 Apr 09 - 02:13 PM (#2619786) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5la0r_hare-trigger_shortfilms |
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02 May 09 - 05:24 PM (#2623263) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,Le Messurier Here's the midi link: http://www.contemplator.com/england/gogetax.htm Here is the version I learned: Peeping through the knothole in father's wooden leg who'll wind the clock when I am gone? Go get the meat ax, there's a fly on baby's bean a boy's best friend is his mother. Peepin' through the knot-hole of grandpa's wooden leg, Why do they build the shore so near the ocean? Who cut the sleeves out of dear old daddy's vest, And dug up Fido's bones to build the sewer? Here is the HARVARD VERSION of the first verse: Peering through the aperture in father's artificial appendage who'll tighten the chronometer when I cross the bar? go procure the viand dissector, there's an insect on baby's cerebellum one of the greatest sociological factors of the development of the male of the species Homo Sapiens is his immediate maternal ancestor. |
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07 Aug 09 - 08:35 AM (#2695397) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,Great Stuff -- Happy Memories Here's the Song my Mother Sang to us in the 60's -- She's from Brooklyn. Interesting how the same song has morphed! I fell out of a Window A second Story Window Landed on my head and walked away, away Go get an axe there's a fly on baby's mustache man's best friend is his mother you're a lair I'm another Absence makes the heart grow fonder peroxide makes the hair go blonder you've been drinking too much voodoo liquor Hiccup, no I haven't My mother bit a horse hooray, [Spiro Agnew][the Beatles]! |
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16 Jan 10 - 07:06 PM (#2813966) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,Gabe Ragland I have a few fragments of my family's version. Looking through the keyhole At Father's wooden leg Oh, why did they put the shore so near the ocean, the ocean? Go get the flit, there's a fly in Grandpa's soup. Horses running 'round Their feet are on the ground Oh, who will wind the clock when I'm away, away? Go get the listerine, sister wants a beau. ... We feed our baby garlic so we'll find him in the dark. ... Go get the axe -- here comes the man from the income tax! [I bet dollars to doughnuts my second cousin made up that line.] |
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24 Jan 10 - 04:56 PM (#2820586) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,ama Hello, looking on Google for Snake wine information I found your website, do you have anything more posted here related to Snake wine liquor ? Snake wine is shown there: http://www.asiansnakewine.com/ I previously bought a snake wine I am now looking for any other creature wine as mice or tokay, any idea where to find ? Thanks a lot for your help. |
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11 Aug 10 - 03:25 AM (#2962610) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,Spike Woods Oh the horses run around and their feet all touch the ground, Why did they build the shore so near the ocean? Go get an axe, there's a hair on baby's chest, And who's gonna wind your clock up when I'm gone. While peeping through the knothole in Grandpa's wooden leg A bookworm ate some glue and lost his supper. Who cut the sleeves out of dear old Daddy's vest And dug up Willy's grave to make a sewer. While looking through a window, a second storey window, I slipped a sprained my eyebrow on the ceiling. A snake's belt slips 'cause it ain't got no hips - You're the flower of my heart sweet Adeline. Oh she hit him with a shingle and it made his britches tingle, All because he bashed his baby brother. He went running down the lane with his britches full of pain - A boy's best friend is his mother. |
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25 Aug 10 - 05:37 PM (#2972829) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,my father taught us to sing this on long car Hello all.... I was trying to teach my teen age nephews and nieces the tune my dad (life long army) used to make us sing during long car trips. So I tried to look it up to see if anyone else passes this down to their kids, and found this site. After reading all your entries, I add our New Jersey Version which went like this: I fell out of a window a seventeenth story window and sprained my eyebrow on the pavement, the pavement. Quick get an axe! There's a hair on Baby's chest! Man's best friend is his mother.. You're a Liar! You're another! You've been drinkin too much Whiskey....... Absence makes the heart grow fonder, Peroxide makes the hair grow blonder, Onions make the breath grow stronger! "My Pappy shot a horsie! YEEAAH POP!" Im a villain, a dirty rotten villain, I get a great delight, In stirring up a fight, and beating little babies on the head! I get a "D", For puttin too much poison, in me mudders shredded wheat! "AND I EAT... RAW... MEAT!" Shave and a haircut.... Two Bits! |
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02 Mar 11 - 02:41 PM (#3105742) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST And from my family... (haven't seen anyone else come up with some of these, wonder where WE got them) While looking through a knothole in father's wooden leg Why did they build the shore so near the ocean Well, a snake's belt slips because he has no hips And his waistline is just below his necktie (Two beginning lines) Go get the axe there's a hair on baby's chest And a boy's best friend is his mother (two more beginning lines) Go get the Listerine; sister has a beau And we hope that Grandma's teeth will soon fit Jenny |
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16 Mar 11 - 01:58 PM (#3115087) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,GAL11O My Dad's version goes: "While looking out a window, a second story window I slipped and sprained my eyebrow on the pavement, the pavement. Go get the axe, there's a fly on baby's chin. Oh a boy's best friend is his Mother." Dad just passed away Jan. 26, 2011 at the age of 91 - - and I miss hearing him sing this. |
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05 May 11 - 12:36 AM (#3148251) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST While looking out the window The second story window I slipped and sprained my eyebrow on the pavement, the pavement. Go get the axe There's a hair on baby's chest. Oh, I hope that Grandma's teeth will Soon fit Jenny, fit Jenny. The horses run around Their feet are on the ground. Who will wind the clock when I'm away, away? Go get the Listerine Sister's got a beau. Oh, why did they put the shore so Near the ocean, the ocean? Songs my mother taught me. Sharon G. |
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08 Jul 11 - 12:39 AM (#3183555) Subject: RE: Go get an axe...anybody know it? From: GUEST,Jeff Here's the version I used to sing with my Aunt. I fell out a window, a second story window I caught my eyelash on the window sill, a sill Here comes the train Do you think it looks like rain A boys best friend is his mother, No other While looking through the knothole in Grandpa's wooden leg Why do they put the shore so near the ocean, the ocean. Who cut the sleeves out of dear old Daddy's vest And dug up Billy's grave for a sewer A sewer. While chewing Wrigley's spearmint on the bedpost overnight Feed the baby garlic and you'll sleep out every night. Quick get the axe, there's a fly on baby's head Eat Peck's Pink Pills for pale people Pale people. |
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13 Jun 12 - 01:55 AM (#3362775) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: GUEST,P.S. Ruckman, Jr. The way my old man delivered it (on piano): While looking out the window, The twentieth story window, I slipped and sprung my eyebrow on the pavement, The pavement. Go find an axe There's a fly on baby'y head. We all hope grandma's teeth Will soon fit Jenny. Fit Jenny. |
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13 Jun 12 - 04:18 PM (#3363026) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: Neighmond While lookin' out the window, the second story window, I Slipped and spraind my eyebrow on the pavement (woops, boom, ow) Go fetch a rope, for to slice the loaf of bread, For a boy's best friend is his moooother. (his moooooother!) While looking through the knothole in Grandad's wooden leg, Who'll wind the clock when I'm away (far awaaaaaaay) Go fetch an axe, there's a flea on Lizzie's ear, And a boy's best friend is his mooooother! (his moooooother!) |
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22 Jun 13 - 08:10 PM (#3529210) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: GUEST,B. Day Looking through a window, a second story window I slipped and broke my eyebrow on the sidewalk Go get the axe, there's a fly on baby's neck And a boy's best friend is his mother, no other |
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17 Jul 14 - 04:57 PM (#3642946) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: GUEST,mynpyn I fell out a window A second story window and caught my eyelash on the sill (echo) the sill Go get the ax There's the fly on baby's mustache A boy's best friend is his mother You're a liar I'm another Absence makes the heart grow founder Peroxide makes the hair grow blonder My father bought a horse Yeah Hedy Lamar |
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31 Mar 15 - 08:28 AM (#3698627) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: GUEST This is how my daddy taught it to me in the 60s: I fell out of a window, a second story window, and caught my eyelash on the sill, on the sill go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's moustache, a man's best friend is his mother. You're a bore and I'm another, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Christmas comes but once a year. My father shot a horse. Bang! Bang! You're dead! Brush your teeth and go to bed! Da da da da dump, bump bump! |
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07 Apr 15 - 07:22 PM (#3700392) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: GUEST The only girl I ever knew had a face like a horse and buggy.while strolling by the wayside, oh Fireman help my child. The fireman up the ladder went, the child was bigger than the fireman. Soon Daddy's teeth will fit, hang them on the ice to dry. Run get an ace, there's a fly on baby's bean. Who will wind the clock when we are gone. Peeking through the keyhole at Daddys wooden leg. A boy's best friend is his Uncle when he's dead. |
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10 Dec 15 - 09:33 AM (#3757369) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: GUEST,Starman This one's from Kansas, c. 1940, where "pavement" was not in the vocabulary: Looking out the window, a second-story window, I fell and sprained my eyebrow on the sidewalk, the sidewalk. Oh quick bring an axe, there's a flea on baby's chin. And a boy's best friend is his mother, his mother. |
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23 Jan 18 - 05:00 AM (#3901200) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: GUEST,Krista This is the version my mother taught me twenty years ago in Seattle, not passed down from her parents though. I think she was under the impression that her friend made it up in the Midwest in the 80s, but I suspected there were other variants... I fell out of a window, a second story window I caught my eyelash on the window sill, the sill Fell on a train, I think it looks like rain A boy's best friend is his mother, his mother While looking through the knothole, on Grandad's wooden leg: Why do they build the shore so near the ocean, the ocean? Who cut the sleeves off dear old Grandad's vest And dug up Willie's grave to build a sewer, a sewer? Will spearmint keep its flavor on the bedpost overnight? Feed the baby garlic and you'll find it without light Quick, get the ax, there's a fly on Baby's head! Pink gum, pink pills for pale people, pale people. |
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09 Jun 18 - 08:37 PM (#3930045) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: GUEST THERE WAS AN OLD MAN- as sung by my grandfather There was an old man and he had a tin can and it surely was a growler ?(or …. He had a tin can and he surely was a brawler) He went into a saloon on a Sunday afternoon and you oughta heard the old man holler “No booze today, no booze today, you can’t get a drink on Sunday!” “No booze today, no booze today, you’ll have to come-a back on a Monday!” She was the only girl I loved, she had a face like a horse and buggy. There she stood on the street, Oh! Fireman save my child!!! The Fireman up the ladder, the child was bigger than the fireman Oh who will wind the clocks when I am gone? When I am gone.. Go get the ax, there’s a fly on baby’s leg! A boys best friend is his mommer. She spanked him with a shingle to make his britches tingle! Why did they build the shore so near the ocean? Oh they took all the knots out of Grandpa’s wooden leg And they dug up Willie’s grave to build a sewer. |
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23 Sep 18 - 04:02 PM (#3952361) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: GUEST,GUEST - Kris Came from my dad, and since he was a camp director in Michigan, it probably got added to as it became a camp favorite: The horse he ran around his feet upon the ground who will wind the clock when I am gone, am gone. go get the axe, there's a fly on grandpa's neck the mother chased her son around the flagpole, the flagpole. She hit him with a shingle which made his britches tingle all because he killed his baby brother, no other. He ran down the lane, his britches full of pain A boy's best friend is his mother, no other. The only girl I knew had a face like a horse and buggy Why'd they build the shore so near the ocean, the ocean. Hang out the ice to dry... (Sung slowly and ominously) While peeping through the window the second story window I slipped and sprained my eyebrow on the sidewalk, the sidewalk Mouth open wide, the burglar copped the bank, She's the darling of my life, Sweet Adelaide, Sweet Adelaide.(Sung slowly,sweetly and with much drama) Another verse started: While peeping through the knothole in grandpa's wooden leg I..... (These verses were sung in various orders, as someone would remember them) |
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18 May 20 - 12:15 AM (#4053204) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: GUEST,Uncle Al https://youtu.be/_eMFJvDtWAo |
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19 May 20 - 08:35 PM (#4053791) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: femuse may have some connection with these ? different weapon to kill that fly on the baby ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maggie Get The Hammer (There's A Fly On Baby's Head) Carlisle Brothers ca 1945; composer: Bill Carlisle [true or not] Well, there's always somethin happens when I want to go to bed Oh, Maggie get the hammer, there's a fly on baby's head There's always some darn trouble when my nerves are like a thread Oh, Maggie get the hammer, there's a fly on baby's head When I'm sleepy and I want to take a nap That brat starts cryin and crawls upon my lap Well I'm mad as stirred up hornets and my eyes are seein red Oh, Maggie get the hammer, there's a fly on baby's head I wish I was in Iceland in an igloo all my own Then I could rest so peaceful just to be there all alone Well, there's always somethin happens when I want to go to bed Oh, Maggie get the hammer, there's a fly on baby's head There's always some darn trouble when my nerves are like a thread Oh, Maggie get the hammer, there's a fly on baby's head When I' m sleepy and I want to take a nap That brat starts cryin and crawls upon my lap Well I' m mad as stirred up hornets and my eyes are seein red Oh, Maggie get the hammer, there's a fly on baby's head ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Homer & Jethro:Mama - Get The Hammer (There's A Fly On Papa's Head) A little fly upon the wall Had no place to crawl at all. All at once, his wings were spread Right on dear old papa's head. Mama, get the hammer. There's a fly on papa's head. You heard what I said: there's a fly on papa's head. If you can't get a hammer, get a crowbar, ma, instead. There's a fly on papa's head. Well, the fly flew through an open flue, And flew till he was black and blue. Instead of flying right straight home, He flew on top of papa's dome. Mama, get the hammer. There's a fly on papa's head. You heard what I said: there's a fly on papa's head. If you can't get a hammer, get a crowbar, ma, instead. There's a fly on papa's head. Horsefly, please don't bother me. Go fly up an apple tree. Horsefly says, "Now look here, Joe. I'll go where I want to go." Mama, get the hammer. There's a fly on papa's head. You heard what I said: there's a fly on papa's head. If you can't get a hammer, get a crowbar, ma, instead. There's a fly on papa's head. |
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24 May 20 - 12:54 AM (#4054716) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: go get an axe, there's a fly on baby's... From: cnd Huh, I'd always assumed Homer & Jethro just made it up to be funny. Little did I know! That song and their "She Made Toothpicks of the Timber of My Heart" are two of their favorites. |