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10 Sep 04 - 11:24 PM (#1269017) Subject: RE: Prospect's Old Lady From: GUEST,Don Hi Sue, I'm going to post you the email failure notices I receive, so as you will not think I'm barmy! I've recorded a version of your song, which I will get off to to you this week. I hope yopu will like it -you did say to play around with the melody if I wanted. Everything makes sense now in the lyrics except for 'sparked clogs'. What does this mean? Don Hirst |
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11 Sep 04 - 03:33 AM (#1269088) Subject: RE: RE: Prospect's Old Lady From: Red and White Rabbit Hi Don children used to wear wooden soled clogs -if they could afford shoes at all to make them last longer they often had metal segs put onto toes and heels if you kicked these against the cobbloed roads ( which we still have in Longwood) you could make sparks - hance kids would go 'sparking clogs' past tense 'sparked clogs' looking forward to hearing your version Sue |
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13 Sep 04 - 01:13 AM (#1270758) Subject: RE: RE: Prospect's Old Lady From: GUEST,Don Thanking you. Don |
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13 Sep 04 - 05:59 AM (#1270919) Subject: RE: RE: Prospect's Old Lady From: GUEST,Raggytash Sparkin' clogs leads to sore ears ........... if your Mother caught you sparking clogs you got a clip round the lugholes for wearing them down too fast |
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13 Sep 04 - 02:02 PM (#1271295) Subject: RE: RE: Prospect's Old Lady From: Red and White Rabbit I'm too young to remember it Raggy I've just seen photos - besides we were too poor to have shoes!! |