22 Mar 99 - 07:52 PM (#65135) Subject: poor old daddys whiskers, words/music From: ken@jaske.com I heard this song as a kid in the late fiftys. I'd like to find it. |
22 Mar 99 - 09:00 PM (#65143) Subject: RE: poor old daddys whiskers, words/music From: Gene That dont ring a bell, right away.. But Wayne Raney recorded one titled.. Pardon My Whiskers While I Kiss You Goodnight.. In the 50's...
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23 Mar 99 - 01:34 AM (#65204) Subject: RE: poor old daddys whiskers, words/music From: Night Owl I remember learning a song about daddy's whiskers in the fifties but.....that's ALL I can remember..no tune. Maybe listed in a "camp songs" book? Sure hope you find it....I do remember it being a fun song. |
23 Mar 99 - 11:42 AM (#65323) Subject: RE: poor old daddys whiskers, words/music From: dick greenhaus Try a search for whiskers. It's there. |
23 Mar 99 - 11:47 AM (#65325) Subject: Lyr Add: DADDY'S WHISKERS / FATHER'S WHISKERS From: SteveF (inactive) FATHER'S WHISKERS
We have a dear old daddy
Cho: Oh, they're always in the way, I learned it in camp as "Daddy's Whiskers." The 'full' version of this song is in the DT database, although one can make up new verses ad nauseum. Do a search on [Father's Whiskers] including the square brackets as shown. |
23 Mar 99 - 02:07 PM (#65370) Subject: RE: poor old daddys whiskers, words/music From: Night Owl Hooray!!!!That's the one..knew it was a fun song! Did someone say Database?.....use whiskers if "Daddy's whiskers doesn't work? Uh-Oh. |
26 May 16 - 03:11 PM (#3792310) Subject: RE: Origins: Daddy's Whiskers / Father's Whiskers From: Joe Offer Not much source information available on this. The sources listed in the Traditional Ballad Index are quite recent. Can anybody find any earlier sources. Here's the Ballad Index entry: Father's WhiskersDESCRIPTION: "We have a dear old daddy For whom we daily pray, He's got a set of whiskers, They're always in the way." The whiskers are so extensive that they are put to a variety of absurd uses: Straining gas, feeding cattle, serving as camouflage in warAUTHOR: unknown EARLIEST DATE: 1973 KEYWORDS: father family humorous nonballad hair FOUND IN: REFERENCES (3 citations): Pankake-PHCFSB, pp. 262-263, "My Pappy's Whiskers" (1 text) Silber-FSWB, p. 241, "Father's Whiskers" (1 text) DT, FATHWISK Roud #13619 File: FSWB241A Go to the Ballad Search form Go to the Ballad Index Instructions The Ballad Index Copyright 2015 by Robert B. Waltz and David G. Engle. ...and the lyrics from the Digital Tradition (suggested corrections in italics): FATHER'S WHISKERS We have a dear old daddy For whom we daily pray, He's got a set of whiskers, They're always in the way. CHORUS Oh, they're always in the way, The cows eat them for hay, They hide the dirt on father's shirt, They're always in the way. Father had a strong back, Now it's all caved in, He stepped upon his whiskers And walked up to his chin. We have a dear old mother, With him at night she sleeps, She wakes up in the morning Eating Shredded Wheat. We have a dear old brother, He has a Ford machine, He uses father's whiskers To strain the gasoline. We have a dcar old sister, It really is a laugh, She sprinkle's father's whiskers As bath salts in her bath. Father has a daughter, Her name is Ella Mae, she climbs up father's whiskers And braids them all the way. Around the supper table We make a merry group, Until dear father's whiskers Get tangled in the soup Father fought in Flanders, He wasn't killed, you see, His whiskers looked like bushes And fooled the enemy. When father goes in swimming, No bathing suit for him, He ties his whiskers 'round his waist And gaily plunges in. @kids @camp @family filename[ FATHWISK RG |
26 May 16 - 06:18 PM (#3792330) Subject: RE: Origins: Daddy's Whiskers / Father's Whiskers From: GUEST,.gargoyle Perhaps, the greatest insight from this thread... Search MC/DT using "square brackets"...aka [square brackets] Sincerely, Gargoyle However, a modern search through Google and "mudcat" AND "specific term" has brought up wonders that pay homage to the founders. |