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Thread #94047 Message #1817790
Posted By: Charley Noble
24-Aug-06 - 09:26 AM
Thread Name: Verses: Martin Said to His Man
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Martin said to his man
I've always thought the verse Leadfingers mentioned above deserved a special prize, and wonder what its origin was:
I Saw a Butterfly flutter by... And a Dragonfly drink a Flagon dry...
I first heard it back in 1984 from Richard "Chez" Watts from Bristol, UK, who was designing supercomputer chips in Maine on his work visa, and regaling our folk club with a wonderful selection of novel (to us) verses and songs. For the record he sang this verse as:
I Saw a Butterfly flutter by... Saw a Dragonfly drink a Flagon dry...
He was also the first one I've ever heard sing:
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me... Than have a frontal lobotomy...