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Thread #108112 Message #2246810
Posted By: Newport Boy
28-Jan-08 - 05:50 AM
Thread Name: What did your Dad used to sing?
Subject: RE: What did your Dad used to sing?
My dad had just a few songs - Liz's Guinea Pig Song was one.
The one I most remember was The Miner's Dream of Home - "The bells were ringing the old year out, and the new year in".
And one short poem:
WATER
Pure water is the finest drink
That man to man may bring.
But who am I, that I should have
The best of everything?
Let prelates revel at the pump,
Peers at the pond make free,
But whisky, wine or even beer
Is good enough for me!
Sixty years later, I understand it better!
Phil