The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #76690 Message #2268245
Posted By: GUEST,Chris in Saskatchewan
21-Feb-08 - 12:42 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Dunderbeck
Subject: RE: Origins: Dunderback's Terrible Machine(Dunderb
Just to complicate things further, the version I learned had "Gunderback" in the starring role! The only lines I remember are the chorus and the second verse:
Oh Gunderback, oh Gunderback how could you be so mean? To ever have invented such a horrible machine For pussy cats and long-tailed rats will never more be seen They're all ground up for sausages in Gunderback's machine
One day some little boys Came walking in the shop They ordered up some sausages and half a case of pop And while they were a-waiting, they whistled up a tune And all the little sausages went dancing round the room!
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I get a kick out of this song because we have both pussy cats and long-tailed rats as pets in our house! I wish I could remember the rest of the lyrics. My mother-in-law was a substitute teacher and she (and I) remember this as one of the songs in the songbooks we had in second grade. And we both remember it as "Gunderback"!