The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #73095 Message #2295180
Posted By: GUEST
22-Mar-08 - 12:23 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req:Oh ye cannae shove yer grannie aff the bus
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: You canna throw your grannie off the bus
Lookig at SD's post reminds me
("It wis murder, michty murder in the hoose"... etc)
Originally I belive that was a part of a progression suposedly reflecting Glasgow slum life.
The sequence is House -> School -> Gaol.
So the 2 subsequent verses are something like :
It's murder michty murder in the school
Where the teacher makes you sit doon on a stool
If ye dinnae ken your grammar, he'll hit you wi' a hammer
It's murder michty murder in the school
And it's murder michty murder in the gaol
Where they feed you bread and water frae a pail
If you ask them for a tinnie, they'll send you to Barlinnie
It's murder michty murder in the gaol.
You should find this version on an old Hamish Imlach album.
Chris Muriel, Manchester