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Thread #58775 Message #2391605
Posted By: Azizi
17-Jul-08 - 02:23 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Auntie Mary Had a Canary
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Auntie Mary Had A Canary
One fine day, a bonnie bonnie day, I met my Auntie Mary; She gied me a penny, Tae buy whit I liked, So I bocht a wee canary. The wee canary flew awa' Auntie Mary caught it; She caught it by the tail An' flung it in a pail, Cheeky Auntie Mary.
My mother said that I must go, Wi ma faither's denner-o; Chappit tatties, beef and steak, Twa reed herrin an' a bawbee bake.
I went to the river an' a couldn't get across, I paid ten pound for an auld dun horse. I jumped on his back an' his banes gied a crack, An' I had tae play the fiddle till the boat came back.
Vaudeville (USA) -(UK) musichall became popular with a wider variety of entertainment & the minstrel shows began to wane although one of the variety acts would often be a comedy quartet. Songs both popular, classical and religion were parodied in keeping with events of the day not just by the singing acts but by the comedians too as short 1 or 2-line musical jokes.
Oh we've got chickens in our backyard & we feed them on cod oil (repeat) But Aunty Mary's got a canary - he's the cock of the north (repeat)