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Thread #114082 Message #2431289
Posted By: CapriUni
04-Sep-08 - 05:28 PM
Thread Name: Nonsense song from CapriUni
Subject: Man in the Moon song by CapriUni
Inspired (mainly) by two Mother Goose rhymes:
The Man in the Moon Came down from the moon And asked the way to Norwich. He went by the south And burned his mouth Eating cold plum porridge.
And
Oh, Man in the Moon drinks claret. But he is a dull Jack-a-Dandy! If he knew a sheep's head from a carrot, He would learn to drink cider and brandy!
THE MAN IN THE MOON WENT WALKING (and lost his punctuation)
Oh, the Man in the Moon, he went into a swoon, for his cellar was empty of claret. 'Til he looked to the Earth, And saw wonder and mirth And he thought to himself: "Why not try it?"
So he then did descend down the stairs of the wind And both hither and yon he did saunter. And it opened his eyes, for he sure was surprised, by the strange and fantastical wonders.
Chorus: Oh, a traveling lad he will never be sad. So the Man in the Moon, he went walking. And the stories he told of the things to behold, Well, the Loonies back home are still talking!
Oh, he met with a cat in a fine derby hat oh, there stood a man made of wrought iron there a gate blocked his path with a deep belly laugh then the engineer stoked up the fire!
And he saw butterflies with the tiniest eyes there were needles all made of fine velvet there a curtain hung down over all of the town there the glistening snow made a carpet.
(Chorus)
Then he saw a fine house in the jaws of a mouse just a crumb of cheese dancing the samba there a woman the size of a fine grain of rice still that nugget of gold saved the gambler.
And then down by the shore He went walking some more and he saw a ship covered in feathers there a bird flew away with the talk of the day then the jester confounded his betters.
(Chorus)
Then he saw a sheep's head such a bright orange-red there a carrot as tall as the steeple there an oak tree so grand walking up on his hands oh the acrobat pleased all the people
Then he took his repose there beneath a long nose 'twas a smile as wide as the valley oh, a bridge there was built between wishes and guilt then the love affair ended so sadly
(Chorus)
By the river he spied a stone mill in full stride there a gentleman came up beside him oh he saw a fish caught by a net deep in thought then he longed for the home left behind him
So he climbed, once again, up the stairs of the wind and although his vacation was dandy after all that he saw it seemed better by far that from now on he'd drink only brandy!
(Chorus)
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And, just for fun, here's what he saw with the lost punctuation put in its proper place:
Oh, he met with a cat.
In a fine derby hat, there stood a man.
Made of wrought iron, there a gate blocked his path.
With a deep belly laugh, then, the engineer stoked up the fire.
And he saw butterflies.
With the tiniest eyes, there were needles.
All made of fine velvet, there, a curtain hung down.
Over all of the town, there, the glistening snow made a carpet.
And he saw: a fine house; in the jaws of a mouse, just a crumb of cheese; dancing the samba, there-- a woman.
The size of a fine grain of rice, still, that nugget of gold saved the gambler.
Then, down by the shore, he went walking some more and saw a ship.
Covered in feathers, there, a bird flew away.
With the talk of the day, then, the jester confounded his betters.
Then he saw a sheep's head.
Such a bright orange-red, 'twas a carrot.
As tall as the steeple, there, an oak tree so grand.
Oh, walking up on his hands, the acrobat pleased all the people.
Then he took his repose.
There, beneath a long nose, 'twas a smile.
As wide as the valley, a bridge, there, was built.
Between wishes and guilt, then, the love affair ended so sadly.
By the river he spied a stone mill.
In full stride, there, a gentleman came up beside him.
And he saw a fish caught in a net.
Deep in thought, then, he longed for the home left behind him.