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Thread #24569   Message #282188
Posted By: GUEST,Joan from Wigan
22-Aug-00 - 02:31 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Three Jolly Coachmen
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Three Jolly Coachmen
Suggested extra verses, adapted from "Earlye in the Morning":

Mary had a little lamb
Her father had a hatchet
Mary had a little lamb
Her father had a hatchet
Now she's got a sheepskin coat
Now she's got a sheepskin coat
Now she's got a sheepskin coat
And a pair of gloves to match it

The farmer went to the annual dance
His sickle in his hand
The farmer went to the annual dance
His sickle in his hand
Every time he turned around
Every time he turned around
Every time he turned around
He circumcised the band

There must be hundreds of verses to "Earlye" which would be adaptable - whenever we do this song, it goes around the room with various people adding verses, we timed it once and it took 45 minutes! Not really the length you could inflict on a listening audience, only a participating one.