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Thread #72705   Message #2937698
Posted By: GUEST,Shirley
01-Jul-10 - 02:14 AM
Thread Name: Origins:Old Man 'Badiah Jumped in the Fire/Obadiah
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old man 'badiah/Jumped in the fire
Here is one that is similar my Grandfather used to tell me when i was a child, and is to be said with great spead and a very loud PUFF PUFF at the end.

When I was a lad as big as me dad
I came out of a peace wag

The peace wag was so full
I came out of a roaring bull

The roaring bull was so fat
I came out of a gentleman's hat

The gentleman's hat was so fine
I came out of a bottle of wine

The bottle of wine was so thick
I came out of a knob stick

Knob stick wouldn't bend
So I came out of a turkey hen

Turkey Hen wouldn't lay
So I came out of a lump of clay

Lump of clay was so nasty
I came out of an apple pasty

The apple pasty was so rotten
I came out of a bag of cotton

Bag of cotton caught on fire
Blew me up to Jeremiah
PUFF PUFF