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Thread #94643 Message #2997574
Posted By: GUEST,Sparky Clarkey
01-Oct-10 - 11:21 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: El Tel Morel
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: El Tel Morel
Yes This is a part of a variation of "The Gay Caballero"
There once was a Gay Caballero, An exceedingly Gay Caballero, And his pride and his joy was his El Tel Morell His wonderful El Tel Morello
He went to a low down Casino, An exceedingly low down Casino, And with him he took his El Tel Morell, His wonderful El Tel Morello
He met a low down senorita, An exceeding low down senorita, And to her he showed his El Tel Morell His wonderful El Tel Morello
She show him her deep dark crevasso An exceeding deep dark crevasso And in it he put his El Tel Morell His wonderful El Tel Morello
He caught a bad dose of diseaso An exceeding bad dose of diseaso Which played poor Hell with his El Tel Morell His wonderful El Tel Morello
He went to a low down physician An exceeding low down physician Who whipped off the end of his El Tel Morell His wonderful El Tel Morello
It left him a stubby stumpeeto An exceedingly stubby stumpeeto But it serves just as well as his El Tel Morell His wonderfull El Tel Morello!
There are various other versions but this is the one I remember being sung at Scout Camps.