The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #58775 Message #3016195
Posted By: GUEST,Seonaid
26-Oct-10 - 05:02 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Auntie Mary Had a Canary
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Auntie Mary Had a Canary
An English acquaintance used to sing only the standard single verse, but she added a chorus that somehow included repetitions of "How's your father?" Wish I knew where she was these days; I'd ask for more! I had an Irish friend who'd follow the canary ditty with a segue to: "Green grow the rushes-o, Blackbirds and thrushes-o, If ever you pish into the wind You're sure to wet your britches-o." I guess the connection was birds.