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Thread #31970 Message #3555282
Posted By: Old Grey Wolf
02-Sep-13 - 05:34 AM
Thread Name: WWI Trench songs
Subject: Lyr Add: THE OLD DUN COW CAUGHT FIRE (H Champion)
Some mates and I in a public house Were playing dominoes last night When all of a sudden in the pot-man came With his face all chalky white "What's up?" says Brown. "Have you seen a ghost?" "Have you seen your Aunt Mariah?" "Me Aunt Mariah be blown," said he. "The bloomin' pub's on fire!"
Oh there was Brown, upside down Knocking back the whiskey on the floor "Booze, booze," the firemen cried As they came knocking at the door Oh don't let 'em in till it's all mopped up Somebody shouted "MacIntyre!" And we all got blue blind paralytic drunk When the Old Dun Cow caught fire
Old Johnson rushed to the port wine tub And gave it just a few hard knocks He started taking off his pantaloons Likewise his shoes and socks "Hold on," said Tibbs, "If you want to wash your feet There's a tub of old ale here Don't wash your feet in the port wine tub When we've still got some old stale beer"
Oh there was Brown, upside down Knocking back the whiskey on the floor "Booze, booze," the firemen cried As they came knocking at the door Oh don't let 'em in till it's all mopped up Somebody shouted "MacIntyre!" And we all got blue blind paralytic drunk When the Old Dun Cow caught fire
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Just then there came such an awful crash Half the bloomin' roof gave way We were doused with a fireman's hose But still we were all gay. So we got some sacks, and some old tin tacks And we bunged ourselves inside And we all got drinking good old Scotch 'Til we was bleary-eyed
Oh there was Brown, upside down Knocking back the whiskey on the floor "Booze, booze," the firemen cried As they came knocking at the door Oh don't let 'em in till it's all mopped up Somebody shouted "MacIntyre!" And we all got blue blind paralytic drunk When the Old Dun Cow caught fire
Fire! x8 during instrumental
And we all got blue blind paralytic drunk When the Old Dun Cow caught fire.
Hope that helps. I don't think it is a trench song though.