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Thread #76690   Message #3636581
Posted By: GUEST,Jim Ferguson
25-Jun-14 - 12:22 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Dunderbeck
Subject: RE: Origins: Dunderbeck
My Grandfather used to sing a variant of the Dunderbeck song, substituting Bitzerbeck for Dunderbeck. I've found no reference to the Bitzerbeck version on-line, so it might be a family variant.
I don't remember the verses well, but the chorus is essentially the same. His version saw the demise of "long-tailed rats and pussy cats" and called it a "horrible machine".