The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #33807   Message #457597
Posted By: CRANKY YANKEE
08-May-01 - 12:43 AM
Thread Name: Req: Sing-along songs from the 20's & 30's
Subject: ADD Verses: The Bowery ^^
hI JOE OFFER Her're two more verses to the Bowery, there is another, but I don't sing it because the phrase"New Coon in Town" is in it, yeah, I know, take into consideration when it was written and "The riggs of the time". But I don't like it anyway, Here're the other two.

III
I went into an auction store
I'd never seen any thieves before
First they sold me a pair of socks
Then they asked, "How much for the box"?
Someone said,"two dollars," I said "Three".
He emptied the box and gave it to me
"I sold you the box, not the sox", said he
And I'll never go there anymore.

IV
Then I went into a barber shop,
He talked so much I thought he'd never stop
I said, "Cut it short", he misunderstood
cut my hair short as he possibly could
Shaved me with a razor that scratched like a pin
Took off my wiskers and most of my chin
That was the worst scrape I've ever been in
And I'll never go there anymore.


I'd send you the music if I knew how to send scanned images. It says, "words by Chas. Hoyt, music by Percy Gaunt" Hell, Joe, I don't even know how to do the "Click here" thing, or even to get the printer to print what's on the screen accurately. But, nevertheless, I really like this machine mostly because I get to shoot the shit with you lot,. My Dad told me about how the Bowery went to the dogs because of this song. Maybe I'll learn how to do the things you do as I gop along, I sure hope so./ I found "Gunga Din " Just by typing "Gunga Din" in the "Keyword" box and clicking "Go".

Why don't they write these programs in everyday English?

regards, Jody.^^