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Lyr Req: Don't chuck a brick DigiTrad: AIN'T IT GRAND, TO BE BLOOMIN' WELL DEAD ISN'T IT GRAND, BOYS Related thread: Origins:Ain't/Isn't It Grand Boys? (Clancy/Sarony) (29)
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Don't chuck a brick From: Snuffy Date: 20 Feb 08 - 08:28 AM And instead of "Spend the insurance", I murmered, "For alack," I hear Spend the insurance on merr'ment, for alack, |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Don't chuck a brick From: Snuffy Date: 20 Feb 08 - 08:24 AM We come from clay, and we all go back, they say So don't 'eave a brick, It might be your Aunty May. from Leslie Sarony's AIN'T IT GRAND TO BE BLOOMING WELL DEAD !. The words on that site are close enough, but the verse structure is all wrong |
Subject: Lyr Req: Don't chuck a brick From: GUEST,Michael Stead Date: 20 Feb 08 - 06:46 AM One a recent BBC television show chronicling the last days of George Melly, one of his friends reminded him of an old song they enjoyed, and quoted the lyrics as We go from dust to dust they say So don't chuck a brick, It may be your Aunty May. Has anyone any idea what the original song was? |
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