DIY Blues

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: sophocleese
Date: 18 Oct 00 - 12:39 PM

Somewhere I used to have a copy of Plumber is Icumen In Bloody big to do. I'll see if I can dig them up.

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: sophocleese
Date: 18 Oct 00 - 12:35 PM

Somewhere I used to have a copy of Plumber is Icumen In Bloody big to do. I'll see if I can dig them up.

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: Troll
Date: 17 Oct 00 - 11:53 PM

I used to do "The Gasman Cometh" as part of a set titled " Anyone Who Owns His Own Home, Deserves It!" I included such songs as "The Faucets Are Dripping","Georgie On The Freeway", and "Charley, The Midnight Marauder".
It always got a good reception.

troll

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: John Hardly
Date: 17 Oct 00 - 04:47 PM

Jim Dixon,

I've got the recording, I'll work on it

John Hardly

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: jeffp
Date: 17 Oct 00 - 03:38 PM

Grab, please please please get those words and post them. I can think of a few people I could crack up with them. And, GMT, I agree about "The Gasman Cometh." Brilliant song.

jeffp

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 17 Oct 00 - 03:37 PM

As my dear old dad used to say, if at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer.

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: GMT
Date: 17 Oct 00 - 10:24 AM

A favourite of mine is Flanders and Swans
The Gasman Cometh. Not quite DIY I know, or
maybe Ivor Biguns 'Toolbag Ted'.

Cheers
Gary

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: Grab
Date: 17 Oct 00 - 08:03 AM

A friend recently did one to the tune of Wild Mountain Thyme, which went something like "Will you go lassie go, will you go and call a plumber?" I'll be seeing her tomorrow, so I could ask for the words if you like.

Grab.

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 17 Oct 00 - 04:25 AM

Rick Fielding has been fitting out a Summerhouse/Studio so we might get him to come up with one?Eh?
RtS

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 16 Oct 00 - 08:24 PM

That was Charlie Maguire who wrote "Talking Home Improvement." I have been looking for the words to no avail. It would be a good one to add to DT.

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 15 Jul 00 - 04:14 PM

Pete Coe's got a good one. It was in SongSmith One - I thought I knew where a copy was, but I can't lay my hands on it right now. It's about a fella who overdoes the DIY a bit.

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: Roger in Sheffield
Date: 15 Jul 00 - 12:18 PM

computer went down and garbled the last message. Mission DIY has been accomplished with a minimum of wrath. Do people really do this stuff for fun??

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: Roger in Sheffield
Date: 15 Jul 00 - 12:09 PM

thats why I is here
typing away between dutiesNow the good 'ol copper pipe has been beaten into submission!!

If I had a hammmer.....lyrics are playing in my head
And I might give the Old Copperplate a whirl

roger

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: Morticia
Date: 15 Jul 00 - 11:31 AM

Rog, could you not go and lend a hand or will that bring further wrath upon your head?

Subject: RE: DIY Blues
From: Jacob B
Date: 15 Jul 00 - 11:29 AM

Who was it that wrote "Talking Home Improvement Blues"? He used to be a regular on Prairie Home Companion. He talked about walking around the house with a hammer holster on each hip, feeling like a sheriff in a Western town.

All right, water heater, this house ain't big enough for the both of us
All right, chimney, draw!

Jacob

Subject: DIY Blues
From: Roger in Sheffield
Date: 15 Jul 00 - 11:05 AM

Just sitting here listening to muttering in the next room where DIY plumbing is in progress. Everyonce in a while I am summoned to help. It was to be a quick job (now at 7 hours and counting)and I fear defeat is at hand. Anyone know any DIY related songs that I could learn as the hours pass by????
Roger