Lyr Req: There's a Baby in My Dinner (M Forster)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Baby in My Dinner (M Forster)
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Dec 16 - 12:29 PM

can you put the lyrics of the song called alarm up

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Baby in My Dinner (M Forster)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 22 Dec 15 - 04:50 AM

Hi, Michael-
If somebody wants to record one of your songs, how can they get permission?
-Joe-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Baby in My Dinner (M Forster)
From: GUEST,Michael Forster
Date: 21 Dec 15 - 11:59 AM

If anyone's still following this thread, the song is in a book called 'The World is Full of Smelly Feet' (another song of mine, based on the Last Supper, also in the same book) and is available from Kevin Mayhew Ltd at http://www.kevinmayhew.com/world-is-full-of-smelly-feet.html#.VngvkDY_XeQ
Not wanting to rain on anybody's parade, but please do note that the words (by myself) and music (by Noel Rawsthorne) are copyright.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Baby in My Dinner (M Forster)
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Dec 12 - 09:44 PM

Words by Michael Forster, Music by Noel Rawsthorne in a book copyrighted 1997 Kevi Mayhew Ltd but I don't know the book.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Baby in My Dinner (M Forster)
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 15 Nov 12 - 07:02 AM

Kevin Mayhew; neat fact No1:
On some published music the surname appears as a neat 'ambigram'

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Baby in My Dinner (M Forster)
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 15 Nov 12 - 06:14 AM

GUEST has just given a link which replaces the two I gave above, and are now dead links.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: There's a Baby in My Dinner (M Forster)
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Nov 12 - 05:29 AM

http://www.kevinmayhew.com/info/contributors/michael-forster.html

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baby in My Dinner!
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 18 Dec 09 - 05:02 AM

GUEST,William H - You seem to have nailed the source.
Using your info in a web search brings us the publisher's web site and the author's books :-
Michael Forster

He seems to be a prolific writer of Christian stuff for schools.
Unfortunately when you click on book titles for further info, not many of them give anything particularly informative to someone who doesn't already have the book.

The song title is however listed here :-
Bumper Book of Assemblies - Book 2.

Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baby in My Dinner!
From: GUEST,William H
Date: 17 Dec 09 - 11:02 AM

Hee haw, hee haw! Doesn't anybody care?
There's a baby in my dinner

is by Michael Forster
and appears in a collection of assembly songs published by Kevin Mayhew

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baby in My Dinner!
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 16 Dec 09 - 04:10 AM

Still don't know any more about it than I did in previous postings. Maybe someone out there has a tune?
Can't find any tune via the internet, although the lyric or parts of it turn up in a couple of places such as this web site http://tasmanbay.org/
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baby in My Dinner!
From: Barbara
Date: 15 Dec 09 - 06:32 PM

Can anyone come up with a tune for this? I made up one of my own, but I'd love to know what it's supposed to sound like.
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baby In My Dinner!
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 14 Jul 09 - 03:59 AM

GUEST,Me - Any clues about its origin? Where did you happen across lyrics? Was there a tune attached, or details of who wrote it?
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baby In My Dinner!
From: GUEST,Me
Date: 14 Jul 09 - 01:50 AM

Hee-haw, hee-haw
does anybody care
There's a baby in my dinner
and its just not fair

Jesus in the manger
lying in the hay
far too young to realise
he's getting in the way

I don't blame the baby
not his fault at all
but his parents really should respect
a donkey's feeding stall

After all that journey
with my heavy load
did I ever once conplain
about that dreadful road

I can cope with the backache
and these swollen feet
all I ask is some respect
and one square meal to eat

"Be prepared", I told them
better book ahead
Joseph said "Don't be an ass"
and took a chance instead

Now they've pinched my bedroom
people are so rude
I can cope with that but not
a baby in my food

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baby In My Dinner!
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 08 Nov 08 - 05:56 PM

See the lyrics in an old thread: Lyr Add: HEE HAW / THERE'S A BABY IN MY DINNER.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baby In My Dinner!
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 07 Nov 08 - 02:02 PM

Unfortunately these nativity plays are written and sold to primary schools and I haven't yet come across the one they did that contained that song. Maybe the twins could ask one of their teachers if they have it still in school but to get hold of the sheet music you'd have to purchase the whole thing and they do not come cheap.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baby In My Dinner!
From: GUEST,Geoff the Duck
Date: 07 Nov 08 - 03:26 AM

About 9 or 10 years back, we heard it in our local primary school Infants Nativity Play. It was after the baby Jesus had arrived and had been laid on a bed of hay. It was a comment from the donkey/ass probably around the time shepherds or kings were visiting. I cannot recall if it was a songs worth or just a short filler.
My recollection is of of the kids singing :-
Ee-aw ee-aw, doesn't anybody care.
There's a baby in my dinner, and they just don't care.

At the time we thouhght it was a marvellous line.
I've asked our Maddie, who was the infant in the play, but she doesn't remember any more than that either.

Quack!
GtD.

Subject: Lyr Req: Baby In My Dinner!
From: GUEST,Jacqued
Date: 06 Nov 08 - 02:39 PM

Greetings!   Heard a lovely childrens carol t'other day, ending with the line "There's a baby in my dinner and it's just not fair!"

Singer then escaped before he could be tackled!   Does it ring any bells with Mudcatters, please?

Ed