Lyr Req: St. Stephen's Day Murders

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: St. Stephen's Day Murders
From: Felipa
Date: 26 Dec 21 - 01:58 PM

I was hoping to find a song lamenting or apologizing for the slaughter of the little wrens, which went on for so many years. Are there any?

Subject: Lyr Add: THE ST. STEPHEN'S DAY MURDERS
From: GUEST,Chris Wright
Date: 11 Sep 01 - 08:08 AM

The lyrics at the Chieftains site are SO wrong! I wouldn't normally object, but there's some GREAT jokes which are totally missed by the mistakes in these lyrics (written by Paddy Maloney and Elvis Costello)!

THE ST. STEPHEN'S DAY MURDERS
(Paddy Maloney & Elvis Costello)

I knew of two sisters whose name it was Christmas
And one was named Dawn of course, the other one was named Eve
I wonder if they grew up hating the season
Of the good will that lasts till the Feast of St. Stephen

For that is the time to eat, drink and be merry
'Til the beer is all spilled and the whiskey is flowed
And the whole family tree you neglected to bury
Are feeding their faces until they explode

Chorus:
There'll be laughter and tears over Tia Marias
Mixed up with that drink made from girders
And it's all we've got left as you draw your last breath
And it's nice for the kids as you've finally got rid of them
In the St. Stephen's Day Murders

Uncle is garglin' a heart-breaking air
While the babe in his arms pulls out all that remains of his hair
And we're not drunk enough yet to dare criticize
The great big kipper tie he's about to baptize

His gin-flavoured whispers and kisses of sherry
His best crimble shirt flung out over the shop
While the lights from the Christmas tree blow up the telly
His face closes in like an old cold pork chop

Alternate Chorus:
And the carcass of the beast left over from the feast
May still be found haunting the kitchen
And there's life in it yet we may live to regret
When the ones that we poisoned stop twitchin'

Regular Chorus Repeat

HTML line breaks added --JoeClone, 1-Dec-01.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: St. Stephen's Day Murders
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 04 Nov 99 - 05:41 PM

I like that album, I love playing it at church as an antidote to all those f***ing carols from Cambridge. Our old curate thought it was about hunting foxes and traditional St Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) persuits... HA HA HA!!

And before you jump up and down, I have spent over 2/3rds of my life in a church choir, so I'm allowed to slag off those f***ing choirboys!

LTS

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: St. Stephen's Day Murders
From: M
Date: 04 Nov 99 - 05:20 PM

Ahhh! What a great song!! I don't know all the lyrics because I'm laughing too hard each time I listen to it!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: St. Stephen's Day Murders
From: Blackcat2
Date: 04 Nov 99 - 10:36 AM

thank you very much

It's been awhile since I've visited the Chieftains site - I didn't think they had lyrics the last time I visited.

Pax

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: St. Stephen's Day Murders
From: Wolfgang
Date: 04 Nov 99 - 10:24 AM

here, on the Chieftains website.

Wolfgang

Subject: St. Stephen's Day Murders
From: Blackcat2
Date: 04 Nov 99 - 10:15 AM

Hi all

The song St. Stephen's Day Murders that Elvis Costello sings on the Chieftain's "Bells of Dublin" CD - anyone got the lyrics.

I can get some, but others I'll never get.

pax

Blackcat