Lyr/Chords Req: With his little 'Ha, ha, ha!'

Subject: With his little 'Ha, ha, ha!'
From: Devon Smudge
Date: 03 Jul 00 - 07:28 PM

Mad query from a new Mudcapper!

Many years ago, (circa 1970's) I took part in a grat song weekend at Broadstone Warren, Nr. Forest Row, Sussex. There was a group there called "Puffin' Billy?" and they came out with a really comical song about a fella with his little "Ha, ha, ha" (Might have been "La,de, dah" Bit naughty, but harmless and quite OK to sing in mixed company! Each verse ended with ..... with his little "Ha, ha, ha,". It had a comical ending I think, about needing an odd shaped grave when he died, but the memory is vague ... like this query!

Would love to know if the group is still going, or if anyone might have come across this ditty, preferably words and tune.

Honest! It was a real sonG!

Subject: Lyr Add: LA-DE-DA-DE-DUM (from The Corries)
From: GUEST,JimmyC
Date: 05 Jul 00 - 11:12 AM

Dear Devon Smudge - I think this may be the one your looking for. It is on one of the Corries Live recordings known as " La=De-Da-De_Dum." enjoy - JimmyC.

On the 17th of March, in La-De-Da-De-Da
A son was born to Mrs Da-De-Dum
He Had Two arms, Two Legs , a mouth and eyes and ears
And the usual La-de-da-de-da-de-dum.

They duly christened him La-de-da-de-da
They gave his second name as Da-De-Dum
And all his life, though he lived full ninety years
He was known as La-de-da-de-da-de-dum

As he grew up, his La-de-da-de-da
Grew quicker than his other Da-De-Dum
And when he was sixteen, everyone remarked
On his great big La-de-da-de-da-de-dum.

He met a girl in La-de-da-de-da
She was pretty but a little Da-de_dum
And the reason that he loved her best was she
Did'nt mind his La-de-da-de-da-de-dum

Her mother was awfully, La-de-da-de-da
Her father was completely Da-De-Dum
They sat down to dinner of salmon mayonnaise
And a bowl of La-de-da-de-da-de-dum

Now all went well till La-de-da-de-da
He bent to take a sup of Da-de-dum
He tipped his plate and the salmon mayonnaise
Fell upon his Da-de-da-de-dum

Her mother cried loudly, DA-DE-DA-DE-Da
Her father sorta mumbled da-de-dum
Her mother said dear you should try to find a boy
With a smaller La-de-da-de-da-de-dum

They married in the spring of La-de-da-de-da
They honeymooned in lovely Da-de-dum
But they found that they could'nt fit in the double bed
For his great big La-de-da-de-da-de-dum

So they decided, La-de-da-de-da
To get a single bed for Da-de-dum
They slept together and they used the other one
For to rest his la-de-da-de-da-de-dum

On the 19th of June in La-de-da-de-da
He took ill with a case of da-de-dum
So they wrapped him up in bandages that ended with a bow
Round his la-de-da-de-da-de-da-de-dum

He died in the spring of Da-de-da-de-da-
A victim of the dreaded Da-de-dum
They put him in his coffin but could'nt shut the lid
For his great big da-de-da-de-da-de-dum

Then the undertaker da-de-da-de-da
Said we need a second one for da-de-dum
So he made another coffin roughly three feet two by one
Just to take his la-de-da-de-da-de-dum

You can read it on his tombstone , la-de-da-de-da
The only son of Mrs Da-de-dum
Here lies his body but in two graves up but one
Lies his la-de-da-de-da-de-da-de-dum.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: With his little 'Ha, ha, ha!'
From: GUEST,JimmyC
Date: 05 Jul 00 - 11:18 AM

Sorry Devon, here is the complete 6th verse;

Now all went well til La-de-da-de-da
He bent to take a sup of Da-de-dum
He tipped his plate and the salmon mayonaisse
Fell upon his da-de-da-de-da-de-dum

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: With his little 'Ha, ha, ha!'
From: Devon Smudge
Date: 08 Jul 00 - 07:32 AM

To JimmyC

Thanks! Just got back and found your response to my quest. Wow! This Mudcap forum's already come up trumps! Thanks for your reply. Yes, that's got to be the one and I got instant nostalgia about that session. Trouble is, I can't get memory of the tune back, and I've just gotta learn that song and add it to my repetoire. I'll obviously try to trace the Corries record (I've got a collection, but obviously have missed that one!). If you do happen to recall the tune and can get it to me I'll certainly pay any costs. (email address is [e-mail] and tel. no. 01752 252396) Whatever, am grateful for what you've found out already.

Cheers!

Devon Smudge