Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck

Subject: RE: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: Flash Company
Date: 28 Feb 06 - 11:21 AM

I seem to recall from Salford:

The boy stood on the burning deck,
Sellin peas, a penny a peck,
Did he wash his mucky neck?
No, did he heck!

FC

Subject: RE: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: Barry Finn
Date: 28 Feb 06 - 11:59 AM

Goodbye My Lover Goodbye (Great Lakes Shanty)

A farmer boy stood on the deck
Good bye my lover goodbye
He's eating peanuts by the peck
Goodbye my lover goodbye

CH: Goodbye, goodbye my love
    Goodbye my lover goodbye

Hecame onboard with his Sunday close
Goodbye my lover goodbye
His Sunday hat & his Sunday hose
Goodbye my lover goodbye
CH:
He walks the deck with his farmers feet
He don't know a caspan from a sheet

Barry

Subject: RE: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,Dr Price
Date: 01 Mar 06 - 04:51 AM

Here's an old one, which I learned as a mere boy...

The boy stood on the burning deck
Wishing he'd never been born;
His father said: "You wouldn't have been
If the Durex hadn't have torn."

Subject: RE: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST, Ghost
Date: 01 Mar 06 - 06:09 PM

The Boy stood on the burning deck
His fleece was white as snow
He stuck a feather in his cap
John Anderson, my jo!

Ghost

Subject: RE: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: HuwG
Date: 01 Mar 06 - 10:16 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck
The flames, he couldn't stop 'em
One flame shot up his trouser leg
And burned the - STOP !!!

Thanks and apologies to Ernie Wise and Eric Morecambe.

Subject: RE: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: Hrothgar
Date: 02 Mar 06 - 05:56 AM

The boy stood on the burning deck
The ship was sinking fast
He said, "Don't worry lads,
"I'll -
Glug! Glug! Glug!"

Learned fron the late Phil Brown.

Subject: RE: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: freda underhill
Date: 02 Mar 06 - 06:11 AM

the boy stood on the burning deck
his head was in a whirl
his eyes and mouth were full of hair
and his arms were full of girl..

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: 'The boy stood on the burning deck...'
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Aug 06 - 07:55 PM

A boy stood on the burning deck,
Eating peanuts by the peck,
While his brother stood on the upper deck,
spitting clams on his brothers neck.

Subject: RE: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,chris
Date: 12 Jan 07 - 05:02 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck
Playing a game of cricket
The ball rolled up his trouser leg
and stumped his middle wicket.

Subject: RE: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: Greg B
Date: 12 Jan 07 - 06:22 PM

>The Boy stood on the burning deck,
>Whence all but him had fled;

Idjit!

Subject: RE: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: Charley Noble
Date: 12 Jan 07 - 08:18 PM

The girl stood on the burning deck,
Eating curds and whey;
Along came a spider an' sat down beside 'er
An' they both got blown away!

That should clear the decks!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: 'The boy stood on the burning
From: leeneia
Date: 08 Apr 07 - 09:21 PM

I usually don't care for parodies, but parodies of a poem so noxious are a different matter.

the boy stood on the burning deck
with his sister Molly.
the deck was very hot to him,
and also hot to Molly (hot tamale)

Illinois, c. 1956

Subject: RE: Add: Casabianca: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: Gulliver
Date: 09 Apr 07 - 09:00 PM

The boy stands on the burning deck
The flame around him flickers
He doesn't burn, the reason is,
He's on asbestos knickers!

Morecambe and Wise

Subject: RE: Add: Casabianca: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,jay
Date: 13 Apr 07 - 11:30 PM

My version similar to many others. Don,t know where I learned it but it's been in my head for 50 years.

The boy stood on the burning deck
His feet were full of blisters
He used to wear his mother's drawers
But now he wears his sister's.

Subject: RE: Add: Casabianca: The boy stood on the burning
From: GUEST,mary in los angeles
Date: 13 Apr 07 - 11:43 PM

As kids in Lancashire, my dad used to recite his version (he might have made up the last part -- he used to do that kind of thing)

The boy stood on the burning deck
selling peas a penny a peck
did he wash his dirty neck?
Did 'e 'eck.

The boy stood on the burning deck
his feet were full of blisters
the captain said: Antonio, tell us a tale...
And the tale went on as follows:

The boy stood on the burning deck,
etc... etc...

Subject: RE: Add: Casabianca: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,bhil.com
Date: 24 Apr 07 - 07:36 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck
Eating peanuts by the peck.
His father called,
He could not go
Because he loved those peanuts so.

Subject: RE: Add: Casabianca: The boy stood on the burning
From: GUEST,Christine Moreno
Date: 25 May 07 - 02:50 PM

My Mother Rose Marie Curry Bonner use to dare us to recite this poem whenever we had to memorize one for school.

The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck
His Feet Were Full of Blisters
He Tore His Pants Upon a Nail
And Now He Wears His Sisters

Subject: RE: Add: Casabianca: The boy stood on the burning deck
From: radriano
Date: 25 May 07 - 03:03 PM

Noble? Idiotic is more like it. If you're too stupid to move out of the fire you deserve to die.

Subject: RE: Add: Casabianca: The boy stood on the burning
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Jul 07 - 01:59 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck
eating peanuts by the peck
beside him stood his sister true
who wished she had a peck or two

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Please remember to use a consistent name when you post. Messages with the "from" space blank, risk being deleted (but I wouldn't delete a valuable contribution like this one).
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,Mikle
Date: 30 Jul 07 - 11:03 AM

The boy stood on the burning deck
his lips were all a quiver...
he gave a cough
his leg fell off
and floated down the river.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,Dealas
Date: 23 Oct 07 - 06:39 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck whence all but he had fled,
He said - It,s much more warmer here than in my cauld cauld bed.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning
From: GUEST,Sarah Walker
Date: 24 Oct 07 - 05:33 AM

Do you remember the time I shuvved my butt out the window, can you remember shuvving your face out the window, en=veryone laughed and said; "WOW, is it me or are they twins?"

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning
From: GUEST,Sarah Walker
Date: 24 Oct 07 - 05:37 AM

There was a wee lass sitting at the bar, a big thug walks up to him and hits him, he says; "That's a karatti chop from Japan!"
The same thug walks up to him and hits him again and says; "That's a karitti chop from Sout Karea!" The wee guy goes out and later comes back and hits the thug out cold! Then says to the barman; "When that big B***ard wakes up tell him; that's a crow bar from B&Q!"
How cool my brother taught me this when I was 12.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,Jonathan in Dallas
Date: 30 Oct 07 - 09:23 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck
He did not see the train
Va'yiskad, ya'yis kadish
Shemerah ba. Amen.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,PJLawrence
Date: 05 Nov 07 - 06:36 AM

My father taught us this one:

The boy stood on the burning deck
picking his nose like mad,
rolling it up into little balls
and flicking it at his dad!



And there is Spike Milligan's version:

The boy stood on the burning deck
whence all but he had fled,

TWIT!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: goatfell
Date: 05 Nov 07 - 07:10 AM

the boy stood on the burning deck
whence all but he had fled
the flames came around his knees
and now the eejit's dead

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: goatfell
Date: 05 Nov 07 - 07:11 AM

the was by me

Tom

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: Mrrzy
Date: 05 Nov 07 - 07:43 PM

Would that be a wee lad, with the crowbar?

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,Adrian Lampard
Date: 18 Jan 08 - 04:44 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck
eating red hot scallops
he drop one
burnt his foot
missed his b*****s

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning
From: GUEST,Mansour
Date: 20 Jan 08 - 05:10 PM

the boy stood on the burning deck
and picked his nose with fury
he rolled it into little balls
and flicked it at the jewry

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,ben raine
Date: 26 Feb 08 - 12:36 PM

the boy stood on the burning deck
his cries of anguish heard
he fellt a sguidge within his pants
and found a smelly turd

hee hee english project:)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning
From: gnomad
Date: 26 Feb 08 - 04:14 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck,
His feet were in the cellar.


Longfella

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,The Mole catcher's unplugged Apprentice
Date: 26 Feb 08 - 04:59 PM

speaking of Spike

I'm going down to the lonely sea,
the lonely sea and sky,
I'm going down to the lonely sea,
to see if my socks are dry.

Charlotte (ying tong iddle i po)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,El Viejo Loco
Date: 27 Feb 08 - 01:15 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck,
His heart was a all a-twitter,
He stood 'till he could stand no more,
And became a crispy critter.

His heroic ashes blown about,
His shipmates all in gloom,
Hailed his courage, one and all,
'Ere breaking out the broom.

And now, collected, in the pan,
Now committed to the jar,
They placed him on the mantle high,
Inside of Paddy's bar.

And, now and then, when back on shore,
They raise their glasses high,
And 'toast' the lad above the fire,
Sayin' "better him than I!"

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: goatfell
Date: 28 Feb 08 - 07:35 AM

the boy stood on the burning deck
whence all but he had fled
He's deid the blood eejit
like we need a hole in the heid

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning
From: GUEST,Sam
Date: 09 May 08 - 11:29 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck,
His ass against the mast,
He would not move a bloody inch,
'till Montague had past,
But Montague was craft, he threw the boy a plum,
And when he went to pick it up,
He shoved it up his bum.

Anddd

The boy stood on the burning deck,
Wishing he'd never been born,
His mother said he wouldn't,
If the condom hadn't been torn.

Both of those were taught to me by my uncle when I was a kid (RIP)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,Bill E
Date: 15 Jun 08 - 04:27 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck
His feet all covered with blisters.
He climbed aloft, but his pants burned off
And he had to wear his sister's.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,Karissa
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 11:23 PM

Heard the on "the Great Gildersleeve" (old time radio show)

The boy stood on the burning deck
Eating peanuts by the peck
He also ate some chocolate cake
And, boy, did he have a stomach ache

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,actionmanmelb
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 07:41 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck,
His pockets full of crackers.
One went off, they all went off,
And blew off his bloody knackers.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,Bill Bell
Date: 08 Dec 08 - 05:41 PM

The boy stood on the burning deck
wishing he'd never been born
His father said "You wouldn't have been
if something hadn't torn"

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: Kenny B (inactive)
Date: 09 Dec 08 - 04:41 PM

My Grandfather said a short monologue in this vein

The boy stood on the burning deck
and shouted give me half a peck
So they geid him a bottle .... by the neck
and he drunk till he was fu'

And by the time that he lay drunk
the good ship sank and then it sunk
But he climbed up an elephants trunk
and whistled for the crew

The captain in a rage he flew
blew up the ship and sacked the crew
And they're a' daen forty days the noo
for playin at bunnetty tig

Agh these were the days

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: Kenny B (inactive)
Date: 12 Dec 08 - 07:01 PM

Correction and additional verses
BTW Granny B remembered all the verses at 91 but didnt know who i was - one of the penalties of growin old

The boy stood on the burning deck
And tied his whiskers round his neck
and shouted give me half a peck
and he drunk till he was fu'

And by the time that he lay drunk
the good ship sank and then it sunk
But he climbed up an elephants trunk
and whistled for the crew

And then there was an awful thud
that froze each sailors noble blood
for someone threw a rotten spud
and knocked off the captains wig

The captain in a rage he flew
blew up the ship and sacked the crew
And they're a' daen forty days the noo
for playin at bunnetty tig

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,enamel spout
Date: 20 Feb 09 - 01:41 PM

I looked this string up since my mum(90) remembers some of the verse and wants to find the full version.

The boy stood on the burning deck,
He stood upon his head,
Because his arms and legs were off,
So he waved his arms and said.......(or possibly "instead"....)

She then has forgotten the rest but knows it was a parody of many poems. It apparently ends
"For I'm to be Queen of the May, mother, I'm to be Queen of the May."

She thinks the "Village Blacksmith, a mighty man was he" appears in it it as well.

Any offers?

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,Mr Spoggs
Date: 12 Mar 09 - 08:01 AM

The boy stood on the burning deck,
his feet were covered with blisters.
His father sat in the public house,
the beer running down his whikers.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,mike (collected from Dave Coveyduck) circa 1
Date: 25 Mar 09 - 06:32 PM

the boy stood on the burning deck
his arse was to the mast
he would not move a bleeding inch
til Oscar Wilde got past
but Oscar was a wiley bird
he tossed the lad a plum
and when he stooped to pick it up....

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: Bill D
Date: 26 Mar 09 - 03:35 PM

obviously, 'some' folk don't bother to read earlier posts. Some of the have been posted 3-4 times.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,jaci
Date: 22 May 09 - 08:39 PM

the boy stood on the burning deck
his feet were full of blisters
his mother stood in the beer joint
til the beer ran down her whiskers

(something my grandpa has said for years!)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST,geo canadian
Date: 03 Jun 09 - 03:29 AM

The boy stood on the burning deck
a row of sausages 'round his neck
he ate the one and swallowed another
an gave the rest to his little brother


From my South African father. Now departed.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Jun 09 - 02:54 PM

You know, of course, this very close to the one in Mad years ago

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Casabianca: boy stood on the burning deck
From: Joe Offer
Date: 27 Jun 09 - 03:00 PM

Oh, darn. I vaguely recall that piece in Mad Magazine.
Can anybody find it? There are lots of "Burning Deck" parodies in this thread (click), but none from Mad.

-Joe-

er.....and 100!!