Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: An Buachaill Caol Dubh
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 10:40 AM

"nauseating repetition"? I struggle to see how that feature would serve to distinguish a fake ballad from many others ( alone, I mean).

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: Lighter
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 01:25 PM

And don't forget actor Russ Tamblyn:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Tamblyn

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 02:39 PM

That was just a small sample ABCD. There are many more in his headnotes particularly in the first 2 volumes. Heck, Peter was only following in the footsteps of Scott. It's just that he went way over the top, whereas Scott was much more subtle.

...and the Pied Piper of Tamlyn. Plenty of magic in there.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: Lighter
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 06:33 PM

Might there be an ancient connection between Tam o'Linn and lanolin?

I don't see why not....

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: An Buachaill Caol Dubh
Date: 23 Apr 20 - 10:43 PM

No, no; that's "Lamb o' linn", a descendant of Lamkin, owned by the Heir of Linne, and a distant relative of Puir Mailie. Ah, the card-indexing of it a'.

"Briany o' Linn tae ane 'Folk Session' went,
A rowth o' Child Ballads, Ilk version he kent;
Wi' finger in lug, his voice nasal and thin,
'Faith, 'tis I'm a Source Singer', quo Briany o' Linn."

Caetera Desunt.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 24 Apr 20 - 07:47 AM

And their sisters Vera and Mandy, oh and their three-legged uncle Errolf. Enough! Enough! I'll get me coat.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: An Buachaill Caol Dubh
Date: 24 Apr 20 - 09:06 AM

I knew someone with a pet called Flynn.
A squirrel.


Briany o' Linn happ'd himself in his coat
(In his oxters aye packing the horns o' the goat);   
"It's pleasant, at times, for to act a bit mad,
And that's it, for now", quo the Dark Slender Lad.

Good Luck!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 24 Apr 20 - 01:37 PM

Like it, ABCD.

Tam o' the Linn he got Covid 19,
His wife said, Now Tam, I'll soon get you clean,
Bugger this waiting for coming to test us,
And she filled up his arm with a load o' Domestos.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 24 Apr 20 - 02:02 PM

Says Tam o' the Linn I'm feelin' just grand
But just oot o' fairness we'll try a new brand,
His wife said, Now this it'll put you in fettle
And she filled up his left arm wi' a bottle o' ******

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 24 Apr 20 - 02:08 PM

Tam o' the Linn had no mask for his face
His wife then took off her bra all frilled with lace.
She said, You have the right cup if it will fit,
Says Tam o' the Linn, Now I look a right ***.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: An Buachaill Caol Dubh
Date: 24 Apr 20 - 03:08 PM

Hah! Brian o' Linn gets contemporary. Great material, both senses. I always greatly admire "feminine rhymes" and, in comic verse, outrageous or unexpected ones. With regard to the bould Brian, he's always been noted for being a bit... rough and ready:

Briany o' Linn wrocht his ain PPE Kit
Frae auld hessian sacks, thaim wi' safety-pins steekit,
He keeps aa the neebor-fowk weel oot o' reach,
And gee's-up his Voddie wi' wee dauds o' bleach.

Briany o' Linn, art-historian, guessed
Why Napoleon aye kept his richt haun in his vest;
"A bulfie like thon, wi' the left haun within,
Wad be feelin' a Right Tit," quo Briany o' Linn.

I'm resisting the urge to see what there is about Peggy Ramsay, or anyone who sounds like her. Good Luck, ABCD.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: Joe Offer
Date: 24 Apr 20 - 05:08 PM

Steve had second thoughts about three verses he posted above, because he did not want to stimulate animosity. I like them, and asked him to let me leave them up, but I'll follow his request if that's what he wants done.
I'm hoping he'll let me undelete them.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 24 Apr 20 - 05:31 PM

Okay, Joe, if you think they will go, but if there any complaints just delete em. thanks anyway.

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Thank you, Steve. -Joe- ;-)