Lyr Req: the old mother tongue? / Silly Slang Song

Subject: what have they done to the old mother to
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Mar 02 - 05:24 AM

what have they done to the old mother tongue

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: what have they done to the old mother to
From: MAG
Date: 09 Mar 02 - 09:25 AM

Eric Bogle wrote it; buy his tape.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: what have they done to the old mother to
From: MAG
Date: 09 Mar 02 - 09:40 AM

That sounds more churlish than I had intended: the lyrics are on the tape -- I can't lay my hands on it at the momnet to give you the title.

Oh, what have they done to the old mother tongue;
It's a crime the way they've misused it ...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: what have they done to the old mother to
From:
Date: 09 Mar 02 - 11:07 AM

It's actually in the DT. Known as the

Silly Slang Song

Written by Eric Bogle, as mentioned above.