Lyr Add: John o' Dreams (parodies by Les Barker)

Subject: Lyr Add: John O'Dreams parodies
From: Leadfingers
Date: 01 Nov 02 - 08:09 AM

Herewith for your delectation and delight two of Les Barkers little
offerings.

CUSTARD CREAMS
(Les Barker, music by Tchaikovsky)

Those midnight snacks bring what you always dread;
Crumbs in your blanket and your feather bed;
Crumbs without number
Keep you from slumber;
Yield up the night time to old custard creams.
Yield up the night time to old custard creams.

The late night sandwhich and the giger nut
Stick in your shoulder;lie underfoot,
Huntley and Palmer
There is no armour
Yield up the darkness to old custard creams
Yield up the darkness to old custard creams

Barm cakes and biscuits;whole loaves of bread
Mate on your mattress;breed in your bed
One million croutons
All on one futon
And down your duvet there's old custard creams
And down your duvet there's old custard creams

I think I know now why my mother said
That gentlemen dont take tarts to bed
And when you're restive
Blame the digestive
You'll find no comfort with old custard creams
You'll find no comfort with old custard creams

Dont forget to credit Les Barker for the words and P I Tchaik for the tune

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: John O'Dreams parodies
From: Declan
Date: 01 Nov 02 - 08:17 AM

I've said it before and I'll say it again Les Barker is a genius.

Theres another parody written by Johnny Moynihan (em member of Sweeney's Men, Planxty, De Dannan and the Fleadh Cowboy's to name but a few) called John O' Gods - which is about a former folk singer who ends up hitting the drink hard and having to go to John Of Gods which is a place in Dublin which treats alcoholics and other assorted addicts. I don't have the words but hopefully someone else out there will have them.

Subject: Lyr Add: John O' Dreams Parodies 2
From: Leadfingers
Date: 01 Nov 02 - 08:24 AM

I dont know wether it is better to combine the two or not.I thought if they were seperate and someone only wanted one set of lyrics it would be easier this way.

RON OF DREAMS

When midnight comes good people homewards tread
They dont see me they all see John instead
I'm just the other less famous brother
Turn out your light i'm only Ron of Dreams
Turn out your light I'm only Ron of Dreams

Across the hills the sun has gone astray
The world's ignored me just like Yesterday
He's got charisma,He's John I isna
Here in the darkness you'll find Ron of Dreams
Here in the darkness you'll find Ron of Dreams

Both man and master in the night are one
All things are equal except maybe Ron
The prince and the ploughman,the slave and the free man
All take no notice of old Ron of Dreams
All take no notice of old Ron of Dreams


My brother John is all they ever see
That bastard Caddick never noticed me
Him and Tchaikovsky,they wrote me offski
They said,I quote:"Man who's old Ron of Dreams?"
They said I quote:"Man who's old Ron of Dreams?"

This is from 'Vicent Van Dogh'

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: John O'Dreams parodies
From: Leadfingers
Date: 01 Nov 02 - 08:27 AM

I should have appended to the first bit that this one is from Les's
book 'The Official Retriever'.
And yes he is a genius.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: John O' Dreams Parodies 2
From: MMario
Date: 01 Nov 02 - 08:56 AM

ouch! I like it!