happy? - Oct 9 (Six Dukes)

Subject: happy? - Oct 9 (Six Dukes)
From: Abby Sale
Date: 09 Oct 05 - 09:38 AM

The Noble Funeral of the Renowned Champion, the Duke of Grafton, 9th of October, 1690
[thanx Bruce Olson, RIP]

         They took out his bowels,
          And stretched out his feet,
          And they balmed his body
          With roses so sweet.
  
                  "Six Dukes went a fishing;" see English Book of Penguin Songs, 
                  & Lloyd's record Great British Ballads Not Included in the Child Collection. 

Copyright © 2005, Abby Sale - all rights reserved
What are Happy's all about?    See Notes and Index

Subject: RE: happy? - Oct 9 (Six Dukes)
From: GUEST,Joe_F
Date: 09 Oct 05 - 09:19 PM

The partition of Vavsour Scowles

Was a sickener: they came on his bowels

In a firkin; his brain

Was found clogging a drain,

And his toes were inside of some towels. -- Edward Gorey

--- Joe Fineman    [e-mail]

||: Perhaps even this you will someday remember with pleasure. :||

Subject: RE: happy? - Oct 9 (Six Dukes)
From: Paul Burke
Date: 10 Oct 05 - 04:31 AM

As adapted so excellently by the Kippers in The Body (Overstrand).