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04 Jun 07 - 12:10 PM (#2068235) Subject: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Mr Happy Recall hearing some time ago an alternative twist to the Lord Franklin story where it appears the expedition were poisoned by leasd from the tinned rations, and a parody song. Anyone know it/ have the words? |
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04 Jun 07 - 12:40 PM (#2068269) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Charley Noble Poisoned by "lead"? Charley Noble |
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04 Jun 07 - 12:50 PM (#2068282) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: The Sandman yes lord franklin,died from lead poisoning,from his tinned rations. |
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04 Jun 07 - 02:59 PM (#2068379) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: MoorleyMan Clearly it's not the Led Barker version then... ! |
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05 Jun 07 - 08:30 AM (#2068997) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Charley Noble Contributing to the death of Lord Franklin and his crew was their inability to adopt the ways of the Arctic natives for survival in that harsh climate. There is ample evidence in their recovered personal diaries that Franklin and his crew were in contact with such natives before they expired. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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05 Jun 07 - 09:43 AM (#2069056) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Sandra in Sydney Wikipedia - Northwest Passage, Sir John Franklin expedition In 1845, a well-equipped two-ship expedition led by Sir John Franklin sailed to the Canadian Arctic to chart the final unknown parts of the Northwest Passage. Confidence was high, as there was less than 500 km of unexplored Arctic mainland coast left. When it failed to return, a number of relief expeditions and search parties explored the Canadian Arctic, resulting in final charting of a possible passage. Traces of the expedition have been found, including records that indicate that the ships became ice-locked in 1846 near King William Island, about half way through the passage, and were unable to extricate themselves. Franklin himself died in 1847 and the last of the party in 1848, after abandoning the ships and attempting to escape overland by sledge. While starvation and scurvy contributed to the deaths of the crew, another factor was significant. The expedition took 8000 tins of food which were soldered with lead. The lead contaminated the food, poisoning the crew. They would have become weak and disoriented—later stages of lead poisoning include insanity and death. In 1981, Dr. Owen Beattie, an anthropologist from the University of Alberta examined remains from sites associated with the expedition. This led to further investigations, and the examination of tissue and bone from the mummified bodies of three seamen, exhumed from the permafrost of Beechey Island. Laboratory tests revealed high concentrations of lead in all three. New evidence shows that cannibalism was also a factor which may have contributed to the deaths of the crew. Cannibalism? I didn't know that, however there's lots of interesting stuff here. Forensic results The Baked Beans parody is not mentioned in the list of literary stuff, but then Les Barker's parody isn't there, either. sandra |
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05 Jun 07 - 10:41 AM (#2069112) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Schantieman John Rae (the Orcadian doctor and explorer who did finally discover the Northwest Passage) had plenty of evidence of cannibalism amongst Franklin's party. If only I could remember the name of the book..... Steve |
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05 Jun 07 - 10:48 AM (#2069117) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: skipy McGoogan, Ken (2002). Fatal Passage: The True Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0993-6. Skipy |
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05 Jun 07 - 10:58 AM (#2069126) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Dave the Gnome It's Stanley Accrington's. Starts of in a folk club... I was in a folk club the other week someone sang Lord Franklin and I fell asleep or very similar. Odd snippets I don't think Franklin died from the effects of lead I think the baked beans did for him instead de de de de de... And blew a big hole in the ozone layer. Even the Eskimo in his skin canoe had not only baked beans, but frozen fish fingers too... I'll see if I can find more. There is some dreadful Accringtonisms in it:-) Cheers Dave |
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05 Jun 07 - 11:11 AM (#2069133) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Mr Happy Splendid Dave! Looking forward to your finding rest of words. Cheers, Mr H |
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05 Jun 07 - 11:27 AM (#2069149) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Dave the Gnome First the bad news The only Accrington Stanley Lyrics I could find were from a song by the Waterboys. How weird is that? The good news. I found Stan's web site here. No lyrics but you can contact him and he is ever such a nice bloke. Better still news. He is on at Swinton in July Even worse news. I will be in Newcastle at the time:-( BTW - Empty your mouth of coffee before attempting any of his Stanagrams if you value your keyboard. Cheers Dave |
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05 Jun 07 - 11:36 AM (#2069152) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Schantieman That's the one, Skipy! Saves me going home and looking it up! Steve |
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05 Jun 07 - 11:52 AM (#2069171) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Mr Happy Cheers Dave, I'll try emailing him |
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05 Jun 07 - 08:48 PM (#2069605) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Tattie Bogle "Fatal Passage": excellent book re John Rae. Bought it while in Orkney, plenty of copies in the book shops there. Tomb of John Rae in St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall: he was discredited by the British Government and Lady Franklin for daring to suggest that cannibalism could have happened. |
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05 Jun 07 - 09:02 PM (#2069613) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Joe Offer I NEED to see these lyrics.... -Joe- |
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06 Jun 07 - 07:39 AM (#2069861) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Leadfingers The late (and round Madenhead VERY lamented) Dave Houlden had a Lord Franklin Two Liner - The normal first two lines , then quiet snoring !! |
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06 Jun 07 - 07:45 AM (#2069862) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Dave the Gnome Are you listening Mr H? Get Stan to OK a posting of the lyrics here so Joe can see 'em:-) Incidentaly - My most famous anagram of Stanley Accrington is Can't act, yel nor sing :D |
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06 Jun 07 - 07:56 AM (#2069865) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: GUEST,mollycat The Duncan McFarlane Band do a fantastic version of this song - I think that it might be on their new CD that is nearly ready to be release to the world. I wonder if they will play it at Masham over the weekend? |
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06 Jun 07 - 08:04 AM (#2069873) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Ross I thought Lord Franklin died because they forgot to take the tin opener |
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06 Jun 07 - 08:09 AM (#2069877) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: The Fooles Troupe And I suppose Lady Franklin had a "Femme Fatale Passage"... |
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06 Jun 07 - 08:44 AM (#2069899) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Charley Noble Is there any truth that the rescue expedition actually found part of Lord Franklin's remains in a bully beef can, and shipped it back to Lady Franklin who was said to have exclaimed: "It was hard when I lost him but at least this will be some comfort!"? Charley Ignoble |
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06 Jun 07 - 08:51 AM (#2069904) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Mr Happy Ok Dave, I've emailed Stan |
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07 Jun 07 - 08:25 AM (#2070648) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: skipy There is evidence in the first verse that there was a LOT of sex the night before Franklin sailed. It says "with a hundred seamen he sailed away" If you only have 100! then your tanks are almost empty! Skipy I'll get my goat! |
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08 Jun 07 - 01:13 AM (#2071124) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: The Fooles Troupe Skipy are you sure the ship wasn't called 'The Camel"? |
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08 Jun 07 - 07:00 AM (#2071246) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: jacqui.c Mr Happy - please post the lyrics if you get them - this looks too good to miss! |
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08 Jun 07 - 10:12 AM (#2071410) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Mr Happy of course, soon's I get reply from Stan. btw,skipy, in our band, the cue for performance for this one is 'shall we do frozen semen?'! |
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14 Jun 07 - 11:23 AM (#2076886) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Mr Happy .........still awaiting reply from Stan! |
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17 Jun 07 - 07:12 AM (#2079147) Subject: Lyr Add: FRANKLIN (Stanley Accrington) From: Dave the Gnome I think Mr H will have got this as well but I happen to know he is at Middleboat wich and folk festival. Straight from the horses mouth - ^^ FRANKLIN (6) Twas homeward bound one night on the deep Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep Dream'd a dream, and I thought it true Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew From Baffin Bay where the whale fishes play Across the frozen ocean in the month of May To seek a North west passage his course was fixed That's the North West of Canada and not up the M6 The sponsors of the expedition had limited means The only food they gave to Franklin was cans of beans Even the Eskimo in his skin canoe Had not only baked beans but frozen fish fingers too With all those beans the winds began to blow The fate of Franklin no man doth know The fate of Franklin no man can tell All that was left of him was a funny smell Now in those days cans were made out of lead They should have been made out of aluminium instead The crew grew sick and wished they'd never started And as for Franklin ....... he simply departed But now my story it gives me pain I'll not be able to listen to that song again Without thinking of that blunder alimentary Whcih I heard about in a BBC2 documentary I was down at a folk club where the admission's cheap Someone sang Lord Franklin and I fell asleep Dream'd £10000 was freely given By Lady Franklin, who'd not seen the television But I don't think that Lord Franklin died from the effects of lead I think that the baked beans did for him instead I think he exploded in the thin arctic air And punched a great big hole in the ozone layer c Stanley Accrington 1993 Enjoy the beans Stan Acc |
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17 Jun 07 - 07:17 AM (#2079154) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: jacqui.c Thank you! |
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19 Jun 07 - 09:19 AM (#2080980) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Mr Happy Just seen it - Thanks ever so much Dave!! |
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19 Jun 07 - 06:38 PM (#2081532) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody Baked Beans From: Rowan Wonderful! As an aside, a while ago there was a snippet in New Scientist about Franklin's (apparently 'pioneering') use of meteorological balloons on this expedition; each balloon had a cardboard tag where the date and location of its release were to be written just before its release. Lady Franklin received one of these tags with a date quite some time after everyone else had given Lord Franklin up as lost and she tried to encourage another rescue attempt. The clue to the tag being a fake was that the location was given as "Longitude ..., Latitude ..." when standard procedure (then as now) was to give locations as "Latitude ..., Longitude ...". More recent investigation, reported in the article, traced the tag to someone who had had access to the original stock of the balloons; there were X balloons made and all except two or three were 'issued to' and taken by Franklin's expedition. The culprit had got hold of one of the samples left in Britain and used it for his hoax. Cheers, Rowan |