Lyr Req: Old German Clockwinder - alt. version

24 Jun 99 - 02:12 PM (#89395)
Subject: Old German Clockwinder - Alt. Lyrics
From: mryan

I am looking for the Lyrics I have heard to the song, 'OLD GERMAN CLOCKWINDER'. I have seen the version detailed in the database in this site, but the version I have heard recently in pubs is a bit different.

In the version I am hoping to find, the first verse ends with "... and when he played with his flute the music was grand!" Later verses end with "...seeing another man wind up his wife's clock!" and "'...if your old clock needs winding I'll wind it myself!'"

If these ring a bell and you happen to know the all the lyrics for this version of the song, I would appreciate your input/response.

Thanks.

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24 Jun 99 - 02:59 PM (#89407)
Subject: RE: Old German Clockwinder - Alt. Lyrics
From: Joe Offer

Hi - there was a discussion of this song on a thread a while back - click here - don't know if the lyrics there are what you seek, but I thought you'd be interested.
-Joe Offer-

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24 Jun 99 - 03:30 PM (#89411)
Subject: Lyr Add: THE OLD GERMAN CLOCKWINDER
From: Tiger

Is this the one?.....Tiger

THE OLD GERMAN CLOCKWINDER

A German clockwinder to Dublin once came,
Benjamin Fuchs was the old German's name,
And as he was winding his way 'round the strand,
He played on his flute and the music was grand.

CHORUS
Too-ra-lam-a-lam-a, Too-ra-lam-a-lam-a Too-ra-li-ay
Too-ra-li Oo-ra-li Oo-ra-li-ay
Too-ra-lam-a-lam-a, Too-ra-lam-a-lam-a Too-ra-li-ay
Too-ra-li Oo-ra-li Oo-ra-li-ay

There was a young lady from Grosvenor Square,
Who said that her clock was in need of repair.
In walked the German, and to her delight,
In less than five minutes, he had her clock right.

CHORUS

And as they were sitting right down on the floor,
There came a very loud knock on the door.
In walked her husband, and great was his shock,
To see the old German wind up his wife's clock.

CHORUS

Then says her husband, "Look here, Mary Ann,
Don't that old German come in here again.
He wound up your clock and left mine on the shelf.
If your old clock needs winding I'll do it myself."

CHORUS

Then says the German, "Sure I meant you no harm,
But the spring wouldn't work in your old wife's alarm.
I pulled out me oil can and I gave it a squirt;
If you keep it well-oiled, your wife's clock will work!"

CHORUS

^^

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25 Jun 99 - 02:21 PM (#89741)
Subject: RE: Old German Clockwinder - Alt. Lyrics
From: mryan

Tiger,

That's the one! Thanks alot; you really made my day.

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