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15 May 09 - 08:26 PM (#2632966) Subject: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: GUEST,Bryan Cullen Mothers day in OZ my daughters reminded me i used to sing dads drunk again, googled for forgotten lyrics, ended up here. looked at what dad used to sing thread, got nostalgic. yeah any dad that sang "somewhere in my mind there is a Painting box"(what a guy) i still sing it along with The letter and This moment. Any folkies remember Mike Softlys Gold watch blues and what happened to Julie Felix. Maybe this thread should be Where are they now!!! Bryan |
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15 May 09 - 08:42 PM (#2632967) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: Emma B this one? Da's drunk again and he's brought lots of men And their wives back home from the club They've got no beer but you need have no fear Tam's gone round the back door of the pub Someone's playing a piano as if using a sledgehammer Murdering There Goes My Heart There's a knock at the door, it's Tam in once more Brought the beer, so we're ready to start Many memories of such family sings at home in the 50s too! |
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15 May 09 - 08:51 PM (#2632974) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: GUEST Thanks So far so good there was a verse when bert fell in the coal house and one about paper and comb . Ta so far Bryan |
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15 May 09 - 09:03 PM (#2632979) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: Emma B sorry Bryan failed to complete the link to this in the DT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THEY DON'T WRITE THEM LIKE THAT ANY MORE (Pete Betts) Cho: And oh, how we could sing, what fun those nights would bring Singing for hours on end Once we found the key - oh what harmony Those drunken voices could blend Heart of My Heart, just for a start Walkin' My Baby Back Home When it comes to an end let's sing it again They don't write them like that any more Da's drunk again and he's brought lots of men And their wives back home from the club They've got no beer but you need have no fear Tam's gone round the back door of the pub Someone's playing a piano as if using a sledgehammer Murdering There Goes My Heart There's a knock at the door, it's Tam in once more Brought the beer, so we're ready to start Ma's in the kitchen tryin' to make up a snack From the chicken we had this afternoon Jack says, Where's the toilet, Ma says, Roon' the back By his look - not a minute too soon Then a laugh round the whole house: Jack's fell in the coalhouse Man, he's as drunk as a neut With his face covered black he's not taken aback He sings Mammy and the rest follows suit Half one in the mornin', Da's started yawnin' He's got to be workin' at six A bold audience is watchin' while Tony is botchin' (?) And missin' an easy card trick (?) It's time to go now, he's got somehow To get them all to go home When you're drunk full of beer the last thing you want to hear Is a tune on his paper and comb This is how Arthur Johnstone from Glasgow sings it on his LP 'Generations of Cha nge' (1985). The author is given as 'Betts'. I gather it was written in the Stat es. Does anyone know more about him? And can anyone help with the two expression s I'm not sure about (see question marks). - Susanne @music filename[ DONTWRIT SKW apr00 |
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15 May 09 - 09:12 PM (#2632985) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: GUEST,Bryan Your bloods worth bottling thank you for your time and effort Bryan |
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16 May 09 - 01:20 AM (#2633067) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: GUEST,boxbox Quote: ...A bold audience is watchin' while Tony is botchin' (?) And missin' an easy card trick (?)... Emma B, I would suggest: ...A bored audience is watching while Tony is botching and messing up easy card tricks.... The way "piano" is rhymed with "sledgehammer" is one of my all time favorites; certainly doesn't appear in my Rhyming Dictionary! MC |
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16 May 09 - 03:38 AM (#2633120) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: Sooz Written by our very own "Betsy" |
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16 May 09 - 03:46 AM (#2633124) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: Emma B box box, I simply referred Bryan to the DT. I'm afraid there are some mistakes and classic mondegreens in the lyrics that contributors have 'heard' on their recordings and repeated in the DT - at least the person who posted these words has included a query, and from my memory, '...A bored audience is watching while Tony is botching and messing up easy card tricks....' is the correct version |
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16 May 09 - 04:08 AM (#2633132) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: GUEST,boxbox Emma B, No offense intended. I was unclear as to whether the question marks and comments were yours or from the DT. MC |
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16 May 09 - 04:23 AM (#2633141) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: Silas I thinks its Kenny who is botching up the easy card tricks. |
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16 May 09 - 05:56 AM (#2633175) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: Betsy Hello All , I DID post the words in DT and I wish I could tell you where to look but I am writing from a Construction Site in Qatar and the PC /System is painfully slow to move from one page to another so it is difficult for me to consult DT and keep this message going so....... try "Ee how we could sing" or "They don't write em like that anymore" . To Emma B , Emma that version is how a Scotsman would sing it and you wouldn't hear Vin ( or me ) sing it like that . E.g. in the 2nd verse Arthur sings "Ma's ...." whereas we would sing "Our mam's..." It's nice to know people tailor the song to how they normally speak and sing. Good idea - sing piana not piano makes it alsmost rhyme !!!! Finally I've never been to the States and the song is inextricably from Middlesrough (NE ENGLAND) where Vin and I have been best mates since junior school which is about 55 years ago. Jeez are we THAT old ???? Best Wishes to all and have fun with the song. Betsy |
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16 May 09 - 06:04 AM (#2633181) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: Dave the Gnome It is indeed Kenny. As it is Dad, rather than Da' who is drunk again. Bert and not Tam who has gone round the back door of the pub and a host of other either mondegreen or interpretation differences. May I suggest that you would be doing yourself and Pete Betts a service by buying his songbook:-) Cheers DeG |
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16 May 09 - 09:19 AM (#2633260) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: Tig You might as well own up to writing the song too Betsy :-) We know you did! Don't work too hard in Qutar and I hope to see you sometime this year. Lots of love and hugs Tig xxx |
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16 May 09 - 09:29 AM (#2633264) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: Declan A link to the lyrics as posted by Betsy. |
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17 May 09 - 04:39 AM (#2633716) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: Betsy Look forward to having a pint with ya Tig Cheers Betsy |
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17 May 09 - 03:32 PM (#2634065) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: Dave the Gnome The link detailed above can be followed to the words posted by Pete himself. Follow it if you want to be sure of what you are singing. But still buy Pete's book anyway :-) DeG |
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18 May 09 - 01:54 PM (#2634914) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: r.padgett Qatar must be dusty, Betsy's in need of a pint! See you at Saltburn ff 2009 Cheers Ray |
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18 May 09 - 03:39 PM (#2635034) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: Geordie-Peorgie Hey, Betsy man! Link the page te thon fond gonniel, Robson Greene when he sang it on the TV and announced it as a 'Geordie' song - The Pillock! The newspaper article wez canny! |
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19 May 09 - 05:33 AM (#2635499) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: dads drunk again vin garbut From: GUEST,Betsy Haven't logged in - takes too long - but just to note Padge woke up when I mentioned buying drink for Tig .Look forward to seeing ya Padge - but it will be a close run thing getting leave from here at the right time - fingers crossed. Geordie same thing with putting in a link from here - it'll just take too long. No problem getting a beer out here - but I haven't had a bacon (or a sausage )sandwich or a pork pie for nearly two months and I only have to wait another 10 days 'til I'm home on leave.Roll on. |