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31 Mar 10 - 11:23 AM (#2876515) Subject: Lyr Req: The Felt Hat song From: GUEST,Chris Muriel Trying to get hold of ths oldie that I originally heard in a folk club in Colchester around 1975 and even used to perform myself. I'm pretty sure I have the chorus correct. What I recall is : My granny died the other day, it filled my heart with care 'Cos grannies are quite hard to get - and she's 1 of a matching pair. The awful pain that my heart felt.... (don't remember rest of verse) CHORUS And I've never felt an old felt hat like that felt hat felt. Never felt an old felt hat like that. I've felt some good felt hats and I've felt some bad felt hats But I've never felt an old felt hat like that felt hat. While riding my bike the other day. Thanks for any additions.... Chris Muriel, Sale, Chesire. |
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01 Apr 10 - 07:23 AM (#2877258) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Felt Hat song From: maeve Refresh |
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01 Apr 10 - 07:48 AM (#2877275) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Felt Hat song From: Nigel Parsons I thought this was going to be: Ave you ever had your ole? have you ever had your ole? Have you ever had your old man's 'at on? Ever had your ole felt? ever had your ole felt? Ever had your old felt 'at on? But that's just me! |
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02 Apr 10 - 04:11 PM (#2878350) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Felt Hat song From: GUEST,Chris Muriel Totally different song, although based around some similar constructions. In the bike riding verse I recall that the singer's hat fell or blew off , possibly landing in a sewage farm. (just hoping this might jog someone's memory). |
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02 Apr 10 - 09:33 PM (#2878511) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Felt Hat song From: Jim Dixon Probably not the song you want, but an interesting bit of trivia: Hoagy Carmichael wrote (or perhaps started to write and never finished) a song called I LOVE YOU LIKE MY OLD FELT HAT. An incomplete bit of sheet music, apparently in Hoagy's own handwriting, can be seen here, in the Hoagy Carmichael collection at Indiana University. It's the one crossed out at the top of the page. There are no lyrics. It's listed at The Official Hoagy Carmichael official web site with no publication data, so I suppose that means it was never published (and perhaps never completed). * I found this in several collections of tongue-twisters: Of all the felt I ever felt, I never felt a piece of felt Which felt as fine as that felt felt, When first I felt that felt hat's felt. * Other than that, I'm stumped. |
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06 Apr 10 - 07:01 AM (#2880557) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Felt Hat song From: GUEST,Chris Muriel Thanks for that titbit, Jim. Here's an update (might jog somebody's memory) - got 2 verses now..... My granny died the other day, it filled my heart with care 'Cos grannies are quite hard to get - and she's 1 of a matching pair. The awful pain that my heart felt it made me feel quite flat Until I found that in her will she'd left me her old felt hat. CHORUS And I've never felt an old felt hat like that felt hat felt. Never felt an old felt hat like that. I've felt some good felt hats and I've felt some bad felt hats But I've never felt an old felt hat like that felt hat. While riding my bike the other day downhill to the sewage farm An accident befell me but my hat saved me from harm. I hit a stone, sailed o'er the bridge and might well have been drowned But my felt hat showed rescuers the spot where I went down. CHORUS There's at least 1 or perhaps 2 more verses missing. |
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28 May 23 - 01:39 AM (#4173307) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Felt Hat song From: GUEST,David Powell My version (Adapted to sing to children, so leaving out the 'death' bit. I used to say she'd emigrated :-) When Granny left not long ago it filled my heart with care As grannies are so hard to find, she was one of a matching pair The empty seat, where gran had sat it made me feel quite sad 'til I found out that in her will she'd left me her old felt hat Ch And I've never felt an old felt hat like that felt hat felt. Never felt an old felt hat like that. I've felt some good felt hats and I've felt some bad felt hats But I've never felt an old felt hat like that felt hat. To wear that hat upon my head it was my pride & joy I didn't care when people said, 'There goes that hobble-de-hoy I wort at hat upon my head from breakfast to my tea If it was good enough for gran to wear then it's quite good enough for me! One day while riding on my bike down hill to the sewage farm My slack back brake block busted, but my hat saved me from harm I hit a rock, sailed over the top and surely would have drowned But my floating hat showed rescuers the place where I'd gone down |