Lyr Req: All the bumbies

09 Dec 99 - 01:48 PM (#147151)
Subject: All the bumbies
From: Metchosin

Sorry, just one more request.

The lines I remember are:
All the bumbies
Kicking up a row
Herring Jenny, 3 a penny

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10 Dec 99 - 07:39 AM (#147490)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: All the bumbies
From: Liz the Squeak

So what is a bumbie, or should I not ask.....

LTS

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10 Dec 99 - 04:10 PM (#147711)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: All the bumbies
From: Murray on Saltspring

It should be "bumbee", i.e. a bumble-bee, one of those big fellows. The comparison is that the bagpipes sound like the [loud] drone of the bees. The tune, incidentally, is "Highland Laddie" [= Were you ever in Quebec/ Donkey Riding, etc.]. I've never heard any other words than those quoted.

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11 Dec 99 - 04:23 AM (#147996)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: All the bumbies
From: Alan of Australia

G'day,
As a long shot, brumbie (with an 'r') is an Aussie wild horse. The song is unfamiliar.

Cheers,
Alan

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11 Dec 99 - 05:00 AM (#147999)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: All the bumbies
From: Metchosin

Thanks Murray, I never put the bumbee tune together with Donkey Riding and I'm familiar with both , guess I just had the accent on the wrong si la' bull.

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11 Dec 99 - 05:35 AM (#148005)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: All the bumbies
From: Metchosin

Alan of Australia, maybe we could write some more to add to the first one if thats all there is

All the brumbies
Kicking up a row
Stomping grasses
Chomping a***s

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