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04 Jun 97 - 04:51 PM (#6240) Subject: Lyr Add: AUNT MARTHA'S SHEEP (D Nolan & E Coles) From: Bob Landry A contribution and a request. I understand there are at least two sequels to this tune, the first when the Mountie returns to arrest the culprits and the second when the culprits are tried when they reach the great beyond. I would be grateful for the words to the sequels.
AUNT MARTHA'S SHEEP
Come gather all around me and I'll sing to you a tale
Now if you pay attention, I know I'll make you laugh
We caught the woolly animal and dragged her from her pen
Aunt Martha she got angry when she heard about the loss
The Mountie got the message and started in to read
Just a short time later, about twelve o'clock that night
Said "Sorry boys your party I really don't want to wreck
He said "Thanks a lot" and he sat right down and we gave him a piece of the sheep
He said "Thanks a lot you're a darn fine bunch and your promise I know you'll keep Many thanks to Bert if the HMTL line Break tag works. |
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25 Feb 98 - 06:40 PM (#22261) Subject: RE: Aunt Martha's Sheep From: Bob Landry I've noticed some new Newfies on Mudcat. Bringing this thread up again in hopes that one of them may have the words to the sequels. Thanks, Bob |
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03 Mar 98 - 04:24 PM (#22840) Subject: Lyr Add: AUNT MARTHA'S SHEEP From: NEWFOUNDLANDER Hello Bob. This is the first version of AUNT MARTHA’S SHEEP. I don’t have the other one yet, but I’m searching and as soon as I get it I will post it. Good luck with this one. AUNT MARTHA’S SHEEP Come gather all around me and I’ll sing to you a tale About the boys from Clarenville who almost went to jail. It happened on a November night when all hands were asleep. We crept up over Joe Talk’s Hill and stole Aunt Martha’s sheep. Now if you pay attention, I know I’ll make you laugh. We never went to steal the sheep. We went to steal the calf. The old cow she got angry ‘cause we wake her from her sleep. We couldn’t take any chances, so we had to steal the sheep. We caught the wooly animal and dragged her from her pen. She said goodbye to little lamb she’d never see again. She knew that those dark strangers soon would take her life. In less than half an hour she felt the dreadful knife. Aunt Martha she got angry when she heard about the loss. She said she’d catch the robbers no matter what the cost. Next morning just at sunrise, she to the office went And to the RCMP a telegram she sent. The Mountie got the message and he started in to read: “This is from Aunt Martha, telling an awful deed. Last night my sheep was stolen. By whom I cannot tell. I’d like for you to catch them and drag them back to jail.” Well, just a short time later, about 12 o’clock that night, We had the sheep a-cookin’ and every one feeling tight. The smell of mutton and onions, no man could ask for more. We were chug-a-luggin’ Dominion when the Mountie walked in the door. He said, “Sorry, boys. Your party I really don’t want to wreck. I smelled the meat a-cookin’ and I had to come in and check. You see, the sheep was stolen and the thief is on the loose.” I said, “Come right in and join us, sir. We’re having a piece of moose.” He said, “Thanks a lot,” and he sat right down and I gave him a piece of the sheep. “This is the finest piece of moose I know I ever eat.” About 2 o’clock in the morning, he bid us all good day. “If we get any news from the sheep, sir, we’ll phone you right away.” He said, “Thanks a lot. You’re a darn fine bunch, and your promise I know you’ll keep. If every one was as good as you, she wouldn’t have lost her sheep.” After he left, we had the piece we had in the oven to roast. We might have stole the sheep, boys, but the Mountie ate the most.
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03 Mar 98 - 07:25 PM (#22856) Subject: RE: AUNT MARTHA'S SHEEP From: Bob Landry Thanks, Newf. I already had this one. Posted it some time ago. I'll look forward to the two sequels. TIA, Bob |
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06 Jan 99 - 05:49 AM (#52243) Subject: RE: Aunt Martha's Sheep From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Thanks. I was just thinking of that song. In Halifax, there is a station that usually plays Newfie songs on Saturday afternoon. I wonder if they do requests, or can point in the direction. I hadn't recall there were sequels, much less two of them, but I THINK I remember hearing one of them maybe 10 years ago. |
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06 Jan 99 - 11:54 AM (#52285) Subject: RE: Aunt Martha's Sheep From: Bob Landry George, thanks for reminding me about that radio show. I listened to it during my years in Halifax (in the 1970's). At that time, it was hosted by a guy named Pelley (whose brother, Walter, worked with my Dad in North Sydney). HE might be able to give you leads on the sequels if you can get in touch with him, and, if you're successful in getting the words to the sequels, please post them here. Thanks Bob |
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18 Feb 02 - 11:49 PM (#653151) Subject: RE: Aunt Martha's Sheep From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Here's one sequel to Aunt Martha's Sheep. |
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17 Nov 03 - 04:12 PM (#1055694) Subject: Lyr Add: YOU CAN'T FOOL A NEWFOUNDLANDER From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca YOU CAN'T FOOL A NEWFOUNDLANDER Ben Weatherby See also: Aunt Martha's Sheep Here's the finish of the story I think that I should tell About the b'ys in Carmenville who ended up in jail. They went out on a caper as they went to steal a calf And thought they fooled a Mountie, but the Mountie got the laugh. As they told you in the story, the Mountie joined right in. He had a feed of mutton and he thanked them with a grin. "If I wasn't still on duty, well, I'd stay and have a beer, For a finer bunch of by's I know I'll never find like here." Now, when he left they thought that they had seen the last of he. They didn't know that in a while back to the house he'd be, And that he wouldn't be alone, a friend would be with him, And this time at the party, well, he'd wear a bigger grin. Now as they watched him drive away, they all began to boast To think they gave him mutton and he thought that it was moose. A Mountie from the mainland, they knew they'd told him lies, And drank a toast to the wool they pulled over his eyes. They were drinking and were talking 'bout the sheep that they had took, When above the songs and laughter they heard another knock. They said. "come on in and join us 'cause we're havin' quite a night," But when the door came open, well, they got an awful fright. In the doorway stood Aunt Martha who had come to claim her sheep, And the man who stood beside her, he had boots upon his feet. With stripes upon his trousers and a grin upon his face, The Mountie from the mainland was a man from Harbour Grace! So now they wish the mutton had come from other means, For now instead of mutton they're eatin' pork and beans. So if you see a man and on his hat's a yellow band, Don't think that you can fool him -- he might be from Newfoundland! |
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27 Aug 08 - 02:08 AM (#2423073) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Aunt Martha's Sheep From: GUEST,Goose Bay Dude Loved listening to Aunt Martha's Sheep when Stompin Tom played at the NCO Club at Goose Bay. Brings back a lot of memories. Snow Snakes and Molson forever. |
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14 Jul 09 - 09:33 AM (#2679898) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Aunt Martha's Sheep From: GUEST,Alan Batterman The other sequel to "Aunt Martha's Sheep" is called "Courtroom in the Sky." It is on Dick Nolan's album "Happy Newfoundlanders." |
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27 Feb 11 - 02:54 PM (#3103754) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Aunt Martha's Sheep From: GUEST,you know who there is another done by dick nolan court room in the sky the tird in the saga |