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04 Apr 00 - 08:02 PM (#206756) Subject: Little Gomez From: GUEST,Anne Price I'm trying to learn a song by Eric Bogle called Little Gomez, about a Mexican Chihuahua who gets squashed trying to mate with a St Bernard. I have it on tape, and I can make out all the words except part of one verse which goes I remember one day in the park his tally rose by four An enviable score he was amassing Two (something, something) beagles and an Irish Labrador And a (something, something) hound in passing I tried every way to curb is carnal appetite I kept him on a lead away and locked him up at night And then I put some bromide in his chalky meaty bites The only thing that might have worked was kryptonite Does anyone know the missing wor |
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04 Apr 00 - 10:49 PM (#206826) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: Sorcha You can find the lyrics Click here It was fairly long and I'm feeling too lazy tonite to do the html breaks. |
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05 Apr 00 - 04:27 AM (#206916) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: Jeremiah McCaw Actually, I'd quarrel with some of the lyric on that site. Instead of: Two very patient poodles and an Irish Labrador And a woman who just happened to be passing I tried every way to curb his carnal appetite I kept him on a leash by day, I locked him up at night Copied from Eric's songbook I have: Two PLEASED AND patient poodles and an OUTRAGED Labrador And a WOMBAT who just happened to be passing I tried every way to curb his carnal appetite I kept him on a LEAD AT day, AND locked him up at night "Wombat" being pretty much local to Oz, I substitute "squirrel" Hope this helps. |
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05 Apr 00 - 08:28 AM (#206939) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: alison I just listened to Seamus Kennedy (thanks again for the CDs)... sing this..... he sings..
Two highly strung French poodles and an golden Labrador slainte alison
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05 Apr 00 - 02:24 PM (#207171) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: Jon Freeman I've just tried to pick the words out from the Eric Bogle songbook CD for the lines in question. I am convinced that he sings Irish Labrador. The next line is difficult to pick out and I can not make sense of what he sings but the way he does the harmony parts, it ends up sounding like "And a woman that is woman passing". The 4th line is "I kept him on a lead all day and locked him up at night". Intersting to see that Eric Bogal appears to have slightly different words in his book and CD but I guess a lot of perfomers do that. Jon |
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05 Apr 00 - 08:21 PM (#207418) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: GUEST,aesop (aka Anne Price) Thank you all. It seems now I have a choice of several variations. I think I like the "wombat" or "squirrel" better than "woman." Maybe you can also help me with part of another verse. Sorcha sent me the whole lyric, with the line "A Saint Bernard from Dublin." What I hear on my tape is "A Saint Bernard named Baldwin?" or something. Anyone know the Saint Bernard's name? |
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06 Apr 00 - 10:11 AM (#207655) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: Wolfgang old thread. Wolfgang |
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06 Apr 00 - 12:30 PM (#207738) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: Barbara I think "woman that" is really "wombat" (a wierd Aussie bush animal)(Oz folks, please elaborate). Now, I always thought the critter was called a 'WAHM-bat' with the first 'a' sounding like the word 'won'. But one of my neighbors was telling me recently that the beastie, in Australia is called a "woom-bat" to sound like "womb". I thought about that for a while, and then realized I might just be hearing with a U.S. ear what the Oz accent sounds like. The problem with taking words from Eric Bogle tapes is that he is first Scottish and then Aussie, and his speech reflects both. Blessings, Barbara |
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06 Apr 00 - 05:53 PM (#207900) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: GUEST,aesop Sorcha: The last verse is "We've Asatians, Dalmations, and fruits of a flirtation/Between an alpine Pekingese and a toupee." Thanks again. |
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06 Apr 00 - 10:05 PM (#208064) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: Jon Freeman Aesop, I have tried to pick the words from the Eric Bogle CD and can't. I can't even hear him mentioning a St Bernard by name. The dog that squashed Gomez seems to be Blossom though. Jon |
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06 Apr 00 - 11:17 PM (#208103) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: Seamus Kennedy I altered Mr. Bogle's lyrics to fit my American audiences, rather than go into a long explanation of the Australian terminology. Thanks, Alison. Seamus |
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07 Apr 00 - 03:44 AM (#208205) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: Jeremiah McCaw Yeah, what Seamus said ... couple cavils,'though (based on the Bogle songbook) "alpine Pekingese" is actually "half-blind" Pekingese - makes more sense in context anyways, methinks
"...a St Bernard by name. The dog that squashed Gomez seems to be Blossom though". What I got is: |
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25 Mar 11 - 10:36 PM (#3121710) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: GUEST,Janet The version I heard is on an Eric Bogle CD, but it seems to be Americanized to a raccoon there, too. I heard it as: "A pair of high-strung poodles and a yellow labrador And a raccoon who just happened to be passing." "We've Alsatians, Dalmations, the fruits of a flirtation Twixt a half-blind Pekingese and a toupee!" And as a veterinarian, I think I've *seen* the Pekingese/toupee mix at least once! :-) |
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26 Mar 11 - 08:19 AM (#3121900) Subject: RE: Little Gomez From: goatfell http://ericbogle.net/lyrics/lyricspdf/littlegomez.pdf |
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26 Mar 11 - 12:46 PM (#3122033) Subject: Lyr Add: LITTLE GOMEZ (Eric Bogle) From: GUEST,Fantum LITTLE GOMEZ (Eric Bogle) Oh, I used to have a doggie and I called him little Gomez Because he was a Mexican Chihuahua Though there wasn't much to him what there was all cojones In fact he was a randy little fella Big dogs, small dogs were all the same to him The canine equivalent of Errol Flynn At the drop of a sombrero he'd jump up and get stuck in Taking Gomez out for walkies was embarassin' I remember one day in the park his tally rose by four An enviable score he was amassing, Two very patient poodles and an Irish Labrador And a woman who just happened to be passing I tried every way to curb his carnal appetite I kept him on a leash by day, I locked him up at night I even put some bromide in his chunky meaty bites But the only thing that might have worked was Kryptonite Then came the fateful day when he tried to consummate A liaison with a Saint Bernard from Dublin And although he was quite clearly fighting well above his weight He didn't let that minor detail stop him He nearly pulled it off, oh, what an acrobat! But the bitch got bored and down she sat Well, they say that after making love you sometimes feel quite flat I'm sure that little Gomez would agree with that I buried Gomez in the park, his happy hunting ground A sad but fitting finale Though I had to make a grave that was very flat and round 'Cause he looked like squashed tamale But oh, how I missed my wee Chihuahua chum I went down to the pet shop to find another one I went there feeling happy, but I left there feeling glum Because the man behind the counter loved corny puns And he said "Yes, we have no Chihuahuas we have no Chihuahuas today We have Alstations, Dalmatians, fruits of all flirtations, An alpine Pekinese in a toupee But yes, we have no Chihuahuas We have no Chihuahuas today" |
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27 Mar 11 - 02:46 AM (#3122433) Subject: RE: Little Gomez (Eric Bogle) From: Jeremiah McCaw "Outraged Labrador" for cryin' out loud, "OUTRAGED"! What the hell is an "Irish Labrador"? Context, dear friends, context! Aaarghhh!!! (Apologies for the gratuitous use of exclamations marks!) :-) |
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07 Apr 11 - 08:03 AM (#3130421) Subject: Lyr Add: LITTLE GOMEZ (Eric Bogle) From: goatfell taken from site by Eric Bogle. and I quote LITTLE GOMEZ (Eric Bogle) Oh, I used to have a doggie and I called him little Gomez Because he was a Mexican Chihuahua Though there wasn't much to him what there was all cojones In fact he was a randy little fella Big dogs, small dogs were all the same to him The canine equivalent of Errol Flynn At the drop of a sombrero he'd jump up and get stuck in Taking Gomez out for walkies was embarassin' I remember one day in the park his tally rose by four An enviable score he was amassing, Two very patient poodles and an Irish Labrador And a woman who just happened to be passing I tried every way to curb his carnal appetite I kept him on a leash by day, I locked him up at night I even put some bromide in his chunky meaty bites But the only thing that might have worked was Kryptonite Then came the fateful day when he tried to consummate A liaison with a Saint Bernard from Dublin And although he was quite clearly fighting well above his weight He didn't let that minor detail stop him He nearly pulled it off, oh, what an acrobat! But the bitch got bored and down she sat Well, they say that after making love you sometimes feel quite flat I'm sure that little Gomez would agree with that I buried Gomez in the park, his happy hunting ground A sad but fitting finale Though I had to make a grave that was very flat and round 'Cause he looked like squashed tamale But oh, how I missed my wee Chihuahua chum I went down to the pet shop to find another one I went there feeling happy, but I left there feeling glum Because the man behind the counter loved corny puns And he said "Yes, we have no Chihuahuas we have no Chihuahuas today We have Alstations, Dalmatians, fruits of all flirtations, An alpine Pekinese in a toupee But yes, we have no Chihuahuas We have no Chihuahuas today" an Irish Labrador is a dog |
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07 Apr 11 - 03:31 PM (#3130758) Subject: Lyr Add: LITTLE GOMEZ (Eric Bogle) From: Don(Wyziwyg)T I've been singing this song for over fifteen years now, and the following is a faithful transcription of a recording of Eric, made at a folk club in the early nineties:- LITTLE GOMEZ (Eric Bogle) I used to have a doggie and I called him little Gomez 'cause you see, he was a Mexican Chihuahua There wasn't much of him but what there was all cojones He really was a randy little fella Big dogs, small dogs, it mattered not to him The canine equivalent of Errol Flynn At the drop of a sombrero he'd jump up and get stuck in Taking Gomez out for walkies was embarassin' I remember one day in the park his tally rose by four An enviable score he was amassing, Two mazy hazy poodles and a vagrant Labrador And a wombat who just happened to be passing I tried everything to curb his carnal appetite I kept him on a leash all day, and locked him up at night I even put some bromide in his chunky meaty bites But the only thing that might have worked was Kryptonite Then came the fateful day when he tried to consummate A liaison with a bloodhound, name of Blodwen Although he knew that he was fighting well above his weight He wouldn't let that minor detail stop him He nearly pulled it off, oh, what an acrobat! But Blodwen got bored and down she sat Well, they say that after making love you often feel quite flat I'm sure that little Gomez would agree with that I buried Gomez in the park, his happy hunting ground A sad but fitting finale I had to dig a grave that was rather wide and round 'Cause he looked like squashed tamale But I sorely missed my wee Chihuahua chum I went down to the pet shop to buy another one I went there feeling happy, but I left there feeling glum Because the man in the petshop loved corny puns And he said "Yes, we have no Chihuahuas, we have no Chihuahuas today We've Alsatians, Dalmatians, the fruit of a flirtation, Twixt a halfpint Pekinese and a toupee-hey-hey But yes, we have no Chihuahuas We have no Chihuahuas today" That is the version I have always used, direct from the man himself. Don T. |
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15 Mar 12 - 10:39 PM (#3323420) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Gomez (Eric Bogle) From: GUEST,gues Bloodwin or alternative spelling is the name of the St Bernard! |
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14 Mar 16 - 05:19 AM (#3778713) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Gomez (Eric Bogle) From: GUEST,Koro Neil Definitely "wombat"; "woman" is nasty. |