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Lyr Req: Twice Daily

31 Aug 00 - 11:16 AM (#288568)
Subject: Need words for 'Twice Daily'
From: GUEST,Paddy

On one of their alblums, the Irish group the Wolfe Tones did a song called "Twice Daily." Does anyone have the lyrics to this very funny song??

31 Aug 00 - 11:42 AM (#288595)
Subject: Lyr Add: TWICE DAILY
From: Jimmy C

Paddy,

It's been many many years since I used to sing this song, so many that I can't remember all the woerds however here are the ones that I recall, I'm sure the rest will show up soon. Enjoy

TWICE DAILY

WhenI was a lad, I were so glad
To be out in the daytime
With me fork and me bottle and me cork
To help out with the haytime
One day while out upon the moo (meadow) I met with Lucy Daley
I said my dear do you oft comes here
She said "Yes Sir - Twice Daily"

We had such fun in the summer fun
Lucy were so willin
So sweet and pure but I were'nt sure
If young girls be willin
One day while out upon the mo
as we was working gaily
She up and slipped and somethin ripped
And I went there twice daily
Nine months went past and now this lass
Thickened round the middle
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It ain't new bread the young girl said
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Lucy's dad got very mad, he chased I round the hay mo
He said my son you;ve had your fun
the time has come to pay now
My girl you'll wed her old man said
As he waved the shotgun gaily
If you don't he said
you'll get some lead
And you won't go back twice daily

Well now we're old and our story told
forty years together
But still we stray where we tossed the hay
In the good old summer weather
Nice kids we got, bout five or more
But we go on quite gaily
Though we're old and grey, I gets me way
and I still go there twice daily

Slainte

31 Aug 00 - 11:54 AM (#288610)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Need words for 'Twice Daily'
From: Quincy

I think it's the Adge Cutler song (Wurzels) song from 1966?
It was banned from the radio at that time due to it's....content!!

Yvonne

31 Aug 00 - 02:42 PM (#288667)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Need words for 'Twice Daily'
From: Jimmy C

Paddy

Another portion of the 3rd verse.

It ain't new bread the young girl said
Thats swelling up my belly
So off she goes to doctor Joe's
She goes there quite gaily
He gave her a bottle of some great big gullup
And he said "Drink this twice daily"

I'm sure the rest will come to me in time.

31 Aug 00 - 03:39 PM (#288700)
Subject: Lyr Add: TWICE DAILY (from Wolfe Tones)
From: GUEST,Uwe Schmidt

When I was a lad, I was so glad
To go out in the daytime
With me fork and a bottle and a cork
To help out in the hay time.

Along the way one fine day,
I met young Lucy Bailey
And I said, "My dear, are you off to the fair?"
She said, "Yes, sir, twice daily."

Well, we had such fun in the summer's sun,
Lucy was so thrilling,
So sweet and pure, but I wasn't sure
If that girl was willing.

Until one day among the hay
We were walking gaily
When she ups and slips and her garters ripped
And I went there twice daily.

Di-di-ram-do-day...

Well Lucy's dad he was very mad.
He chased me round the hay barn.
He said, "my son, now you've had your fun.
The time has come to pay now.

"My girl you'll wed," the old man said
As he waved his shotgun gaily.
"If you don't," he said, "you'll get a shot of lead.
You won't sit there twice daily."

So the very next day in the month of May,
We held the ceremony,
And we paid the vicar with a gallon of the liquor,
And we rode to church on a pony.

To Lucy's joy, we had a boy.
What a little darling!
He was as round and fat as a Cheshire cat
And as perky as a starling.

Di-di-ram-do-day...

Well, now we are old. Our story's told
Of our years together,
Though we often stray where we tossed the hay
In the old-time summer weather.

Well, kids we've got, ten or more.
We go on quite gaily.
Though I'm old and grey, but I got my way,
I still go there twice daily.

Di-di-ram-do-day...

Trad. Irish, Arr. Wolfe Tones

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 19-Sep-02.

31 Aug 00 - 04:19 PM (#288730)
Subject: Lyr Add: TWICE DAILY (partial)
From: GUEST,Chris Ryall

> = my version

V1
One day while out upon the moo (meadow)
> Tossing hay upon the mound

V2
So sweet and pure but I weren't sure
If young girls be willin
One day while out upon the mo
>Till one day, among the hat,
> we was working gaily

V3
Nine months went past and now this lass
Thickened round the middle
????????????????????????????,
??????????????????????????????????
It ain't new bread the young girl said
??????????????????????????????????????

I sing

V3
She says my dear I do feel queer
Think I ought to tell ee
T'ain't new bread she sadly said
That's swelling up my belly
Orta go to Doctor Joe
Off she wend so gaily
Gave her a dollop o' gurt thick jollop
Says "Take this twice daily"

It's by Adge Cutler, of Adge Cutler and the Wurzels (60's UK)

Wurzel=turnip/swede
Jollop=medicine

Hope this helps
Chris Ryall (passer by)

31 Aug 00 - 05:04 PM (#288744)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Need words for 'Twice Daily'
From: Uncle_DaveO

How about "semi-diurnal"?

DAve Oesterreich

31 Aug 00 - 05:15 PM (#288748)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Need words for 'Twice Daily'
From: GUEST,Paddy

Thanks everyone! I've been wanting to add this song to my play list for awhile. This is my first time on this site and what a site it is! Again, thanks. Slainte.

31 Aug 00 - 06:47 PM (#288826)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Need words for 'Twice Daily'
From: Liz the Squeak

It's introduced as an 'Agricultural Aria'..... it was written by Adge Cutler, and was the second song I ever sang in a folk club......

LTS

31 Aug 00 - 07:13 PM (#288841)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Need words for 'Twice Daily'
From: Micca

Liz, get your pen out , ytou sang this at Towersey last w/e.

31 Aug 00 - 10:27 PM (#288956)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Need words for 'Twice Daily'
From: Jimmy C

Paddy,

I just knew someone would supply the rest of the words. It's nice to get some alternate lyrics as well - sort of a bonus.

01 Sep 00 - 01:40 AM (#289044)
Subject: Lyr Add: TWICE DAILY (from The Bards)
From: Gary T

Well, gee, there aren't but 10 or 15 versions of this, are there?

The words I learned, from an album by the Irish folk group The Bards:

When I was a lad, I was so glad to go out in the daytime
With me fork and a bottle and cork, to help out in the haytime
Tossing hay one fine day I met sweet Lucy Bailey
And I said "My dear are you often here" she said "Yes sir twice daily"

CHORUS:
Did a rum doo dee did a rum doo dah did a rum dah doo dah randy
Did a rie doo dee did a rie doo dah did a rie doo dee twice daily

Well we had such fun in the summer sun, Lucy was so thrilling
So sweet and pure yet I wasn't sure if that girl was willing
And then one day among the hay we was working gaily
When she ups and slips and her garters ripped, and I went there twice daily

Well Lucy's dad, he was very mad, he chased me 'round the hay barn
He said "My son, you've had your fun, it's time that you should pay now"
"The girl you'll wed," the old man said as he waved his shotgun gaily
"If you don't" he said "where I'll put this lead, you won't sit there twice daily"

So the very next day in the month of May we held the ceremony
And we paid off the vicar with a gallon of liquor and we rode to church on a pony
To Lucy's joy we had a boy, what a little darling
He's round and fat as a cheshire cat and perky as a starling

Well now we're old, our story's told, forty years together
Though we often say how we used to stray in that old time summer weather
And kids we've got ten or more, we goes on quite gaily
Though I'm old and gray, still I've got me way, I still go there twice daily

01 Sep 00 - 05:56 AM (#289108)
Subject: Lyr Add: TWICE DAILY (Adge Cutler)
From: Liz the Squeak

Formatting will probably go to pieces but here is the original Adge Cutler version. Don't know how it happened, but when I printed this out to take with me to sing, it bowdlerised it - the rudest verse got cut out!

When I were a lad, I were so glad
To go out in the daytime
With me fork and a bottle and a cork,
To help out in the hay time.
Was tossing hay up on the mound,
I met young Lucy Bailey.
I said, "My dear, are you often here?"
She said, "Yes, sir, twice daily."

We had such fun in the summer sun,
Lucy were so thrilling,
Sweet and pure, but I weren't sure
That that young maid were willing.
Till one day among the hay
We were working gaily,
She ups and slips, sommat rips,
And I went there twice daily.

She said, "Dear! I do feel queer.
I think I ought to tell ee,
It ain't new bread," she sadly said.
"'Tis swelling up me belly.
Ought to go to Dr Joe,"
And off she went so gaily.
He gave her a dollop of girt pink jollop,
And said, "Take this twice daily."

Now Lucy's dad were very mad,
Chased I round the hay mound.
Said, "My son, you've had your fun .
The time has come to pay now.
"My girl you'll wed," the old man said,
As he waved his shotgun gaily.
"If you don't," he said, "I'll put some lead
And you won't go there twice daily."

Well, the very next day, in the month of May,
We held the ceremony,
Paid off the vicar with a gallon of liquor,
Rode to church on a pony.
Village folks for miles around
Waved and shouted gaily.
There's no doubt, you'll get caught out
If you go there twice daily.

To Lucy's joy, she had a boy.
What a little darling!
Round and fat like a Cheshire cat,
Perky as a starling,
Skin were smooth as a cider jar,
And they called him Buster Bailey.
Fed him on swedes and charlock weeds,
And a pint of scrump twice daily.

Now we'm old. Our story's told,
Been 40 years together,
And we often stray where we tossed the hay
In that old-time summer weather.
Kids we got full 10 or more.
We goes on quite gaily.
Though I'm old and grey, when I gets me way,
I still goes there twice daily.

Observe that the boy now has a name. Charlock weeds are an edible plant used in very posh salads now, but once were a popular dish, and scrump is cider. Rough cider. The diddly-i-dee-doo bits in the middle differ, and are sometimes replaced by comments like "Oooo painful" and "Aarrr they wuz roight tooo!" in the appropriate places.

Have fun with it.

LTS

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 19-Sep-02.

01 Sep 00 - 06:27 AM (#289116)
Subject: Lyr Add: TWICE DAILY
From: GUEST,Micca at work

There ya go Liz with breaks...
TWICE DAILY

When I were a lad, I were so glad, to go out in the daytime
With me fork and a bottle and a cork, to help out in the hay time.
Was tossing hay up on the mound I met young Lucy Bailey,
I said my dear are you often here?' She said 'yes sir, twice daily'

We had such fun in the summer sun, Lucy were so thrilling,
Sweet and pure, but I weren't sure that that young maid were willing.
Till one day among the hay we were working gaily,
She ups and slips, somat rips and I went there twice daily.

She said dear I do feel queer, I think I ought to tell ee
It ain't new bread, she sadly said, 'tis swelling up me belly.
ought to go to Dr Joe, and off she went so gaily
he gave her a dollop of girt pink jollop, and said take this twice daily.

Now Lucys' dad were very mad, chased I round the hay mound
Said, my son, you've had your fun the time has come to pay now,
My girl you'll wed, the old man said, as he waved his shotgun gaily,
If you don't he said, I'll put some lead, and you won't go there twice daily

Well the very next day in the month of May, we held the ceremony,
Paid off the vicar with a gallon of liquor, rode to church on a pony
Village folks for miles around, waved and shouted gaily,
There's no doubt, you'll get caught out if you go there twice daily.

To Lucy's joy, she had a boy, what a little darling
Round and fat like a Cheshire cat, perky as a starling,
Skin were smooth as a cider jar, and they called him Buster Bailey
fed him on swedes and charlock weeds and a pint of scrump twice daily.

Now we'm old, our story's told, been 40 years together
and we often stray where we tossed the hay in that old time summer weather
Kids we got full 10 or more, we goes on quite gaily,
Though I'm old and grey, when I gets me way, I still goes there twice daily.