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Lyr Add: The Man Who Fell Through (the hole in...)

15 May 02 - 09:28 PM (#711277)
Subject: Lyr Add: THE MAN WHO FELL THROUGH (The Hole in His
From: kendall

THE MAN WHO FELL THROUGH (the hole in his shoe)
author unknown to me

I once knew a man so lazy,
He hated to put on his clothes
He complained that the smell of the daisies
Was way too much work for his nose,
One shoe had the tiniest puncture
Bigger and bigger it grew
But, he wouldn't send it to someone to mend it
And, finally, one day he fell through.
    Oh, the man who fell through
    the hole in his shoe
    hasn't been heard from since then
    even if it's hell in the place that he fell in
    no doubt, he's too lazy to climb out again.
It's true I don't think of him often
It boggles my mind when I do
He demanded his Jello be softened
So it wouldn't be so hard to chew
But, I'll tell you he taught me a lesson
and learning it helped me stay strong
Don't patch a hole when it gets in your soul
And you probably won't last very long.

km


15 May 02 - 10:13 PM (#711293)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Man who fell through (the hole in hi
From: Charley Noble

Very soleful, Kendall.


15 May 02 - 10:22 PM (#711297)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Man who fell through (the hole in hi
From: kendall

you heel!


16 May 02 - 12:25 AM (#711334)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his
From: Amos

You don't have to give tongue in that arch tone to get the upper hand, Kendall; he's just stringing you along hoping you'll toe the line .

A


16 May 02 - 12:36 AM (#711338)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his shoe
From: CapriUni

he, he... Is there a melody?


16 May 02 - 07:25 AM (#711483)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his shoe
From: kendall

there is indeed, but, at this point, I cant sing it. Ok, Amos; I knew some wag would "counter" with puns.


16 May 02 - 07:37 AM (#711487)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his shoe
From: Dani

Puns 'r' us, Kendall. We don't sneaker-ound.

This is a great song. Seems like there oughta be more verses.

Dani


16 May 02 - 07:54 AM (#711494)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his shoe
From: kendall

so, write a verse or two; I've done that in the past (and got away with it)


16 May 02 - 01:07 PM (#711696)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his shoe
From: Dani

Just for the fun of playing with rhymes (and thinking of my daughter):

Oh, I know a girl who loves lounging

a blanket and books for her friends

She can lounge on the couch 'til the sun sets,

and her legs don't remember they bend.

She waits for her mother to bring her

hot tea and a biscuit at noon

and she would, if of chores you'd relieve her,

warm the pillows 'til the rise of the moon.

Dani


16 May 02 - 03:12 PM (#711783)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his shoe
From: CapriUni

Love it, Dani! (though, for me, I camped in the bathroom with my reading material -- the best lighting in the house!)


16 May 02 - 06:55 PM (#711906)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his shoe
From: kendall

That's the idea Dani, now add to The man who fell through...


26 Jun 03 - 11:11 AM (#972743)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his shoe
From: Tiger

Still would like to hear the tune, kendall.

Any way you can post it?


26 Jun 03 - 03:50 PM (#972890)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his shoe
From: kendall

I dont know how to do that, but, if you call me, I'll sing it for you.But, not before Monday.


26 Jun 03 - 04:28 PM (#972907)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his shoe
From: Joe Offer

Do you have this on a recording, Kendall? I swear I've heard you sing it. Sounds like it would be a good companion for Life Gets Teejus, Don't It?.

-Joe Offer, on a hot, lazy day in California-


26 Jun 03 - 06:50 PM (#972973)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his shoe
From: Jim Dixon

Terry Smith sings "The Man Who Fell through the Hole in His Shoe" on his album "Quilt Of Memories." There's a .wav file on this page:
http://www.terrysmith.us/Discog.htm#Quilt


27 Jun 03 - 02:07 PM (#973395)
Subject: RE: Add:The Man who fell through (the hole in his
From: Desert Dancer

Only 2/3 of a verse and no chorus on that clip, though. :-(

~ Becky in Tucson