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14 Aug 03 - 10:49 AM (#1001900) Subject: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: GUEST,hrothgleas@hotmail.com I only know part of these lyrics - any help out there? (To the tune of 'Silver threads among the Gold') In the boarding house where I live Everything is full of mold Grandma's hair fell in the butter Silver threads among the gold When the dog died, we had sausage - When the cat died, catnip tea When the landlord died, I left there Spare ribs are too rich for me. After that, the song moves on to a fire in a church - I forget the next few lines, but it picks up with - Holy smoke, yelled the choir As it burned the preacher's hair - Now his head is more like heaven. There is no more parting there. Thanks for the assist. |
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14 Aug 03 - 11:11 AM (#1001929) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: Billy the Bus Hi Guest, You'll find many songs right here on Mudcat, if you use the "Lyrics & Knowledge" search box which is on most pages. Typing "boarding house" into there brought up several song. Click Here for the one you are after. I;m sure there are more verses, but I can't recall them off-hand. Cheers - Sam |
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14 Aug 03 - 11:15 AM (#1001931) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: nickp I vaguely remember something like Tell me Mr. tram conductor Said the woman small and frail Will the electric current kill me If I put my foot upon the rail Oh no gentle lady The kind conductor said Unless you lift your other leg up And touch the live wire overhead and there was something about the train standing in a station and a student in a hurry rushes over the bridge and falls down the steps. When asked if he missed his step he says 'no I hit every bloody one'. |
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14 Aug 03 - 11:17 AM (#1001932) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: nickp Ha, Billy/Sam caught me out with the train bit - I should have checked the DT first! |
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14 Aug 03 - 11:25 AM (#1001939) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: Herga Kitty The version I learnt years ago (by osmosis at the Herga folk club) had a first verse that went "In the boarding house I lived in Everything was growing old Silver hairs amongst the butter And the cheese was green with mould. When the dog died we had sausages When the cat died catnip tea When the landlord died I left there Spare ribs were too much for me ." Other verses similar to those already posted. And a last half verse (A music only, no B tune) that went "Always eat when you are hungry Always drink when you are dry Always sleep when you are tired Don't stop breathing or you'll die." Kitty |
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14 Aug 03 - 11:26 AM (#1001942) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: GUEST,hrothgleas@hotmail.com Many thanks - thought I'd searched that area. Fits closely with what I recall! Others might not have been so kind to a newbie - thanks again. Gleas |
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14 Aug 03 - 11:32 AM (#1001947) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: Kevin Sheils The 3 verses recorded by Mr Carthy on an old Decca LP "Hootenanny in London" are the boarding House (as rendered by Kitty above), Girls and Train verses. They were the only ones I knew until very recently. I feel sure the preacher and the parting verse also appears in another song but I can't put my finger on it at present. |
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14 Aug 03 - 11:44 AM (#1001957) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: Billy the Bus No probs, Gleas, just typical Mudcat - I've seen a heap more posts in an hour to a question such as yours. - Cheers - Sam |
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14 Aug 03 - 12:34 PM (#1002004) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: Herga Kitty I wonder what happenened to the tape of John Heydon singing it in Friesland..... (explains why he never sang at the folk club!) Kitty |
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14 Aug 03 - 12:59 PM (#1002036) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: GUEST,Q I remember that, as kids, we sang verses of this song while marching (straggling) in a group. The tune was not "Silver Hairs...;" the verses were sung in an approximation of 4/4 to "John Brown's Body." |
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14 Aug 03 - 01:35 PM (#1002066) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: Leadfingers I am sure I got this verse from Miles Wootton back in the good old days at the Old Uxbridge Folk Club. Once there lived a vet in Uxbridge,one of Britains finest vets Crossed a budgie with a tiger,won some very heavy bets Was so proud of his creation,For it was his pride and joy Then one day it bit his head off Chirping Who's pretty Boy. |
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14 Aug 03 - 01:58 PM (#1002093) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: dick greenhaus Does anyone recall the verse concerning the baby who swalloed a watch? It ends "We gave castor oil to baby Just to pass the time of day." |
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14 Aug 03 - 07:24 PM (#1002334) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: Snuffy Kitty, I've always heard "Always eat when you are hungry..." to the tune of Cwm Rhondda (Bread of Heaven). WassaiL! V |
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14 Aug 03 - 08:03 PM (#1002352) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: Herga Kitty Snuffy To the tune of the verse or the tune of the chorus? Kitty |
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14 Aug 03 - 08:10 PM (#1002354) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: Snuffy To the whole tune, Kitty Always eat when you are hungry Always drink when you are dry Always wash when you are dirty Don't stop breathing or you'll die Don't stop breathing Don't stop breathing Don't stop breathing or you'll die (Or you'll die) Don't stop breathing or you'll die |
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02 Jan 17 - 03:05 AM (#3829932) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: GUEST Not certain...dad was born im 1933 and said it was sung to the tune of The Old Rugged Cross. |
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02 Jan 17 - 10:23 AM (#3829998) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: GUEST,Dave Hunt My fave is Tell me Mr Tram Conductor. the old grey haired lady said If I stepupon the tramline, will the current strike me dead 'There'ns no need to worry madam, the cxheeky tram conductor said Unless you raise the other leg up , to the live wire overhead |
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02 Jan 17 - 11:02 AM (#3830009) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: In the boarding house... From: Snuffy Same but different: I learned that one thus: 'Tell me Mr Tram Conductor', said a lady old and frail 'Will I be electrocuted, if I step upon the rail?' 'Oh no, madam, I assure you', the cheeky tram conductor said 'Unless, of course, you place the other on that cable overhead.' |