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06 Feb 01 - 10:41 AM (#391367) Subject: Wings of an Angel Parody From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C This is what I found in the Forum: IF I HAD THE WINGS Oh if I had the wings of an angel And the balls of a big buffalo, I would fly to the top of a mountain And piss on you bastards below. note: Brooklyn, ca 1940 RG @parody filename[ PRSNSNG2 Tune file : PRSNRSNG The version my extended family used to sing was even worse: If I had the wings of an angel, And a prick as white as snow, I'd climb to the top of a mountain, And piss on the people below. I love to see Nellie make water, She pisses a beautiful stream; She shoots it a mile and a quarter, And you can't see her asshole for steam. I would welcome contributions. My family learned this ditty from noted ornathologist and sailor Dennis Puleston of Brookhaven, Long Island, back in the 1940's. |
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04 Feb 04 - 09:15 AM (#1109059) Subject: Lyr Req: If I had the wings of an angel From: Fiolar Watching the cartoon "Another Froggy Evening" recently I was most impressed by Michigan J. Frog singing some of the following ballad: "If I had the wings of an angel, Over these prison walls I would fly. I would fly to the arms of my darling, And there I'd be willing to die." Does anyone know if it has been recorded by anyone other than the four legged amphibian? |
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04 Feb 04 - 09:38 AM (#1109081) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: If I had the wings of an angel From: Midchuck The real title is "The Prisoner's Song." But I prefer the words my college roommate used to sing: If I had the wings of an angel, And the balls of a big baboon; I would fly to the highest treetop, And cornhole the man in the Moon. Peter. |
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04 Feb 04 - 10:44 AM (#1109134) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: If I had the wings of an angel From: dick greenhaus Look up "prisoner's Song" in DigiTrad--there's a discussion of recordings (which are available om CD--call CAMSCO at 800/548-FOLK <3655>) |
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04 Feb 04 - 10:51 AM (#1109141) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: If I had the wings of an angel From: Nigel Parsons or as I recall from my schooldays, if I had the wings of an eagle, If I had the arse of a cow I'd fly over England (insert your target choice here!) tomorrow And S**t on the Ba****ds below Nigel |
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04 Feb 04 - 03:57 PM (#1109415) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: If I had the wings of an angel From: Q (Frank Staplin) Hear Vernon Dalhart sing "The Prisoner's Song" on the Record Lady, Real Country Archives, page 9. A classic. Prisoner's Song |
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04 Feb 04 - 06:24 PM (#1109514) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: If I had the wings of an angel From: Joe_F Or you can just follow up the first line with "Wouldn't I look silly?" |
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04 Feb 04 - 06:34 PM (#1109525) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: If I had the wings of an angel From: Bob Bolton G'day Fiolar, This verse "floats" into Botany Bay ... I need to find the 1880 original (from the Music Hall play Little Jack Shepherd ... to see if Mayhew put it there at the time ... or if it has sneaked in later). I also collected a bawdy version in Tasmania - sung to the tune of Botany Bay - in 1966, from an Australian construction engineer ... with a British Royal Marines background ... and a post-war Bengal tiger-hunting spell! ...: If I had the wings of an angel, And the balls of a king kangaroo, I f**k all the girls in creation ... And sell the results to the Zoo! Regard(les)s, Bob Bolton |
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05 Feb 04 - 06:31 AM (#1109823) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: If I had the wings of an angel From: Nigel Parsons Botany Bay;, Hm... The versions I've heard seem to have a slightly different metre (see above) and have been fitted to "My Bonnie lies over the ocean" Nigel |
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05 Feb 04 - 07:08 AM (#1109841) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: If I had the wings of an angel From: Seamus Kennedy Another variant: If I had the wings of a swallow, I'd have feathers up my arse.. Seamus |
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05 Feb 04 - 08:28 AM (#1109876) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: If I had the wings of an angel From: Fiolar Thanks guys - |
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03 Aug 04 - 09:07 PM (#1239889) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel & parodies From: Charley Noble Amazing how these threads wander. I started this thread as Guest Roll & Go-C back in 2001. I'm not sure who added the copyright paragraph but probably some Joe Clone or other. Our old family friend Dennis Puleston who used to lead his bawdy version of this song was also instrumental in training crews in WW II to successfully operate the newly produced DUKW. Now you know. Cheerily, Charley Noble
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03 Aug 04 - 09:19 PM (#1239896) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel & parodies From: Amos Just as a comment, this theme is treated likewise in the oild lament called "Dink's Song", inter alia. A |
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03 Aug 04 - 11:53 PM (#1239971) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: GUEST,NH Dave Oddly enough, Charley, the young blond concertina player, who used to play at the Press Room sessions, drove the Ducks(DUKWs)in Boston for a couple of years. They weren't really stock as the engineering tools had mostly been removed, the adjustable tire pressure hub devices had been deactivated, and most had only one rear axle driven. To top this off they were all painted many different pastel colors, to match the color of the sun awnings. A great ride for a fair price, but can you imagine tooling those great barges around the narrow streets of the North End? Dave |
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04 Aug 04 - 02:53 PM (#1240338) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: Charley Noble NH Dave- Further DUKW drift. While sifting through my father's files I came across a 1946 Saturday Evening Post article on the development of the DUKW and the efforts that Dennis and his small gang had to make to convince the armed forces to use it, and, when finally convinvced, to properly train the crews so they wouldn't sink the things. No doubt Dennis was amused at the subsequent civilian uses of the DUKW. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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04 Aug 04 - 03:43 PM (#1240367) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: Little Robyn How about Frank Fyfe's favourite- Oh had I the wings of a turtle dove, High up on me pinions I'd fly, Slap bang to the arms of me Polly love And in her sweet bosom I'd die Singing.......... |
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04 Aug 04 - 05:56 PM (#1240420) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: Jim McLean In Scotland, as a kid, we used to sing: If I had the wings of a sparrow And the dirty big arse of a crow. I'd fly over ...(make up your destination) And shit on the bastards below! |
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05 Aug 04 - 04:44 PM (#1240858) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: GUEST,Hootenanny Here's my contribution heard in the Royal Army Medical Corps 1960 during training after a rigorous session by the drill sargeants: If I had the wings of an angel And the arse of a bloody great crow I'd fly to the top of the drill shed And shit on sargeants below Hoot |
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27 Sep 04 - 05:32 PM (#1282558) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: GUEST,Ebhiblin My father was a scrapper from Kilkenny, Ireland and he would sing(though I'm not sure how he'd ever seen a buffelo). If I had the wings of an angel And the tail of an old buffelo I'd fly to the highest mountain And Sh_te on you people below |
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28 Sep 04 - 12:50 AM (#1282827) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: PoppaGator Hey, how 'bout more info on the DUKWs? You guys have gotten me *awfully* curious! I have a very vague memory of my father's explanation of the acronym, and description of the vessel, but I can't remember enough. Some WWII military craft, right? A landing boat of some kind -- amphibious, maybe? What about their post-war civilian use in Boston; you allude to that, but don't describe it to those of us not in the know. What sun awnings? |
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19 Sep 13 - 07:55 PM (#3559917) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: GUEST,robby290 I had a DUKW a few years ago, sold it, let me know if you would like more info.. robby290@yahoo.com |
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20 Sep 13 - 02:28 AM (#3559965) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: GUEST,Allan Conn "In Scotland, as a kid, we used to sing:" Yes Jim and of course the destination was normally England! I remember being on a bus in London with lots of my mates (teenagers and early 20s) during the 1981 visit to Wembley. The whole group were singing yhe words you mention If I had the wings of a sparrow And I had the arse of a crow. I'd fly over England tomorrow And shite on the bastards below! It was then that this big black lady conductor got up. Perhaps she could see we were noisy but basically harmless - or maybe she was just very brave as there was about a dozen or so of us! Anyway she gave us a row for using such language in front of the other passengers so instead we sung..... "If I had the wings of a sparrow The posterior of a crow I'd fly over England tomorrow And poop on the people below" Infantile humour but she saw the joke and burst out laughing (good humoured) along with a few of the other passengers. |
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19 Aug 16 - 12:19 PM (#3805821) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: Charley Noble Refresh! We're reviving a version of the Prisoner's Song, 1924 by Vernon Dalhart et al, for a special event. You might call this getting back to the classics. Charlie Ipcar |
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19 Aug 16 - 04:15 PM (#3805850) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: keberoxu Where, oh! where is that parody called the Pioneer Song, from summer camp? "First Verse! If I had the wings of a Pioneer pioneer Straight to the woods I would Fly would fly There to remain as a Pioneer pioneer There to remain till I Die DROP DEAD "Chorus! Oo la la, oo la la, Oo la la RE-PEAT Oo la la, oo la la La A-GAIN Oo la la, oo la la, Oo la la ONCE MORE Oo la la, oo la la La NEXT VERSE!" you substitute other things of your choice for the word "pioneer" , and when you get to the end of the final chorus: Oo la la, oo la la La THE END." |
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19 Aug 16 - 06:41 PM (#3805862) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: Steve Gardham The basic idea of the stanza appears in many ballads and goes back at least to the 17th century. I used it for a verse in a song I wrote recently using the 'farewell to all judges and Juries' tune. If I had the wings of a molly I'd fly from the pier to the pod But the rounding-up marker for Alex is the one that is known as Dead Bod. You'd need to be a Humber riverman to interpret that. |
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20 Aug 16 - 05:56 AM (#3805911) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: GUEST,Desi C That's a well known Country song, usually titled The Prisoner's Song and has various versions, possiblky Irish in origin |
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22 Apr 17 - 01:52 AM (#3851778) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: GUEST If I had the wings of an angel, none of my clothes would fit, so Ill settle for the wings of a chicken, with some hot sauce and a cold beer. or something to that effect- Red Green Show |
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18 Feb 18 - 07:37 PM (#3906584) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: GUEST,Jeanie Maennling, Lanark Ontario Canada My great uncle would sing If I had the wings of an angel And the legs of a barney black crow I'd fly to the Parliament Buildings And piss on the people below. |
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19 Feb 18 - 06:20 PM (#3906780) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: Steve Gardham If I had the wings of a sparrer Or the dove that came out of the ark, I'd shoot up as straight as an arrer And fly upside-down for a lark. |
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21 Feb 18 - 03:20 AM (#3906850) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: GUEST When I was a kid, you'd often hear in a school playground in Southeast London: If I had the wings of an eagle, If I had the wings of a crow, I'd fly over Manchester City And s**t on the people below. A fine sentiment. |
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22 Feb 18 - 02:18 PM (#3907214) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: Creede I'm surprised no one has added this to the thread. It appeared in the book (pre-movie, pre-TV show) version of M*A*S*H; the "Blake" in the lyrics refers to company commander Col. Henry Blake. Oh if I had the wings of an angel I'd fly to the high Pyrennees And I'd open an open-air laundry Specializing in Blake's B.V.D.'s. Actually considering the tone of the book I'm a bit surprised the lyrics weren't scatologically closer to the ones published heretofore. |
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24 Feb 18 - 10:15 PM (#3907771) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: GUEST,paperback It's wings of a colonel (eagle insigina ~ full bird colonel) Click |
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27 Feb 18 - 12:49 AM (#3908197) Subject: RE: If I had the wings of an angel - parodies From: Jon Bartlett IF I HAD A PLANE LIKE PATTULLO 1. If I had a plane like Pattullo, O'er these high mountain ranges I'd fly I'd fly to the city of Ottawa, Where they say all our grievances lie. 2. But now we're in British Columbia And this is our domiciled home, And we've all had our fill of those train rides, We no longer desire for to roam. 3. So we'll follow the birds to Victoria, To try to prevail upon Duff That it's work with a wage that we're after - So cut out this transient stuff! source, “Post Office” strike pamphlet (”Sitdowner’s Gazette”), 1938 Duff Patullo was the provincial premier at the time. Jon Bartlett |