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03 May 05 - 12:44 PM (#1477136) Subject: Lord Franklin - Alternative From: GUEST,Jim Does anyone know of alternative (spoof) lyrics to this song, including references to Crewe, Stoke and Milton Keynes? |
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03 May 05 - 01:18 PM (#1477165) Subject: RE: Lord Franklin - Alternative From: mandotim It's by Les Barker, and is available from the man himself via Mrs Ackroyd Records. I tried to find the lyrics elsewhere, but no luck. Tim from Bit on the Side |
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03 May 05 - 03:51 PM (#1477297) Subject: Lyr Add: LORD FRANKLIN (parody by Les Barker) From: Micca here they are Lord Franklin Les Barker: "King Charles Spaniel" page 12 ^^ 'Twas homeward bound one night on the deep Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep I dreamed a dream and I thought it true Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew With a hundred seamen he sailed away To the frozen ocean in the month of May His maps were faulty and his compass bent By mid July he was in Stoke-on-Trent Through cruel hardships and Watford Gap He saw no icebergs and no polar cap Only the Eskimo in his skin canoe And you don't get many, this far south of Crewe In Baffin Bay where the whale fish blow The fate of Franklin no man may know The fate of Franklin no tongue can tell But round Northampton they all know him well And now my burden it gives me pain At Newport Pagnall he got lost again The North West Passage was Lord Franklin's dream He's lost forever deep in Milton Keynes Yes, lost forever deep in Milton Keynes Last year on the way to the Getaway to while away a long plane journey, I was thinking that Americans wouldnt understand the Geographical references in Les's text, so I put together a version using American place mnames that would convey the same sense. If anyone is interested I will post them |
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03 May 05 - 05:24 PM (#1477349) Subject: RE: Lord Franklin - Alternative From: jacqui.c Micca - post the lyrics!!! I've been asking you for these since the Getaway! |
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04 May 05 - 03:26 AM (#1477616) Subject: RE: Lord Franklin - Alternative From: MartinRyan Gotta learn this! regards |
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04 May 05 - 03:35 AM (#1477618) Subject: RE: Lord Franklin - Alternative From: Micca Martin, the sheer Joy of singing this , as the first 6 lines are the Original and it lulls people into a False sense of security, It is Great. For Jacqui here is the " Americanised" version (Poor lambs dont know about the Grand Union Canal and Stoke and Milton Keynes) Lord Franklin (American) Les Barker: "King Charles Spaniel" page 12 Additions by Micca 'Twas homeward bound one night on the deep Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep I dreamed a dream and I thought it true Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew With a hundred seamen he sailed away To the frozen ocean in the month of May His maps were faulty and his compass bent By mid July he was in Cleveland Through cruel hardships and Natchez Gap He saw no icebergs and no polar cap Only the Eskimo in his skin canoe And you don't get many, this far south of St Lou In Baffin Bay where the whale fish blow The fate of Franklin no man may know The fate of Franklin no tongue can tell But round The Twin Cities they all know him well And now my burden it gives me pain At Baton Rouge he got lost again The North West Passage was Lord Franklin's dream He's lost forever deep in New Orleans Yes, lost forever deep in New Orleans (my changes are of course Copywright and I dare say Les's song is too, but sing either if they appeal to you) |
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04 May 05 - 06:52 AM (#1477707) Subject: RE: Lord Franklin - Alternative From: MartinRyan Micca Exactly! It's a bit like singing one of the slow, minor-ish versions of The WIld Rover in Ireland - you're often about halfway through before people realise what it is! As it happens, I occasionally sing a long version of Franklin so I should be well able to ambush the audience! regards |
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04 May 05 - 10:25 AM (#1477845) Subject: RE: Lord Franklin - Alternative From: GUEST,Jim Many thanks to you Micca, and to Les Barker of course! I'll be singing it at my gig tomorrow night for sure; my boss and family will be there (born and bred East-enders who moved up t'North to Sheffield from Milton Keynes - I'm sure they'll appreciate the last line of the song. |
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13 Oct 10 - 02:43 AM (#3005790) Subject: Video: The Franklin Expedition - Micca From: Genie And here you are, Micca, singing your adaptation of Les Barker's song: The Franklin Expedition - Micca at Getaway 2010 |
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26 Jun 18 - 03:44 PM (#3933558) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lord Franklin parody From: GUEST,Cherns Major On the Mrs. Ackroyd album Yelp!, the song is about Lady Franklin's chagrin that her Lord has run off with Canadian folksinger Eileen McGann and the two of them are doing a tour of Canadian folk music festivals. (She ends up looking for James Keelaghan.) |