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happy? - Oct 9 (Six Dukes)

09 Oct 05 - 09:38 AM (#1579328)
Subject: happy? - Oct 9 (Six Dukes)
From: Abby Sale

The Noble Funeral of the Renowned Champion, the Duke of Grafton, 9th of October, 1690
[thanx Bruce Olson, RIP]

         They took out his bowels,
        And stretched out his feet,
        And they balmed his body
        With roses so sweet.

                "Six Dukes went a fishing;" see English Book of Penguin Songs,
                & Lloyd's record Great British Ballads Not Included in the Child Collection.

Copyright © 2005, Abby Sale - all rights reserved
What are Happy's all about?    See Notes and Index


09 Oct 05 - 09:19 PM (#1579797)
Subject: RE: happy? - Oct 9 (Six Dukes)
From: GUEST,Joe_F

The partition of Vavsour Scowles

Was a sickener: they came on his bowels

In a firkin; his brain

Was found clogging a drain,

And his toes were inside of some towels. -- Edward Gorey

--- Joe Fineman    joe_f@verizon.net

||: Perhaps even this you will someday remember with pleasure. :||


10 Oct 05 - 04:31 AM (#1579904)
Subject: RE: happy? - Oct 9 (Six Dukes)
From: Paul Burke

As adapted so excellently by the Kippers in The Body (Overstrand).