Thank you, Jon K for "My Darling's a Sheep" in the harmonica thread! Any other amusing ones? For example "The Mason's Aspirin", "The Kid on the Mountain Bike".
- Danish Misfortune (Banish Misfortune)
- Tenpenny Bitch (Tenpenny Bit)
- Laid Behind the Bar (Maid Behind the Bar)
- Waste to the Heading (Haste to the Wedding)
- Mason's Aeroplane (Mason's Apron)
- Cakes of Marshmallow (Rakes of Mallow)
- Rose Off Her Trolley (Rose of Tralee)
- Rattling Bogchain (Rattling Bog)
On the subject of creative alterations to people's names, I read this one the other day. A journalist or someone was visiting Burma. He met a young monk at some Buddhist fane who was very excited to find out he was British: dropping to his knees (I think...) and putting his hands together in a traditional gesture of respect, he said again and again, "Ayn shiya! Ayn shiya!..."
It eventually became clear that the monk was not invoking an arcane Buddhist blessing on the traveller, but expressing his great admiration for the footballer Alan Shearer.
The new Thai Prime Minister happens to be a Geordie and a United fan to boot, but that's another story...
Tune titles: Humorous Malapropisms
Tune titles: Humorous Malapropisms
Thank you, Jon K for "My Darling's a Sheep" in the harmonica thread! Any other amusing ones? For example "The Mason's Aspirin", "The Kid on the Mountain Bike".
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by RichardB
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She Begs for More
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Rudall the time
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"The Waltz of Liz Carroll" is a jig, of course.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by TomB-R
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Related to "My Darling's a Sheep" is "Hey Mcleod, get off of my ewe".
And "Earl the Breakfast Boiler" is a Moving Hearts one
And we have "the Mason's a prune"
And "the barrel of plugworms"
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by ...
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Jenny Cooking Pickles
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by murfbox
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Down here in Sarf Lahndan, it's called "My Son's A Prawn"
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Rudall the time
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Or, Jenny Pickling Cocks....
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Rudall the time
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Well-known in sessions around Golders Green,
Banish My Foreskin
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Rudall the time
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we have "varnish my foreskin"
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by ...
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these should all be entered into the "Do you have an alternative title for this tune" bit in the tunes section.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by ...
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Typical of Edinburgh to elevate things unnecessarily
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Rudall the time
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We've always known The Flowing Tide as "The Flying Toad" ; a friend even named his band after it :-
http://www.flyingtoads.co.uk/
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Rick Payman
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The jar of slugs is a classic.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Ramiro
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It's the *Jug* Of Slugs! Agreed, a classic...!
My Son's (an) Ape, Ron...
Love Grows Out Of Rosemary's Nose
(From 60s pop song, with the line "Love grows where my Rosemary goes...")
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by nicholas
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'Kitty Got A Clinking Coming To The Fair'
I use to called last Word - races - maybe this dose not count..
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8UEC52_O0vU&feature=PlayList&p=3A27316B223E1B38&index=8
What about '' The Chattering Teradactel '' - lol
jim,,
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by FIDDLE4
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Ah, yes, Banish My Foreskin... I think that goes nicely with Cliff the Mohel, no? And the Humors of Trim to finish it off...
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Jon Kiparsky
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Would you all please stand for the Irish National Anthem.....'Shoving Connie Around the Green'
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Free Reed
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"The Starving Monster", "The Awful Highlanders" are two more
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Johnny Jay
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The Punch of Sniff
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by snorre
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Ok then since we're moving away from Irish tune titles what about
Michael Rode the Girl Next Door
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Rudall the time
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Stan's Reel
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by David50
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No he's not
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Rudall the time
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"The Green Eyed Lass" has become "The Green Eyeglasses."
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by leoj
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Barnsley Pilgrim
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by bazouki dave
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Thanks to Jusa Nutter, I always call "The Dunmore Lasses" "Wilt Chamberlin's Reel" 'cuz ain't no one done more lasses than Wilt.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by SWFL Fiddler
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All time classic "The Starving Monster" for "The Star of Munster", of course.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by SWFL Fiddler
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The Stub of the Gutter.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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Tripping Upstairs.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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Outin' the Oisin?
(Just jokin')
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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Goin' at 'em.
(Everyone plays that one, really overdone.)
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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"My love is an american"
Stones classic: "You can't always get what ewe you want"
But if you try sometimes...
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Chrishty
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The Nine Points of Buggery
The Cliffs of Mohair
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by murfbox
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That old Scots song "my feather is a bay leaf"
The Seige of Venice
The Mourning Jew
Ye Got Some Blow Man?
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by iwerzon
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The Cross of Savannah
Farewell to Melton Mowbray
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by CreadurMawnOrganig
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The Stones seem to come in for a lot of these... I always thought the Farewell to Miltown would go nicely with "Mother's Little Helper"...
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Jon Kiparsky
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The nark in the morning..
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by peter wsll
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"jimmy's Chickens"
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by what
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No, no, no. For us folks on the West coast of the U.S. its "The Shark in the Morning".
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by jtrout
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Magical Ring
Mushrooms In Both Pockets
Tripping Upstairs...
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by nicholas
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jim FIDDLE4, if "Kitty Got A Klinking Coming To The Fair" would that be even Klemperement?(as in fair Wernering)
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by fauxcelt
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Jenny's Addiction to Charlie?
That one would require quite some auditory impairment to come about.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by CreadurMawnOrganig
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Bunion (Bonny Anne)
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by CreadurMawnOrganig
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Theatre Salt
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by CreadurMawnOrganig
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To which, I would add ...
- Danish Misfortune (Banish Misfortune)
- Tenpenny Bitch (Tenpenny Bit)
- Laid Behind the Bar (Maid Behind the Bar)
- Waste to the Heading (Haste to the Wedding)
- Mason's Aeroplane (Mason's Apron)
- Cakes of Marshmallow (Rakes of Mallow)
- Rose Off Her Trolley (Rose of Tralee)
- Rattling Bogchain (Rattling Bog)
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Mix O'Lydian
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We All Live in a Yellow Mucus Dream
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Leendah
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In polite company we would refer to the famous 'Circumcision Jig'...
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by john knoss
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Players?
The Merry Clam Diggers played by Matt Mollusc, perhaps.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by nicholas
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Stanly Unwin ?
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Pete Stephenson
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...which reminds me...
"Maid Behind the Bar" - "Two Behind the Blouse"
...and my favorite ambiguously naughty set...
I often like to "Toss the Feathers" while I "Speed the Plough" with "The Maid Behind the Bar"...
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by SWFL Fiddler
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On the subject of creative alterations to people's names, I read this one the other day. A journalist or someone was visiting Burma. He met a young monk at some Buddhist fane who was very excited to find out he was British: dropping to his knees (I think...) and putting his hands together in a traditional gesture of respect, he said again and again, "Ayn shiya! Ayn shiya!..."
It eventually became clear that the monk was not invoking an arcane Buddhist blessing on the traveller, but expressing his great admiration for the footballer Alan Shearer.
The new Thai Prime Minister happens to be a Geordie and a United fan to boot, but that's another story...
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by nicholas
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The Green Fields of Roast Beef.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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Jeez, I'm going to Ireland soon, this'll be great craic around the fire with a bottle of La Frog eh.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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The Grain Fields of Roast Beef
(dependin' where y'are)
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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Kathleen! Hey! here!
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Steve Shaw
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In my opener to this I should have typed Matron's Aspirin. Thank you all for being so kind in not pointing out my foolish error!
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by RichardB
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Cookin' the Chicken
The Salamander
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Whiddler
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The Synagogue Slashers
(not to put too fine a point on it)
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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"The Green Fields of Roast Beef" is vaguely reminiscent of Dr. Seuss:
Would you like green fields and beef?
I would not like green fields and beef!
Would you eat them in a pub? Would you eat them with Duijera Dubh?
I would not eat them in a pub! Not in a pub or with the Dubh! I will not eat them, I will not eat Green Fields and Roast Beef!
Ah, it’s been a long day…
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by SWFL Fiddler
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The Green Getz...
That's where you eat them.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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Gravel Woks (that's where you cook 'em)
The Hairy Gal (that's who you eat 'em with)
Lighten Hairy.
# Posted on December 16th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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A bit Sir Reel ain't it.
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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the Nine Pints of Yoghurt, The Green Peels of Mary Kay, Straddle the Pony (Boner), Asshole Highlanders, and still my fave- The Pains of Boils!
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by pipewatcher
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The Sleazy Club; (at a stretch)
The Texas Holdem Polka (at a stretch)
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Skull Duggeraigh Dubh
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The Starov Monster
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by nicholas
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The 42lb Czech?
And I seem to remember "acid in the attic" (tripping upstairs)
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by ...
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The Nose In The Heather
The Nose Tree
The Last Nose Of Summer
I seem to have a thing about noses tonight
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by nicholas
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The Nine Pints of Yogurt
My Love Is Yet a Lassie, But...
The Boys of Portapotty
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by rck
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If it's "My Darling's a Sheep", should it not also be "My Love is but a Lassie the Sheepdog"?
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Mix O'Lydian
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Mullingar Racists
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by lunchblaze
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Fanny Power
(that one stands just as it is!)
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by RichardB
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The Dylan classic 'Hey MacLeod get off my ewe'
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by bogman
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Fanny Power, part of the flatulence group of tunes:
Wind That Shakes the Barkley
South Wind
etc. etc.
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by SWFL Fiddler
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Barkley? The Wind That Shakes Charles Barkley? That'd be a hurricane, I believe. Ol' Chuck has bulked up since his playing days.
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by SWFL Fiddler
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'Fanny Power, part of the flatulence group of tunes'
Now there's something you yanks have completely reversed.
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski
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Banish my foreskin, followed by the Mourning Jew? Put them together and you have a Golders Green set.
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Pat Mustard
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Just don't play 'Munster Bacon'...
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Pat Mustard
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Of course there's my favourite redneck polka - 'The b!tch is full of stitches...
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Pat Mustard
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Don't forget 'Gallagher's Bollix'...
# Posted on December 17th 2008 by Pat Mustard
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Fanny Power- part of the "Tush Set"- along with Beare Island and Da Tushkar
# Posted on December 18th 2008 by rck
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Does anyone play Sir Reel Knightly?
# Posted on December 18th 2008 by fauxcelt
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ahem -that's Panty Flower. and since we're at it- Trim the Vulva
# Posted on December 18th 2008 by pipewatcher
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I am the wrong color to be a "redneck".
# Posted on December 18th 2008 by fauxcelt
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And Lord Itchy Qu- no, no...This is getting too "blue". I'll just be going now
cheers, pipewatcher
# Posted on December 18th 2008 by pipewatcher
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Should that be more power to the fans or more power from the fans?
# Posted on December 18th 2008 by fauxcelt
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I've just come across 'The Flowing Bowel' on Soundlantern (it might just be fiddle4 having a laugh...)
# Posted on December 19th 2008 by Here Lyeth