judith@proper.UUCP (Judith Abrahms) (09/11/85)
I've been meaning to post some excerpts from _Anguish_Languish_, an
out-of-print classic by the linguist Howard L. Chace, for some time. The
following songs are from the section of his book entitled "Lath Thing Thum
Thongs!"
Fryer Jerker
Fryer Jerker, Fryer Jerker,
Dormer-view? Dormer-view?
Sunny lay martini!
Sunny lay martini!
Drink, drank, drunk.
Drink, drank, drunk.
Fur Hazy Jelly Gut Furlough
Fur hazy jelly gut furlough
Fur hazy jelly gut furlough
Fur hazy jelly gut furlough
Witch not bawdy candor nigh
Hive Ban Walking Honor Roil Rut
Hive ban walking honor roil rut
Oiler laugh lung dare;
Hive ban walking honor roil rut
Jester pester tam aware.
Conjure herder weasels blurring,
Blurring sore oily inner moan?
Conjure herder chalron shorting,
Diner want chew blur debt hone?
Hormone Derange
O gummier hum warder buffer-lore rum
Enter dare enter envelopes ply,
Ware soiled 'em assured adage cur-itching ward
An disguise earn it clotty oil die.
Harm, hormone derange,
Warder dare enter envelopes ply,
Ware soiled 'em assured adage cur-itching ward
An disguise earn it clotty oil die.
If sufficient interest is shown, I may post a fairy tale by Mr. Chace, entitled
"Ladle Rat Rotten Hut."
Judith Abrahms
{ihnp4,ucbvax}!dual!proper!judithjudith@proper.UUCP (Judith Abrahms) (09/11/85)
In Article 1280 I made a typographical error: In the song, "Hive Ban Walking
Honor Roil Rot," in the 7th line, the word "chalron" should be "chaldron". Of
course it makes no sense the other way.
J.A.allen@bunker.UUCP (C. Allen Grabert) (09/16/85)
> I've been meaning to post some excerpts from _Anguish_Languish_, an > out-of-print classic by the linguist Howard L. Chace, for some time. > > Judith Abrahms > {ihnp4,ucbvax}!dual!proper!judith Don't forget "Deck Us All with Boston Charlie" by Walt Kelly!! (Or is that "Deck Us All Bowwows of Folly"?? -- Back on the freeway, which is already in progress, Allen Grabert (...ittatc!bunker!allen)
judith@proper.UUCP (Judith Abrahms) (09/19/85)
In article <> allen@bunker.UUCP (C. Allen Grabert) writes: >Don't forget "Deck Us All with Boston Charlie" by Walt Kelly!! (Or is >that "Deck Us All Bowwows of Folly"?? Does anyone have the whole thing (i.e., about 3-4 verses)? I have this: Deck us all with Boston Charlie, Walla Walla Wash, and Kalamazoo. Nora's freezing on the trolley, Swaller dollar cauliflower alley-garoo. Don't we know archaic barrel, Lullaby, lillaboy, Louisville Lou! Trolley Molly don't love Harold, Boola boola Pensacoola hullabaloo. Corrections welcomed. I believe it's the second verse that starts, Bark us all bow-wows of folly... but that's all I know. Judith Abrahms {ucbvax,ihnp4}!dual!proper!judith ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The sames should stay with the sames, and the differents should stay with the differents." -- A. Bunker ------------------------------------------------------------------------------