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So deep and nasty, really sorry if you don't know French.
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Jack the Ripper by Malevolent Creation.Comment
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Robert ! My mum used to know Johnny Kidd (I think that he grew up in the same road as her). I never saw him before. I remember that my Gran was frenemies with his mum.Originally posted by Robert View PostComment
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Hi Ruby
I wasn't really aware of him at the time, but I do remember the song I linked to, also "Hungry For Love." Shame he died so young.Comment
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Lonesome Train by The Pirates, also done well live by The Meteors. I've also found the lyrics to The Cat's Meat Man. I've no idea how it goes but somehow I picture George Formby singing it. Now, where did I put my banjo..
CAT'S-MEAT MAN.
Oh! love, it is a ticklish thing,
It makes true lovers blue,
I mean such chaps as me, whose heart
Is big enough for two;
For twelve long months I spent my time
And money, which was not much,
On a nursemaid in a family
Where they all spoke double Dutch.
Chorus.
But Sarah's gone and left me,
Her love for me was sham;
I never thought she was so false.
And elope with a cat's-meat man.
By trade I am a sandwich man,
That is, I carry boards,
And a poor man has a heart, to love
As well as dukes and lords;
And so had I, I told her so,
She promised me she'd wed,
And so she did, but 'twasn't me,
Twas the cat's-meat man instead.-Chorus.
I never had cause to doubt her,
Until I used to see
A cat's-meat man call twice a day,
Who tried to rival me;
With his pen'orth of meat upon a skewer,
Half-price to her he'd sell,
And that was how he won her heart
And left me here to tell.-Chorus.
She thought by marrying the cat's-meat man
To lead a happy life;
But he takes his case, she goes his rounds,
He's made her a useful wife;
I never knew that she could sing,
But she can so nice and sweet,
With a barrow in front, she screams and cries
Morning, noon and night: "Cat's-meat! " -Chorus.
I swore I'd have satisfaction,
I'll bring him to the ground;
I'll buy some poison and destroy
All the cats that's on his round;
If I kill the cats they won't want meat,
His trade to the dogs will go,
He stole my love, I'll steal his trade,
For a soldier then I'll go.
Spoken-And join the Donkey Rifle Corps.
Last Chorus.
Sarah's gone and left me.
Her love for me was sham;
She can go to Putney on a pig
Along with her cat's-meat man.Comment
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I see it more as a Benny Hill song, with Hill as the CMM.
Oh! love, it is a ticklish thing,
It makes true lovers blue,
I had one girl in Chichester,
And another up in Crewe...Comment
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Hello Robert. I think we can work on this. It's got xmas number one written all over it!Comment
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Ha! I have another verse to fit in somewhere :
I told her straight :
"I thought our bliss eternal and complete.
But now I find of late,
You only want me for my meat."
TOTP here we come.
Oh! There is no TOTP.Comment
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X Factor Final
' And the act I'm going to be sending home tonight is.........'Comment
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I've never watched that show.
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Hi RobertI see it more as a Benny Hill song, with Hill as the CMM.
Oh! love, it is a ticklish thing,
It makes true lovers blue,
I had one girl in Chichester,
And another up in Crewe...
Not so much Cole Porter as "Oh Mr Porter" then!
DaveComment
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Hi Dave
Next train's gone!
"Emit a beam of pain" - we all have our own ideas on what that might involve.Comment
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Well I suppose all you in England are asleep now but when you are awake and reading your ripper rips, tune in to this for atmosphere as you read:
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