Sounds like a rap song.
wallop the spot
dont know the tune but great name
Whack the pot lid.
“Throw The Beetle At Her” Whats that all about? Any Takers? ![]()
It’s the name of a Slip Jig CRnE Vol 4 - Good Tune.
…I used to do that a lot to my sister when we were younger, but then she started throwing bricks, which put a quick end to bug tossing. ![]()
What about “The Rambling Pitchfork”? What is that???
We were discussing this matter most eagerly at the workshop in Copenhagen this year..
“Rambling Pitchfork” - an itinerant farm labourer who had his own pitchfork, the tool of his “trade”. It gives you an idea of the degree of poverty that owning your own pitchfork might make you more employable over the other thousands of destitute people trying to hire themselves out to farmers as general labourers. The man became known by the name of the tool.
There’s another tune, “Spailpín a Rún”. I have read that the word “spailpín” is thought to have once meant a “hand sickle”. Farm labourers for hire with one of these tools were so common that the word “spailpín” eventually came to mean any itinerant farm labourer. Just another example of the man being named for the tool he carried.
djm
Or it could mean …
One Pitchfork talking forever to another Pitchfork,and not making much sense(rambling) ![]()
Does it remind ye o anyone! :roll:
Slán Go Foill
Uilliam
Frae the James Goodman Manuscripts (1840’s -1866)
Girl that lost her___The. 467
“Moggy,will you Do it Again?” 403
“Push her against the Hop” 375
“Touch it up Tight” 401
I presume the 4 above are frae the Irish Romantic Period…
Two more frae Goodman
Box the Monkey 237
“Kidney,Dearie” 203
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Slán Go Foill
Uilliam
Not a clue. Although my name can be rendered as “pitchfork of tranquility” in Chinese. That might make for a good tune title…
I had heard that the song, “Johnny, etc.” dates from the times prior to the English Civil War and that the “beaver” in question was a piece of segmented armor which attached to the front of the typical 16th-17th century lobster back helmet, which could be pushed or “cocked” up to protect the face of the wearer from nasty things like crossbow bolts, arrows, pikes, and sword thrusts. In that sense, it means, “Johnny, keep your wits about you and get ready for a fight”. Funny how language changes isn’t it?
“Gerry’s Beaver Hat”.
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I’ve always liked ‘Zeeto the Bubbleman’ (both the tune and the title are pretty cool)
I have seen it written as Zito The bubbleman… Still sounds Bizarre
I’ve always been intrigued by the tune called “Morgan Rattler”
also “Danial Of The Sun” reminds me of Mr Myagi from karate Kid filums.