Greetings to all, I was hoping that someone had heard of this song ,The Gander in the Pratie Hole.What is a pratie hole and does the song have any lyrics.Orinda 
A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea 
pratie, from the Irish word: potato, spud, tater
tuber!
Orinda,
It’s a well known Jig…there are no lyrics.
Slan,
D.
Totally Tuber, dude!
“I met her in the garden where the praties grow…”
Steve
‘The Pratie in the Gander’s whole’.
“What’s taters, Precious? What’s taters eh?”
This is not an edible tuba.
“Tuba” is how they pronounce “tuber” in Maine.
Ayuh. And theyah wicked good, too, if you put a little buttah and souwah creeem on 'em too, ayuh.
I prefer “tatties”. That way, when I mumble, she’s not quite sure what I said was so nice. 
djm
After harvesting, potatoes were traditionally stored in a straw-lined pit (hole in the ground). Gander in the pratie hole suggests a certain breakdown of good order and discipline.
Are you telling me that “gander” is a verb?
Well, in English, “take a gander” is slang for “take a look”, so it could mean “Look in the Potato Storage Pit”.
So, instead of the title referring to a memorable incident where a male goose escaped its pen and got at the potatoes, it might just be a reminder to stockcheck before making out a shopping list.
Hmmm.
ARRRR, no, me hearties, a “pratie” is a landlubber who failed the entrance examination for pirate school.
Which consists of just one question.
Caj
Another example of crass discrimination against dyslectics (or dyslexics :roll: to use the form favoured by the ignorant who want to impress the more ignorant).
Not at all. The pirate academy entrance exam has special guidelines to accommodate those with special needs. How could we have so many pirates with hooks where their hands should be, if they weren’t given extra time on the written examination?
Speaking of which, one of the funniest little books I have read in a while is The Pirates! In an adventure with SCIENTISTS. If you see it in a bookstore, I recommend you either buy it, or read it cover to cover while waiting in line to buy it.
CaaAAAAAAARRRRRj
Ya-HARRR, feck, ya-harr! I don’t know if you can still get a hold of it, but a great little gem of a humour book is called “Life’s Little Deconstruction Book”. A great read for a rainy day.
djm
Thanks to all for your imput about praties,as usual it was interesting 