Escribano -> RE: A morning in Jerez (May 13 2004 17:51:06)
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John Cooper Clark Now you're talking. While we are on the great alternative poets, here's my favourite, "Eddie Don't Like Furniture" set to music by John Hegley: quote:
Eddie don't go for sofas or settees (na-na, na-na), Or those little tables that you have to buy in threes (na-na, na-na, na-na-na): The closest thing that Eddie's got to an article of furniture's a cheeseboard. Eddie doesn't bolster the upholstery biz, There's a lot of furniture in the world, but none of it's Eddie's; Eddie don't like furniture, Furniture makes Eddie really miserable. Eddie don't like furniture (na-na, na-na), Eddie don't like furniture (na-na, na-na, na-na-na). Eddie offers visitors a corner of the room, You get used to the distances between you pretty soon. With everyone in corners though, it isn't very easy when you're trying to play pontoon Or Happy Families. He once got in a rowing boat, They offered him a seat; It was just a strip of timber But it wasn't up his street. He stood himself up in the boat And made himself feel steady, Then he threw the plank onto the bank And said "Furniture? No thank you". "Les meubles? Non merci". (Oooooh wah) When it's on a bonfire furniture's fine; Any time that Eddie gets a number 29 bus, Even if there's seats on top and plenty down below, Eddie always goes where the pushchairs go. Does Eddie like furniture? I don't think so. Eddie don't like furniture (na-na, na-na), Eddie don't like furniture (na-na, na-na, na-na-na). Eddie quite likes cutlery, But Eddie don't like furniture (na-na na-na-na, na-na na-na-na, na-na). If you go round Eddie's place and have a game of hide and seek, It isn't very long before you're found (na-na, na-na-na). And in a fit of craziness, Eddie took the legs off his dachshund: That stopped him dashing around. (Na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na) Eddie don't like furniture (na-na, na-na), Eddie don't like furniture (na-na, na-na, na-na-na), Eddie don't like furniture (na-na, na-na), Eddie don't like furniture (na-na, na-na, na-na-na). Eddie don't like furniture (na-na, na-na), Eddie don't like furniture (na-na, na-na, na-na-na): If you give him some for Christmas, He'll return it t'ya.
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