Welcome to our local bar/place of worship...
... where we drink to the Bum, the Dimple, Knees and the Hoar-most, dancing 'round the altar of our nightly post where we raise our glass, not the first or last... come join us in our toast!
Ladies and.... well, ladies anyway. If you will please stand for our first hymn.......
A Poem
All of the lasses in all of the lands
Sing out the legend and tale and refrain
Of the long, lively and vigorous strands
On top of Newfoundland's most impish swain!
For lo, when he sings, his tresses of brown
Fly port and starboard, to fore and to aft,
Make his head gambol and caper around,
Till it must seem that the lad is quite daft--
As it's a most vexing and baffling choice
For us who hark to the bard debonair;
We'd like to pay proper heed to his voice,
But we're bewitched by the dance of his hair!
To make us ponder, must sure be the plan,
On which is master--the hair or the man?
Anna The Piper
(tune of "Close To You" by the Carpenters)
Why do dents suddenly appear
In your face, by your ears?
Séan McCann, Newfoundland Man,
Dimple Boy
Why does my heartbeat seem to skip
'Cause your cheeks have a dip?
Séan McCann, Newfoundland Man,
Dimple Boy
When you're up there on the stage
Your bodhrán in your hand
And when your eyes they crinkle
And your teeth do show
Why my hormones seem to jump
I start to sweat and my heart thumps
I'll never know.....
Why do girls fall down when you grin
And your cheeks pucker in?
Séan McCann, Newfoundland Man,
Dimple Boy
But you'll find I don't mind at all
When your smile fills the hall
Séan McCann, Newfoundland Man,
Dimple Boy
Teddy
(tune of "The Seven Joys of Mary")
Bobby Hallett came out first, one bright Newfoundland day
He roared, he grabbed an instrument, and played it right away
He played it right away, good man, and blessed may he be
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
Emerging next in Carbonear was our man Séan McCann
He drove his parents Up the wall, the bodhrán for to bang
The bodhrán for to bang, good man, and blessed may he be
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
The next to come was Darrell Power, full of mystery
Emerging plucking at his bass and singing "diddle-i-dee"
Singing "diddle-i-dee", good man, and blessed may he be
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
Alan Doyle last was born, a-doyling in a trice
He filled his lungs up to the top and tested out his voice
He tested out his voice, good man, and blessed may he be
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
One holy day they met and jammed, and formed a wicked band
Alan was the last one in, 'cause useful was his van
Useful was his van, good man, and blessed may he be
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
They drove it here, they drove it there, from sea to shining sea
Delighting music lovers all, their Turn it was to be
Their Turn it was to be, good men, and blessed may they be
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
They've conquered all of Canada, Europe, USA,
This is the band that never ends, forever may they Play
Forever may they Play, good men, and blessed may they be
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
Oh, Great Big Sea, their history, is here for all to see
Teddy
The shafts are brightly shining
The thrill of hope
Led by the light
Loud crys of joy
NorthernNurse
The face is smiling and the eyes full of mirth
Long lay the mane
With glorious middle parting
'Til HE appears
And we can feel its worth.
The adoring world rejoices
A chance to touch
A new and glorious strand
Fall on our knees
OO feel the glorious hoar
O hair divine, washed with pantene pro V
O hair, O hoary one, O hair divine!
of the shafts softly beaming
With hopeful hearts
We, the obsessed wait
O'er all the world
For a mane sweetly gleaming
Now comes the hoary one
from out of Newfoundland.
in grateful chorus raise we,
With all our hearts
We praise the shining mane
The hoary one is he
Then ever, ever praise we
His shining glory ever more proclaim
His shining glory ever more proclaim!
(tune of "We Three Kings Of Orient Are")
"We four kings from Newfoundland are
Bearing songs, we travel afar
Field and fountain, moor and mountain
Following on yonder tour
(Chorus: to be sung after every verse)
I'm the one with glorious hoar
Dimples have I to make the girls sway
The magnetism coming from me
Mysterious bassist with many charms
Oh, oh, hoar of wonder
Hoar that's light
Hoar with shafts nice and bright
Eastward leading, still proceeding
Guide us with thy perfect shafts
Who could ever ask for more?
Music maker, hockey player
Follow my shafts galore
A bodhran player, I lead the way
Singing, roving, laughing, playing
Please don't take my sweater away
Makes the ladies love my knees
Fiddle, accordian, tin whistle, mandolin
A man of many talents is me
The ladies love my bum and my arms
Playing the rhythm, keeping it going
Making you all feel warm"
(tune of "Ben" by Michael Jackson)
Bob, the two of us have not yet met
But the day we do, then you can bet
I will rosin up your bow
And see how far you go
To keep your fiddle whole
And why you sing so low......
And dear Alan is next on my list
Take him to a bar and get him p***ed
When I get him nice and sloshed
His virtue will be lost
And half his clothes astray
Well, if I get my way.....
I think I love Great Big Sea
All I dream is them and me
Séan and futons they go hand in hand
That, or running barefoot on the sand
On the beach, surf starts to roar
And washes through my hoar
While Séan is getting wet -
I'll finish that dream yet.....
I see Darrell quaking with the fear
He is praying that I won't come near
But I know I'll change his mind
When our hearts start to rhyme
When we are left alone
And I can jump his bones.....
I think I love (you mean lust....) Great Big Sea
All I dream (dream on, gurl....) is them and me
Them and me....
Great Big Sea!
Teddy
(tune of "Little Drummer Boy")
Darling Seannie
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam
Dimp'list of Great Big Sea
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam
I went to hear him sing
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam
To hear the Bodhran King
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam, ra-pa-pam-pam, ra-pa-pam-pam
Will you play for me
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam
On your drum?
Seannie nodded
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam
He said he'd play for me
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam
He made the rafters ring
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam
He is the Bodhran King
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam, ra-pa-pam-pam, ra-pa-pam-pam
My heart pounded
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam
Along with his drum.
Then he smiled at me
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam
Dimp'list of Great Big Sea
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam
He asked if I would sing
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam
Sing for the Bodhran King
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam, ra-pa-pam-pam, ra-pa-pam-pam
I sang my best for him
Pa-ra-pa-pam-pam
And he played his drum.
And we had fun.
Cheechi :)
(tune of "Cowboy, Take Me Away" by The Dixie Chicks)
I said I wanna touch the rock, I wanna feel it under my feet
I wanna be something wild and unruly.
I wanna sleep on the hard ground, in the comfort of your arms..
on a pillow of guitar pics and a blanket made of stars.
Oh it sounds good to me, yes it sounds so good to me...
Seannie take me away..
Fly this girl as high as you can into the wild blue.
Set me free, oh I pray..
Closer to heaven above and closer to you!
Closer to you!
I want to walk and not run.
I want to skip and not fall
I want to look at the horizon and not see a building standing tall!
I want to be the only one...for miles and miles.
Except for maybe you and your sexy smile!
Oh it sounds good to me..yes it sounds so good to me!
I said, Seannie take me away!
Fly this girl as high as you can into the wild blue!
Set me free, oh I pray.
Closer to heaven above and closer to you!
Closer to you-oooh-hoo-hoo!
Closer to you!!
Seannie take me awaaaaayayy.
Closer to you!
Ang
(tune of "Fast As I Can" by you-know-who)
From the first round that you bought for me,
I've done nothing else but slur
..and I know you're in a hurry,
ah,but everything's a blur
so forgive me if drink go slow
but there's something I think you should know
I've drunk as much as I can,please don't make me rush,
this buzz has over-whelmed me too fast
My stomach's sloshing with booze, my balance I start to lose,
But I'm not ready to throw it all up yet
Dont push me round tonight,I'll try to fight
and wind up on my head..you'll have to find
the pieces one by one as I lay here 1/2 dead.
so forgive me if I pass out,
but I've just drank my 14th Stout
I've drunk as much as I can,
please dont make me rush,
I'll do things that that I might forget.
I m seeing 3 of you now
so dont strart a row,
cos I'm not ready to lose my teeth just yet.
Dont push me round tonight,I'll try to fight
and wind up on my head..
I know you'll have to find
the pieces one by one as I lay here 1/2 dead.
So forgive me if I pass out,
but I've just drank my 14th Stout
Oh the rent is due tomorrow,
but I havnt got me a cent,
and you needn't doubt, they will throw me out
cos the money's all been spent. Ohoooh
Now forgive me for I must go,
and there's something I think you should Know...
I'm leaving fast as I can, which way is the door,
I've just done something that I regret...
I want to stay here and dance
but I just wet my pants..
and I'm not ready to give up drinking yet.
Leaving fast as I can..I cant find the door,
my lower garments are soaking wet.
I'll prolly fall down the stairs,
(Not that any one cares)
and I'm not ready to give up drinking yet
no I'm not ready to give up drinking yet.
From the very first round....
Don, Leslie and Teddy - you'll never drink alone!
guess ;o)
Oh, the night Al let his willy out
Is a night they'll never forget!
Some of the girls got a good eyeful
And they ain't recovered yet,
When he bounced onto the stage
It was plain for all to see
That boxer shorts and jockey pants
Are not the clothes for he!
(Chorus)
That's how we all saw Alan's Hanging Johnny
That's how we saw his honour and his pride
They said it was a sin and stared, and winked at one another
And every girl in the place passed out
On the Day Of Alan's Flies!
Well, some kind soul was brave enough
To notify poor Al.
He jumped offstage, pushed Willy in,
And zippered up his pal.
Ol' Seanny grinned a puzzled grin
And made a quick remark.
The girls they howled and laughed with glee,
And giggled in the dark.
Two seconds and Al's back on stage,
He said he felt a draft.
Bob and Darrell shook their heads
And Séan let's out a laugh.
When they start to sing the next song,
"When I'm Up" is what they chose
Everyone there is so relieved
That Al's not still exposed!
Then goodie bags were thrown on stage
And Sean soon got his out;
He blew up Kathryn's Big Balloon
And waved it all about!
Alan couldn't quite get up
To get himself back down,
Then Seannie dodged a fan-missile
And dampened down the ground!
Now that's a Great Big Gig
That will live on in history.
It caused us many hot flushes,
Held breaths and hilarity
To think that our dear Alan
Nearly gave us of his 'all'
So this song is for all of us
Who witnessed Big Al's fall :o)
Jane, Pisces and Teddy, none of whom were actually THERE!
Lukey's web page loads up green, ah me boys
Lukey's web page loads up green
The flashiest site that you've ever seen
Ah ha, me boys, a riddle-aye day
Ah ha, me boys, a riddle-aye day
Lukey's bandwidth's sweet to tell, ah me boys
Lukey's bandwidth's sweet to tell
He just signed up for DSL
Ah ha, me boys, a riddle-aye day (all together!)
Ah ha, me boys, a riddle-aye day
Well I says, Lukey, my lines are down, ah me boys
I says Lukey, my lines are down
Me browser's dead, and the file's not found
Ah ha, me boys, a riddle-aye day
Ah ha, me boys, a riddle-aye day
Well I says, Lukey, I don't know, ah me boys
I says Lukey, I don't know
I'll download Netscape six point oh
Ah ha, me boys, a riddle-aye day
Ah ha, me boys, a riddle-aye day
Lukey's web page loads up green, ah me boys
Lukey's web page loads up green
The flashiest site that you've ever seen
Ah ha, me boys, a riddle-aye day (all together!)
Ah ha, me boys, a riddle-aye day (one more!)
Ah haaaa, me boys, a riddle-aye daaaaayyyy!
Anna
Na na na, na na na na na... bleep!
Na na na, na na na na na... bleep!
I opened up an e-mail, clicked my mouse on the attachment
My screen went blank, my system beeped and burped and blipped
I turned it off in case the thing was going to blow up
And when it came back on, I thought its lid had flipped....
(Chorus)
I wanna be virus free
I wanna be where trojan wars don't happen
I wanna be, virus free
Sing, Na na na, na na na na na... bleep!
Na na na, na na na na na... bleep!
I seem to have this strange girl called Melissa loaded
I have a worm that's happy wriggling in kak
Some nasty bug has eaten up all of my icons
And my Back Orifice has had a nasty hack
I opened just one small e-mail
It came from my bestest friend
But I don't want it, want it gone
But you know it's not that easy
It's... a new variant!
My Taskbar's gone and my whole Desktop's now a porn site
Outlook sent this bug-ger out to everyone I know
Words are falling off of every single thing I'm typing
Half my programs died, and now this virus has to go....
Teddy - after having the honour of trial-running a brand new virus!
to the tune of "I'm A Believer"
I thought Missy and Bob were just a fairy tale
A joke made up by who? Perhaps Doc T
"I must get close to Missy"
That's what Bobby dreamed
Those other times were coincidence
Or so it seemed
Chorus
Today I saw his place
Now I'm a believer
Not a trace of doubt in my mind
He's in love
(Missy, yeah)
I'm a believer
He's got love fever
That boy's fried
Everywhere that Bob looks, Missy seems to be
And where she is, seems he is too
Photos in his bedroom
Virtual pics in hers
They shouldn't wonder that the fans have learned ....
Chorus
And I saw his place
Now I'm a believer
He's gone and built our Missy a shrine
He's in love
(Missy, yeah)
I'm a believer
He's got love fever
That boy's fried
"Ooh... Bob loves me...."
Combined teasing in the Powder Room - Sahm & Teddy:o)
guess which tune :o)
I's the b'y that pours the beer
I's the b'y that spills her
I's the b'y that laps it up
and drinks it off the counter
Skip to the bar and order a pint
Glug a bottle of whisky
One of them makes me run for the loo
The other just makes me frisky
I drank so much I forgot my name,
I oughtta go home to mother.
But I think I've still got two bucks left
so order me up another!!
I opened up a bottle of Screech
and threw away the stopper.
Now me b'ys please drink her up
The fun is just for today.
Alison, Teri, Teddy, Grace and Teri's mum :o)
after another bout of online flaming...
Wouldn't it be great if the OKP could stay friendly
we'd chat and chat and never worry about the trolls.
I've always said that fences are made for mending
and if I let a troll pass would that be so unkind?
Chorus
I wanna be, in the OKP,
I wanna be, where everyone is friendly...
I wanna be, in the OKP,
just sing na na nanana nanananaaaaaaaa ...
No need to worry about flamers and trolls
Cause we're really all grown ups
At least in our own minds!
We need to chillout and just be happy campers
With A little ornriness but not the hurtin' kind
I couldn't post a message last night,
'Cause I was so insulted . . .
But I knew no one should be faulted
But you know it's not that easy
Aww, but wouldn't it be great, if the smiles just never ended,
We could stay up late, and we would never cry at all.
Wouldn't need to worry, about abuses or harassment,
We could crowd into the kitchen till we flood out to the haalll!!!
Started off by Jane in Virginia, and jumped on by all and sundry :o)
(from the married-girl's perspective)
He sees them in the front row,
bouncin' up and down.
They're ripped and ready for a night downtown.
But all the pretty girls are feelin' kinda down,
cuz they all want to get his affections.
They spent three hours gettin' ready for the show,
they're lookin' all tawdry, and everybody knows.
I tried to get them to put on some clothes,
what's wrong with a little desperation?
But then he smiles at me,
is that a wink I see?
How could I catch his eye?
I didn't even try!
Chorus
I'm no Margarita,
but I'd like to meet ya.
No Margarita,
but I could dig ya!
We'd take our time, and dance real slow
to the song they're playin' on the radio.
You've got a rental car, so you'd better go.
Cuz I can't handle the temptation.
My big, strong husband might be lookin' for a fight.
He's usually pretty nice,
but not tonight.
Maybe it's the challenge or the lights,
I would just love the attention!
And then you smile at me,
is that a wink I see?
How could I catch your eye?
I didn't even try.
I'm no Margarita!
But I'd like to meet ya!
No Margarita!
But I bet I could please ya!
Talk to me baby, it's alright.
My husband might look deranged,
but he won't bite.
And if you want to hold my hand,
I'll find a way to make him understand.
They called last call, now it's time to go.
But you're not the guy who gets to walk me home.
We could've made history,
I guess we'll never know.
I'll see you in my dreams!
I'm no Margarita!
But I got to meet ya!
No Margarita!
But I really dig ya!
No Margarita!
But I got to meet ya!
No Margarita!
But I really dig ya!
AngC, who presumably knows of what she is singing ;oP