
next to my liver where you never will be
Thread: next to my liver where you never will be
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phrage said:
06-16-2010 07:41 AM
next to my liver where you never will be
there is an irish folk song about a cop stopping a girl he fancies on a bicycle at night as she has no light on the bike -he asks where her light is and in a witty pun on the word light (which also means lungs)
replies "it's next to my liver where you never will be " impugning both his lothario attempt and his anatomy !
anyone know who sang it ? or where full lyrics ?
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pianoman74 said:
06-16-2010 08:17 AM
and in a witty pun on the word light (which also means lungs)
Lungs? In which dialect?? I was really curious and could not find it in any dictionary (and I tried lots)
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phrage said:
06-16-2010 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by
pianoman74
Lungs? In which dialect?? I was really curious and could not find it in any dictionary (and I tried lots)
english butchers term"lights" means lungs:
The lungs of an animal such as a calf or pig, sometimes used in various preparations like pâtés. Lights can also be sliced and sautéed or used in a stew such as civet. Though readily available in Europe, lights are rarely seen in U.S. Markets. See also variety meats.
the dialect is english !
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atmaestro said:
06-16-2010 06:03 PM
The song is called "COMICAL GENIUS (the Guard)" and has been recorded by several artists including the Dubliners.
O a comical genius was thinking one day
How he'd jack up his job and receive handy pay
He did not like begging and work was too hard
So he got a bright notion to join up the guard
Diddly-i-dum diddly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day
Well he went up to Dublin, to the depot went in
Got a new suit of blue as bright as new pins
They drilt him, they drilt him, they drilt him so hard
The old sergeant proclaimed him a full fledged guard
Diddly-i-dum diddly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day
He was stationed somewhere near the town of Athy
On the roads of the district he kept a close eye
The girls they admired him as all brassers do
Fell in love with the guard and his new suit of blue
Diddly-i-dum diddly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day
Well the girls they would wink and they'd nod as he passed
O but this itchy guard had his eye on one lass
And this little colleen, she being a die-hard,
She made it quite clear that she wanted no guard
Diddly-i-dum diddly-i-dum diddly-i-dum dum day
Well one time while on duty on a cold winter's night
Sure he caught her out cycling without any light
Where's your light, miss? says he; for an answer says she,
It's next to me liver, where you'll never be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-AV1ImjJBg
Last edited by atmaestro; 06-19-2010 at 07:19 PM.
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pianoman74 said:
06-17-2010 04:09 AM

Originally Posted by
phrage
english butchers term"lights" means lungs:
The lungs of an animal such as a calf or pig, sometimes used in various preparations like pâtés. the dialect is english !
Thank you! I looked for the singular, but the butcher's term is obviously a word that only exists in plural. No wonder that I could not find it...
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phrage said:
06-18-2010 05:50 AM
further query

Originally Posted by
pianoman74
Thank you! I looked for the singular, but the butcher's term is obviously a word that only exists in plural. No wonder that I could not find it...
very few of us have a singular lung !--but hey ! they found my song -cool site !
here's a much tougher one -northern irish humourous folk song with the chorus line "oh oh oh the vitamins and the orange juice"
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Mumbles said:
06-18-2010 11:35 AM
hmm, could it be this one? (might not be the right artist tho')
Hamish Imlach- Cod Liver Oil & Orange Juice
Its nice to be important, but its more important to be nice
Y Ddraig Goch ddyry gychwyn