Lyric Request: Oh Dear/7 Old ladies got locked in the...
Elizabeth Schwartz
Seven Old Ladies got locked in the lavatory.
They were there from Sunday to Saturday,
Nobody knew they were there"
Anyone know the verses????? (They're funny, not really dirty)
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George Scott
>"Oh, Dear, What can the Matter Be?
>Seven Old Ladies got locked in the lavatory.
>They were there from Sunday to Saturday,
>Nobody knew they were there"
>Anyone know the verses????? (They're funny, not really dirty)
This is one of the songs that appears in a book called 'Oscar Brand's Party
Songs'. Sorry, I can't remember the publisher, but I got my copy at:
Boulder Early Music
(303)-499-1301
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Bruce Hoover
> "Oh, Dear, What can the Matter Be?
> Seven Old Ladies got locked in the lavatory.
> They were there from Sunday to Saturday,
> Nobody knew they were there"
>
> Anyone know the verses????? (They're funny, not really dirty)
>
>
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> Betsy Schwartz Internet: bet...@cs.umb.edu
I have heard several versions of this: the order of the verses doesn't
seem to matter much. I don't remember them all, but here goes what I do
remember.
The ______ old lady was old mrs. Pymm
She went inside on a personal whim
She somehow got stuck twixt the bowl and the rim
And nobody knew she was there.
The _______ old lady was old Mrs. Draper
She used the toilet, but couldn't find the paper
All she could find was a brick mason's scraper (appropriate scream)
And nobody knew she was there.
The _______ old lady was old Mrs. Parted
She paid her penny, and inside she darted.
What a waste of a penny, for she only hola-cowa-cowa-cowa
Nobody knew she was there.
The ______ old lady was Chichester's daughter
She went inside to get rid of some water,
And she stayed there so long that the rising tide caught her
And nobody knew she was there.
The _______ old lady was Elizabeth Humphrey
She went inside, and arranged herself comfy
When she tried to get up, Ah she couldn't get her bum free
And nobody knew she was there.
The ______ old lady was old Mrs. Mason
THe seat was too cold, so she used the basin
But that was the water that I washed me face in
Cause I didn't know she was there.
The _______ old lady was old Mrs. Bender
She went inside to adjust her suspender
And she got tangled up with a masculine gender
And nobody knew they were (I was) there.
I'm sure that I have heard others as well, but that makes seven.
Anyone know any more?
Bruce Hoover
Jim Muller
(Elizabeth Schwartz) writes:
>"Oh, Dear, What can the Matter Be?...
>Anyone know the verses????? (They're funny, not really dirty)
That verse you quoted is a humorous knockoff of the original, which I believe
is a turn-of-the-century song with a chorus that goes like:
Dear, dear, what can the matter be? (3 times)
Johnny's so long at the fair.
Probably title is either of these two lines. You can find this in a
"Gay 90's" anthology or similar songbook.
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Wilson Heydt
>In <1991Jul17.1...@cs.umb.edu> bet...@ra.cs.umb.edu
> (Elizabeth Schwartz) writes:
>>"Oh, Dear, What can the Matter Be?...
>>Anyone know the verses????? (They're funny, not really dirty)
>
>That verse you quoted is a humorous knockoff of the original, which I believe
>is a turn-of-the-century song with a chorus that goes like:
>
>Dear, dear, what can the matter be? (3 times)
>Johnny's so long at the fair.
>
>Probably title is either of these two lines. You can find this in a
>"Gay 90's" anthology or similar songbook.
And then there's the StFnal version, whose chorus goes (if memory
serves) . . .
Oh, Dear, Where can the matter be,
When it's converted to energy,
There is a slight loss of parity,
Johnny's so long at the fair.
--Hal
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Kerry Go
"The Prison Song" and the second from "Rufus and Beverly." If anyone can
make corrections or fill in the missing words, please do so.
I was just about to hang it up when I got to singin' in the streets.
Music saved my life and how many see
With my past in tow?
And the world outside don't want to know.
Now, Rufus and Bev became sweethearts
And nature could not be denied.
They did the things lovers did under the covers
The happiest plans (?)
One morning Rufus says to Beverly
As they lay in the fondest embrace,
"Dear, I have to confess with some minor distress,
There's an issue I fear we must face."
thanks in advance
Jimmy Dalin
"The Erotic Muse," edited by Ed Cray (Oak Publications), on pages
124 - 125. I'm not sure if this book is still in print
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Mike Smerza
>These are excerpts from songs performed by Bryan Bowers, the first from
>"The Prison Song" and the second from "Rufus and Beverly." If anyone can
>make corrections or fill in the missing words, please do so.
>
>
>Now, Rufus and Bev became sweethearts
>And nature could not be denied.
>They did the things lovers did under the covers
>The happiest plans (?)
(As happy as clams at high tide)
>One morning Rufus says to Beverly
>As they lay in the fondest embrace,
>"Dear, I have to confess with some minor distress,
>There's an issue I fear we must face."
>
>thanks in advance
You're welcome.
Mike Neverisky
> make corrections or fill in the missing words, please do so.
>
>
> And nature could not be denied.
> They did the things lovers did under the covers
> The happiest plans (?)
As Happy as Clams at hide tide.
> One morning Rufus says to Beverly
> As they lay in the fondest embrace,
> "Dear, I have to confess with some minor distress,
> There's an issue I fear we must face."
>
> thanks in advance
Ok. That's how I hear it, anyway, on the "For You" recording.
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Mike Neverisky
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My Opinions. My employers says "Bryan who?"
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Tim Walters
|> These are excerpts from songs performed by Bryan Bowers, the first from
|> "The Prison Song" and the second from "Rufus and Beverly." If anyone can
|> make corrections or fill in the missing words, please do so.
|>
|> And nature could not be denied.
|> They did the things lovers did under the covers
|> The happiest plans (?)
"As happy as clams at high tide." At least that's what Mark Graham says
in the original version (I haven't heard Bryan Bowers').