My daughter was studying for her 6th grade Social Studies test the other day.  They were learning about Palestine.  Actual conversation:

her: Palestine, like in the Great Big Sea song
me: what Great Big Sea song?
her: "with the boys from Palestine"
me:  I have no clue what you are talking about
her: one of the ones with no instruments, just singing
me: Old Brown's Daughter?  General Taylor?
her: NO MOM (sings) "with the boys from Palestine"
me:  OK, that would be Excursion Around the Bay, and it is "the boys to have a time"
her: you know, I have always wondered why guys from Newfoundland would be singing about the boys from Palestine.

Gotta love it! 

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That one's for the books!

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Ah, now, see, there are some lyrics I can't make heads or tails of EITHER WAY until I see them online.  For instance, "Mari-Mac."  NOW I finally understand it.

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Chocolady, you're not kidding....

"It's only me, your raunchy lover."

*And they said they'd beat a hungry child
And hope he'd someday sue." (That one's gotta be faked)

And my favourite: "We stopped the hearse on George Street outside some damn saloon
All went in a half-a**ed eight, staggered out at noon."

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Oh, no Fran!  My son was 4 or 5 when he listened to that song and got right indignant!  "why would they beat a hungry child?  He's already hungry, now they're gonna beat him?  THAT's not fair!"  He didn't say anything about sueing tho.  But that could be cause generally 4 or 5 year olds don't know about lawsuits.  Generally.

And the some damn saloon thing I've heard a few times. 

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I do agree with the beating part, I think I may have thought that for a second myself, but when you tack sued onto it, it sounds faked.

I STILL sing some damn saloon just cause but what got me was the "All went in a half-a**ed eight".

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After reading through this thread, ( I have way to much time on my hands, i know) I decided that I just had to post some of my horrible mistakes with misheard lyrics.

In Jolly Roving Tar...I swear I heard Alan singing "Get up Jack Johnston Now" instead of "Get up Jack, Johns in Town" <- this I didn't realize I was singing wrong until I read this thread. And I had been singing it like that for years

And...in Come and I will Sing you...for about a month I thought it was "Four Mystical creatures" insead of "Four gospel Preachers".

 Oooops.

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but it's "Get up Jack, John, sit down..."

Anne

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I always thought that line was "Get up Jack, John sit down", but listening to it again I'm not so sure ('Get up Jack, John's in town' completely changes the song too!). In the Fables' version of the song it sounds a lot more like what I thought first, but it wouldn't be the first time a traditional song got a changed lyric, especially something that isn't that clear to begin with!

And then of course there's, "And when I'm drinkin' I'm always thinkin'/'bout the gay mining company!"

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Bob.

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In the social order, I accept the bottom rung, until the wine is pouring and the Lord commands a song!

Bob is pretty bad even when just speaking but we don't get to hear him sing much so I have to go with Alan. I'm guessing that if we went through the thread, we'd find the majority of mistakes are made on songs that he sings.

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Your probably right, Fran, but that's only because he sings most of the songs! They all seem to sing more "properly" when they record or perform.. Then it's back to their original accents and phrases when they're "off." Bob is pretty murky about pronunciation sometimes..

Anne

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And when the winds of change begin to blow,
I'll whisper, "You're my lighthouse" in case you didn't know.

Sons of Maxwell

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Anne's Philly Phan Site at http://www.gbsfanatic.com

forgetmenot7:

you...for about a month I thought it was "Four Mystical creatures" insead of "Four gospel Creatures".

 Oooops.

 I could be wrong, but I think it's "four gospel preachers."

 Fran, I too continue to sing outside some damn saloon just cause.  My contribution to the evolution of folk music. ;-)  Sundance Saloon just doesn't feel right.

gbsgirl - Oops...I knew that it was four gospel preachers...I was obviously not thinking while I was typing!

 So is it "get up Jack, John sit down" or "Get up Jack, Johns in town" ???

Now im really confused...

 

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When you give people chances and allow them to come back from their mistakes, great things happen and I'm a perfect example that you shouldn't give up on people. - Eric Lamaze