Steve the Original Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 One fine day in the middle of the night two dead men got up to fight they drew their swords and shot each other!! I think it goes on a bit more but i cant remember the rest(old age) Corny i know!! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Chaos Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 One fine day in the middle of the night Two dead boys got up to fight Back to back they faced each other Drew their swords and shot each other One was blind and the other couldn't see So they chose a dummy for a referee A blind man went to see fair play A dumb man went to shout "hooray!" A paralyzed donkey passing by Kicked the blind man in the eye Knocked him through a 9 inch wall Into a dry ditch and drowned them all A deaf policeman heard the noise And came to arrest the 2 dead boys If you don't believe this story's true Ask the blind man, he saw it, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve the Original Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 That sounds about right!! ta!!! My mum loved that one, cant think why though.. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 It probably reminded her of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Who wrote that Gunga Din? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Nah, it wasn't Gunga Din. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Chaos Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 It's one of those "anon" from way on back when people used to play with "tangled-couplets".. In one form or another the modern version of Two Dead Boys, including many orphan pieces, has been collected from children in playgrounds since the middle of the 19th century. A detailed study with examples collected throughout the British Isles since the turn of the 20th century can be found in Iona and Peter Opie?s The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren [1959, Oxford. Oxford University Press, pp. 24-29]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Thank you Gunga! Ha ha and a half a ha Peter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Beauty! Good old Anon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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