[Dixielandjazz] Rover RIP

[John Farrell]

Charlie - there are several version of this old chestnut, here are a few :

Version 1:

I'm looking over my dead dog Rover
That I overran with the mower.
One leg is missing, another is gone,
One leg is scattered all over the lawn.
No need explaining, the one remaining,
Is stuck in the kitchen door.
I'm looking over my dead dog Rover
That I overran with the mower.

Version 2

I'm looking over my dead dog Rover
Who died on the kitchen floor.
One leg is broken, the other is lame,
The third leg is missing, the fourth needs a cane.
No need explaining, the tail remaining
Was caught in the oven door.
I'm looking over my dead dog Rover
Who died on the kitchen floor.

Version 3

I'm looking over,
My dead dog Rover,
That I ran over last night.
One leg is broken,
The other is bent,
On the top of his head,
There's a great, big, dent.
There's no need explaining,
The part's remaining,
Are spread from left to right.
I'm looking over,
My dead dog Rover,
That I ran over last night!
Coda :
There's no need explaining,
The parts remaining,
You won't see Rover tonight!!

John Farrell
stridepiano at tesco.net
http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm


----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Hooks" <charliehooks at earthlink.net>
To: "DJML Dixieland Jazz" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] RE: "Bodges...."


> on 1/29/03 6:21 AM, PLadd36932 at aol.com at PLadd36932 at aol.com wrote:
>
> > I remember it because at the time I was stuck in an almost empty army
camp
> > out in the Essex marshes. It was cold, miserable and Christmas, and
almost
> > the entire regiment had gone on home leave.Left behind with about six
other
> > guys was Lance Bombardier  Pat Ladd.
>
>
> sad Christmas, indeed.  Were you the guy who wrote the sad sad parody?:
>
>     I'm looking over
>     My dead dog, Rover,
>     Lying on the basement floor.
>     One leg is broken and another has a sprain:
>     He got run over by my model railroad train!
>
>     No use complaining,
>     The something remaining...
>     [and I can't recall the rest.
>
>     Can anyone out there help finish it?]
>
> hopefully,
> Charlie
>
>
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