Hey Steve,
Thanks for the Humpty Dumpty history lesson. All this time I understood Humpy
Dumpty wasn't an obese egg, but really a rather obese cannon used in the Siege
of Colchester during the English Civil War. This three month battle was
between the Parlimentarians (today's conservatives, constitutionalists) against
the Royalists (today's liberals, supporting the monarchy). Although there is
much speculation about the original term Humpty Dumpty, we can all benefit by
learning more English History as many lessons learned hundreds of years ago are
playing out today. For the serious reader, the story about dissatisfaction
with the government and economic decline is pretty much the same, the parallels
from three hundred years ago are amazing. Too bad there are no Victor
recordings about the real story.
By the way, there is no truth to the story about why Jack and Jill went up the
hill.
Jack
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:31:05 -0400
> Subject: [Phono-L] What made Humpty Dumpty fall
>
>
> HUMPTY DUMPTY by Sterling, Moran, & H. von Tilzer
> as sung by Billy Murray & Ed. SmalleEveryone knows Humpty Dumpty sat upon
> a wall.
> But no one seems to know what made poor Humpty Dumpty fall.
> My great-grand-dad was just a lad, but he was there to see.
> The story's true, so I'll tell you just what he told to me.
> Humpty Dumpty sat upon a wall.
> Humpty Dumpty had an awful fall.
> A girl was passing by.
> Her skirt was rather high.
> She kept on going, never knowing--
> Glory! How the wind was blowing!
> Humpty Dumpty nearly lost an eye.
> If you're a man, you know the reason why.
> She said, "Would you please tie my shoe?"
> Of course, 'twas just a stall.
> But that's what made poor Humpty Dumpty fall.
>
> Humpty Dumpty lived in the time
> Of old Mother Goose and her nursery rhyme.
> Hi diddle diddle
> The profiteers fiddle
> We all have to dance to their tune.
> Prices leap to the sky
> Meat was never so high
> Since the cow jumped over the moon!
>
> You know, I asked my great-grand-dad if Humpty broke a leg.
> He said, "He went completely broke, because he was an egg".
> She looked so swell
> That Humpty fell
> And his poor life was spoiled;
> But don't forget,
> He'd be here yet
> If he had been hard-boiled!
> Humpty Dumpty sat upon a wall.
> Humpty Dumpty had an awful fall.
> The girlie passed him by;
> She winked her pretty eye.
> He saw the clocking on her stocking--
> "Glory my!" he said, "How shocking!"
> Humpty Dumpty turned around and looked
> and looked and looked and looked
> And that's how Humpty Dumpty's goose was cooked.
> He was weak and took a peek
> But if you had his view,
> I bet you'd do like Humpty Dumpty too.
>
> Hickory dickory doc,
> The mouse found a flask in the clock.
> Two drinks of that stuff
> Made the mouse feel so tough
> That he chased all the cats on the block!
>
> London Bridge is falling down
> All around the mulberry bush
> Jack and Jill
> Went up the hill
> For all I know, they're up there still.
> (?) Down among the wildflowers.
> All the king's horses and all the king's men
> Who saw poor Humpty fall
> Could never put him back upon the wall.
>
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> > To: [email protected]
> > Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:41:15 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] WWI music perspective
> >
> > Yeah, I have the record. Much as I remember lyrics, I can't come up with
> > the reason the poor soul flopped. It's a real good recording with a lot of
> > good musicianship, too. Can't remember that, either. My Victor Master book
> > is in another room.
> >
> > It's an orthophonic, so there may be yet another one about the unfortunate
> > egg.
> >
> > Original Message:
> > -----------------
> > From: Steven Medved [email protected]
> > Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:39:51 -0400
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] WWI music perspective
> >
> >
> >
> > Has anyone heard Humpty Dumpty on Victor? We learn what made him fall.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
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