Difference between revisions of "Bouncing Potatoes"
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Once a jolly [[trufan]] went to join a [[Westercon]];</br> | Once a jolly [[trufan]] went to join a [[Westercon]];</br> | ||
He had duly [[registration|registered]] and paid every fee,</br> | He had duly [[registration|registered]] and paid every fee,</br> | ||
| − | And he sang when he saw what the waitress put before him there, | + | And he sang when he saw what the waitress put before him there,</br> |
"You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me." | "You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me." | ||
| − | Chorus: "Bouncing potatoes, bouncing potatoes, | + | Chorus: "Bouncing potatoes, bouncing potatoes,</br> |
| − | You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me." | + | You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me."</br> |
And he sang when he saw what the waitress put before him there,</br> | And he sang when he saw what the waitress put before him there,</br> | ||
"You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me." | "You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me." | ||
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"Is this a musketball that was fired at Lexington?"</br> | "Is this a musketball that was fired at Lexington?"</br> | ||
"No," said the waitress, "that is a pea."</br> | "No," said the waitress, "that is a pea."</br> | ||
| − | "But," said the fan, "that is here within my coffee cup--</br> | + | "But," said the fan, "that is here within my coffee cup--</br> |
"You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me."</br> | "You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me."</br> | ||
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[[Category:filk]] | [[Category:filk]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:36, 6 March 2021
Filksong inspired by the...memorable...hotel at Westercon 19 in 1966.
Bouncing Potatoes
Words: Poul Anderson
Music: "Waltzing Matilda"
Once a jolly trufan went to join a Westercon;
He had duly registered and paid every fee,
And he sang when he saw what the waitress put before him there,
"You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me."
Chorus: "Bouncing potatoes, bouncing potatoes,
You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me."
And he sang when he saw what the waitress put before him there,
"You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me."
"Is this a musketball that was fired at Lexington?"
"No," said the waitress, "that is a pea."
"But," said the fan, "that is here within my coffee cup--
"You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me."
{chorus}
"What is this piece of gray-green greasy Limpopo,
All set about with a strange fever tree?"
"That," said the waitress, "is roast beef and salad too."
"You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me."
{chorus}
"Is this a hippie-type that I see before me here?
It is as unshaven as hairy can be."
"No," said the waitress, "that is your ice cream dessert--
"You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me."
{chorus}
Upchucked the trufan, leaped into the swimming pool.
"You'll never take me alive!" cried he.
But his ghost can be heard by the call-girls at that swimming pool:
"You'll come a-bouncing, potatoes, with me."
{chorus}
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