The headless ghost rode 'cross the meadow, On fiery steed transversed the lea, And yelled: "Someone's half-inched me titfer! (1) Oh bring back my bonnet to me." Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my bonnet to me, to me. Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my bonnet to me. I know not quite how he could holler Those words in a sepulchral tone, When all that he had 'bove the collar A half-inch of severed backbone. Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my barnet to me... etc. (2) Far off, stands the head of Lord Brogan, A face that's cut off 'neath the jaw, In sympathy cries out the slogan In voice high-pitched, strident and raw: "Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my body to me... etc And while I've been writing this missive, Some villain, well dosed up on scotch, Has run off with my darling missus, Along with my pet from its hutch. Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my coney to me, to me, And bring back, bring back, And bring too, my honey with thee.
Explanation of rhyming slang:
(1) "An unknown individual has purloined my headgear."
half-inched = pinched (stolen), titfer = tit-for-tat = hat.
(2)barnet = Barnet Fair = hair.
Saturday, September 03, 2005