Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for October 20, 2019
Transcript:
urban folksong sing-along page brand new old-time traditional down-home songs with a modern sound! big jean-henri big jean-henri was a pepper-grindin' man. grindin' that fresh pepper all over the land. came over here by way of paris, france. never saw him a salad that he couldn't enhance. (chorus) grind, grind, grind that pepper! oh lordy, grind that pepper fine! yumtumyodliyeeyiaohoachoo! yumtumyidlyoyaheetaoinshrdlu! metro lullaby ridin' the metro, feel the train sway. all of a sudden you're dozing away. heavy eyes close now, sleepy head drop. before you know it you've missed your stop. metro commuter sing lullaby. head on the window, drool on your tie. midnight will find you, sure as you please, out in the trainyard stacking up z's.
J Quest over 4 years ago
Who could forget JH’s epic contest with that steam-driven pepper grinder…
DCBakerEsq over 4 years ago
Terrific. Now those tunes will be stuck in my head all day.
WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago
Pepper Boy! (SNL skit with Adam Sandler)
Sisyphos over 4 years ago
Etaoin shrdlu to you, too!
One of my deepest irrational (or maybe very rational) fears was of falling asleep on the el/subway/metra and missing my stop….