Rattle on the Stovepipe- Clark (ON) c.1960 Fowke
[From: A Family Heritage: The Story and Songs of LaRena Clark by Edith Fowke, Jay Rahn, LaRena LeBarr Clark.
R. Matteson 2017]
Rattle on the Stovepipe- sung by LaRena Clark of Ontario c.1960; collected by Edith Fowke.
Rattle on the stovepipe, bootjack, Jew's harp
Rattle on the stovepipe, bootjack, Joe!
Rattle on the stovepipe, bootjack, Jew's harp,
Rattle on the stovepipe, bootjack, Joe!
1. She was kissing; I was wishing
Didn't know what she was about,
Robbed me of my gold and silver,
Then she kicked me threw me out.
CHORUS 2: Rattle on the stovepipe, bootjack, Jew's harp
Rattle on the stovepipe, bootjack, Joe!
2. Blue is a pretty colour,
Before it get a second dip,
Young boys when they go a-courting
Very often get the slip.
CHORUS 2: Rattle on the stovepipe, bootjack, Jew's harp
Rattle on the stovepipe, bootjack, Joe!
3. Ripest apples soon grow rotten,
Hottest love will soon grow cold.
Pretty maids are soon forgotten;
I pray young men don't be so bold.
CHORUS 2: Rattle on the stovepipe, bootjack, Jew's harp
Rattle on the stovepipe, bootjack, Joe!
4. Deepest water running swiftly
Birds a-flying through the air,
Kiss the young men, go a courting,
Kind sir, I don't have a care
Chorus 1