Eben Brooks: The Old Dun Cow

Eben Brooks performing "The Old Dun Cow", originally written by Harold Champion, with additional lyrics by many others, including Eben Brooks. ;-) Performed at Lestat's Coffeehouse in San Diego, CA, on February 21st, 2009. Filmed by Teri Bertram.

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[ebenbrooks]

@Phantomsbreath Hee! Thanks. :D

[Phantomsbreath]

@ebenbrooks I actually like that line. Consider it added to my personal version

[ebenbrooks]

@TawnyGoblinQueen Yeah, that happens a lot in the SCA, too. In fact, the version I'm singing in this video is actually an amalgam of three different versions I've encountered over the years, with my own little twist thrown in for good measure. ;-)

[TawnyGoblinQueen]

@TawnyGoblinQueen Understood, I lernt it from Fellow revolutionary War re-enactors...Lyrics get Askewed and Dirty Very Quickly With us my dear...

[ebenbrooks]

@TawnyGoblinQueen This is a folk song. Trying to assign concrete lyrics to a folk song is like trying to herd cats. ;-)

[TawnyGoblinQueen]

@ebenbrooks  Actually the verse goes..."Some friends and I in a public house

Were playing a game of chance one night

When into the pub a fireman ran

His face all a chalky white. "

[ihateyour123456]

seamus keanedy did it better

[Rajamuttu]

@ebenbrooks

Ah! Thanks.

[ebenbrooks]

@Rajamuttu It's "playing dominoes".

[gingangoolieCOPTER]

they're playing dominoes