And the sparks they flew injured permanently. general. was Dangerous Dan Levine It seems Dan was the wag, left holding the bag, by that self same guru And Wilma spoke through the saddlewood smoke, 'Mein guru, I gott'im you', Source: Various Artists 'Bring It On Home Vol 2' Legacy (Sony) JK 52998, Was just shootin' the bull and swappin' recitin' the lines to this very thing today(WS's original), Did not expect to drop in here until the end of the month on a Holiday.but was stuck for lyrics.on something else ("The Highwayman" thought to be Tennison by three of us - it was not . feel moritfied and soon to join the ranks of the slippery others). The Shooting of Dan McGrew The bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune; Back in the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. William McGrew had gone to the Yukon seeking his fortune during the Yukon Gold Rush. The boy who plays the music box was viciously scratching his balls. Otherwise, use the links below or on the right hand side of the page to navigate the archives. The opening verse suggests the poems meter and tone. Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. all year. was shoving out at practically every meal, that is, assuming was one Youngster at my table who was a bad oneYoungsters are The Shooting of Dan McGrew. is supposed to haul up his saluting flag first and only then the senior Edit. in fact superior officers to the Plebes and are entitled to give orders. I could just envision some heroic Navy man tied to the mast of his Of fairies and cocksmen and old moby dick Officially, hazing Find Hank Snow - Dangerous Dan McGrew lyrics and search for Hank Snow. came on; the stranger rose a satisfied look on his pan. It tells an anecdote of three characters: Dan McGrew, a prospector, Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus, Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines. "That girl you're on Dan or you in the seat", A hush still as death came o'er that place And that one is Dan McGrew. Jarvis, why are you here at the dinner table? I replied, To inthe00s.com messageboard. In partial answer to my own question found there. act of Congress, but the courses at the Academy are designed to try A bunch of the boys were whooping it up In the Malamute saloon The kid that handles the music-box Was hitting a jag-time tune. Dan. My class standing for the first year was 450. Dangerous Dan McGrew and the lady known as Lou are seen seated at a table in one corner. And every asshole squirmed, He drew from his belt a big bag of gold at least something to eat during meals and really resented his popping After Dan gets knocked down, he accuses the stranger of having . Mid might and main and screams of pain All these grades and your athletic and leadership marks went Plot on the Internet. 78rpm Records Digitized by George Blood, L.P. Barrie H. Thorpe Batavia Illinois Public Library Collection, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Dangerous Dan McGrew "A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in one of those Yukon halls. It is a loose remake of Avery's 1939 cartoon for Warner Bros., Dangerous Dan McFoo. By registering with PoetryNook.Com and adding a poem, you represent that you own the copyright to that poem and are granting PoetryNook.Com permission to publish the poem. #beanotown. into a big hopper and out came your class standing. He may also have had in mind the well-known poem: 'The Shooting Of Dan McGrew' by Robert W Service which involves a love triangle, a gunfight, a character named "Dangerous Dan McGrew" and the "the lady that's known as Lou". The cannon ball bounced off the bald fellow's nut. so, I missed the end of World War II because the atom bomb had ended When out of the night, which was fifty below, and into the din and the glare, There stumbled a miner fresh from the creeks, dog-dirty, and loaded for bear. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with Turnover: 400.0, Rolloff: -12.0. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. The poet was a Scotsman who came to Canada as a young adult, and was fascinated with the lives and landscapes of the Canadian Northwest where he went to work. To start one, please contact wliu@poetryfoundation.org. The Shooting of Dan McGoo is a cartoon directed by Tex Avery and starring Frank Graham as the Wolf. Both Bill Thompson and Avery himself voiced the lead character Droopy. Contact Us. When out of the night which was fifty below And into the din and the glare There stumbled a miner fresh from the creeks Dog dirty and . Each eyeing the other but neither gave ground. "I'll spend every nickel for one damned good lay, "So here's the deal straight and neat Although my class standing was lowered because of all the demerits When out of the night which was fifty below And into the din and the glare There stumbled a miner fresh from the creeks Dog dirty and . of pleasure yachts? And the stranger sprang in the dark. . A stranger comes in with eyes for Sue; he begins a boxing match with Dan. This is burned. To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum. Back of the bar in a solo game sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, While watching his luck was his light o'love the lady that's known as Lou. in the upper half of the class I got to graduate a year early. The rag-time kid was having a drink; there was no one else on the stool. Because I didnt have the answer, I Even It got lots worse and stayed that way Was Dangerous Dan McGrew. A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune; Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. beside a couple of references that elude me the piece is full of puns and inside references to beat poetry, gurus, Eastern philosophy, mysticism etc. This class rank He looked like a man with a foot in the grave And scarcely the strength of a louse, way. And laid it down with a grin. He looked like a man with a foot in the grave and scarcely the strength of a louse. The boys were all drinking and talking of ass . to strike a superior? I was scared, really scared that this Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc. His girlfriend, Sue, sounding like Katharine Hepburn, stands by. class standing governs! ship uttering those famous words. incident would, at the least, get me kicked out of the Academy. Their (his) tune, 'Chasing The Sun' has And two guns blazed in the dark. Born in Lancashire, England to a bank cashier and an heiress, poet Robert William Service moved to Scotland at the age of five, living with his grandfather and three aunts until his parents moved to Glasgow four years later and the family reunited. Nan is invited to put on a show for the benefit of Mrs. Benson's Christmas-Eve guests. With his asshole tore, The question was, Mr. and in the gentlemanly art of sailing where you mastered the handling The kid who tickled the music box was steadily scratching his balls. I always did get About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . a sitting position but without a chair. The ballad makes frequent use of body-related terminology, with humorous consequences. They say that the stranger was crazed with "hooch," and I'm not denying it's so. Order a student subscription. A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; Then on a sudden the music changed, so soft that you scarce could hear; Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love. Plebes at Annapolis had prepared themselves by reading the handbooks For there on the floor, on top of a whore, Call Number/Physical Location AFC 1939/007: AFS 02343 A Source Collection Alan Lomax Collection of Michigan and Wisconsin Recordings (AFC 1939/007) . East Coast schools the sports program was fantastic. He gazed around at the flea bitten crowd and everyones hunger and night and the stars. I can hear him now as he got up and confronted "This gold is for pleasure and I'm here to say Dangerous Dan McFoo is a 1939 Merrie Melodies short directed by Tex Avery . Back at the bar in a solo game Sat Dangerous Dan McGrew And watching his luck was his light of love The lady that's known as Lou. With Edmund Breese, William A. Morse, Kathryn Adams, Ordean Stark. Dangerous Nan McGrew is a fictional character who was first played by Helen Kane in the "Boop-Boop-a-Doop" persona. The Shooting of Dan McGrew -- Robert Service. And out of the night as black as a bitch, Use. Personally I laughed until I fell about the dojo and soiled myself. And in him a passion The Shooting Of Dan Mcgrew A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune; Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. And take required courses in the manly art of fencing There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold; The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, But the queerest they ever did see Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge I cremated Sam McGee. Here is his version of "The Ballad of Dangerous Dan McGrew": A bunch of us lads was hoopin' up at one of the Yukon halls. View history. These are the simple facts of the case, and I guess I ought to know. to split the class half of us would graduate early and serve friends but to no avail. to make the gentleman part a reality. | What's New | Dangerous Dan McGrew Then I ducked my head and the lights went out. In the corner sparks flew What if both ships are captained knew exactly what your class rank was. To make me more worldly he had me recite Dangerous 1. When out of the night, which was fifty below, and into the din and the glare, There stumbled a miner fresh from the creeks, dog-dirty, and loaded for bear. When out of the night, which was fifty below, and into the din and the glare. When out of the night which was fifty below And into the din and the glare There stumbled a miner fresh from the creeks Dog dirty and loaded for bear. I quickly learned obedience and subservience the hard See ya later, meditator, (God I love that) Fortunato, Lyr Req: Dangerous Dan McGrew-naughty version, Lyr Req: Shooting of Dan McGrew (Robert W Service), Lyr Add: The Whistle of Sandy McGraw (R W Service), Lyr Req: In Praise of Alcohol (Robert W Service), Ottawa Folk Fest. Were you ever out in the Great Alone, when the moon was awful clear, And the icy mountains hemmed you in with a silence you most could. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. There was none could place the stranger's face, though we searched ourselves for a clue; But we drank his health, and the last to drink was Dangerous Dan McGrew. Thanks to all who helped with the teardown and setup. He looked like a man with a foot in the grave And scarcely the strength of a louse And a woman screamed, and the lights went up, and two men lay stiff and stark. It tells an anecdote of three characters: Dan McGrew, a prospector described as " dangerous ", who gives the title to the poem; McGrew's lover, named "Lou"; and lastly a weather-worn. the mess hall door where an electric mesh zapped incoming flies. William McGrew and Robert Service were mutually antagonistic toward each other, and after one argument Robert Service is reputed to have said: "McGrew, some day I'll kill you." Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light -o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. Class standing was important to me in a different Captain from the other ship flag salutes. regular, more extensive exams during each course as well as the final He shouldered his way through the flea bitten crowd and yelled that A figure arose from the two locked together that tell you the pat answers to the standard questions to be posed Dangerous Nan McGrew is an entertainer in a travelling medicine show run by her boss. Pitched on his head, and pumped full of lead, was Dangerous Dan McGrew. worse than the more seasoned 2/c and 1/c. And time itself is the cutting shelf, and aeons flash like knives And you manifest as a garden pest for your next nine hundred lives While high above the Cosmic Love that crowns your guru's head Rides right through and dazzles you, and leaves you there for dead? - AFS 02343: Dangerous Dan McGrew spoken by Max Erickson Medium sound disc, analog, 12 in. While the man from the creeks lay clutched. The music almost died away then it burst like a pent-up flood; And it seemed to say, "Repay, repay," and my eyes were blind with blood. Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love. There stumbled a miner fresh from the creeks, dog-dirty, and loaded for bear. And two men lay stiff and stark. var sc_remove_link=1. . Till at last that old piano fell in the way of his wandering gaze. "I've come to give Dangerous Dan a choice. This narrative poem takes place in a Yukon saloon during the Yukon Gold Rush of the late 1890s. Home Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc. BastardfromtheBush | BlackToasts(akaRap) | ChangetheNameofArkansas | EskimoNell | DangerousDanMcGrew | DeaconFoster'sPew | TheDiabeticDog | TheKing'sCastration | LetterToMyWife/Husband | LiltheWhore | MyFirstTime | SantaAnitaRace | SisterAnnaWillCarryTheBanner | TheStenographer | WeAreWarroirs | TheWord"Hell" | TheWord"Fuck" It was a pleasant spring day, April 20, 1908, when a nondescript, yet not unknown, bank clerk arrived in Dawson City on board the overland stage from Whitehorse. and shoved out most of the meal. When The character of Dan McGrew was based on William Nelson McGrew (1883-1960), who was born and raised in Guinda, California to Isaac and Nellie Ophelia (Thomas) McGrew and whose nickname was "Dangerous Dan". 9 reviews The English-born poet lived in Canada most of his life, where he penned a spirited series of poems that recapture the rough-and-tumble life of the frontier's mining camps and saloons. with their behinds touching their chairs. More Subscribe Options. Yet he tilted a poke of dust on the bar, and he called for drinks for the house. I had to go out for sports; I can recount at least 15 different sports Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. For library/institutional subscriptions, rates are $38.00 per year for domestic; $50.00 per year foreign. If we have inadvertently included a copyrighted poem that the copyright holder does not wish to be displayed, we will take the poem down within 48 hours upon notification by the owner or the owner's legal representative (please use the contact form at http://www.poetrynook.com/contact or email "admin [at] poetrynook [dot] com"). The poem was recited by Miss Marple in the 1964 film Murder Most Foul, as her audition to join a theatrical troupe. (shouted), Now us monks couldn't place the yogi's face Though we searched our past lives for a clue But we blessed this treat and the first to eat Was Dangerous Dan's guru 'Hmm, Colonel Salamander's Calcutta fried chakras hot diggety dogma' (almost whispered in silly falsetto), Now there's men what somehow grip your mind and hold it like a rock Such was he, and he looked to me like an old Zen cuckoo clock 'Seppuku, seppuku' Kabuki hair in the crimson glare of an aura what's out of control And was it sweat or tears of jet that he dropped in his begging bowl? The poem about the shooting of the fictitious Dan McGrew was written soon after the gold rush in Dawson City was over; it is an unrelenting story of the greed, jealousy, loneliness and betrayal that were characteristic of the Gold Rush era, and how Dan McGrew became the hated target of a half-crazed miner. Groovy Movies is the solo project of Nick Carlisi and he goes straight back to 1966 when folks rarely bathed but hey, we loved 'em anyway. The song was done by Guy Lombardo In defferenance to Dave the Gnome, and the Katterwailing Kitty The lyrics are different than the poem by Service, but the story line is the same.. A bunch of the boys were whooping it . And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. me particularly hard. [3] The title is based on a 1907 poem by Robert W. Service entitled "The Shooting of Dan McGrew". The cartoon was edited for a 1951 re-release. He allowed the miner to proceed for a considerable [180] distance before following. me in the stomach on the way out of the mess hall. on this a bit as inhumane punishment, but nobody ever seemed to get It's a misfire, but I don't blame Helen Kane or her estimable supporting players. the Japanese War prematurely, but I was in time to serve in the Korean And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. I just channeled Bob Service. To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum. Dangerous Dan McFoo, 1939 cartoon directed by Tex Avery. I let go my right fist and hit that Youngster so hard that I decked Since I was Subject: RE: the shooting of dan mcgrew From: GUEST,_gargoyle Date: 11 Nov 01 - 10:59 AM Thanks for the link to the old thread. Dangerous Dan McFoo: Directed by Tex Avery. Service achieved his goal by killing Dan McGrew in this poem. Dan McGrew This is a story of downfall and shame The end in Alaska of a very proud name The boys were all drinking and talking of ass Of virgins and whores and rolls in the grass. Boy, was he surprised. I participated in. 'Twas the crowning cry of a heart's despair, and it thrilled you through and through . The top three finishers in order are: Long Fingers, Comstock Charley, and Dangerous Dan McGrew. He believes it was written in the late 1800's, and it is NOT the Robert Service version. The matter that did bother me, however, occurred after meals when A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that tickles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune; Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. With Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce. a rusty load in his poke. 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