by Lynn McKinney This parody of the Scottish song “Henry Martin” tells the story of a cat who goes mousing on the high seas. It gets a little bloody when the cat finds a rat on this latest song on my CD, Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Lovers. There were three cat […]
Category Archives: Song Lyrics & Poetry
Lyrics by Marc Gunn and of songs he plays as well as chords as played on the autoharp.
The Old Woman and Her Cat (Lyrics, aka “Dundee Cat”)
by Matt McGinn This song by Scottish songwriter, Matt McGinn, is a a classic story of an old woman and her cat. It’s known in Scotland as “The Dundee Cat” and it’s on my CD Whiskers in the Jar: Irish Songs for Cat Loversc. In an attic flat in Dundee town, A poor old woman […]
When the Dairy Farm Caught Fire (Lyrics, parody “Old Dun Cow”)
by Jean Prior, Nancy Pearsall, Marc Gunn What happens when a bunch of cats hear that the dairy farm is on fire? It turn into a kitty free-for-all with cats flying from rafters and partying till the cows come home in this parody of “Old Dun Cow” from my CD, Whiskers in the Jar: Irish […]
Kitty at the Door (Lyrics, parody “Johnny at the Door”)
“Kitty at the Door” lyrics Lynn McKinney, music Marc Gunn, parody “Johnny at the Door”/”I’ll Drink From Dusk Til Dawn” Performed by Marc Gunn from Whiskers in the Jar Kitty awoke on a crisp winter morn; And looked through the door at the hill. And he mewed to mistress to show his distress As he […]
Whiskers in the Jar (parody “Whiskey in the Jar”)
by Nancy e. Pearsall, Feb 9, 2008 I came up with the idea for this song over two years ago, but every time I sat down to write it, the words never came out. Then as the deadline for recording the new Irish Songs for Cat Lovers CD, I asked my friend Nancy to come […]
Drunken Scotsman
“Drunken Scotsman” or more commonly known as “The Scotsman” was a song I first heard from sung by Bryan Bowers…an autoharper. I think I first heard it on a morning radio show in the 80s, but Dr. Demento loves it and you now find it all over the world sung by Scots- and kiltophiles. The […]
My Father Was a Werewolf (Lyrics, Harry Potter)
“My Father War a Werewolf” lyrics by Peg Kerr, music by Redhill Rats, Performed by Marc Gunn from What Color Is Your Dragon? My father was a werewolf, a Marauder, one of four Who joined the Order and who fought for Albus Dumbledore My mother was an auror brave who sped upon her broom and […]
Heart and Soul (Lyrics)
words by Frank Loesser, music by Hoagy Carmichael I don’t remember where I first heard this song. But my favorite version was in the movie BIG. But I was really surprised to find out that there were lyrics to the song. I started singing it and I sounded like Jimmy Durante. But I soon worked […]
I Saved the Planet Earth (Lyrics, Dr. Who)
by Marc Gunn, November 26, 2007 This song was an experiment in my Pub Songs Podcast. My goal was to write a song off the cuff. People would give me words and I would take those words and write a song. I think the words for this song were: Dr. Who, ladybug, hypernova, and mailbox. […]
Christmas Time in Texas (Lyrics)
by Marc Gunn & Andrew McKee, 12/17/2002 Ah! What beautiful seventy-degree weather we’re having. So much so, I was inspired to write a song. We recorded it on our CD “Christmas in Brobdingnag, Vol. 1”. There’s no white Christmas dayless you drive a white ChevroletYou won’t hear sleigh bells ringingless the Salvation Army is Santa-ingIn […]
