I've Got a Brother

DESCRIPTION: "Now I"ve got a brother... He bought some gunpowder last Fifth of November." The explosion (?) pushes mother and father out of the house. The singer's wife's chicken needs cleaining out. The singer's servant Isabella wears blue garters -- he's watched her
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Gordon Hall Collection)
KEYWORDS: derivative technology food clothes
FOUND IN:
Roud #25935
RECORDINGS:
Steve Gardham, "Unknown Guy Fawkes Parody Song" (Piotr-Archive #307, recorded 10/11/2022)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be?" (tune) and references there
NOTES [60 words]: Steve Roud lumps this with "Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Be," of which it is clearly a parody, but I would consider it enough of a rewrite to call it its own song. I do feel as if there is one key verse missing from the handful of versions, though. Maybe something along the lines of how the singer keeps his eyes open and observes all sorts of things.... - RBW
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File: DPio307

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