Bell Bottom Trousers

A Memory:

This is the song that my family used to sing to me during the war (WWII). All of them sang it, including Dad when he came home from the war. He was in the Navy, a SeaBee (Construction Battlion). I finally stumbled across the lyrics the other day. I remembered the tune but I could only remember the words to the chorus.

Tony Pastor Lyrics - Bell Bottom Trousers

1. Once there was a little girl, who lived next to me

And she loved a sailor boy, he was only three

Now he's on a battleship, in his sailor suit

Just a great big sailor man, but he's just as cute

Chorus: Bell-bottom trousers, coat of navy blue

She loves a sailor man and he loves her too

2. When they walk along the street, anyone can see

They are so much in love, happy as can be

Hand in hand they stroll along, they don't give a hoot

He won't let go of her hand, even to salute

Chorus: Bell-bottom trousers, coat of navy blue

She loves a sailor man and he loves her too

3. Everywhere her sailor went, she was sure to go

Till one day he sailed away, where she doesn't know

Now she's going to join the Waves, maybe go to sea

Try to find her sailor boy, wherever he may be

Chorus: Bell-bottom trousers, coat of navy blue

She loves a sailor man and he loves her too

4. If her sailor she can't find on the bounding main

She is hopeful he will soon come home safe again

So they can get married and raise a family

Dress up all the kids in sailor's dungarees

Chorus: Bell-bottom trousers, coat of navy blue

She loves a sailor man and he loves her too.

Irish Strawberry Scones

Ingredients:

1-cup strawberries

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (unsifted)

3 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons butter or margarine

2/3-cup milk

Directions:

Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add butter. With pastry blender or 2 knives cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in reserved strawberries toss well to coat. Add milk all at once. With fork lightly toss together until mixture holds together. With floured hands gently form into ball. On floured board with floured pouring pin roll out dough 1/2/ inch thick. Cut dough into 2 1/2 inch circles with floured biscuit cutter. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake until golden about 12 minutes, serve warm with whipped cream. Yield 12 scones.

Joke of the Month:

Barty was trapped in a bog and seemed a goner when Big Mick O'Reilly wandered by.

"Help!" Barty shouted, "Oi'm sinkin'!"

Don't worry," assured Mick. "Next to the Strong Muldoon, Oi'm the strongest man in Erin, and Oi'll pull ye right out o' there."

Mick leaned out and grabbed Barty's hand and pulled and pulled to no avail. After two more unsuccessful attempts, Mick said to Barty, "Shure, an' Oi can't do it. The Strong Muldoon could do it alone, mebbe, but Oi'll have to get some help."

As Mick was leaving, Barty called "Mick! Mick! D'ye think it will help if Oi pull me feet out of the stirrups?

It was Paddy and Seamus giving the motorcycle a ride on a brisk autumn day. After a wee bit, Paddy who was sitt'n behind Seamus on the bike began to holler..."Seamus ... Seamus ... the wind is cutt'n me chest out!"

"Well, Paddy my lad," said Seamus, "why don't you take your jacket off and turn it from front to back ... that'll block the wind for you."

So Paddy took Seamus' advice and turned his jacket from front to back and got back on the bike and the two of them were off down the road again. After a bit, Seamus turned to talk to Paddy and was horrified to see that Paddy was not there. Seamus immediately turned the bike around and retraced their route. When after a short time, he came to a turn and saw a bunch of farmers standing around Paddy who was sitting on the ground. 

"T'anks be to heaven, is he alright?" Seamus hailed to the farmers. 

"Well," said one of the farmers, "he was alright when we found him here--but since we turned his head back to front--he hasn't said a word since!"