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  • Hamlet...Dunbar and Uncle....a trio of odd-balls in Dublin c1874.
    Hamlet so called on account of promoting himself as The Prince of Denmark....it was generally said that a fine stage actor was lost n him. His name was O'Brien...a small man in a long coat.
    Dunbar was a fine smart youngfellow, always neat and clean.
    Uncle's real name unknown...got his name from singing the well known song "Tommy make room for your uncle" a robust lookin chap with powerful lungs that had him heard streets away before he was seen.
    The tri sang ballads around the streets of Dublin with Dunbar keeping time with two sets of bones which he was a dab hand at.

    TOMMY, MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR UNCLE

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    Fred Jones, hatter of Leicester Square
    Presents himself to you
    And you may guess, when he is dressed
    Of girls he knows a few
    A Widow fell in love with him
    While riding in a train
    She had a blessed boy with her
    Who caused us both much pain

    Chorus: Tommy, make room for your Uncle
    There's a little dear
    Tommy, make room for your Uncle
    I want him to sit here
    You know Mamma has got a bun
    And that she'll give to you
    So don't annoy, there's a good boy
    Make room for your Uncle do

    When first I met the firm of Green
    ‘Twas on my journey down
    To spend a day at Rosherville
    ‘Just like a swell from town.'
    The Widow loved romantic scenes
    And a squeeze on the sly
    But when my arm went round her waist
    The boy began to cry.

    Chorus:

    The mother told her loving son
    To watch the passing train
    But “No” he said “My Uncle Fred
    Will kiss your hand again
    The Widow blushed, a maiden blush
    And I was not myself
    For who could make love on a seat
    In front of that young elf.

    Chorus:

    In a snug retreat in Rosherville
    I went down on my knees
    And asked if she would fly with me
    Across the bright blue seas
    She sighed and said, “You wicked man
    But how about the child?”
    And clasped him firmly to her breast
    While I the agony piled.

    Chorus:

    PDF Sheet Music

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    Written and composed by T.S. Lonsdale - 1876
    Performed by W. B. Fair (1850-1909)
    Performed by Tony Pastor (1832-1908)
    Performed by Marie Lloyd (1870-1922)
    We'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!

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    • saw this in temple bar web cam 11.0 a.m this morning..i`d say he`ll have a sore back and head when he surfases….
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      in god i trust...everyone else cash only.

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      • Originally posted by cosmo View Post
        saw this in temple bar web cam 11.0 a.m this morning..i`d say he`ll have a sore back and head when he surfaces….
        Rigormortis Remember sleeping sitting freezing cold on a bike saddle in a shed on the jetty in Rotterdam having missed the last liberty boat at midnight, round about 1969
        Here's Rosie Johnson First Queen of Moore Street.
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        We'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!

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        • Originally posted by DAMNTHEWEATHER View Post
          Rigormortis Remember sleeping sitting freezing cold on a bike saddle in a shed on the jetty in Rotterdam having missed the last liberty boat at midnight, round about 1969
          Here's Rosie Johnson First Queen of Moore Street.

          yes, I`v done the old outdoor 'dunny' trick, I remember in my sisters house in shepherds bush, the toilet was at the end of the garden,middle of winter, iwas out there all night, `nother one was over on dolphin side of pompey, we missed the last pussers ferry boat and slept in the toilet ,it was bloody freezing.
          in god i trust...everyone else cash only.

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          • Originally posted by cosmo View Post
            yes, I`v done the old outdoor 'dunny' trick, I remember in my sisters house in shepherds bush, the toilet was at the end of the garden,middle of winter, iwas out there all night, `nother one was over on dolphin side of pompey, we missed the last pussers ferry boat and slept in the toilet ,it was bloody freezing.
            When ye think about it eh... Another one...lying with pack of stray dogs all night for heat on the jetty at Corfu...another liberty boat failure fs
            We'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!

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