Do you know the Muffin Man?
Do you know the Muffin man?
Do you know the Muffin man?
Who lives down Petticoat Lane.
Yes I know the Muffin man
Yes I know the Muffin Man
Yes I know the Muffin Man
Who lives down Petticoat Lane.
Author notes
These were the opening stanzas of the mess song we used to sing in Iraq in 1941/44 to relieve the boredom. Normally on a Saturday night.
This had to be sung with a full pint of ale balanced on one`s head, while mounting a chair, one leg at a time. If successful then dismounting had to be accomplished, to applause.
It is advisable to roll up any carpets first.
Thanks for taking me back 65 years.
This is not a serious contender for the contest.
A contest entry
- Do you know the muffin man??? by Dreams27.
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the next time i get very drunk i will try it, i will balance a pint over my head and sing it at the top of my voice.
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Good grief,I'd not thought of this rhyme in eons. Good piece and great story.
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Very amusing to think of these soldiers standing on chairs with a beer balanced on their head, singing this childs song that has been rewritten to fit the men singing it.
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wow! balencing a pint and mounting a chair while singing that...i bet that was amusing!! thanks for this entry! take care, sam (Dreams27) xxx
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I can hear you singing this...
I think you are so nice to pen this old tune because it is so fine to hear it playing in my head. 
Thanks for the memories. 
PLUS, I loved reading your author notes. 
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